Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 197 - 191: Ling Guang Gets Hung Up and Beaten Again

After listening to Ye Qing's speech, everyone present showed an expression of shock on their faces.

Evidently, none of them expected that the person who solved the super-large deceitful realm in Tang City would be Lin Yuan.

It should be noted that Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang are among the most powerful Life Pattern Masters in Emperor Dragon City and even the entire Dragon Country.

Even they could not protect themselves in the super-large Ghostly Realm in Tang City, yet Lin Yuan was able to resolve it, slaying the evil spirits within.

A dark horse!

Lin Yuan emerged like a dark horse, coming out of nowhere.

At this time, representatives from several cities sitting beside Yang Dingguo all had faces full of joy.

Even the seating arrangement for this meeting is quite particular.

Or rather, there is a pattern to it.

This seating distribution is arranged according to the layout of the cities.

Those sitting next to Yang Dingguo are representatives from several cities near Peng City.

Since they are cities close to Peng City, they have naturally heard of Lin Yuan's reputation.

They knew Lin Yuan was powerful before, but only regarded Lin Yuan as a normal Tier Five Life Pattern Master.

They never expected that Lin Yuan would be so powerful.

Even the top Tier Five masters in Emperor Dragon City cannot compare to Lin Yuan.

As for why they are happy?

Of course, they are happy!

They are all cities near Peng City, and the stronger Peng City becomes, the greater its influence, making them safer.

Just like how Emperor Dragon City can protect Tang City, Peng City can also protect them, helping them solve some troubles.

If Peng City can smoothly secure one of the nine spots in the plan, these cities near Peng City would be the first to merge into Peng City.

By that time, Lin Yuan would truly become a god of war protecting their safety.

Actually, it was not just them who were surprised.

Even Yang Dingguo, someone who spends day and night with Lin Yuan, did not expect Lin Yuan to be this strong.

Through Lin Yuan's battle with Yang Jing, Yang Dingguo witnessed the pinnacle combat of current Life Pattern Masters.

Originally, Yang Dingguo thought Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang should have combat strength comparable to Lin Yuan.

But now it seems, Lin Yuan is far superior to them!

As of now, in the entire Capital City, perhaps only Meng Zhang and that certain bodyguard captain could possibly stand a chance against Lin Yuan.

"Old Yang, you are being quite unfair!"

"We all look to you, Old Yang, as our leader, and you didn't give us any hint."

"How could you hide someone this powerful under your wing from us?" whispered several representatives close to Yang Dingguo.

Yang Dingguo: "??????"

Yang Dingguo sat there with a smile, looking utterly calm and composed.

In reality, Yang Dingguo thought to himself, should I give you a hint? Who the hell is giving me hints?!

I didn't even know this kid was stronger than Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang!

Yang Dingguo's inner self was also extremely shocked.

You must know that Lin Yuan is different from Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang!

Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang are disciples of the Dean of Emperor Dragon City Research Institute.

This means, since the deceitful invasion, they have had the best teachers guiding them and could enjoy the top resources available.

Under such conditions, they achieved their current strength.

But Lin Yuan is a wild Life Pattern Master!

Since the deceitful invasion, Lin Yuan hasn't occupied a single resource from Peng City.

In fact, he allowed many Life Pattern Masters in Peng City to benefit from association with him.

Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang were nurtured by the entirety of Emperor Dragon City.

Lin Yuan, on the other hand, has supported many Life Pattern Masters.

To achieve the same strength, Lin Yuan's efforts could be said to be many times theirs.

The terror of Lin Yuan's current strength is unimaginable.

"Ahem!" Yang Dingguo coughed twice and said, "Lin Yuan is quite low-key, and I promised to keep it confidential for him."

"Without his permission, I'm not comfortable revealing his strength to you."

At this point, Yang Dingguo hinted, "We are all our own people, and we might become one family in the future."

"By then, everyone will be under Lin Yuan's protection."

"I don't need to say much about Lin Yuan's potential, right? In the future, he might become the guardian deity of our entire Dragon Country."

Yang Dingguo was clearly implying something here!

The so-called becoming one family naturally refers to securing one of the nine spots in the plan.

Once Peng City establishes a Giant City, all surrounding city refuges will merge into Peng City, and by then, everyone will benefit from Lin Yuan's protection.

After Yang Dingguo's words, cities neighboring Peng City acted as if they were energized, all expressing support: "Rest assured, Old Yang, we will fully support you this time."

"As one of the ancient nine divisions, it's only natural for Peng City to establish a Giant City."

"That's right! Peng City definitely deserves a spot!"

After Ye Qing finished introducing the matters of the super-large Ghostly Realm in Tang City.

Everyone continued to discuss the nomination spots for the Nine Cities Plan. There are only nine places for Giant Cities.

The competition for these nine spots can be said to be reaching a fever pitch.

The people in this meeting room were previously amicable with one another.

However, once it involved the competition for spots, it turned into a face-red and neck-thick argument.

Luckily, they couldn't fight, otherwise, there would've been a brawl in the meeting room.

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In the meeting room, they were about to start a fight.

At this moment, in the dormitory area of the research institute, in Ling Guang's single apartment.

At this time, Ling Guang and Jian Bing had already started fighting.

No!

This is not an accurate statement, it should be said, Jian Bing was one-sidedly beating Ling Guang.

The small body of Ling Guang was hoisted up by Jian Bing, who then picked up a slipper and began to spank Ling Guang's butt repeatedly.

"Smack!"

"Smack! Smack!"

The slipper continuously landed on Ling Guang's butt, which was already swollen from Jian Bing's beating.

"Sister Jian Bing, I was wrong!"

"I'm sorry! Please, don't hit me anymore!"

"I won't dare next time, I really won't dare next time!"

Ling Guang was hanging upside down, his buttocks swollen and raised high, pleading in tears and cries.

At this moment, Ling Guang's phone was lying on the bed.

On the chat interface was Lin Yuan.

Ling Guang had sent Lin Yuan a series of photos, all candid shots of Jian Bing during her transformation from a tiger, caught in moments without clothes.

However, the crucial parts were pixelated, making it quite uncomfortable to view.

"Ding dong."

"Cavalry have horses, infantry don't have horses, why are they all cavalry pictures, are there no infantry pictures?"

"Ding dong."

"Don't put mosaics! Is there an unedited, high-definition version?"

"Ding dong."

"Ling Guang, stop pretending you're dead, reply to me quickly!"

"Ding dong."

"Waiting online, urgent."

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On the other side, Lin Yuan looking at these photos, found it might have been better not to look.

Just like an elder brother in a reader's group seeking explicit content, one message followed another!

Unbeknownst to him, every message he sent was seen by Jian Bing.

The more messages he sent, the worse Ling Guang got beaten.

Previously, when Ling Guang claimed to have taken photos of Lin Yuan peeking at Jian Bing, Lin Yuan made a deal with Ling Guang.

Whenever Jian Bing beat Ling Guang, Lin Yuan would help by intervening, in exchange for secrecy.

At the time, Lin Yuan wanted those photos from Ling Guang.

But back in the Ghostly Realm, there was no phone signal.

After returning to the Emperor Dragon City shelter, Lin Yuan immediately added Ling Guang's contact and started on his mission to obtain the pictures, like a persistent elder brother in a group chat.

God knows how many times he wished Ling Guang a peaceful life to finally get a bunch of pixelated images.

Unbeknownst to him, those images caused Ling Guang's butt to suffer a severe beating.

Today, when Jian Bing came to find Ling Guang, Ling Guang was taking a shower.

At that time, Lin Yuan messaged for unedited photos.

Upon discovering this little girl Ling Guang secretly chatting fervently with Lin Yuan, Jian Bing out of curiosity took a peek.

What she didn't know didn't hurt her, but once she saw it, she realized she was the subject of the gossip.

Jian Bing was infuriated!

She immediately hung Ling Guang up and beat her.

Luckily, Ling Guang had pixelated the photos when sending them. Otherwise, a slipper would not have sufficed for the punishment.

Jian Bing got tired from beating but didn't let Ling Guang down, instead, she sat on the bed to rest.

She planned to take a break and then continue the beating.

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In the conference room.

Due to intense arguments, it almost got physical several times.

Ye Qing had no choice but to pause the meeting, asking everyone to go home and calm down before continuing tomorrow.

After ending the meeting, Ye Qing returned to the office and sent someone to find Zhi Ming.

"Leader, you wanted to see me?" Zhi Ming asked quickly upon entering the office.

Ye Qing gestured for Zhi Ming to sit down and asked, "What do you think of Lin Yuan?"

This question took Zhi Ming by surprise.

Zhi Ming wasn't really familiar with Lin Yuan, they hadn't known each other for long.

However, although they hadn't known each other long, they had been through life and death together.

"He's very capable!"

"And he's also willing to help others."

"However, his style is different from ours, he focuses more on results."

"He achieves the best outcome at the minimal cost."

"His judgment is very strong, that's something we can't match!"

Zhi Ming expressed his views on Lin Yuan, which were relatively objective.

After listening to Zhi Ming's opinions on Lin Yuan, Ye Qing valued him even more.

The experts cultivated by the officials had too strong a sense of justice, or rather, they were still adhering to pre-invasion norms.

Ye Qing understood the principle of using heavy-handed methods in chaotic times.

In these times, if you constrain yourself with layer upon layer of shackles, things become much more difficult to manage.

Compared to Jian Bing and Zhi Ming, who are also top-tier Life Pattern Masters, Lin Yuan's style is more aligned with the current worldview.

Ye Qing thought, how could such a talent be confined to a small Peng City! He deserves a bigger stage!

If Lin Yuan could come to Emperor Dragon City, Ye Qing would have a valuable asset under his command!

Moreover, Lin Yuan's potential role in Emperor Dragon City would be much larger, and the city would undoubtedly fully nurture him.

"Old Yang, sorry!"

"I'm determined to poach this talent, no one can stop me!" Ye Qing thought to himself.