Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 257 - 251: Ghost Leader Stealing the Power of the World Honored
Upon hearing this, a bold idea emerged in Lin Yuan’s mind.
"You mean, he also abandoned his flesh, turning himself into an evil spirit."
"An evil spirit that retained its own consciousness and looks identical to a human?" Lin Yuan asked tentatively.
Turning a human into a deceitful being while also possessing the abilities of an evil spirit, even its long life.
It seems like there’s nothing wrong with it.
But, if this method were to spread.
Would those humans struggling to survive not eagerly follow suit?
By then, everyone transforming into deceitful beings would lead to humanity’s extinction.
If this speculation is true.
Then, it’s simply anti-human.
Little Sister nodded, acknowledging Lin Yuan’s words: "Yes, that’s what it means."
Even though Little Sister confirmed the answer.
Lin Yuan was still somewhat puzzled.
It shouldn’t be like this!
If ordinary people facing survival crises turned themselves into deceitful beings as a last resort, it could be understandable.
Logically, the Ghost Leader faced no survival crisis!
Moreover, he had other means of acquiring power.
For instance, by transplanting a particularly powerful tattoo on himself?
Why abandon being a human to become an aberrant?
This doesn’t make sense!
"What is he after?" Lin Yuan frowned and asked, puzzled.
Little Sister pointed to the image of the World Honored’s remains and said, "He’s after this!"
"Connecting his flesh and the World Honored’s remains are one hundred and eight wooden nails. The upper body with thirty-six nails is crafted from willow wood. The lower body with seventy-two nails is made of locust wood."
"Willow and locust trees are woods capable of connecting with the yin; he used one hundred and eight wooden nails to link his flesh and the World Honored’s remains."
"If I’m not mistaken, he is stealing the World Honored’s power."
After hearing Little Sister’s assessment, Lin Yuan asked in shock, "Is there such power-stealing magic in the Mysterious World?"
Little Sister shook her head and said, "There shouldn’t be, at least not that I know of."
"He couldn’t possibly let others have this, so eighty percent chance, he invented this method himself."
Stealing the World Honored’s power?
Then, the reason for the Ghost Leader breaking through to Tier Four is found.
On the surface, he appeared as the World Honored’s spokesperson in this world.
In reality, the Ghost Leader hadn’t truly submitted to the World Honored, nor was he sincerely working for him.
Everything he did was solely to steal the power of the World Honored’s remains.
The Ghost Leader played the World Honored.
He even harbored thoughts of replacing him.
The Ghost Leader is a genius!
He even created a method to steal the World Honored’s power himself.
This is the Ghost Leader’s secret!
He is stealing the World Honored’s power; this matter absolutely must not be known by anyone.
"Destroy the Ghost Leader’s flesh and the World Honored’s remains; the flesh is the boat, and the soul is the one riding the boat."
"The reason the Ghost Leader is strong is that the flesh continuously feeds power back to the soul."
"Destroy his flesh, and he will become a rootless duckweed, surely defeated!" Little Sister shared her thoughts.
As the encyclopedia of the Mysterious World, Little Sister’s judgment should be correct.
However, there is a hurdle now.
How to destroy it?
They only knew the Ghost Leader’s flesh and the World Honored’s remains were at the lake’s bottom but had no idea of the exact location.
In this case, they could only split into two paths.
Lin Yuan would restrain the Ghost Leader, then send a team to destroy the Ghost Leader’s flesh.
After thinking it through, Lin Yuan decided to discuss with Ye Qing first.
After all, the operation plan to eliminate the Deceitful King Faction was to be coordinated with the authorities.
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Peng City.
Official shelter.
In Yang Dingguo’s office at the underground base.
Lin Yuan and Yang Dingguo were in a video conference with Ye Qing.
Initially, when Lin Yuan mentioned that the Ghost Leader was at Tier Four, both were startled.
Because, if they weren’t confident in eliminating the Ghost Leader, the plan to eradicate the Deceitful King Faction would have to be put on hold.
After all, the Ghost Leader in the open presents less threat than the one hidden.
If they destroyed Lin’an City, eliminated the Deceitful King Faction but didn’t solve the Ghost Leader.
Then, a Tier Four retaliation would be unbearable for them.
Immediately, Lin Yuan shared the secrets Yang Jing had glimpsed with his life with the two of them.
This, for them, was indeed good news.
"Before the deceitful invasion, this Ghost Leader was unbeatable in the business arena. His vision exceeds ordinary people."
"Regrettably, such intelligence was not applied in a proper way!" Yang Dingguo expressed appreciation for the Ghost Leader’s intellect.
Ye Qing paused for a moment and suggested, "Let Lin Yuan restrain the Ghost Leader, then have Jian Bing, Meng Zhang, Ling Guang, and Zhi Ming responsible for destroying the Ghost Leader’s flesh, how about that?"
Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "Perhaps, the Ghost Leader may have other Tier Five under him!"
"Moreover, the target of a Tier Five Life Pattern Master is too large. Even if I hold back the Ghost Leader, they will find it difficult to infiltrate the Deceitful King Faction headquarters."
"Now Lin’an City must be in chaos. I think it might actually be easier for those with slightly weaker strength to sneak in."
Ye Qing, too, is an old hand in intelligence, and he agreed with Lin Yuan’s assessment.
The stronger one is, the bigger the target, and the more likely they are to be noticed.
Conversely, those with weaker strength, due to their sheer number, are usually ignored.
Moreover, the Deceitful King Faction headquarters might be filled with a large number of mid to lower-tier Life Pattern Masters.
However, Ye Qing also brought up another issue.
"It’s true that those with weaker strength have smaller targets and can mix in more easily!"
"But do they have the ability to destroy the Ghost Leader’s physical body?"
"If they can’t destroy the Ghost Leader’s body, even if they get in, it’s useless!" Ye Qing said grimly.
This...
This is indeed a very important issue!
The Ghost Leader is now Tier Four.
So theoretically, his physical body is also Tier Four.
The strength of a Tier Four body can slightly be damaged by a Tier Five.
Below Tier Five, no matter how hard they try, they can’t inflict any harm.
"Nuke!"
"Calculate the yield and create a small nuclear bomb."
"Send a Death Warrior to deliver the nuke to the Deceitful King Faction headquarters and detonate it from the inside. It will definitely destroy the Ghost Leader’s physical body!" Yang Dingguo said firmly.
Lin Yuan looked at Yang Dingguo, thinking, Old Yang, you’re a ruthless person!
Lin Yuan himself is a Tier Four, and his strength is formidable.
But if you ask him whether he can withstand a nuclear bomb.
The answer is definitely no.
In fact, Lin Yuan believes that not only Tier Four, but even Tier Three can’t withstand a nuclear bomb.
Given how powerful a nuclear bomb is, why doesn’t the government use it to deal with Evil Spirits?
The answer is also clear: the cons outweigh the pros.
First, most places with Evil Spirits typically have human settlements nearby.
Because Evil Spirits use humans as blood food, they definitely aren’t too far apart.
There are Evil Spirits far from humans, but they pose little threat to people, so why nuke them?
Nuking Evil Spirits, their death isn’t guaranteed, but human death is certain.
The most crucial point is that Evil Spirits come in waves.
Even if you nuke one wave, another will arrive.
The area hit by a nuke won’t affect the survival of Evil Spirits. Conversely, humans can’t continue living there.
The idea of using nukes on Evil Spirits has been proposed before.
Some countries have even experimented with it.
After trying, everyone abandoned the idea.
However, currently, using it to destroy the Ghost Leader’s physical body seems like a good method.
Finally, after the three of them discussed it, they agreed to Yang Dingguo’s proposal.
Together, they drafted a detailed plan.
Now, all that remains is for the official Life Pattern Masters from all over to assemble and form a siege around Lin’an City.
The final assault on the Deceitful King Faction can commence.
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At the same time.
Inside Lin’an City, chaos reigned.
Yang Jing first killed Wei Tian and Feng Wuji, then battled the Ghost Leader by the lake.
Reportedly, the Ghost Leader was forced back to headquarters by a mysterious person.
Now, within the Deceitful King Faction, panic is widespread.
Within the Liu Family’s safe house.
Patriarch Liu sat there, his face full of worry.
Yang Chan fled using the Liu Family’s Teleportation Gate, while Yang Jing revolted.
With this incident, the Liu Family is essentially at odds with the Ghost Leader.
Thus, the Liu Family’s direct lineage has all been moved to the safe house.
Right now, the entire Deceitful King Faction is in turmoil and likely couldn’t bother to find them.
"Big brother!" Liu Family’s second brother pushed the door open and entered.
Seeing his brother, Patriarch Liu asked, "Are all the family brats gathered?"
"They’re all outside!" Liu Family’s second brother replied.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Liu asked, "What’s the situation outside?"
"Wei Tian and Feng Wuji were killed by Yang Jing, and Yang Jing was killed by the Ghost Leader!"
"Lin Yuan also came, but seemed to be late, only taking away Yang Jing’s body."
"The Ghost Leader doesn’t seem to be a match for Lin Yuan; they fought by the lake for a while, and he was forced back to headquarters," Liu Family’s second brother summarized briefly.
Hearing that the Ghost Leader was forced to retreat, Patriarch Liu ordered, "Don’t wait any longer, send all the family brats to Peng City."
"Big brother, shouldn’t we wait and see?" Liu Family’s second brother tentatively asked.
Sending all their children to Peng City means completely betting on it.
Betting that Peng City will completely dismantle the Deceitful King Faction this time.
After all, with their children at someone else’s, they must obediently comply.
Even to the point of not having their own ideas.
