Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

Feeling the pressure brought by the approaching Five-Colored Divine Light, the World Honored’s face darkened involuntarily.

Out of admiration, he had spared the Peacock Great Ming King multiple times.

However, the Peacock Great Ming King repeatedly opposed him time and again.

"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

"Since it’s come to this, I can no longer spare you this time!" As the World Honored said this, he raised his hand and slashed an axe towards the Five-Colored Divine Light.

"Boom!"

The giant axe, shining with golden light, struck the Five-Colored Divine Light.

With this axe, the World Honored seemed like Pangu opening the heavens and earth, dispersing the Five-Colored Divine Light with a single blow.

The Peacock Great Ming King, like Lin Yuan before, was directly sent flying by the World Honored’s axe.

Invincible.

In terms of individual strength, the World Honored was indeed unbeatable.

Whether Lin Yuan or the Peacock Great Ming King, neither was a match for the World Honored.

"Let’s go together!" Lin Yuan called to the Peacock Great Ming King, then raised his sword to attack the World Honored.

At this point, it didn’t matter if it was two against one; winning against the World Honored was already a good outcome.

"Zing!"

The sharp sound of the sword echoed once more as Lin Yuan drew his sword again to attack the World Honored.

Even with Lin Yuan and the Peacock Great Ming King teaming up, they were still at a disadvantage against the World Honored.

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Meanwhile.

In the Real World.

Atop Mount Tai.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on the summit of Mount Tai. Centered around him, the sky within a hundred-mile radius was gloomy and dark, with only two colors remaining: black and white.

Wait.

Lin Yuan?

Wasn’t Lin Yuan currently in the Mysterious World, joining forces with the Peacock Great Ming King to battle the World Honored?

Why then, was Lin Yuan appearing at the summit of Mount Tai in the Real World?

Upon careful examination, it became apparent that the Lin Yuan atop Mount Tai was not the same as the real Lin Yuan.

He was dressed in a black crown robe, with a Six Paths of Reincarnation Mark between his eyebrows.

Was this Lin Yuan?

Both yes and no.

Before the dean decided to perish together with the World Honored, he had spent a few days alone with Lin Yuan on Mount Tai.

During these few days, the dean used the Three Corpses Cutting Method to help Lin Yuan sever the Evil Corpse.

Atop Mount Tai, this Lin Yuan, clad in black crown robes with a Six Paths of Reincarnation Mark between his brows, was Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse.

This Evil Corpse was the precautionary measure left by the dean.

Dusk was approaching, and the time was near.

Seeing that the time had come, Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse, atop Mount Tai, swore an oath.

"I, Lin Yuan, vow that my Evil Corpse shall transform into the Underworld’s Emperor and establish the Underworld Reincarnation."

"When I achieve enlightenment, there shall be no more vengeful spirits in the world."

"When I achieve enlightenment, all beings shall enter the cycle of reincarnation."

"The Underworld shall not be empty; it shall eternally stabilize the Underworld."

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As Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse uttered each vow, it immediately resonated with heaven and earth, revealing the Ghost Gate and the manifestation of Yellow Springs Road.

The once-illusory Underworld now began to materialize.

Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse was attaining enlightenment.

Moreover, the speed at which Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse was achieving enlightenment surpassed that of the World Honored.

Lin Yuan forcefully attained enlightenment with his Evil Corpse, paying a great price.

The Underworld shall not be empty; it shall eternally stabilize the Underworld.

This also meant that, although his Evil Corpse possessed strength comparable to the Four Great Primordial Spirits, it could never leave the Underworld.

To sever the Evil Corpse and ensure its smooth enlightenment, Lin Yuan sacrificed a lot.

For instance, he divided the Underworld tattoos and small world to the Evil Corpse.

At this moment, centered on Mount Tai, a world was being born, which was the Underworld.

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Mysterious World.

Buddha Realm.

Lin Yuan and the Peacock Great Ming King were being brutally beaten by the World Honored; they were both heavily wounded, breathing weakly.

As they were on the brink of collapse, Lin Yuan’s true self sensed the formation of the Underworld and realized the Evil Corpse had already achieved enlightenment.

"Hahaha!" Lin Yuan suddenly burst into laughter, and as he laughed, blood gushed from his mouth.

"You lost!"

"World Honored, you lost!" Lin Yuan shouted hysterically.

Suddenly, the World Honored sensed something within his heart.

He felt as if he had lost the most crucial thing.

For the World Honored?

What was the most important?

Without a doubt, it was achieving enlightenment.

Feeling something was amiss, the World Honored dared not entangle with Lin Yuan and the Peacock Great Ming King any longer; he hurriedly turned to chop down the Bodhi Tree.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

The World Honored swung his axe fiercely at the Bodhi Tree, and after several heavy blows, there was a "boom" sound.

The Bodhi Tree toppled over, and it seemed that even the dean knew they had won, so he no longer persisted.

"When I achieve enlightenment...."

"When I achieve enlightenment...."

"I achieve...."

After cutting down the Bodhi Tree, the World Honored continued to utter the grand vows he hadn’t finished before.

However, no matter how he tried to swear them, the Buddha Realm did not expand outward this time.

Nor did it have any intention of evolving into a great world.

Previously, the Buddha Realm was suppressed by the Bodhi Tree, unable to grow outward.

But now, even though the Bodhi Tree had been cut down, why couldn’t it still expand outward?

If the small world couldn’t evolve into a true world, then the World Honored couldn’t achieve enlightenment.

"What’s going on?"

"Why is this happening? Why?" The World Honored was momentarily stunned, unable to figure it out.

Suddenly, the World Honored thought of the gloating Lin Yuan; it was right after he shouted that he lost, that the World Honored felt a sense of crisis.

Could it be that he was the one behind this?

"What exactly is going on?"

"Did you do something?" The World Honored looked at Lin Yuan and asked with a cold tone.

The major event had been accomplished; they had already won, and the World Honored had lost—this was undeniable.

Since that was the case, there was no need to hide it from the World Honored anymore.

"The Mysterious World is an incomplete world, and our world is also an incomplete world."

"Only by merging the Mysterious World and the Real World into one can a complete world be formed."

"This world is the one where the Human King was once born."

"Between heaven and earth, one King does not see another."

"There is only one Human King, which means there is only one Tier One."

"Now you cannot achieve enlightenment, so isn’t the truth evident before you?"

"Someone has already achieved enlightenment before you, yes, in our world...." Lin Yuan weakly gasped, but his tone was determined.

World Honored: "???"

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"How could anyone achieve enlightenment before me?" The World Honored had an incredulous expression.

Strategic calculations.

It was all part of the dean’s calculations!

The dean had anticipated that the World Honored’s third method of achieving enlightenment was through grand vows, but he was unaware of the feasibility of this plan.

Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse was singular; they had no chance for trial and error.

Thus, the dean let the World Honored conduct this experiment first. If the World Honored could truly achieve enlightenment by making grand vows,

he would sacrifice himself to interrupt the World Honored’s enlightenment, allowing Lin Yuan’s Evil Corpse to first make grand vows in the Real World and achieve enlightenment.

This is why Lin Yuan and the others were fighting desperately to buy time.