Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 189 - 183: The Unconventional Great Black Heaven

When Jian Bing quickly killed the three attendants, Lin Yuan suddenly realized.

They had fallen into a trap.

Why hasn't Great Black Heaven appeared yet?

That's because, from beginning to end, Great Black Heaven had no intention of showing up.

Those three attendants were sent by Great Black Heaven to be killed by them.

After Lin Yuan and his team destroyed three Buddhist temples consecutively, Great Black Heaven realized that their speed in rebuilding the temples could never match Lin Yuan's speed in destroying them.

This meant he could never sacrifice the city's survivors.

Unless he first kills Lin Yuan and his team, then he could safely rebuild the temples.

Thus, Great Black Heaven dispatched the three attendants to ambush Ling Guang.

However, sending them to ambush Ling Guang was merely a facade.

Due to the limited fusion between his Deceitful Demon and the Real World.

Therefore, if Great Black Heaven wanted to act, there were many constraints.

Especially after being ambushed by Lin Yuan, Great Black Heaven became very wary of him.

Thus, he chose another method.

By sacrificing the city's survivors, he could accelerate the fusion of the Real World and Deceitful Demon.

Similarly, sacrificing teammates could achieve the same result.

The higher the degree of fusion between the Real World and Deceitful Demon, the stronger Great Black Heaven's power becomes.

Thus, Great Black Heaven chose to sacrifice his teammates.

Having the three attendants ambush Ling Guang meant killing Ling Guang would be the best outcome.

If they couldn't kill Ling Guang, it didn't matter.

As long as the three attendants died, Great Black Heaven's goal was achieved.

Indeed, after Jian Bing killed the three attendants, their bodies suddenly exploded.

In an instant, they vanished into smoke, transforming into three black pillars of light.

Great Black Heaven had cast magic within them in advance; once they died, they would immediately become nourishment for the fusion of the Deceitful Demon and Real World.

At this moment, in the forest where Lin Yuan crash-landed.

Originally, the dark fog only lingered within the forest.

Tang City and the forest seemed to have been forcibly pieced together, connected yet distinctly divided.

With the death of the three attendants, as the three black pillars rose.

The black mist in the forest suddenly erupted like boiling water.

Then, this black fog rapidly expanded, spreading towards Tang City.

The fog spread quickly, and in a short time, half of Tang City was enveloped in black mist.

Lin Yuan no longer concealed himself; there was no need for concealment as Great Black Heaven would not appear.

Great Black Heaven's goal had been achieved; he never intended to show up or openly confront Lin Yuan.

They had been deceived and now must face Great Black Heaven head-on.

The next moment, Lin Yuan appeared before Zhi Ming and Jian Bing.

Seeing Lin Yuan appear, Zhi Ming and Jian Bing also realized something was wrong.

Jian Bing, putting away his true form of the White Tiger, said to Lin Yuan with a somewhat unpleasant expression: "Did I make a mistake? Should I not have killed them?"

Jian Bing couldn't be blamed for this.

If Lin Yuan were in Jian Bing's shoes, he would have acted the same way and killed the three attendants.

In that life-and-death environment, no one would have thought this was a trap.

Not to mention Jian Bing, even Lin Yuan as an observer did not react in time.

It was only after the three attendants died without resistance that the key to the plan became clear.

Besides, in that environment just now, there was no way to hold back.

If Jian Bing didn't kill the three attendants, they would have killed him.

In a life-and-death battle, one party is bound to die; as long as someone dies, Great Black Heaven's goal is achieved.

"It's not your fault!"

"No one could have anticipated this."

"This Great Black Heaven is too deep in scheming, really difficult to deal with!" Lin Yuan said somberly.

Great Black Heaven isn't just someone who likes lurking in the shadows; he's also a deep-thinking old schemer.

Zhi Ming's face was already dark, now even darker, as he clenched his fist and said: "These Evil Spirits are truly heartless, sacrificing even their own companions."

Upon hearing Zhi Ming's words, Lin Yuan thought to himself, Brother, you've already acknowledged them as Evil Spirits; Evil Spirits, do they have any humanity like Kun'Er?

"What now?"

"What should we do now?" Jian Bing and Zhi Ming both turned their gaze to Lin Yuan.

Although Zhi Ming and Jian Bing have experience dealing with Deceitful Demons,

the matters within this ultra-large Deceitful Demon have become increasingly complex.

In this current situation, the two of them truly have no experience.

Lin Yuan counts as the commander of this incident, so having him make the decision is appropriate.

Regarding this matter, Lin Yuan also felt overwhelmed.

The difficulty posed by Great Black Heaven had already greatly exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, they clearly felt the fusion between the Deceitful Demon and Real World intensifying.

Wait!

Suddenly, Lin Yuan felt something abnormal with his body.

Previously, it was a series of bad news, but now, there was some good news.

The Yellow Springs Road Tattoo seemed to have gained the power to restrain the "No Distance" rule, as if it had disappeared.

Originally, Lin Yuan thought the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo's abilities were unusable because the Power of Rules controlled by Great Black Heaven just happened to restrain the "No Distance" rule.

Lin Yuan tried to communicate with the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo and found that the power to restrain the "No Distance" rule hadn't disappeared, but weakened.

Now, although he could use the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo, he still couldn't leave the Deceitful Demon.

Even though he couldn't leave this Deceitful Demon, the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo could still allow him to move freely within it.

At this time, Lin Yuan finally understood.

The Yellow Springs Road Tattoo's inability to be used before wasn't caused by the Power of Rules under Great Black Heaven's control restraining the "No Distance" rule.

It was because the fusion between the Deceitful Demon and the Real World wasn't deep.

In such a situation, both spaces are unstable. If Lin Yuan forcibly used the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo,

there was a risk of accidentally entering a spatial turbulence and getting lost in it.

At that time, the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo had self-disabled to ensure Lin Yuan's safety.

Now, as Great Black Heaven sacrificed three followers, the fusion between the Deceitful Demon and the Real World has deepened, stabilizing both spaces relatively.

So, the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo could now be used.

Even though the ability to use the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo now may not necessarily turn the tide,

this was indeed the only piece of good news at the moment.

...

...

Boom!

Just then, a more splendid and dazzling golden pillar of light appeared out of thin air.

Although the pillar of light this time was golden, if you looked closely, you'd find that it was tinged with black.

The golden pillar of light was enormous and towering, visible from any direction in Tang City.

Lin Yuan gazed intently at the sudden appearance of the golden pillar of light, as if he had thought of something.

He quickly rummaged through his pocket and soon found a crumpled ball of paper.

After Lin Yuan opened the paper ball, its true form was revealed.

This ball of paper wasn't an ordinary piece; it was a map showing the approximate locations of ten Buddhist Temples, previously provided by Tang City's official in charge.

"Such an important thing, you just crumple it into a ball and stuff it in your pocket?" Jian Bing looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief and asked.

Lin Yuan glanced at Jian Bing and retorted, "If I don't stuff it in my pocket, should I set up an altar, place offerings, and kowtow to it every now and then?"

"It doesn't matter as long as we can see it."

Lin Yuan opened the crumpled ball of paper and straightened it. At this point, Jian Bing and Zhi Ming also leaned in.

Lin Yuan looked up at the golden pillar of light, then at the map in his hand, and asked the two, "So, did you figure anything out?"

Jian Bing and Zhi Ming weren't fools, and as soon as Lin Yuan asked, they immediately caught on.

"Location!"

"The location of that golden pillar of light represents the Buddhist Temple of the Lotus Heart," Jian Bing said, batting his large blue eyes.

Their eyes met, and Lin Yuan thought, those blue eyes are really quite beautiful.

But beautiful eyes or not, when kissing, you have to close them.

Lin Yuan nodded, acknowledging Jian Bing's statement, and continued, "If my guess is correct, Great Black Heaven's location is right here."

Hearing this, Zhi Ming seemed at a loss. He asked with a puzzled expression, "Then what's his purpose in revealing the location on his own accord?"

"Could it be that he wants to attract us over?"

As the three were discussing, a familiar voice suddenly echoed from above Tang City.

"Our operation has failed, the control over the Deceitful Demon has increased, and the black mist is continuously spreading."

"The shelter is now unsafe; all survivors in the city, listen. Quickly move to where the golden light is located."

"The location of the golden light is the new safety zone; only here can ensure your safety."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry."

After three consecutive urgings of "hurry," the voice abruptly stopped.

Lin Yuan: "????"

Zhi Ming: "????"

Jian Bing: "????"

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Yuan and the others were utterly dumbfounded.

This voice was too familiar.

"Boss, isn't that your voice?" Zhang Zhen nudged Lin Yuan with his elbow to remind him.

Even Zhang Zhen, the idiot, could tell it was his voice, who couldn't?

"Damn it!"

"Great Black Heaven, that bastard, is impersonating me!" Lin Yuan couldn't help but burst out a curse.

Lin Yuan was thoroughly disgusted with this Great Black Heaven. The evil spirits he encountered before only knew to "kill, kill, kill."

This Great Black Heaven first ambushed people in the clouds, then sacrificed allies for his gains.

Now, he was impersonating him.

He created a golden pillar of light to deceive the city's survivors.

It's undeniable, this golden pillar of light looks righteous, truly resembling a sanctuary.

Adding my voice to it, quite a few people would probably fall for it.