Hell's Handbook

Chapter 401

The Demon Lord nodded slightly. There was a glimmer of sadness in her eyes, but she wasn’t feeling sad about losing the people she once knew. She was sad that the past was gone, she was sad that the gods that were once at the highest point of the world had been slaughtered just like that, like a bunch of farm animals. She felt the indignation and despair from what happened.

Su Jin was silent for a moment before he said to her, “What are you going to do next? Continue to hide here?”

“Why, you don’t welcome me around here?” The sad look in her eyes faded as she smirked at Su Jin and drew a finger across his chin.

Su Jin was no longer bothered by her teasing. He realized that she liked teasing others for fun. The more panicky he became because of it, the happier she was.

“Of course you’re welcome to stay, but… did you think I would be so dumb as to not notice anything at all?” Su Jin made a mouth as he stared straight at her and said, “I don’t know what your aim is, but I know you’re definitely not just trying to hide. We’ve known each other for a while now, so I really hope you will not let down the trust I have in you.”

The Demon Lord was stunned for a second before she burst out laughing. “We’ve known each other for a while now? My goodness, talking about TIME with an elder god? I’ve gone through centuries upon centuries and you’re talking to me about TIME?”

She seemed to have lost it as her chuckling turned into roaring. She slowly lost control of her emotions and the black armor appeared around her body once more.

“Watch out!” Daitengu suddenly shouted.

Su Jin shook his head to say that it was going to be alright. He said to the Demon Lord, “Fine. We were destined to battle it out one day anyway!”

He slammed his palms together hard, causing a gap in space. The Demon Lord leaped in without hesitation, and Su Jin leaped in after her, leaving the three demons stuck outside.

The two of them were now in an empty space surrounded by brilliant stars. This was no small space. Su Jin had teleported them directly into outer space where stars burned at a temperature too hot for humans, and the planets that looked miniscule to people became humongous right now.

“Time to fight!” roared the Demon Lord. A black flame burst forth from her black armor, which wrapped itself around the Demon Lord’s Longbow before instantly solidifying into an arrow that was even more terrifying than the usual one she used.

Whoosh!

The arrow cut through the space, and the Roar of the Demon Lord was sent flying straight for Su Jin. This was definitely meant to be a fatal hit. The Demon Lord was not holding back at all. She had to vent her anger, and she was ready to kill something!

Of course, Su Jin wasn’t going to take this lightly. He leaped up and went straight for the arrow. At that last moment before the arrow hit him, he thrust a palm at it, forcing it to change direction completely.

BOOM!

The arrow turned away from Su Jin and hit a small planet instead. The planet instantly exploded. A planet spanning thousands of kilometers was blown to pieces like fireworks.

BOOM! Both parties threw a fist at each other at the same time. Their tremendous energies pierced through the empty space which resounded in a huge blast before they reached each other and threw more fists at each other as they fought with their bare hands.

The battle grew more and more intense, shattering all the meteorites and more around them. They were like the greatest of demons or saints to that universe, the most powerful and strongest of beings. If the Demon Lord were at her peak, she might have been able to handle Su Jin easily. But now, she was beginning to lose.

“Let’s go!” Su Jin fought back by wielding his boning knife. He didn’t make use of its skill, but just using it to slice through the air caused a ringing sound to fill the space.

“Trying to use my knife to kill me? Are you serious?!” roared the Demon Lord. But she did not dodge the attack and reached out to grab the air. The boning knife in Su Jin’s hand seemed to have heard the command from her and was stuck in mid air.

“So what if it’s your knife? I can even slice through your connection with the knife!” Su Jin was holding the knife with only one hand, so he brought his other hand down hard on the knife.

WOOONG!

The boning knife wailed as two opposing forces struck it at the same time. Su Jin was holding it and should have been able to control it fully, but while it was made from the combined forces of gods, the Demon Lord was a top tier god. The mark she left on the boning knife was something that not even all those gods who made it could erase completely.

“Since it doesn’t belong to me, then I’ll destroy it!” There was a glint in her eyes as black smoke poured out from the hand she used to control the knife.

It was as though the black smoke was glowing brilliantly. The blackness of the smoke was so deep, it was even deeper than the darkness of the universe. Any person would find themselves staring straight into it and would be unable to tear their eyes away.

Screeech!

The blade of the boning knife trembled violently before suddenly exploding. The blade became metal sand that flew and disappeared into the dark universe.

“The Demon Lord’s boning knife has been shattered, so it’s time for Su Jin’s boning knife to make a comeback!” A silvery gleam appeared in Su Jin’s hand as the metal sand that had just disappeared gathered again as though the tapes were being rewound.

Clang! This was the sound of the boning knife being recreated. The mark left by the Demon Lord had disappeared completely, and it now belonged to only one person – Su Jin!

“Any place without my existence is meaningless!” Her hair flew wildly like she was a celestial being descending on earth, while Su Jin felt the space around him starting to shrink.

“Am I… in a black hole?” Su Jin was surprised. The Demon Lord had actually managed to create a small black hole. That was a testament to the powers of a top tier god.

“Close UP!” Su Jin wasn’t going to let her create a black hole just like that since he wasn’t able to fight against one. But even though he couldn’t fight one, he could close it up before it was fully formed.

“I…will…not…ALLOW…THAT!” shrieked the Demon Lord furiously. Her hair flew even more wildly, while her body started crumbling and turning into wisps of black smoke.

“She’s really gone berserk!” roared Su Jin. She had really lost her mind. She was actually using her own body to fuel the black hole.

Su Jin was really at a loss. He could sense the uneasiness and pain in her heart, and he knew that she needed a good battle to unleash all the negative energy within her. But he did not expect her to disregard her own life as a result.

“It’s time to put an end to this!” Su Jin dashed toward her and reached his hands into her disappearing body. There was a silver flash before he withdrew his hands.

After he did that, the Demon Lord’s body stabilized and stopped crumbling into smoke. Everything grew quiet again after a few moments. Su Jin waved his hand so that the broken meteorites came back together and moved back into place, as though a god-level battle had never happened here.

The Demon Lord panted heavily. She had really lost control of herself just now. But it was a good thing to her. Going berserk was proof that she was alive. Otherwise, how could she call herself a demon lord?

Being orderly and stable were characteristics of gods who weren’t on the dark side. It was only right for someone like herself to be completely unhinged.

“Satisfied?” asked Su Jin with a sigh.

The Demon Lord nodded slightly. She glanced at him, then said, “Thank you so much.”

“You helped me right at the start, so take it that I’m returning the favor!” Su Jin shook his head. If not for the deal he struck with her when he first became a Handbook owner, he wasn’t sure if he would have made it till this day. Engaging in this crazy battle could be considered returning the favor.

“Tsk, that was a deal, so nobody owes anyone anything,” said the Demon Lord disdainfully. But there was a slightly emotional look in her eyes. She took a deep breath and said, “Su Jin, perhaps the day might come when… I will be on the opposing side of the battle. If that day really comes, I hope that… I hope that you will put in every ounce of effort and not hold back.”

Su Jin was a little stunned, but he smiled and said, “What makes you think I’d hold back? Of course I won’t. My goals are very clear, so if there’s anyone standing in the way… I’ll make sure to get rid of them!”

She gave a pleased nod and said, “Alright then, let’s go back. I don’t like… the coldness and darkness of this place.”

“Wait, what? The Demon Lord actually doesn’t like such stuff?” Su Jin teased her.

“Hey, the Demon Lord was once human too!” she responded with a sad laugh. He thought he spotted something sparkling in her eyes, but before he could take a closer look, she suddenly pulled her hair to the front and blocked his view.