Hell’s Handbook

It was time for a battle!

What were gods? Gods were supreme beings! They decided if an ordinary person should live or die! They decided if the world they ruled over would prosper or perish! They were superior to the ordinary, they were… immortal? No! Of course they would die. Before becoming gods, they had been ordinary people too. They had overcome many difficulties in order to reach the position they were in now, and after they had finally reached the top, they were afraid that others would push them downward in order to ascend. And now, they were willing to kill another for the sake of their own survival.

What color was the blood of gods? They came in all forms and colors. Perhaps Su Jin had seen every sort of blood there was and was soaked in enough blood that made it difficult to differentiate if the colorful patches on him were from him wielding his powers or from the blood of the gods he had slaughtered.

Su Jin brandished the boning knife, causing several low tier gods to shatter instantly. They wanted to avoid the knife, but they couldn’t move quickly enough and were turned to dust before they could dodge the attack.

The colorful glow around Su Jin was his maniacal power, and they did not have to care if it hit the gods in a fatal spot. As long as even just a tiny bit hit the god, it would be enough to shatter their bodies and destroy them completely.

The Earth was unable to withstand such a battle, and Su Jin remembered that despite how furious he was. His maniacal power created a shield around the battle to prevent the planet from blowing up instantly, but that was very taxing on Su Jin.

Pfft! Su Jin spat out a mouthful of blood as a top tier god struck his back. The impact of the attack was so powerful that he couldn’t help but vomit blood.

There were simply too many gods. If Su Jin continued to use part of his powers to protect the planet, he would definitely die. These gods were the cream of the crop, so they were certainly extremely capable and powerful characters.

“I have to cut through the crowd and move the battle away from Earth, otherwise I’m definitely going to die.” Su Jin understood his circumstances well. He gripped the air and another weapon appeared in his hand. That was the Spear of Destiny, a weapon that had killed the very first god.

“Die!” yelled Su Jin as he brandished both his knife and the spear. He made his maniacal power even more terrifyingly powerful than it already was, sweeping through and destroying hundreds of gods, including some high-tier ones.

Once a gap appeared, Su Jin flew through the gap and reached outer space in an instant. He continued fleeing away from Earth and the gods immediately gave chase. Some of them were capable of moving at very high speeds too, so they managed to follow Su Jin closely and did not give him another chance to escape through another gap.

Both parties moved their battle to a deep part of outer space, to a silent galaxy. There were no traces of life, and it was filled with nothing but a bunch of dead planets.

“Mr. Su, you can’t get away this time! 370,000 gods of this cycle, regardless of tier, have gathered today. Our numbers are enough to even kill the will of the universe!” one of the gods shouted to Su Jin in an attempt to break Su Jin’s will.

Su Jin spat a mouthful of blood and saliva out as he scoffed. “They’re ALL gathered here? Do you mean there are no gods with any sense of pride at all? I know some elder gods who are willing to change their fate even at the expense of their own lives. You guys haven’t even gone through one full cycle and life has already beaten everything out of you?!”

“Mr. Su, you’re someone who has risen above the mundane, someone who can do the impossible. But we’re not like you. We just want to survive!” responded one of the gods.

“What a joke! You just said that there are so many of you that you could even destroy the will of the universe, yet you’re pleading for your lives now? None of you will be good enough to kill the will of the universe, and you certainly won’t be able to kill me!” Su Jin laughed manically. How could the sheepdogs raised and fed by the will of the universe actually kill their owner? Regardless of how many of them were present, they would be slaughtered without much effort.

The battle continued. Su Jin and the gods caused an entire galaxy to shatter. Everything that stood in their way instantly turned to ashes from how powerful their blows were and nothing could stop them.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Su Jin went completely insane fighting the gods. His boning knife had shattered dozens of times, and he forcibly put the pieces back together just as many times. The Spear of Destiny had turned to dust, so it wasn’t possible to restore it at all.

The number of gods he was fighting was also rapidly decreasing. After ten days, the 370,000 gods had been reduced to only 210,000. He had managed to kill a good 160,000 gods in ten days.

But he was reaching his breaking point too. He was injured in several places, and even though he was able to recuperate almost instantly, it was too difficult to recuperate during a battle. His body was on the verge of falling apart.

The remaining gods let out a sigh of relief. Su Jin was clearly about to break and it was only a matter of time before they would defeat him. They just had to continue torturing him and he would eventually surrender.

“Hoho… I never thought that the current gods who had never shown themselves all this time would be the ones sending me to my grave,” said Su Jin with a sigh. He had fought really hard and had wiped out almost half the number of current gods, but there was a limit to how much power and energy one had. Even the most powerful person in the world would break once they reached their limit.

“That’s enough, Mr. Su! We’re willing to help you die in a dignified manner,” said a god as he took a step forward. His face was that of a buddha, and his expression was filled with compassion.

“Die in a dignified manner? That’s definitely not it! You just know that I’m a powerful being whom none of you are able to defeat even though you know I’m running out of energy. You’re just afraid that you’ll be the next one to die! You’re afraid of me! You’re scared to death!” Su Jin scoffed. He was someone who had risen above the Handbook and an insurgent. He didn’t care about whether he died in a dignified manner or not. He just wanted the old way of life under the will of the universe to disappear forever.

“Since you don’t care for our offer, we aren’t going to dwell on it. Everyone, prepare the death cannon!” The buddha shook his head as thousands of gods gathered and put their powers together. They were going to release an attack powerful enough to destroy the world. They didn’t care if the universe was destroyed as well. They were just focused on killing Su Jin.

The power gathered within the cannon had reached its peak, and just when they were about to fire it, a roar suddenly struck the gods and the channel between themselves and the cannon was cut off, causing the cannon to lose all its power.

“What?!” The gods were in disbelief. Su Jin had clearly run out of energy. How did he manage to destroy the cannon?

“Huh?” Su Jin was equally baffled. He didn’t have that kind of energy at all.

They got an answer almost immediately. A group of gods had joined the fight at this juncture, and the group leading the rest looked very familiar to Su Jin. As they came closer, he realized it was Xiang Nan, Ning Ran, his disciple, Zhou Xinyu, and a whole bunch of new gods he didn’t know.

“Team Wind and Rain is here!”

“Team Blue Skies is here!”

“Team Majestic Mountains is here!”

“Team Red Dragon is here!”

“Team Ultimate is here!”

The new gods had arrived. Su Jin’s old friends led the group which included Xu Ran, Durand, Oscar, and Natasha’s previous teams.

There weren’t a lot of them and numbered just over 100, but they had come very suddenly and they had also come at a time when the opponent had almost used up all their energy too. They were able to create a gap for themselves and came toward Su Jin.

“You guys…” Su Jin could hardly believe his eyes.

Xiang Nan grinned at Su Jin and said, “Hey, don’t just stand there and gape! We’re no match for these gods, so hurry up and think of a way to get us to your temple first.”

“I’m doing that already, but I want to know why you guys suddenly appeared.” Su Jin had already started opening a pathway to his temple the moment the new gods arrived.

Ning Ran took a step forward and said apologetically, “I knew the will of the universe was in your planet but purposely didn’t tell you about it. My sister found out and was very unhappy, and I don’t want my sister to be unhappy, so… I contacted a bunch of people whom I knew were good people, so that’s why we’re all here.”

She made it sound very simple, but Su Jin knew it couldn’t have been easy. These people had become gods and could have enjoyed a life of luxury and power. Coming to save him was equivalent to giving everything up because they were now opponents of the will of the universe.

“Are you guys done talking?! We’re not going to hold up for long!” The new gods had put up a defense barrier that worked in tandem with the remnant of Su Jin’s maniacal power when they arrived, but it wasn’t going to hold up for much longer.

Su Jin had not gotten a lot of time to rest, but it was enough. When a crack appeared in space, Xiang Nan asked, “Do we retreat now?”

“No, we’re not going to retreat. Help has arrived!” Su Jin grinned.

Everyone was puzzled, but they quickly sensed immense power coming their way. Seven huge planets rolled out from the crack that appeared. Su Jin’s temple had arrived!