Hell's Handbook

Chapter 460

The will of the universe had given up his body and entered Su Jin’s body. He wanted to become one with Su Jin’s soul, then take over control of Su Jin’s soul and use his body to keep living.

But just then, a colorful glint flashed in Su Jin’s eyes too. A brilliant beam rushed out of his body and into the will of the universe’s body.

“Ha! Trying to take over my body instead? You should know that every body is unique and they are made specially to match one’s soul. Forcibly taking over my body will only weaken your soul,” the will of the universe mocked Su Jin.

But the body that once belonged to the will of the universe opened his eyes once more and a mocking smile spread across his lips. “Is that so? I think this body fits me just fine!”

The will of the universe could hardly believe his eyes. Su Jin had actually taken over his body this easily, which meant that his soul was now stuck within Su Jin’s old body. If he didn’t have a body, his soul would be shredded by the winds in space. That was why he could only appear physically after securing a body.

He had no choice but to use Su Jin’s body for the time being. But like he said so himself, Su Jin’s body was not a good match for him right now. His soul and his new body was not working well, so it could only be a shelter for now, and it would even weaken his soul.

“That’s impossible! That’s a body that was specially made for me, so it can’t be compatible with your soul! Why are you able to use it?!” bellowed the will of the universe.

There was a nasty glint in Su Jin’s eyes as he said, “This body was based on myself to begin with, and when the Demon Lord created it, she left a few backdoors behind. That old friend of mine… isn’t so naïve as to trust you wholeheartedly!”

“That idiot! How dare she do such a thing to me!” roared the will of the universe.

Su Jin kept his eye on his opponent as he said, “I used to think that you were so powerful that it would be impossible to defeat you. But when I was finally forced to fight you, I realized that you weren’t as strong as I had imagined, and that was probably because you’d been too strong. It sounds strange, but when you think about it, it makes sense.

“You are the first insurgent of the universe, the first person to rise above the limits of your own body. You have strength way above any other living creature and you have the Handbook working for you as well. No matter what sort of enemy you’ve faced, you’ve never really had to use much energy. You’re like a martial artist who hasn’t sparred with someone at their level for a long time. You’re… wasting away!”

The will of the universe flew into a rage as he roared, “Who could possibly be at my level! Even you… you’re just a pawn I’ve purposely kept alive! Do you really think you’re about to win this fight?”

Su Jin suddenly bent down and stared down at the will of the universe as he said calmly, “You revived Ye Yun and the rest as a backup plan and that looked like a really clever plan that would have been quite effective on most people. But you have to remember that you’re dealing with ME. If I were someone who could be injured by a simple backup plan like that, then I can forget about going to war with you. At the moment you treated your enemy as an idiot, you became the biggest idiot of all.”

The will of the universe was silent for a moment, then he took a deep breath and said, “So, you’d seen through everything already. You purposely allowed them to stay by your side, and you purposely allowed them to attack you just now!”

Su Jin nodded and said, “Yep. I was sure that when you left this body, I would be able to take over. I had to take the risk…”

“You took a huge risk! If you failed, that would be the end of you!” spat the will of the universe hatefully.

Su Jin laughed and said, “You seem to have forgotten something. If I don’t take any risks, what are my chances of winning? If I take the risk, I might increase my chances of winning. If I didn’t, then I was definitely going to die. So… clearly, taking this risk was of no loss to me.”

“You’re taking a gamble!” said the will of the universe.

“Ah, indeed, I did. It’s not a good habit, I agree, I will change my ways in the future,” said Su Jin with a straight face.

“You… you could still have so much faith in that Demon Lord? She betrayed you once and she betrayed me once too – weren’t you afraid that she might lead you to your grave?!” asked the will of the universe indignantly.

But Su Jin said confidently, “I trust her.”

“Why?!”

“Because she’s my friend,” said Su Jin in a matter-of-fact voice.

The will of the universe simply could not understand. He continued angrily, “But she betrayed you! If not for her, I wouldn’t have appeared like this and you wouldn’t have gone through all this or lost so many loved ones!”

“Is that so? Even if she didn’t do that, there would be plenty of other people who would willingly provide a body for you. She had made a mistake once, but she had also used her life to compensate for it. To me… the Demon Lord was my friend. It’s only right for me to trust her,” said Su Jin.

Everyone around him smiled. That was the Su Jin they all knew and loved. If Su Jin had not trusted them all these years, if he had not trusted his friends, he would have died in some Challenge a long time ago and he wouldn’t have gotten this far.

“Su Jin, you think you’ve won?” asked the will of the universe out of the blue. He looked up at Su Jin and scoffed, “This fight… no, this war’s true winner will always be me! You will always be the loser!”

“You really think so?” asked Su Jin in return.

“Of course!” The will of the universe laughed heartily. “Even if I die and disappear into nothingness, I’ve already passed on to you what I wanted to. You shall become my successor, whether you want to or not. You will become the next me! I wonder what sort of expression you will have when that time comes!”

“I will not become the next you! I will never become you!” said Su Jin confidently.

The will of the universe scoffed at him and said, “Never say never. When that day comes, when the universe is about to face complete chaos and destruction, you will know that I did not have a choice right from the start. When one will of the universe dies, another one will rise up. Perhaps you might be able to hold up for 10,000 years, or 100 million years, but you’ll never be able to hold up forever.

“When your family is about to die, when your friends are about to die, when the races on your planet are about to die, when they need your strength to keep them alive, what will you do? Will you refuse to do so? Your friends would distance themselves from you and become your enemies!

“I can already see the end… that day will certainly come. One day… it’s just a matter of time!”

Su Jin fell silent, then he straightened up and said, “What you’re saying does sound plausible, but… it’s not going to happen.”

“I’m not sure if you’re really confident or you’re thinking too highly of yourself,” sneered the will of the universe.

Su Jin looked at him and said, “When this battle comes to an end, I will destroy Hell’s Handbook and The Beginning. Without them, even if I wanted to do all that, I wouldn’t be able to, right?”

“There will always be some other way,” said the will of the universe.

“I suppose! But arguing about this with you is meaningless. Time will prove my words,” said Su Jin before grasping the air, causing layers of darkness to envelope the will of the universe.

“What are you trying to do?!” roared the will of the universe furiously. “You can’t do this to me! You can’t!”

“I can!” Su Jin gathered a few dozen destroyed universes together without hesitation and rolled them into an unimaginably thick cage that trapped the will of the universe within. This cage consisted of destroyed universes, so they contained no energy and no matter. The will of the universe was going to slowly weaken over time and eventually die with no chance of escaping at all.

“Everything… has come to an end,” murmured Su Jin. He nodded slightly at the rest, then sent them out from this universe that was about to be destroyed. Then, he flew out and went to where The Beginning was.