On Hiatus: God's Personal Reasons-Chapter 260: #A Master and Disciple’s Forbidden XX (4)

Demon Lord held onto Zhu Alin’s arm. Anguish, like an endless abyss, seemed to overflow from her gaze.

“As expected of you, Master. I’d cast this illusion using God of Destroyer’s divine power, yet you broke it so easily.”

“Please, please stop this, Lin.”

Zhu Alin tilted her head slightly. “Did you get back the memories from your past life too?”

“Memories from my past life... are hazy. It’s as if there’s a fog in my mind. Still, I do know that what you’re doing right now is a sin against the heavens. Lin, think of it. This world you hold so dearly and its people—are you going to destroy them with your own hands?”

“Should I let you in on a secret?” she whispered in Demon Lord’s ear, “Nothing in this world matters to me, except for you.”

“...Lin.”

“It is only because of your existence and will that I cherished the people. And yet, you only ever saw me as a disciple and stepdaughter. In my previous life, I was satisfied with just that.”

Zhu Alin shut her eyes, reminiscing.

“But now, I don’t want things to stay the same. If the alternative is watching you suffer for billions of years as a sword, then I’ll end it all right now—even if it means giving up my own life!”

“Lin, you mustn't give up! We still have hope!”

“Hope? Is that what my junior has been filling your head with?”

She snorted, looking at me while I was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of dead soldiers.

“You don’t know anything, Master. God of Destroyer merely showed mercy to this world, which should’ve been turned into dust long ago. Even Top-tier gods, said to be the pinnacle of all gods, would only end up as his prey. Going against him is just unnecessary suffering! We should just obey him and accept our predetermined fate of destruction! Master, please accept our end together! We’ll be together this time!”

“Lin!”

“Oh, before that, I must kill everyone who stands in our way.” Zhu Alin’s eyes glowed menacingly with murderous intent. “Kill him.”

-Kieeeeek!

“Keugh!”

The spears and swords from the dead soldiers rained down on me at her command.

“Get away!”

Bang bang!

With every swing of my fist and feet, the soldiers were crushed, chunks of flesh scattering in all directions.

Ugh! I'm slowly getting overwhelmed!

One wouldn’t be a problem, but there were too many coming at me at once! Besides, I couldn’t fully heal myself!

-Gaaaah!

“Eek!”

Eventually, I got outnumbered and crushed by the dead soldiers.

Demon Lord roared, “Stop this! I cannot allow you to act like this any further!”

Zhu Alin threw her head back, cackling maniacally. “What are you going to do? Rip my heart out like last time? Too bad, I have no more heart to give!”

Demon Lord shut his eyes when his gaze fell upon her chest.

Sss—

He raised his feet up to his head, then stomped the ground hard like lightning.

“Demon Lord's Descent!”

Ruuuumble! Baaaam!

A deafening explosion burst from him, sending cracks spidering across the ground in every direction.

-Kieeeeek!

-Kyaaaaak!

The dead soldiers were getting crushed as if put under a hydraulic press. The air rang with the sickening crunch of flesh and bone of nearly two hundred thousand of them. I barely crawled out of the mountain of corpses myself.

Whirrrrr!

Where the wind was blowing across the barren land covered in death, a lone man in black robes stood like a grim reaper—Demon Lord.

“Huff puff!”

Even Zhu Alin wasn’t spared. She was kneeling on the ground, gasping for air while looking up at her mentor.

“You’ve become stronger, Master. I think the title Martial God befits you.”

“Let's stop this, Lin...”

“Still, this isn’t enough to stop me.” Black blood vessels pulsed under her pale skin.

Kwaaaa!

WIth a roar, she unleashed more God of Destroyer’s energy, shaking the ground. While Demon Lord was stunned, she didn’t hesitate to slam her palm into his abdomen.

“Demon Lord's Dark Love Palm.”

“Cough!”

Swoosh!

Demon Lord flew into the sky at the impact, coughing out fresh red blood.

“Hoho. Just you wait, Master.”

Zhu Alin snickered and flew up in the night sky like a goddess, closing in on him at a terrifying speed.

Demon Lord clenched his jaws, then slammed his fist. “Keugh. Demon Lord's Heaven-Splitting Fist!”

“Fufu. Demon Lord's Desire Executing Foot.”

His fist and her foot collided, and a thundering explosion erupted.

Baaaam!

I watched in a daze as they fought in the sky. Zhu Alin’s power had exceeded that of an apostle—perhaps even surpassing the Demon Lord, who was said to rival a High-tier god.

I need to combine forces with him!

In a hurry to help Demon Lord, I tried to use the flying technique.

-Il-Shin! Take this chance to leave this world!

Just then, Demon Lord's voice rang in my head. He was transmitting his words to me using his qi.

Woooong!

At the same time, the entrance Zhu Alin had created for me vibrated, as if beckoning to me.

W-what about you, Elder? You can't stop Zhu Alin alone!

-Hmph! Don't worry about me! I am the greatest master, Demon Lord!

Unlike his arrogant words, I could see Demon Lord turning bloodier by the minute.

Zhu Alin licked her hand that was stained with Demon Lord's blood, and muttered under her breath, “Aaah, your blood is becoming one with me... more... I want more, Master! Ahahahaha!”

Fully taken control by God of Destroyer, Zhu Alin was no longer in her right mind, but a blood sucker.

No! We should at least leave together! If we combine forces, there's a chance for us to succeed!

-Ha! This is the seed I’ve sowed, so I’m going to take responsibility! You foolish pig disciple! Lin isn’t the end of this! Don’t you feel it?! The godly being watching and mocking us from above?!

Surprised, I looked up to the sky.

Ding!

[Blind Eyes of God is seeking the truth.]

At that moment, I saw the eyes of the being that secretly watched us flung open.

Ruuuumble!

What I assumed to be the crescent moon turned out to be God of Destroyer’s eye. Just like in my past life, he was watching us in delight, sending chills down my spine.

-He could’ve descended and ended everything himself! Yet, he didn’t because he enjoyed watching me and Lin go through an internal strife! There’s no time left! Once he descends, you won’t be able to escape from this world! Leave, now— ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Demon Lord’s transmission stopped mid-sentence.

Fwoosh!

Blood poured down from the sky, some splashing on my face.

“Ultimate stance, Demon Lord's Harmonious Hand.”

Within Zhu Alin’s hand, a bloody heart was beating faintly. Her huge, revolting black tentacles—ten times the size of Hwang Bosheng’s—wriggled and skewered Demon Lord.

“Master, why are you thinking about someone else when I’m with you? You did this to yourself. Haa, haa...! Wow, I never knew your heart was this hot and beautiful...” Zhu Alin shivered in excitement, then took a bite at his heart.

Gulp!

“Aah, it's delicious.”

“Stop it!”

My mind went blank. How could I bring myself to leave after watching that?

Bam!

I stomped my feet on the ground, launching myself into the air at Zhu Alin. “Demon Lord's Dis—”

Just then, God of Destroyer's eye opened wide like the full moon.

Ruuuumble!

A red destructive beam, spanning hundreds of meters, flew toward me—inevitable and relentless.

“Aaaargh!”

Pssss!

I began to crumble to dust.

“The obstacle is finally gone, Master.”

Sss—

Watching my final moment, Zhu Alin drew Demon Lord’s limp body closer with her tentacles. Though he was still breathing, there was nothing more he could do. Not even the greatest master could survive without a heart.

Whirrrr!

Wind tousled the Demon Lord’s hair as Zhu Alin brushed it tenderly with her blood-soaked hand.

“How nostalgic. You carried me like this while we were in the sky too. It felt like a dream,” Zhu Alin continued whispering, “You yelled at me, demanding I call you ‘Master’ when I had called you ‘Father.’ In truth, I had wanted to call you something else...”

Ruuuumble!

Had he grown bored? God of Destroyer’s eye stirred. Once the size of a moon, it rapidly expanded, approaching the world. His destruction was equally just. Even Zhu Alin, his apostle, was no exception.

Zhu Alin shivered slightly, holding Demon Lord’s limp body tightly. “Master, let’s meet our end together in this life. You’ve lived a hell of a life in your previous one, so live a moment of eternity with me this time.”

They waited for the end of the world.

Sss—

Just then, she felt a change.

This is?

Demon Lord's hair was slowly turning black, his wrinkles receding, as if going against time. Just as Zhu Alin was astonished by the ongoing change, Demon Lord's eyes flung open.

“You batshit yandere! Just end it after you die! ‘A moment of eternity’, my ass!”

“D-did you just regain your youth?! Could it be that your skills improved while on the brink of death?! As expected of my master!” Zhu Alin gazed at me with a mix of affection and astonishment.

“Bullshit! I'm one with Demon Lord!”

Although Yang Il-Shin’s body had disintegrated, I was still alive. I had caught her off guard and took over the dying Demon Lord's body instead.

Clenching my jaws and fist tightly, I yelled, “Take this! Demon Lord's Heaven-Sundering Asura Fist!”

Our combined fist technique hit squarely in Zhu Alin’s abdomen.

“Kyaaaaak!”