On Hiatus: God's Personal Reasons-Chapter 261: #Real Demon Lords Disintegration

Pooow!

Hit square in the abdomen, Zhu Alin flew off a hundred meters, coughing up black blood.

“Ugh... Ha!”

Zhu Alin barely caught herself, staring at me with bloodshot eyes. Or to be precise, the youthful Demon Lord whom I’d possessed.

“Haa... haa...! You aren’t him? Who are you?!”

“To answer your question!” I mimicked Demon Lord’s usual pose. “I am Demon Lord Fusion, Yu Il-Shin!”

“Junior Il-Shin...? Weren’t you annihilated by God of Destroyer?”

“I didn’t climb this fucking tower to die!”

Well, I was actually close to dying earlier. Right before the deadly beams hit Yang Il-Shin, I made a run for it and parasitized the dying Demon Lord. At first, I had tried to heal him, but the skill was rendered ineffective due to God of Destroyer’s power.

At the moment, I was working hard on circulating his blood in place of his missing heart. On the surface, it looked like a boat floating peacefully, but beneath, I was struggling to keep it afloat.

Crack!

Zhu Alin gritted her teeth, growling. “Junior, get out of Master’s body.”

“Don’t wanna~” I playfully picked my nose and stuck out my tongue.

Ugh, I can no longer use my thumb since I’m no longer Yang Il-Shin...

“He’s mine...”

Roaaaaar!

Black, sewage-water-like, slimy aura rose from Zhu Alin. “He’s mineeeee!”

Kwaaaaa!

She cut through the dark night sky, closing the hundred meters between us in the blink of an eye.

“Give him to meee! Demon Lord’s Dark Love Palm!” she screamed viciously, her dark and obsessive palm attack lunging toward my head.

Suddenly, Demon Lord’s memories flashed across my mind.

“Da... ddy, daddy...”

“Fuck!” Demon Lord yelled sternly in front of a baby who was two years old at best. “Call me master, not daddy! If you can’t do something as simple as that, you aren’t worthy of being my disciple!”

Tilting her head, the baby cautiously parted her ruby-colored lips. “Mas... ter...?”

“Kekeke, that’s right! Good job, Lin! You’re a genius!”

Demon Lord grinned with satisfaction and gave her a candy. Zhu Alin clutched it tightly, smiling as brightly as the sunlight.

Alas, that tiny, delicate hand that once shook the cute rattle, has now been corrupted by darkness.

I could relate to his thoughts. Her martial arts were inherently passed down by Demon Lord.

She launched a barrage of palm attacks on us. I countered with Demon Lord’s palm technique as well. We collided.

Baaaam!

Zhu Alin’s hand was crushed and bloody, yet she remained steadfast.

“Aaaah! I said get away from him! Demon Lord’s Desire-Executing Foot!”

Desire-Executing—a deep, unfathomable love. Like its name, a sharp, dark aura enveloped her foot.

Swaaaa!

The dark aura flew toward Demon Lord’s neck. Then, another wave of his memories flooded my mind.

Deep in the mountains was Demon Lord’s secret hiding place.

“Waaaah! Masteeer! I wanna go wid! Masteeer!”

Zhu Alin, who seemed to be barely three, ran after Demon Lord with her stubby legs.

“Gosh! I told you to wait here!”

He was about to charge into the imperial palace of the Eunju Empire on his own. He’d cut off the throat of her uncle, the greedy bastard who usurped the throne that should be rightfully hers.

However, it wasn’t going to be an easy feat. Not only did they have over a million imperial guards, the martial clans would also take this opportunity to take down Demon Lord. As if that wasn’t enough, the world’s greatest master, favored by the Three Pure Ones, would be there as well.

Even Demon Lord—self-proclaimed best in the world—had to be willing to risk his life.

“No! I want to go tooogether!”

However, that stubborn young girl wasn’t willing to obey his orders.

Demon Lord clicked his tongue disapprovingly, then executed his flying technique.

Baaaaam!

The ground shook as Demon Lord rocketed and disappeared into a dot in the sky.

“Waaaah! Masteeer!”

Zhu Alin wailed, running in the direction where he had disappeared. After a while, the sun set and night came.

In the darkness of the deep mountains, the howling of beasts rang throughout the night. Despite shivering to the bones, Zhu Alin didn’t stop walking. She had long lost her way, but still refused to give up and continued chasing for Demon Lord.

“Master! Masteeer!”

With arms crossed, Demon Lord clicked his tongue. In fact, he only pretended to leave and had been watching her all along.

“Gosh, what a persistent girl.”

He thought she would give up after a while. Why was this little girl as stubborn as a mule!

Suddenly, Zhu Alin stopped in her tracks.

Grrr!

A tiger the size of a house stood in her way, its eyes flashing ferociously in the darkness.

“Hyiii!”

As she trembled like a drenched little chick, the tiger pounced on her, its maw opening so wide that it could’ve swallowed her in a single bite.

Zhu Alin shut her eyes tightly, screaming at the top of her lungs, “Kyaaa! Daddyyyy!”

“I said call me master!” Demon Lord roared as he fell near them like a meteorite.

Pow!

Still shuddering, Zhu Alin opened her eyes. When she saw Demon Lord had trampled on the tiger’s head, she leaped to him with delight.

“Masteeer!” She hugged his leg tightly, burying her tear-stained face into it.

Demon Lord flinched as he tried to wipe off the tiger’s blood on his feet. “Hey! You’re going to get dirty!”

“Master! Masteeer! Waaah! I was so scared!”

Demon Lord looked down at the sobbing little girl. Her small leg was all bloody and swollen.

“You're the most troublesome disciple I've ever had!”

Clicking his tongue in annoyance, he scooped her up and let her sit on his shoulders.

“Master?”

If he knew it’d end up like this, he should’ve just brought her along! He’d leave the sect leader position to his eldest disciple!

Demon Lord then arrogantly raised his voice at Zhu Alin, “Hmph! Alright, I’ll take you with me! You shall witness the majesty of your master—Demon Lord—the greatest master of all time!”

Zhu Alin cheered, smiling brightly, “Gratest master of ol thyme Demon Lard Maaaster!”

“Not Demon Lard, Demon Lord! Ugh, am I seriously trying to make this short-tongued girl an empress?! I’m beginning to doubt myself!”

Swaaaa!

Zhu Alin’s foot flew toward my neck with a sharp cracking sound. Recalling the tiny feet of the child who once chased after him, both Demon Lord and I came into ears, and we collided with her.

Craaack!

Her leg snapped helplessly like a tree branch.

I turned to her and said in a low voice, “You’re no match for us, give up now.”

“Uuugh!”

Although her left hand and right leg were broken, determination didn’t leave her eyes. Gritting her teeth, she called out to God of Destroyer, who was still watching over from the night sky.

“Please help me, God of Destroyer! Please help me get my master back!”

However, God of Destroyer didn’t budge.

-Kikikiki! Kikikikiki!

Instead, sinister laughter rang eerily through the night.

“O’ God of Destroyer!” Zhu Alin desperately called out once again.

In response, the sinister laughter only became louder, seemingly reveling in the internal strife between the master and disciple.

Despair flashed across her face.

“Get away! Get away from him!”

Yet, she didn’t give up.

With her remaining good hand, Zhu Alin executed the strongest of the three moves Demon Lord had taught her.

“Ultimate skill, Demon Lord’s Harmonious Hand!” With sharp claws, she reached for our neck.

Chaaaa!

At the same time, her black tentacles flew at us from all directions.

“Ugh!”

Just as I was in a panic and dodging the skill that made Demon Lord lose his heart...

“I’ll take over from now on.”

The control I had over Demon Lord was shifted back to the owner.

“Watch, this is my true power.”

Demon Lord’s Descent, Demon Lord’s Pratāpana, Demon Lord’s Heaven-Sundering Asura Fist...

One by one, the essences of Demon Lord’s martial arts—which he’d spent a lifetime cultivating—flashed before my eyes. It was in the Martial God’s indomitable state.

Moments later, his display of skill ended.

Sss—

Shredded pieces of Zhu Alin’s tentacles scattered in the night sky, and she fell into Demon Lord’s arms. As he pitifully gazed upon her, he said, “Lin, our connection ends here.”

“Mas... Master... Please... don’t abandon me... please...”

“There’s no father who would abandon their child, Lin.” He smiled gently, and gave her a blood transfusion.

“Rest for a while, and this terrible nightmare will be all over soon.”

Zhu Alin’s eyes closed soon after.

“My youngest disciple, let me use your skill for a while.”

Huh? Use my skill?

Demon Lord raised his index finger and pointed it at Zhu Alin. “Crushing Forefinger of God.”

Tzzz!

We began forcing God of Destroyer’s encroaching energy out of her. Then, an octopus-like monster with a demonic face came out of her mouth.

-Kieeeeek!

The monster screamed as it struggled to stay inside her.

“You filthy creature! Get out of there right now!” Demon Lord grabbed God of Destroyer's alter ego and stuffed it into his own mouth, chewing on it alive.

Crunch crunch!

The taste and texture reminded me of rags washed in the ditch. At the same time, I recalled the traumatic time when Yi-Shin forced God of Destroyer’s alter ego down my throat.

Gulp!

After swallowing the disgusting alter ego like in the movie, Demon Lord looked down at Zhu Alin. She had a peaceful look on her face. He gently stroked her hair.

“Lin, none of this is your fault. Everything is caused by that evil bastard who tried to corrupt you by exploiting the holes in your mind.”

He directed his searing gaze toward God of Destroyer in the sky.

Meanwhile, God of Destroyer didn’t seem to find this ending satisfactory. The eye ripped open once more, revealing hideous fangs.

Kwaaaaa!

It parted its jaw wide, then descended onto The Plains like a ferocious, ravaging beast.

-Kyaaaak!

It was literally the end of the world.

No! We can't stop that!

Despite being similar to the one on the first floor, it was at least three times larger and stronger! Though devouring the alter ego increased divine power, it couldn't bridge the immense gap.

Just then, Demon Lord muttered, “All-Cutting Heavenly Sword, after all these years, you can finally stop bugging me. I’ll accept your offer, but please promise me one thing.”

Ding!

Then, a familiar message came in.

[All-Cutting Heavenly Sword lit up, urging you to share your condition.]

That Heavenly Sword Gramp, did he really pester Demon Lord for that long?

Demon Lord used the transmission skill to reply, seemingly blocking me out of it.

[All-Cutting Heavenly Sword accepts the condition with a look of displeasure.]

Demon Lord nodded, then turned to me. “Disciple, life is but a short-lived dream, so lose all that obsession and be free. This is the true path to nothingness.”

I felt somewhat strange. Didn't that just sound like a will?

E-Elder!

“Look, disciple. This shall be the last of the Demon Lord's Heavenly Technique displayed by the one and only Demon Lord in the entire universe.”

A brush appeared in his hand. Where did that come from?

“The ultimate stance that contains the powers of malevolent and benevolent god, of Destroyer, and my own, the Martial God! The true Demon Lord's Disintegration!”

Ssss!

His brushstrokes swirled through the air, painting over God of Destroyer, who threatened to devour the world.

-Kyaaaak!