Hell’s Handbook

Su Jin had fought many opponents before, but one of the toughest ones was definitely Shen Wu. Back when they were in the Grave of the Gods, Su Jin had managed to kill Shen Wu instantly because he had realized that there was a path outside of the Handbook. But Su Jin believed that if Shen Wu was given more time, he would still be a strong opponent.

“Where’s Ye Yun and the rest?” asked Su Jin.

Shen Wu snorted and pointed to the planet behind him. “Don’t worry, all your friends are over there. I’m not despicable enough to take my anger out on them.”

“Of course. If I thought you’d do that, I wouldn’t even bother coming,” said Su Jin. Shen Wu wasn’t his friend, but he understood Shen Wu’s temperament. This was someone who had wanted Ye Yun’s Badge of Godhood so badly, but never abused her or tortured her into giving it up.

“Let’s get to the point then. Defeat me and you can take them away. Lose to me and you’ll die together with them!” Shen Wu smiled confidently.

Su Jin nodded, and the moment he nodded, Shen Wu launched an attack. A layer of cold air surrounded Su Jin’s body and froze around him instantly.

“The will of the universe has increased my powers to its maximum, so if you aren’t careful, you’re going to die a horrible death,” said Shen Wu with a smile, even though he knew it was going to take more than this to defeat Su Jin.

“Thanks for the warning!” As Shen Wu had expected, Su Jin couldn’t be defeated just like that. The giant icy mountain shattered and Su Jin walked out completely unharmed.

“Freezing doesn’t do anything?” Shen Wu frowned. In that same instant, Su Jin suddenly appeared in front of him and he immediately created dozens of ice walls to block Su Jin.

He’s so fast, thought Shen Wu. His ice walls were of no use at all and failed to even slow Su Jin down as Su Jin moved through every wall.

He did not smash the walls and merely went through them, as though he was walking through air. In fact, he was having an easier time than air, because he didn’t seem to face any friction at all.

“What in the…” Shen Wu was flabbergasted. He wasn’t able to put up any defense or escape in time, so Su Jin’s punch in the stomach made him fly straight into a star that was quite a distance away.

Flames engulfed Shen Wu and his entire body turned black as though he was about to be burned to ashes. But one second later, the burned black color disappeared and it looked as if the flames were being blown away by a mighty wind. This sight wouldn’t be strange if those were ordinary flames, but this was an actual star!

The flames around Shen Wu were extinguished first, followed by the flames surrounding that area. In less than half a minute, the entire star had been extinguished and was covered in a layer of frost.

“That’s terrifying,” Su Jin blurted out loud. The ability to freeze an entire star in such a short time was definitely a god level ability, and some gods probably couldn’t do it either. If Shen Wu became a god, he would definitely be a top tier one.

“Damn it, that hurt!” Shen Wu turned around. A large patch of broken ice in his armor at his abdomen was very obvious.

“So, I managed to get through his armor, huh.” Su Jin looked down at his fist and realized there was some ice on it.

“Again!” roared Shen Wu angrily. This time, the temperature around Su Jin began to rise rapidly and even the area around him began to tremble and become distorted from the heat. Since ice didn’t work, Shen Wu decided to try using heat instead.

“It’s pointless,” Su Jin shook his head. The space around him was completely distorted, but he remained unaffected. His environment didn’t affect him at all.

Shen Wu stared at him in disbelief and murmured, “Are you… You can disregard the rules of this universe?”

Su Jin nodded. “That’s right. Hot and cold, light and dark, are all definitions given by this universe, laws of this universe. But these laws are meaningless to me because I’m no longer part of it. It’s just like how rules in your family are meaningless to people who aren’t part of your family.”

“That’s impossible! You’ve become an insurgent, but you’re still a lifeform of this universe, you’re a part of Hell’s Handbook! Even if you’re powerful enough to be compared to the will of the universe, you can’t possibly disregard these laws!” roared Shen Wu indignantly.

“I couldn’t in the past, but now I can.” A light shone in Su Jin’s eyes as the blurry figure of Kano Mai appeared behind him. The Beginning had been assisting him all this while.

It was true that despite becoming an insurgent, Su Jin was still a creation of this universe and had to follow its laws since he was born. As an insurgent, he could bend some of the rules, but there was a limit to how much he could do. That point was obvious when he fought against Jing Hua and his companions.

But after gaining The Beginning, The Beginning was able to correct the properties that made Su Jin subject to the laws of this universe, giving him the ability to disregard the laws of this universe and become the only person besides the will of the universe who could rise above the universe itself.

Shen Wu grit his teeth angrily. He refused to let himself lose to Su Jin just like that. He couldn’t accept the fact that the man who could only look up to him and wish he were that powerful, the helpless one who could only watch on as the one he loved most was taken away from him, the weakling who could only scream and shout in anger but couldn’t do anything else, would actually be one level above him now.

“I will not allow this! I will not allow this!!” bellowed Shen Wu as steam rose from half his body and frost covered the other half.

“Sometimes, things don’t always go the way you think they will. Just like you said, life is really full of surprises,” said Su Jin. He left Shen Wu alone and made a mad dash toward the planet where his friends were.

“I said, I will NOT ALLOW THIS!!!” Shen Wu’s voice was followed by a tremendous burst of energy.

“Did he… just attain godhood?!” Su Jin couldn’t help but turn back to take a look. He knew that Shen Wu was definitely eligible to become a god, but he didn’t expect Shen Wu to be able to become one without going through any sort of attack or tribulation. Shen Wu had skipped that part altogether.

“Could it be that the will of the universe has allowed this to happen?” Su Jin was puzzled by this, but it was true that the will of the universe would be able to do something like that.

Meanwhile, in a different universe, the will of the universe was seated on a throne as he casually picked up a pawn on the chessboard, with the Demon Lord as his opponent. All of a sudden, he dropped the pawn and looked a little puzzled.

“How did that happen? This has never happened before. He became a god without any tribulations?” murmured the will of the universe. He slammed a palm on the table and the incarnation of Hell’s Handbook, the clown, appeared before him.

“What’s going on?” asked the will of the universe.

“I have reached a conclusion based on my preliminary findings. A new presence that can go beyond the laws of the universe has appeared, so the laws of the universe have been bent. Moreover, Shen Wu has a very strong will and he was very close to that new presence, so that caused a loophole in the system and he was able to become a god without going through any tribulations,” the clown explained in detail.

The will of the universe nodded slightly and smiled. “I like change. That makes things interesting, don’t you think so?”

“I agree, O Great One!” said the Demon Lord as she nodded obediently.

The will of the universe gave a pleased smile, then stopped smiling just one second later. His tone was chilling as he said, “But it’s not interesting when one doesn’t follow the rules. Regardless of whether they’re animals, humans, families, countries, or even a universe, rules are a must. It seems I naturally hate all these rebels after all!”

“Are you going to deal with him yourself?” asked the Demon Lord.

But he shook his head and said, “No. He’s not mature yet. It’s hard to keep waiting, but waiting is important. That’s a rule too.”

“O Great One, you keep saying that Su Jin is not mature yet. At which point will he be considered mature?” asked the Demon Lord puzzledly.

The will of the universe looked straight at her, which made her heart pound wildly in fear. He smiled and said, “There are some questions you should not ask. It’s very easy for me to misunderstand your intentions that way.”

She immediately bowed her head and said, “Yes, O Great One. I will not do that again.”

“Very good, let’s continue with our game of chess. Do not purposely let me win, you hear me?” The will of the universe laughed merrily as he picked up the pawn again. He looked gentle and harmless, but when he had looked straight at her just now, it had struck fear deep inside the Demon Lord’s heart.

The clown also disappeared and nobody cared about the battle that was happening in that other universe, as though nothing had happened at all.