Chapter 810: Drunkards Drink Until Morning Comes
The Drunken Demon obediently accepted her.
Because he could guess why she had used the Soul Reaping Art on him. Right now, the only one who could overcome this dizziness in this place was her.
The Soul Reaping Art the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme used on the Drunken Demon was different from the one she had previously attempted on the Dark Palace Master.
If the earlier Soul Reaping Art had been one that dominated and controlled the opponent, this Soul Reaping Art was one that shared consciousness with the opponent and moved as a single body.
Two Souls One Body Art.
The Soul Reaper Demon Supreme settled inside the Drunken Demon’s mind.
‘So this is Lord Drunken Demon’s mind.’
There, she saw it.
That thing at the center of the Drunken Demon’s heart.
Emitting a sacred aura, it was the vessel containing Liquor Essence located deep within the forbidden area of the Great Drunken Forest.
The actual Liquor Essence in the Great Drunken Forest had already spoiled, but the Liquor Essence in his mind had not. An incredibly pure Liquor Essence. The Soul Reaper Demon Supreme realized that the wish for the Liquor Essence not to spoil was the very core of the man called the Drunken Demon.
When the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme closed her eyes and recited a mnemonic verse, unknown characters formed around her and the Liquor Essence.
At the moment the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme settled within his mind, the Drunken Demon experienced something astonishing.
The world that had been so dizzy he could barely stand suddenly became peaceful. His head cleared, and his mind felt at ease. It felt like lying down in the Tower of Drunken Dreams on a leisurely day with nothing to do, watching clouds drift by.
With the power of the Wine God’s Drunken Frenzy unleashed through the Blood Calabash combined with the energy transmitted by the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme, the Drunken Demon felt a powerful strength he had never experienced before.
“Where are you, you bastard! Where are you hiding?”
The Drunken Demon staggered toward the Dark Palace Master and then collapsed again. It was an act meant to get as close to the Dark Palace Master as possible.
The Soul Reaper Demon Supreme, who had become one with him, admired the Drunken Demon’s response.
Even at this moment when powerful dark energy was gathering in the Dark Palace Master’s hand, the Drunken Demon did not rush.
The stars circling around them were now spinning so quickly they were almost invisible.
The Drunken Demon charged at the Dark Palace Master again, only to fall forward.
“Looks like this crazy world is drunker than I am.”
At those words, the Dark Palace Master laughed and let his guard down for that very brief instant!
Within the spinning world, the Drunken Demon cut through like a streak of light.
Shiiiiiiii!
In an instant, the dagger of the Drunken Demon flashed as it rushed right in front of the Dark Palace Master.
The Dark Palace Master had previously used a dark demonic art to swap places with the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme, but the Drunken Demon did not hesitate. He was certain such a fast attack could never be blocked, and moreover, the Dark Palace Master had been in the middle of gathering dark energy in his hand.
Thud!
The Drunken Demon’s dagger stabbed into his chest, and blood burst out.
‘It missed the heart!’
Just as the Drunken Demon expected, the Dark Palace Master failed to use the **Dark Heaven Position-Swap Art**. Facing the Drunken Demon who had rushed right up to him, the energy gathered in his hand only became a burden.
Swoosh!
The energy he threw away like garbage missed.
Shiiing!
The Drunken Demon’s second attack stabbed into the Dark Palace Master’s body again.
The Drunken Demon intended to finish everything with this strike.
Thunk.
Unfortunately, though accurate this time, it was shallow.
Whoosh.
The Dark Palace Master instantly stretched space and disappeared far away.
Frowning, he quickly stopped the bleeding from the wound on his chest. Both attacks had been truly threatening. If he had reacted even a little slower, his heart would have been pierced.
With that attack, the rapidly spinning stars stopped.
Because the Dark Palace Master had been wounded, the **Dark Heaven Revolving Star** had been interrupted.
The Dark Palace Master looked at the Drunken Demon with a shocked face.
“How…?”
Soon his gaze shifted to the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme, who was still standing silently behind them.
The moment he saw her, he realized the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme had entered the Drunken Demon’s body.
“So you used the Soul Reaping Art.”
Meanwhile, the Drunken Demon did not chase the man who had fled far away. It was impossible to pursue someone who freely folded and unfolded space with footwork alone.
Instead, he raised his internal energy and rushed toward the nearest wall of darkness.
“Let’s see if you can avoid coming here.”
The Drunken Demon thrust his dagger toward the wall.
The Demon Supremes believed they had no chance inside this dark space of the night sky. They had to break this space somehow.
The Drunken Demon pulled up all his internal energy and concentrated it into the dagger.
But the wall of darkness did not break easily.
At that moment, light flew toward the place where he was stabbing.
Fwaaa!
The Demonic Buddha, who had escaped the dizziness, emitted light from his hand. The golden radiance of the Demonic Buddha weakened the power of darkness.
At that moment, the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme came over and grabbed the dagger together with him, pushing forward.
She had stopped the Soul Reaping Art and withdrawn from the Drunken Demon’s body. Since they had escaped the dizzying Dark Heaven Revolving Star, there was no longer any need to remain inside him.
Creeeeak.
With the strength of the three Demon Supremes combined, the dagger began to pierce into the wall of darkness.
“Just a little more, just a little more!”
Right then—
Shiiiiing!
A star fell toward the Drunken Demon with the speed of light.
Boom!
The Demonic Buddha, who had been illuminating the area, struck out with his other hand and shattered the energy attacking the Drunken Demon.
And just as the Drunken Demon’s dagger was about to pierce through the wall of darkness—
Shhk, shhk.
The surrounding constellations changed.
“Damn it.”
A groan escaped the Drunken Demon’s lips.
He had almost pierced through it, yet the position where they were standing had changed. The wall before them was now a new wall.
In the meantime, the Dark Palace Master had approached nearby.
Ordinarily, even someone with profound internal energy like the Dark Palace Master would not be able to continuously perform such overwhelming dark demonic arts. Every move he used required enormous internal energy.
Just as Gaye had said, the **Greed Annihilation Art** was granting him endless internal energy.
But the Drunken Demon did not give up.
“Let’s see how long you can keep switching it!”
The Soul Reaper Demon Supreme transmitted his voice to the Drunken Demon.
—Allow me to enter once more.
The Drunken Demon replied.
—Today, this body belongs to you.
This time, the Soul Reaping Art that drew out the opponent’s potential to its extreme was used.
Heart–Soul Awakening (心魂覺醒).
It was a Soul Reaping Art that could place great strain on both herself and the Drunken Demon’s body, but there was no other choice.
New patterns began forming around the Drunken Demon’s body, and an even stronger drunken madness flowed from his eyes.
“Drunkards are the kind who smash and tear everything apart. I’ll tear it open for sure!”
Seeing that terrifying momentum, the Dark Palace Master tried to attack the Drunken Demon. If left alone like that, he would truly break through.
At that moment, the Demonic Buddha rushed toward the Dark Palace Master.
“Your opponent is me!”
Emitting golden radiance, he charged straight at the Dark Palace Master. In terms of martial compatibility, the Demonic Buddha had the advantage over him.
Though he should have been protecting the Sky Flower Pavilion Master, he realized that if he withdrew from this battle, they would have absolutely no chance of victory.
He had to press relentlessly so that the Dark Palace Master would not be able to touch either the Drunken Demon or the Sky Flower Pavilion Master.
Swooooosh!
Boom!
The palms of the Dark Palace Master and the Demonic Buddha collided.
The impact of the clash pushed both of them backward. The one pushed farther was the Demonic Buddha, who was inferior in internal energy.
While sliding backward, the Demonic Buddha’s hands formed seals.
**Golden Vajra Demonic Art!**
**Killer Formation Being!**
Golden energy surged violently toward the Dark Palace Master.
Swoooooosh!
From directly in front of the Dark Palace Master, darkness rose like a fortress wall.
Whoooosh!
It was an extremely long wall stretching far into the distance. Since it was much longer than the energy rushing toward him, it initially seemed pointless.
Boom!
The golden energy collided with the wall and spread left and right along it.
Ripple!
It was not a solid wall but a fortress wall that absorbed impact. The shock rippled like waves and dispersed, flowing all the way to the far end of the wall.
The golden energy that reached the end finally vanished.
The Dark Palace Master began his counterattack.
Judging that he could not afford to drag things out, he unleashed a powerful move capable of killing the Demonic Buddha in a single strike.
Stars from the sky poured down toward the Demonic Buddha.
**Dark Heaven Meteor.**
The meteors raining toward him were not something that could be blocked with ordinary methods.
Golden Vajra Demonic Art
Lotus in Full Bloom
Golden radiance burst from the Demonic Buddha’s body, and a lotus blossomed.
Boom! Boom! BOOM! Boom!
Stars poured down consecutively onto the lotus. The impact felt as if it would overturn the night sky itself.
Sssss.
When the attack ended, the lotus also disappeared.
Blood trickled from the corner of the Demonic Buddha’s mouth. Even though he had blocked it with Lotus in Full Bloom, he had still suffered internal injuries. In terms of internal energy, he was clearly inferior.
But the Demonic Buddha did not stop attacking.
He struck out with both palms repeatedly and engaged the Dark Palace Master. Though it appeared as if he were wildly attacking in excitement, that was not the case.
Those fierce palm strikes were feints meant to conceal a single move.
Fwaaa!
Golden radiance burst from the Demonic Buddha’s hand, and palm-shaped energy began to grow.
Huuuuuaaaang!
With a wave of golden light, the giant palm shot forward.
It was the newly created technique of the Demonic Buddha.
**Demon-Palm Lesser Man.**
Seeing the massive golden palm flying toward him, the Dark Palace Master instantly retreated as if teleporting.
Yet the enormous palm continued flying forward without stopping.
Whoooosh.
The fortress wall from earlier appeared in front of him again.
However, this time it could not disperse the impact.
Before it could disperse the energy, the Demon-Palm Lesser Man smashed the wall and continued pushing forward.
KRAAAASH!
The power of the Demon-Palm Lesser Man was tremendous.
The Dark Palace Master fled endlessly into the distance, while the Demonic Buddha’s palm kept advancing forward.
But it could not push through to the final moment.
The Demon-Palm Lesser Man stopped at the last instant, its power exhausted.
Standing right in front of the fading golden palm, the Dark Palace Master instantly closed the distance and rushed toward the Demonic Buddha.
The Demonic Buddha’s face had turned completely pale.
He had forced himself to unleash Demon-Palm Lesser Man while already suffering internal injuries.
At the moment, the Dark Palace Master’s eyes flashed sharply, a pitch-black spear appeared in his hand.
Wooooong!
The Dark Palace Master hurled the spear at the Demonic Buddha.
It was **Dark Heaven Ghost Spear (暗天鬼槍)**, a technique that had been waiting precisely for this moment.
Just as the Demonic Buddha tried to dodge by throwing his body aside—
Dark energy from beneath his feet grabbed him.
It was the dark aura that had been circling around the Dark Palace Master.
That energy bound even the Demonic Buddha’s arms so he could not form hand seals.
The technique was not merely throwing a spear.
It immobilized the opponent for an instant and then pierced them with the spear.
The spear flew so fast that he had no time to shake off the dark energy restraining him.
The Demonic Buddha raised his protective energy to its absolute limit.
He sensed that even if he did not die instantly, he would suffer a fatal wound.
Just as the Dark Heaven Ghost Spear was about to pierce the Demonic Buddha’s face—
BOOM!
The flying spear brushed past the Demonic Buddha and disappeared into the darkness behind him.
The Drunken Demon was standing in front of him.
He had abandoned the wall he was almost about to break through and rushed over to save the Demonic Buddha.
The hand holding the dagger hung limp.
The Demonic Buddha immediately understood.
The Drunken Demon had broken his arm while forcibly deflecting the spear.
“Why did you save me? You should have kept breaking through that.”
The Drunken Demon answered without turning around.
“Didn’t you say you’d buy me a drink? I intend to collect that drink no matter what.”
For a moment, the Demonic Buddha felt his chest tighten.
Still, even if he died, the other two should have broken through and escaped. Only then would the Drunken Demon and the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme have any chance of survival.
“You should have gone!”
When the Demonic Buddha shouted angrily, the Drunken Demon replied in a timid tone.
“Drunkards usually have poor judgment.”
The Dark Palace Master’s gaze fell on the Drunken Demon’s arm.
“Your arm is broken.”
The Drunken Demon switched the dagger to his other hand.
“Guess I’ll have to cut down on drinking until it heals. When you get old, injuries don’t recover so quickly anymore.”
Even while acting relaxed, the Drunken Demon felt regret about one thing.
‘If only I could use the Blood Calabash just once more!’
The power of the Blood Calabash had already disappeared.
The opportunity to unleash his greatest strength had passed.
He needed time to recover before he could use the Blood Calabash again.
And that wasn’t all.
The Soul Reaper Demon Supreme was also in poor condition. The tremendous shock the Drunken Demon received had been transmitted to him through the Soul Reaping Art.
All three of them were standing, but none of them were in normal condition.
Watching them, a cold smile appeared on the Dark Palace Master’s face.
“I wonder whose death the Young Cult Leader would grieve the most?”
The one who answered was the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme.
“Yours. He’d probably regret not being the one to kill you himself.”
The Drunken Demon continued.
“Only regret? He’ll nag endlessly too, so you’d better prepare earplugs in advance.”
The Drunken Demon and the Soul Reaper Demon Supreme looked at each other and smiled faintly.
But the more boldly they acted, the more the Demonic Buddha behind them felt death approaching.
Their opponent was far too strong to defeat through momentum alone.
The Demonic Buddha turned toward the Sky Flower Pavilion Master.
‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.’
His eyes were filled with apology.
The Sky Flower Pavilion Master calmly lowered her head.
Her gaze seemed to say:
‘No. I will never forget this kindness today.’
The Demonic Buddha also felt sorry toward the Evil Smiling Demon.
The Young Cult Leader had entrusted her to them.
‘My apologies.’
The Demonic Buddha drew up all his internal energy.
Even if he was going to die, he could not simply die obediently.
“It seems the Blood Buddha is telling me not to show mercy any longer.”
The Demonic Buddha joined the momentum of the other two.
And just as they were about to begin their final battle—
Pop, pop, pop, paaaat.
The stars illuminating the surroundings began losing their light one by one.
The speed gradually increased, and the countless shining stars almost all disappeared.
Only several dozen remained.
The Dark Palace Master’s expression stiffened.
The one who realized what had happened was Gaye.
“The Greed Annihilation Art has been broken!”
That meant the gamblers aboard the ship had all disembarked.
It meant he could no longer wield infinite internal energy or enhanced power.
The three Demon Supremes immediately understood.
‘The Evil Smiling Demon has moved.’
He must have entered the ship after settling things outside.
But breaking through the barrier outside and the dark mist surrounding the ship alone should not have been easy.
The three Demon Supremes exchanged glances.
Their hearts were united.
—Let’s give it a try.
Reading their intentions, the Dark Palace Master sneered coldly.
“That won’t change your fate!”
He had reason to be confident.
His internal energy remained intact, while the three Demon Supremes were injured and nearly exhausted.
The Dark Palace Master looked up at the dozens of stars still floating around.
“As you can see, there are still many stars.”
The Drunken Demon also looked up at them.
There was still no sign of surrender in his eyes.
“I’ll knock down every single one of those stars. Drunkards drink until morning comes.”