Chapter 810: Drunkards Drink Until Morning Comes

TL: FoodieMonster007

The Drunken Demon accepted the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's request without resistance. He understood why she used the Soul-Stealing Art on him. She was probably the only one here who could push through this dizziness.

Still, the Soul-Stealing Art she used on him differed from what she'd tried on the Darkness Palace Lord earlier. This was the One Body Dual Souls Art. If the previous technique had been about domination and control, this one was about sharing consciousness and moving as one body.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme settled into the Drunken Demon's heart.

So this is the Drunken Demon's heart!

She saw a vessel that radiated energy like a newborn star at the center of his heart. It contained the alcohol qi from deep within the forbidden area of the Great Drunken Forest.

The actual alcohol of the Great Drunken Forest had spoiled, but the one in his heart hadn't. It remained pure. She could tell that the wish for the alcohol not to spoil formed the core of who the Drunken Demon was.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme closed her eyes and recited the chant. Unknown strings of text formed around his alcohol qi.

The moment she settled into his heart, the Drunken Demon experienced something amazing. The world that had been spinning so badly he could barely stand suddenly became peaceful. His head cleared. His mind eased. It felt like a leisurely day where he had nothing to do but lie in the Drunken Dream Palace and watch clouds drift by.

The Drunken Demon felt a powerful strength he'd never experienced before as the energy of the Drunken Wine God unleashed through Blood Tears combined with the energy the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme conveyed.

"You bastard, where are you! Where are you hiding?"

He staggered toward the Darkness Palace Lord… and face-planted again. This time, though, he did it deliberately to get as close as possible.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme, now one with him, marveled at his shrewdness. Even now, with powerful dark enhanced qi gathering in the Darkness Palace Lord's hand, the Drunken Demon didn't hurry.

The stars orbiting around them spun so fast they'd become invisible.

The Drunken Demon rushed at the Darkness Palace Lord again and fell forward. "Oh my, it seems this crazy world is drunker than I am."

"Hahaha!" The Darkness Palace Lord laughed, letting his guard down for a moment.

The Drunken Demon cut through the spinning world like a beam of light.

SHWAAAAAA!

In an instant, his dagger flashed right in front of the Darkness Palace Lord.

The Darkness Palace Lord had used the Pitch Black Demonic Art earlier to switch places with the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme, but the Drunken Demon didn't hesitate. He was certain this fast attack couldn't be blocked. More than that, the Darkness Palace Lord was still gathering dark energy in his hand.

THWACK!

Blood burst out as the dagger embedded itself in his target's chest.

It missed the heart!

Just as the Drunken Demon expected, the Darkness Palace Lord couldn't use the Dark Heaven Space Swapping Art to switch positions with an opponent. Dealing with the Drunken Demon who'd rushed right under his nose made the enhanced qi in his hand a burden rather than a help.

SWISH!

The Darkness Palace Lord threw away the enhanced qi like trash, but it missed its mark.

SWOOOSH!

The Drunken Demon's second attack struck the Darkness Palace Lord's body again. He intended to end it with this blow.

THUCK!

Unfortunately, though the strike landed true, it didn't go deep enough.

SHOOOOM!

The Darkness Palace Lord instantly expanded the space and vanished far away, tearing through the air like ripping open a full moon and then stopping the bleeding in his chest. Both attacks had been truly threatening. If he'd reacted even a little later, his heart would have been pierced.

Regardless, that attack stopped the rapidly spinning stars. The Dark Heaven Meteor Strike was interrupted by the Darkness Palace Lord's injury.

The Darkness Palace Lord stared at the Drunken Demon with surprise written across his face. "How on earth?"

His gaze soon turned toward the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme, still standing silently in the back. When he saw her, he instantly realized she was inside the Drunken Demon's body.

"You used your Soul-Stealing Art on him."

The Drunken Demon didn't chase after the Darkness Palace Lord. Catching someone who moved by freely folding and unfolding space with movement arts was impossible. Instead, he raised his qi and rushed toward the nearest wall of darkness.

"Let's see if you can avoid coming here."

He thrust his dagger into the wall.

The Demon Supremes believed there was no chance of victory in this dark space beneath the night sky, but they had to break through somehow.

Therefore, he concentrated all his qi into the dagger, but the wall of darkness wouldn't pierce easily.

Light suddenly flew into the spot where he was stabbing.

FLAAAARE!

The Demonic Buddha had recovered from the dizziness. He emitted light from his hand, and the dark energy weakened under his golden radiance.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme came over and gripped the dagger together, pushing it forward.

At the same time, she stopped the Soul-Stealing Art and exited the Drunken Demon's body. They were out of the dizzying Dark Heaven Meteor Strike now. There was no need to stay merged anymore.

SCREEECH!

As the three Demon Supremes combined their strength, the dagger began piercing through the wall of darkness.

"Just a little, just a little more!"

SWOOOSH!

Suddenly, a star fell like light toward the Drunken Demon.

BAM!

The brightly glowing Demonic Buddha threw a palm strike with his other hand and destroyed the enhanced qi attacking the Drunken Demon.

SHAK SHAK!

Just as the dagger was about to pierce through, however, the surrounding constellations shifted.

"Fuck," the Drunken Demon swore.

They had almost pierced it, but now their position had changed. The wall in front of them was a new wall.

Meanwhile, the Darkness Palace Lord closed in again.

Normally, even someone with profound inner arts like him couldn't use such great Pitch Black Demonic Art continuously, as very move he unfolded required immense inner qi. However, as Ga Ye had said, the Greedy Annihilation Art was giving him endless energy.

Still, the Drunken Demon didn't give up.

"Let's see how long you can keep switching!"

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme sent a telepathic message to him. [Can you let me enter one more time?]

[Today, this body belongs to you, Soul-Stealing.]

She nodded and unleashed a Soul-Stealing Art that pushed the opponent's potential to the limit, Soul Awakening. It was a technique that could strain both her body and the Drunken Demon's, but they had no choice.

New patterns began appearing around the Drunken Demon's body. A more powerful, madness-filled drunken aura flowed from his eyes.

"Drunkards are originally a tribe that smashes and tears everything. I'll definitely tear it apart!"

The Darkness Palace Lord quickly tried to stop the rampaging Drunken Demon. If left alone in this berserk state, he would surely pierce through.

However, the Demonic Buddha rushed toward him, yelling, "Your opponent is me!"

A golden radiance poured from his body. In terms of martial arts compatibility, he was the strongest against the Darkness Palace Lord.

Until not long ago, he had to protect the Thousand Flower Palace Chairwoman, but he realized there was no chance of victory if he stayed out of this fight. He had to put pressure on the enemy so the bastard couldn't touch either the Drunken Demon or the Thousand Flower Palace Chairwoman.

SWISH! BAM!

The Darkness Palace Lord and the Demonic Buddha's palms collided, and the impact pushed both back.

The Demonic Buddha, inferior in inner arts, was pushed back further, but while being pushed back, his hands formed the seal of the Great Golden Mara Art, Slaughter Scripture Regret Stamp!

SWOOOOOSH!

Golden enhanced qi swirled toward the Darkness Palace Lord, while dark energy soared up like a fortress wall in front of him.

SHOOOOOM!

The wall extended far to the end. It seemed uselessly long, much longer than the enhanced qi flying toward him.

KABOOM!

The golden enhanced qi collided with the wall and spread left and right along the fortress wall. As it turned out, it wasn't a hard wall but one that absorbed impact. The shock dispersed while rippling like waves, flowing all the way to the end.

The golden enhanced qi that reached the end dissipated.

The Darkness Palace Lord's counterattack began. Judging that he shouldn't drag out time, he unleashed a powerful move that could kill the Demonic Buddha at once, the Dark Heaven Meteor Shower.

The Demonic Buddha tensed. The meteors pouring toward him weren't an attack that could be blocked by ordinary methods.

Golden radiance spewed from the Demonic Buddha's body as lotus flowers bloomed. This was the Blossoming Lotus Flowers of the Great Golden Mara Art.

BOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! BOOM!

Stars poured continuously onto the lotus flowers. The impact felt like the night sky was turning upside down.

SSSSSS…

When the attack ended, the lotus flowers had disappeared.

Blood flowed from the corner of the Demonic Buddha's mouth. He'd suffered internal injuries despite blocking with the full bloom of lotuses.

He was definitely being pushed back in inner arts, but he didn't stop attacking. He clashed by thrusting his double palms continuously.

It looked like he was attacking recklessly out of excitement, but he wasn't. Those fierce palm techniques were feints to hide this one move.

FLAAAARE!

Golden radiance spewed from the Demonic Buddha's hands as a palm-shaped enhanced qi began to grow.

WHOOOAAAANG!

Along with a golden wave, the Small Demonic Palm, the technique the Demonic Buddha had newly created, shot out.

SHOOOOOM!

The Darkness Palace Lord retreated instantly as if teleporting, but the giant palm didn't stop and continued flying toward him. The previous fortress wall blocked its path, but it couldn't disperse the impact of the Small Demonic Palm's attack. Before it could disperse, the Small Demonic Palm crumbled the wall and pushed forward.

RUMBLE! BOOM!

The power of the Small Demonic Palm was tremendous.

The Darkness Palace Lord fled endlessly far away.

The Demonic Buddha's palm continued to push forward, but it couldn't push through to the very end. The Small Demonic Palm stopped because the power fell short.

The Darkness Palace Lord watched the golden palm disappear, then instantly closed the distance and rushed forward.

The Demonic Buddha's face had turned completely pale. He had forcibly used the Small Demonic Palm while suffering from internal injuries.

The Darkness Palace Lord's eyes shone sharply, and a pitch-black spear appeared in his hand, the Dark Heaven Phantom Spear he'd been waiting for this moment to use.

SWISH!

He threw that spear at the Demonic Buddha.

Just as the Demonic Buddha tried to throw his body to dodge, the dark energy that had been hovering around the Darkness Palace Lord appeared beneath his feet and grabbed him. That energy even grabbed his two arms so he couldn't form seals.

Throwing the spear wasn't the only technique. It was an attack that pierced with a spear after momentarily immobilizing the body. Since the spear flew so fast, he had no time to shake off the dark energy holding him.

The Demonic Buddha raised his protective enhanced qi to the limit. He sensed that even if he didn't die instantly, he would suffer a fatal wound.

KABOOM!

Just as the Dark Heaven Phantom Spear was about to pierce his face, it deviated and disappeared into the darkness behind him, only grazing his face.

The Drunken Demon stood in front of him. He had given up on the wall that was almost pierced to save the Demonic Buddha.

Worse, the hand holding the dagger hung limp.

The Demonic Buddha could tell. The Drunken Demon's arm had broken from forcibly deflecting the spear. "Why'd you save me? You should've kept piercing that," he asked.

The Drunken Demon answered with his back still turned. "Didn't you agree to buy me a drink? I'll definitely get that drink."

For a moment, the Demonic Buddha's chest tightened with emotion, but even if he died, they should have pierced that place for the Drunken Demon and the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme to have a chance of survival.

"You still should've got out!" the Demonic Buddha shouted angrily.

The Drunken Demon answered in a sheepish tone. "Drunkards have poor judgment."

The Darkness Palace Lord's gaze turned to the Drunken Demon's arm. "Your arm is broken."

The Drunken Demon held the dagger in his other hand. "I should cut back on drinking until it heals. Now that I'm older, injuries don't heal quickly."

While still acting relaxed, he regretted one thing.

If only I could use Blood Tears just one more time!

The energy of Blood Tears had already disappeared. The opportunity to unleash his strongest power was gone.

That wasn't all. The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme wasn't in good condition either. The great shock he'd received was also transmitted to her while she maintained the Soul-Stealing Art.

All three were standing fine, but none were in a normal state.

A cold smile formed on the Darkness Palace Lord's face as he saw their condition. "I wonder whose death the Young Cult Leader will mourn the most?"

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme answered, "It'll be your death. He'll regret not being able to kill you himself."

The Drunken Demon followed up on her words. "Will he only be regretful? He'll nag up a storm, so prepare earplugs in advance."

The Drunken Demon and the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme exchanged glances and smiled faintly.

Nevertheless, the more guts they showed, the more the Demonic Buddha standing behind them sensed death. The opponent was too strong to overcome with just spirit.

He glanced back at the Thousand Flower Palace Chairwoman. Apology filled his eyes.

[I'm sorry I couldn't protect you.]

The Thousand Flower Palace Chairwoman bowed her head with a calm face. Her eyes contained this emotion. No. I won't forget this grace today.

The Demonic Buddha also felt sorry to the Extremely Evil Smiling Demon. He had entrusted her to them, trusting the Young Cult Leader and them. He conveyed his apology in his heart, I'm sorry about this.

He summoned all his qi. Even if he had to die, he couldn't just die meekly.

"The Bloody Buddha says not to show mercy anymore."

He joined the other two Demon Supremes in battle.

FLICKER, FLICKER… SPUTTER!

Right then, just as they were about to fight the last battle, though, the stars that were lighting up the surroundings began to lose their light one by one.

Soon, the speed of the dimming increased. Almost all the countless shining stars disappeared.

Now, only a few dozen stars remained.

The Darkness Palace Lord's expression hardened.

Ga Ye's eyes widened in realization. "The Greedy Annihilation Art has been broken!"

That meant all the gamblers riding the ship had disembarked. The Darkness Palace Lord could no longer wield infinite inner qi or power stronger than his original capacity.

The three Demon Supremes immediately understood what had happened.

The Extremely Evil Smiling Demon has made his move! But, while the masked fellow can easily clear the outside and enter the ship, it couldn't have been easy to pierce through the outer barrier and the dark smoke surrounding the ship alone, could it?

They looked at each other and exchanged glances. Their hearts were one.

Whatever. Let's give it a try!

Reading their minds, the Darkness Palace Lord sneered coldly. "That doesn't change your fate!"

He had reason to be confident. He still had all his inner qi, while the three Demon Supremes were injured and exhausted.

He looked up at the dozens of stars floating around. "As you can see, there are still many stars."

The Drunken Demon also looked up at the stars. There was no sign of defeat or despair in his eyes.

"I'll knock down all those stars for you. After all, us drunkards drink until morning comes."