Chapter 218
First came a Wish-Granting Cow, which then gave rise to the Varuni, the Goddess of grain wine. Next came the Wish-Granting Tree, and then the Three-Headed Divine Elephant that became Indra's Mount, and so on.
"That moon suits me quite well... I see, is it finally my turn to shine?"
Shiva Meditation with Kavia, opened his eyes and immediately noticed a moon rising from the Ocean of Milk. He immediately had the idea of scooping it up and using it as an ornament on his forehead.
Shiva, naturally aware that only he could resolve the churning of the Ocean of Milk, intervened. As he successfully removed the ocean as decoration, just as he had planned, Vasuki, the great leader of the Naga gods who had remained unchanged for centuries, suddenly let out a mournful cry—
In addition to the efforts of the Aspected God and the assistance of the two tribes, the life on Ocean of Milk Mount Mandara also died due to the violent churning of the seawater. Over time, the pain of the churning caused Vasuki to vomit large amounts of venom.
This venom, besides causing Vasuki's pain, also caused the suffering of many lives on Mount Mandara who died from its churning. With both combined, it generated a power capable of destroying the world. Shiva, who was retrieving the moon disc, was the first to sense it and naturally understood what he had to do this time.
A stark darkness stands out above the blindingly bright Ocean of Milk, a venom capable of destroying the world along its Ocean of Milk.
Shiva stood on the Ocean of Milk, raised his arm, gently gathered the venom into his palm, and drank it down in one gulp.
Something warm hit my face.
This venom was enough to destroy the world. Even Shiva, the Aspected God, was momentarily numb and forgot to choke his own throat to prevent the venom from entering his body. If the venom had entered his body through his throat, Shiva would have been in great pain and unable to practice asceticism.
But in the next instant, Shiva, with his eyes tightly closed, felt a hand grip his throat, successfully preventing the venom from entering his body.
When Shiva opened his eyes, as he was not surprised, it was indeed Kavia's outstretched hand.
Thanks.
"It's good that you're alright."
Kavia stared at Shiva's throat, which had been burned a bluish-purple by the venom.
In fact, this was destined, because Shiva's throat turned blue-purple from the venom during the churning of the Ocean of Milk, hence the world calls Shiva the Blue-Throated One.
"Alright, alright, now that you've finished your business, Shiva, go on your way. You and Sati have just gotten married, spend more time together."
And what about you?
"I?"
"Because Kavia, you clearly don't need to get involved in the Ocean of Milk's affairs."
Shiva uttered similar words to those Vivasvat previously spoken when Vishnu saw Kavia helping Vibhasvata.
"This is the first time that Four-Aspected Gods us have worked together, so naturally I can't just stand by and do nothing."
"I see."
Shiva nodded gently, and then departed.
However, he also understood that Brahma would not have been able to come if it weren't for Kavia.
Now that all the preludes to churning the Ocean of Milk have been completed, all that remains is to quietly wait for the 'Amrita' to emerge from Ocean of Milk.
Soon, in the darkness, the light of the Ocean of Milk could barely reach its deepest point.
In this place devoid of light, a liquid, indistinguishable otherwise but appearing remarkably white, like the embodiment of the Ocean of Milk, was created and rapidly churned upwards towards the Ocean of Milk.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, perhaps it was the reward for the Asura' hard work, or perhaps Indra's previous deception of Vritra was true. In any case, after a thousand years of hardship, the Amrita finally appeared, but it appeared on the side of the Asura.
"Your Majesty! Amrita is on our side!"
"Those years of hardship definitely paid off."
"Hehehe."
As Vritra gazed at the Amrita around him, the thought that Indra and the other Deva would only be able to watch helplessly brought a wide, uncontrollable smile to his lips.
"... You must kill Indra, Vritra!"
Tvashtar murmured softly, and at the same time, Kama, who had finally managed to rest, suddenly noticed something strange about the weapon he had obtained earlier Arrow of Love.
Vritra seemed to have heard Tvashtar's words. His previously smug expression suddenly turned cold, and he said with some helplessness:
"Although I don't particularly like intrigue and scheming, but—"
At this point, the yellow-haired Asuras King's expression turned violent.
"That's something Indra brought upon himself, hehehe."
Actually, the Amrita was not the last to appear. The last one to appear was Goddess sitting on a lotus, holding a lotus in her hand, who called herself Lakshmi. However, the excited Asura and the Devas, who saw the Amrita fall into the hands of their opponents, had no time to pay attention to these things.
If Lakshmi had appeared first, the two sides might have argued over who would possess her, but unfortunately, the order was that the Amrita came first, followed by Lakshmi.
Well, although he didn't say it outright, Indra knew that Vritra wouldn't be able to divide it equally as previously agreed, because the two races had been fighting for so many years, and even if they got it, they wouldn't actually share it with the Asura.
Meanwhile, atop the mountain, Vishnu, having released his second incarnation, faced Kavia, then glanced at Lakshmi, and felt somewhat embarrassed... As for Brahma, he had already run home to bring Saraswati out to meet Kavia.
Well, he had already fallen in love with Lakshmi at first sight, and Lakshmi felt the same way.
But Vishnu doesn't have time to spend much time with his first love right now, because the complexities in his mind as the god of balance are rapidly spiraling into imbalance. In other words, it's time for him to step in and restore balance once again.
"I'm sorry, Jixiang, please talk to Jiata first. I have other things to do."
After uttering these words, Vishnu hurriedly headed towards the place where the two races were still above the Ocean of Milk.
What happened next, as Kavia understood, was that Vishnu transformed into the Goddess of charm, Mohini, the most beautiful Goddess in India, who directly captivated the Asura, causing the Deva to seize the Amrita in their hands and consume it to gain immortality.
Why not take action instead of becoming Mohini? That's a question for Vishnu himself to answer.
Overall, however, everything went very smoothly.
However, as Kavia gazed upon the two sides atop the high mountain at the Ocean of Milk, she suddenly noticed something—
Where did Indra, the Heavenly Emperor, go?
The unruly blond-haired dragon Mount in JPG.
Chapter 288 Mohini, the most beautiful Goddess in India.
While Kavia was puzzled by the whereabouts of Indra Heavenly Emperor, the Vishnu Mohini, disguised as Moses, the Goddess of charm, had already stunned all the Asura.
How beautiful was Mohini, hailed as India's most beautiful Goddess?
To put it another way, in some versions, Mohini's beauty makes Shiva lose his mind, and he frantically pursues Mohini, who is an avatar of Vishnu. Even Vishnu's return cannot persuade Shiva to remain calm. At this time, Shiva has already married Parvati.
In some versions, the two even achieved Flesh union, and their literal union became Harihara, meaning half Vishnu and half Shiva. This name is very straightforward, as "Hari" is an alternate name for Vishnu, and "Hara" is an alternate name for Shiva.
However, the union of the two Harihara, was also necessary, because later a Water Monster Brahma's Blessing, and no one except the sons of Vishnu and Shiva could break the curse. Due to the gods, the two successfully gave birth to a child named Ayyappan.
However, the combination of two gods is not the limit in India; there is even an incarnation of three gods in one, named Dattatreya.
However, unlike Dattatreya, Harihara is not a direct Flesh union, but rather a manifestation of the three gods.
In short, the fact that Shiva, an Ascetics, could be driven to madness by Mohini is enough to prove the extent of her beauty.
It's perfectly normal for these Asura to be drawn in and lose their rationality.
"Come here, Jia, how about a hug? I didn't expect even you to be attracted to me, this feeling is really..."
Mohini, who was dancing among the Asura, saw his friend Kavia suddenly appear in the Ocean of Milk. He was overjoyed and ran up to Kavia, hands on his hips, smiling.
Well, although it was a transformation, Vishnu really didn't expect his transformation to be so effective, which made him secretly quite pleased with himself.
Indeed, although Mohini stopped dancing, the Asura still watched Mohini run as if they were in a trance.
"No need."
"Really not going to give me a hug? Jia, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Don't be shy, we can do anything besides hugs, I don't mind at all, really, why not give it a try?"
Mohini gave him a cautious, probing look.
"By the way, Lakshmi should still be watching from up there."
It was probably the sudden mention of Lakshmi that startled Mohini, causing him to jump up and get his hair tangled in his hands, making him let out a cute, pitiful scream.
This made Kavia chuckle.
"You can continue dancing with Mohini, I'm going to get back to work."
"... Do something? What do you need to do?"
Mohini pointed to his lips, somewhat confused.
"Indra has just disappeared."
Kavia bowed her head towards the Ocean of Milk, "I will now go and bring back our Heavenly Emperor."
In an instant, Kavia vanished as if dissolved into the world.
"Oh dear, Indra is gone! Oh, Indra is gone?!"
Only then did Mohini, belatedly realizing what was happening, let out another adorable cry. Mohini had originally intended to go with Kavia to search, but then he remembered that the Devas hadn't yet obtained the spoils from the Asura, so he couldn't leave to help Gavia and had to continue dancing...
Thinking this way, Mohini's previously smiling face turned colder as he continued dancing, but for some reason the Asura became even more engrossed.
The eerie blue flames spewing from the gates of the Underworld Realm stained everything in the pitch-black world.
The so-called "Underworld Realm" is one of the Three Worlds in Indian Mythology, which is also the Hell or Underworld in various mythologies. It can be said that the reason why the Asura and the Devas are fighting at this moment is entirely to drive each other down from Mount Meru, that is, from the Heaven Realm to the Underworld Realm.
With the rise of Buddhism, the various realms of the Three Worlds were later differentiated into the Great God.
In Buddhism conception, the Three Worlds are the Desire Realm, the Form Realm, and the No Form Realm, which contain Great God. From the description of their positions, the Desire Realm, which is located at the bottom of the Three Worlds, was formerly the Underworld Realm, and it contains the Sixth Heaven, namely the Heaven of Freely Enjoying Others' Emanations.
"Hateful..."
The azure flames unleashed unpredictable destructive power, which exploded within Indra's body and wreaked havoc.
It was practically the embodiment of an obstruction, preventing the blood from flowing within the Heavenly Emperor's body.
Even so, Indra was enveloped in countless bolts of lightning, radiating an oppressive aura that rivaled that of the gods.
The shockwaves generated by both forces every second were ravaging the Underworld Realm, Underworld Realm sheer brutality.
Every time there is close combat, the air is impacted.
It was as if the very meaning of the world was being struck. If it were an ordinary lesser god, the aftershocks of the impact alone would have been enough to knock it unconscious. The thunderous roar resounded through the sky.
Every time the Asuras King and the Heavenly Emperor's limbs moved, it tore the world apart like lightning. Dark blue flames and Thunderbolt appeared in the Underworld Realm, and the Underworld Realm, one of the Three Worlds, shook violently like a fragile little house.
This is a battle of myths.
With a simple gesture, one can distort and madden the laws of nature.
Regarding Vritra, who had transformed into a dragon, Indra did not consider a protracted war a good thing.
Fighting her felt like an hour in a second. To survive the Asuras King's Violence —every move deadly, even a moment's thought required immense effort—only by desperately thinking, acting, and fighting could one have a sliver of hope for victory.
However--
"Cough--"
Indra uncontrollably vomited blood clots from his mouth, and bright red blood flowed from his seven orifices, staining his face. At the same time, the skin all over his body cracked, and blood splattered, as if crystal had been broken. The internal damage was completely disproportionate to his external appearance.
"Vritra!"
This made Indra shout, but his cry sounded like a lament.
"Looks like the screams weren't enough."
As Vritra's words fell in the dark world, Indra collapsed backward, his body limp and spread out in a starfish shape.
A pale blue particle rose like wisps of steam from the crimson-dyed body.
That was the Asura energy belonging to Vritra, which was ravaging Indra's body.
"Ugh, you bastard..."
"That's right."
Vritra in dragon form, stared at Indra with his ferocious golden eyes. "But... why, is it over already? So boring, so boring, so boring~"
The dragon Vritra grabbed Indra with its Claws and made him stand with his feet pointing skyward.
Indra offered almost no resistance, letting his opponent do as he pleased. With a tear from Vritra, there was a snap.
The Heavenly Emperor's arms were as thin as paper and were simply torn off.
"Hahahaha! This thing is way too light!"
But his severed arms quickly grew back, and blood splattered from Indra's body again. Even though he had suffered such humiliation, he was unable to resist. After Vritra seemed to have had his fill of playing with him, he forcefully slammed Indra to the ground, and a new pool of blood appeared once more.
Then, Vritra separated from the dragon's body, transformed into human form, and walked step by step toward Indra, who was no longer able to move.
"... If Vajra hadn't suddenly become unusable, how could I have possibly lost to you!"
Indra glared angrily at the smiling Vritra.