Chapter 226

Rumble!

Boundless black clouds blanketed the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder, instantly obscuring the area.

At this moment, Shuichi, having regained his Jalandhara, stared intently at the approaching Vajra, crossed his arms to resist, and a powerful impact surged forth instantly.

Brush!

The clothes on the Jalandhara's body, made of ordinary materials by the Mice sent by Kavia, cracked instantly, becoming covered with cracks as dense as a spider web. Then, when the cracks reached their limit, they shattered with a bang, revealing a powerful body as strong as Shiva himself.

Seeing that his attack had no effect, Indra shouted to the surrounding gods, "Follow me and attack together!"

Upon hearing this, Heavens gods simultaneously burst forth from the ground, their overflowing Divine Power enveloping the Jalandhara.

Faced with the unprovoked attack, Jalandhara took a step forward without hesitation.

As the embodiment of Shiva's Wrath, the Jalandhara, though young in appearance, is no match for ordinary gods.

The gods hurled their weapons, but they merely grazed the body of the Jalandhara, who then moved on to stand before one of the gods.

The tiny hands seemed to overturn the heavens and earth, crushing everything in their path; a terrifying Gale pressed down on everything, heading towards the god.

That's terrifying power.

Upon seeing this, the celestial being immediately leaped into the air, preparing to transform into a streak of light and shoot out.

However, Jalandhara flashed, caught the streak of light, and slammed it to the ground.

However, in a situation where the enemy outnumbered them, although Jalandhara performed very well, he was still a child and did not yet possess the strength comparable to Shiva. Therefore, he would eventually be exhausted. The gods who obeyed Indra did not know that Jalandhara was the incarnation of Shiva's Wrath, but they understood this fact.

Therefore, even though they witnessed ordinary gods being easily defeated by Jalandhara, some gods still attempted to attack him multiple times.

Jalandhara ran as if fleeing, blocking the weapon swung down by a celestial being with his incredibly hard hands. After several impacts, he created distance and then nimbly ran again. This time, instead of punching the enemy away, he delivered a flying kick.

The deity, whose posture was about to collapse and fall, managed to stand up again. With a slight smile, the deity grabbed Jalandhara's legs and threw him away.

The Jalandhara that had fallen to the ground was soaking the blood that seeped from the hair, and blood was flowing from the wound, but there was no sound of pain.

"Continue!"

Jalandhara a low growl, raised its head and roared, and once again engaged the gods in battle.

For Jalandhara, he did not feel pain, he only felt --

It was hot, extremely hot, with flames burning wildly as if they were about to consume the entire body.

This is a power that is difficult for Jalandhara to control. Once he loses control of his emotions, it will erupt, making his whole body hot as if he is about to catch fire. This is proof of Shiva's Wrath.

Watching the Jalandhara entangled in battle with his subordinate gods, Indra stood behind the Jalandhara, holding Vajra, his eyes blazing with Thunderbolt fury that gathered on the Vajra.

Then, his gaze darkened as he stared at the seemingly deranged Jalandhara before him. Vajra, imbued with the power of Indra's Thunderbolt, lunged at the unsuspecting Jalandhara from behind. This was a moment Jalandhara could not avoid; Vajra would likely pierce his body in the next instant, killing him instantly.

This was an inevitable outcome, given that Jalandhara was outnumbered and outmatched; however, he was not alone.

"Jalandhara!"

His Mermaid mother, who had raised him, naturally noticed Indra's attack, and despite the vast difference in strength between herself and ordinary gods, she still rushed forward.

Hearing his mother's call, Shuichi, who was feeling hot and somewhat delirious, regained his Jalandhara and turned around to see Vajra, who was mixed with Thunderbolt, coming towards him, and his mother trying to block the attack for him.

At that moment, it seemed to Jalandhara that no sound had come out at all, and even the surrounding noise could no longer be heard.

Without much thought, Jalandhara understood that he didn't have time to pull his mother out of this attack.

Just as the Jalandhara its first step towards the Divine Lila, in a moment that it could not avoid no matter what, a beam of eerie blue light shot out, gradually approaching with the Divine Power gathered by the sea, and a semi-transparent golden shield was formed with a roar.

Bang!

Indra's Divine Power vanished instantly.

"Hey, Indra, really! After all these years, you're still as cunning and treacherous as ever, hehe."

Vritra shouted as he rushed to Kavia's aid.

The spear in her hand stretched out as Indra leaped away, the azure spear extending as if to pursue him. As Indra turned his head to dodge the spear, Vritra's obstructing force struck Indra, causing the spear to graz Indra's cheek and draw a little blood.

Seeing this, Indra disregarded his original Chariot and, with a wave of his hand, led Heavens gods back to the Heaven Realm.

"Oh, so you ran away already? Well, that makes sense. After all, I'm the strongest Asura now, hahaha--"

Seeing Indra slink away, Vritra, feeling elated, picked up his gun. But then, remembering the purpose of his trip, his smile vanished, and he turned to face Jalandhara, who was holding his mother's hand and looking somewhat flustered.

"So, you're the one I'm here to protect? Jalandhara? Strange, I thought the Asura scent on my master was yours, but it's not. Strange, which newly born Asura did my master meet Vritra? I'm so curious, even though I'm the strongest..."

"Who are you..."

Faced with Vritra's outburst of words, Jalandhara didn't pay much attention and simply asked this question.

"Haha, I almost forgot, I am Vritra, the strongest attendant of my lord Kavia, the Gatekeeper of the Himalayas!"

Back when Kavia was on the battlefield Vishnu and Shiva, he was puzzled by the fact that the event would happen so many years in advance. Therefore, he specifically asked Vritra to take a look at the Jalandhara and follow his instructions. This is how Vritra managed to prevent the Mermaid from being ambushed and killed by Indra.

"Indeed... it was the god Kavia... who saved me and my mother..."

Upon hearing what Vritra said, the Jalandhara lowered its head slightly, then secretly raised its eyes to look into the distance, revealing an expression of 'I knew it'. Even the Mermaid mother beside it showed the same expression.

"I am incredibly grateful to you, Vritra, and I am also incredibly grateful to the god Kavia."

"Hehehe, it's nothing, it's all in the past."

Vritra smiled and said, then quickly pouted, "But my lord says that if such a thing happens, you can no longer stay here."

"We can't stay here... Does that mean my mother and I should move to the Himalayas Mountains? Is that so? Is that what the god Kavia said, Vritra?"

For some reason, Vritra felt that Jalandhara had been somewhat frenzied during the battle, suddenly became excited, as if this matter was even more exciting than the battle itself.

To this, Vritra could only manage a weak smile and shake his head.

"We're not going to the Himalayas Mountains..."

Being directly rejected by Vritra left Jalandhara somewhat disheartened, but he still maintained his sunny demeanor on the surface.

"Hey, Shukra, it's your turn to come out."

"Homage to the Lord of the Himalayas."

An elderly man with graying hair, neatly combed, slowly walked out.

He was dressed in a magnificent Long Robe embroidered with intricate patterns and mysterious symbols, and by no means looked like an Ascetics.

Vritra had a vivid memory of him; back when she was still the Asuras King and not yet a follower of the god Kavia, she often argued with this old man.

His name Shukra, also known as the Sage of Venus. He represents Venus and is a priest and mentor of the Asura tribe. Sage of the Sacrifices is an enemy of the priest and mentor of the Deva, who represents Jupiter.

"Jalandhara, I am the Sage of Venus, you also call me Shukra."

Shukra gave the Jalandhara spirit a kind, elderly smile, an expression that Vritra had never seen before when he was king.

Shukra initially treated the stubborn and narrow-minded Vritra with utter contempt. Had she not been the Asuras King back then, and now a follower of the Aspected God Kavia, she would have killed Vritra long ago after learning he was still alive following the Asura tribe' defeat at the Ocean of Milk.

However, since Vritra seized the opportunity to rise to power, Shukra couldn't do much about it.

The reason Shukra is currently seeking out Jalandhara is that, worried about the Future of the Asura tribe who have been banished to the Underworld Realm, he suddenly learns from Vritra that the Aspected God Kavia, wishes him to become someone's Teacher...

Shukra suddenly had a whimsical thought: Could it be that Vritra had pleased the god Kavia by serving him for so long, thus granting the Asura tribe Future?

So when Shukra, filled with boundless anticipation, witnessed the scene of Jalandhara beating up the Heavens and Indra's attack being ineffective, he immediately realized that Jalandhara, at such a young age, far surpassed Vritra. In his excitement, he Meditation and learned that Jalandhara's true identity was Shiva's Wrath, and that he would one day possess power equal to Shiva's.

This caused Shukra to repeatedly chant 'Praise Lord of the Himalayas'.

Shukra was extremely grateful to Kavia, the Aspected God, Lord of the Himalayas, for bestowing upon their Asura tribe this Future king.

In reality, Shukra was a follower of Kavia and Shiva, and as a teacher of the Asura tribe, he naturally would not believe in Vishnu, the protector of the gods.

Besides this, the most important point is that after the Asura were defeated at the Ocean of Milk, the gods pursued Asura. One of the Asura hid with Shukra's mother, so she threatened to curse all the gods to destruction. In order to maintain Order, Vishnu had no choice but to cut off her head.

As Rishi Shukra naturally understood that Vishnu had no choice but to accept his mother's actions. However, while he understood, he no longer believed her. Afterward, Shukra placed his hatred above that of the gods and directed his revenge for his mother's death at the gods who had hunted down the Asura tribe.

Therefore, how could Shukra not be concerned about the Jalandhara that was destined to achieve brilliant results in the future, and wish he could laugh every day?

"From this day forward, I, the priest and mentor of the Asura tribe, will follow the command of the Lord to assist you in becoming the Asuras King."

"... Ah, is it Asura...?"

Jalandhara looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Vritra, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Don't you want to?"

"No, I don't want to, hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, Jalandhara can choose for herself, I won't force her..."

Shukra smiled again.

Although the cold sweat on his face made his smile seem somewhat forced.

"I..."

Perhaps because of Kavia's intervention, Jalandhara's mother was not killed by Indra's sneak attack. Therefore, Jalandhara's feelings towards Indra were more of displeasure than hatred. He could not understand why he was attacked when Indra Heavenly Emperor.

If he had the chance, he would definitely teach this Heavenly Emperor a lesson. At the same time, Jalandhara also felt that compared to the gods of the Heaven Realm, the god of love, Kama, who had come to that 'boy' with the Love God of Kavia, might be better. After all, he had learned from Makara that this Love God was busy performing his duties on earth all day long.

This made Jalandhara feel that it was enough to teach Indra and the group of attacking gods a lesson; there was no need to involve other innocent gods or people.

As Jalandhara pondered this, he glanced around.

The mundane daily routine was, to him, the most precious scenery.

"Are Number One and the others coming along?"

"Number One? Oh, those rats who were enlightened by my Lord and Shiva? My Lord said it's fine, after all, you've been eating their food for so many years, you might not be used to the Asura tribe' food, so you can go and look after them."

"Oh, that's great!"

Looking up, there is a clear blue sky without a single cloud.

Jalandhara Chi made a wish, hoping that the blue sky could convey that wish to that person.

Far, far away, atop the pristine white Himalayas Mountains, lives a life of ascetic practice.

Will the god Kavia come to see me again in the future?

"Probably. My lord didn't tell me, but since he sent me to help you, it's quite possible. Anyway, good luck, Jalandhara. As the former Asuras King, I have high hopes for you."

"You have the nerve to say that? Back then, you were so stubborn, nothing I said could persuade you, which led to you getting beaten half to death by Indra's schemes every time... It's all thanks to your thick skin..."

Sage of Venus muttered a slight complaint.

"Well then, Sage of Venus, you shall be my mentor."

Jalandhara Chi smiled.

Vritra nodded to the two of them with a refreshed expression.

Thus, the story of Shiva's Wrath begins at this moment.

However, in any case, Shiva's Wrath will inevitably return to Shiva himself; this is destined, a process of Divine Lila or 'Brahman'.

Chapter 295 Daksha's Plan.

"Kavia, please allow Lord Shiva to attend my father's celebration."

One day, after telling Shiva and Shiva wife about the situation with the Jalandhara, Kavia, who was about to leave, heard Sati's plea at the edge of the Forest.

"Does Daksha already know Sati, that you married Shiva?"

"Yes, God Kavia."

Sati bowed with her hands clasped, her face beaming. "My father told me that he would hold a grand celebration for me and Lord Shiva to commemorate our Shiva, but—"

At this point, Sati's smile vanished, replaced by melancholy.

"Lord Shiva said there was no need to go, but it was my father's invitation, how could I not go to see my mother..."

Seeing Sati's reaction, Kavia couldn't help but sigh softly.

This invitation was not for the time when Sati immolated herself. Daksha the Fire Sacrifice that led to Sati's self-immolation. It was Sati who insisted on going. Ultimately, because her father Daksha insulted Shiva, Sati, in extreme grief and anger, performed the Dance of Yoga that brought about her self-immolation. Even the Fire God Agni could not stop her.

Although this wasn't the same incident, it was one of the triggers.

The reason Daksha invited Shiva and Sati to this event was simply to publicly humiliate Shiva in front of all beings.

It might seem strange from an ordinary person's perspective: Daksha, a Rishi in charge of Fire Sacrifice, even if he were Brahma's son, so what?

Whether it's the natural law of the survival of the fittest or the caste system in India, the Daksha are ranked below the Aspected God.

However, compared to the other three gods, Daksha did not regard Shiva as Aspected God at all; in his view, Shiva was no different from 'Asura'.

This is because Brahma's "mind-born son" means that he created a son without having sexual intercourse with a woman. This is a metaphor for spiritual correction, a distortion and folding of the Primordial imagination after experiencing more and more fears.