Chapter 233

"Praise Narayana."

The Rishi, Narada.

Just as he had done at the ceremony when Jalandhara became the Asuras King, he immediately attracted everyone's attention upon his appearance, but Jalandhara turned his head away, unwilling to look. He truly disliked this Sage Narada.

"Congratulations, congratulations Asuras King-- "

Narada saw that the Jalandhara wasn't even looking at him, smiled slightly, and extended his hand.

"Please forgive me, please forgive me. I shouldn't have called you Asuras King. I should have addressed you as the Lord of the Three Worlds, shouldn't I?"

The Rishi continued, "Congratulations on the wedding of the Lord of the Three Worlds, Jalandhara, and Virochana."

"Who invited you?"

However, Jalandhara completely ignored Narada's overtures and responded coldly.

"Praise Narayana, have you forgotten? I can walk freely in the world without needing anyone's invitation or permission. Why should I need an invitation even to offer blessings? Therefore, I have come uninvited."

Not a single Asura spoke.

"Haha, I'm so glad to see you all so happy."

Not a single Asura dared to speak.

"Times have changed, and you have gained everything, haven't you? Asuras King, no, please forgive me, Lord of the Three Worlds."

Narada.

Jalandhara with the incessant chatter of Narada, Shuichi suddenly called out his name for the first time.

"The gods love insincere praise, but this place not only cannot tolerate such behavior, but also cannot tolerate sycophants."

"... Flattery?"

Narada stepped forward and looked directly at the Jalandhara.

"How could that be? What are you talking about? It's not that I'm arrogant, but what good would it do me to flatter you?"

Then, Narada continued in a tone that seemed both completely unconcerned and perfectly normal.

"Today you rule the Three Worlds, tomorrow someone else will take your place. Why should I remain loyal to such a fickle position? Even if I were to flatter you, I would only do so if there were something in return. I would only do it if I benefited, such as praising the Aspected God. They have existed since time immemorial. In the beginning, there was only emptiness, and only they existed. When everything in the world has perished, only the Aspected God will continue to exist. Praise Narayana."

Narada's words were Jalandhara and could also be seen as provocation.

And this is precisely Narada's duty, or perhaps the necessary 'evil,' to make what is already destined happen quickly, and to make destined evil perish swiftly.

Whether Jalandhara would be misled or remain clear-headed in the face of his provocations was entirely in Vishnu's sight.

"The Aspected God...?"

A disdainful smile appeared on Jalandhara's lips.

"Hehe, Jalandhara, don't you know about the Aspected God? Aspected God are Brahma, Narayana, Great God, and --"

"Kavia, the god."

Jalandhara interrupted Narada's speech and uttered the name of the last of the Aspected God.

"That's right, that's right, four Aspected God."

Narada suddenly smiled again.

Brahma is the creator of this Universe.

Narayana is the Vishnu, the maintainer of the Universe. Your wife offers Sacrifice to Narayana every day, so why should I introduce Narayana further? If you wish to see Narayana more often, your wife can help you.

And there is Great God, the destroyer of the Universe, who shattered arrogance. Your mentor, the Rishi Shukra, can tell you much about him, for he has received Great God's blessings many times, if he has not forgotten...

But I never want you to see him, because it could change your life, you could get into trouble, I mean, you are...

Narada chuckled to himself.

"After saying all that, I just want you to understand that I'm not here to flatter you. What is the Lord of the Three Worlds to someone who worships the Aspected God every moment?"

Narada.

Jalandhara seemed to be angered by Narada, and made a grabbing motion with one hand toward Narada's neck, but Narada was not grabbed like Indra.

"Praise Narayana."

"It wasn't Narayana; you were saved by Gavia, the Lord of the Himalayas Kavia."

Jalandhara's tone was as if reminding Narada, "You say you worship the Aspected God at all times, so naturally you will also have the Lord of the Himalayas."

"To praise Narayana is only natural."

Narada didn't know why the Jalandhara was suddenly bringing this up, but he still spoke the truth. He was one of the few people who completely believed in the Si God.

"If that's the case, why not introduce the god Kavia to me?"

"This..."

Because the god Kavia does not seem to be responsible for matters concerning the Universe.

Of course, Narada dared not say this, so he could only remain silent.

"Lord of the Hidden Sacred Mountain, Balancer of the Three Aspects, Perfected One of the World, my Lord Kavia... Don't you know that I saw the god Kavia after my birth and was given the name 'Jalandhara'? As the Lord of the Himalayas, Kavia will naturally bring salvation to all who worship him."

Jalandhara said calmly.

"Narada, you are a follower of the god Kavia, yet you also believe in several other beings who are not even worthy of being called Aspected God. Out of consideration for your past faith in Kavia, I will spare your life. Now get out of here... and I already understand why you've come."

"Oh? Really? You actually understood?"

Narada looked on incredulously.

If Jalandhara had continued to uphold the Dharma after becoming the Heavenly Emperor, Indra would likely have had no chance of returning to the Heavenly Emperor.

Indra really can't become the Heavenly Emperor? That's a rather strange feeling.

So Narada then asked, "What have you come to understand?"

"You came here to sow seeds of fear in my heart, to make me as fickle as you, and to instill in me your fear of that so-called Great God. Let me tell you, I will not do that! Get out! Tell that Great God who summoned you that Jalandhara fears nothing, even if he is the God of Destruction, the followers of the Three Aspects God must bow down to me, bow down to the Lord of the Himalayas! If there is an incomparably powerful being in this world, it is me, Jalandhara!"

"... I am truly sorry, Lord of the Three Worlds, I have only come here to offer my congratulations; that is my sole purpose."

Narada smiled and said, "You misunderstand me. I only wish you and your husband a happy marriage and praise Narayana."

After uttering these last words, Narada vanished from the Underworld Realm.

Then, in the Forest where Shiva was, Brahma, Vishnu, and Narada appeared together.

"If we don't control the Jalandhara immediately, the problem will spiral out of control, Shiva."

"Great God, you are becoming increasingly arrogant, immersed in the arrogance of power."

"Up until now, Jalandhara has been using his power to seek the Dharma, but now that this goal has been achieved, he is abusing this power to satisfy his arrogance and indulge his ambition."

Shiva rose, picked up his Trident, and said, "It seems the time has come for me to intervene, as Kavia suggested."

"But Lord Shiva, perhaps Jalandhara simply hasn't realized it yet."

Sati, who was standing nearby, spoke up.

Shiva and his wife had heard everything about the Jalandhara from Kavia over the years. To Sati, this Jalandhara, the embodiment of her beloved's anger, was like a child.

"No, Sati, the Jalandhara has become so ambitious under Kavia's tutelage that I must intervene."

"But..."

"Shiva, the power of the Jalandhara is now at its zenith; no one can harm him, not even you."

"You're right, Brahma. The safety of the Jalandhara depends on Ka and Virochana. As long as Ka and Virochana continue to act as his shield, he cannot be destroyed."

When Brahma asked Shiva a question, Vishnu nearby, spoke first.

Virochana was a devout follower of Vishnu granted her a wish when she was young: if she remained chaste, her beloved would be invincible.

As for Kavia, Vishnu felt that if he was upholding the Dharma, his friend Kavia would surely assist him. Besides, hadn't he been taking care of Jalandhara for so long for Shiva's sake? Jalandhara wasn't an incarnation of Shiva's Wrath, then Kavia probably wouldn't care.

"It is indeed time for them to meet. Shiva, take Sati to see the Jalandhara."

As the three gods locked eyes, a dazzling light flashed, mixed with blue specks, and then Kavia appeared.

"As for me, I will go along as well."

Rows of rays of light illuminated the entire Heaven Realm.

At this moment Asura and gods are performing the Heavenly Emperor's Ceremony for the Jalandhara.

"The Heaven Realm, the Underworld Realm, the Human Realm, the Gods, the Asura, and the Mortals—at the beginning of creation, the Universe was divided into three."

Jalandhara Spirit, wearing the crown of the Heavenly Emperor, rose and looked down at the countless Asura and gods below.

"They always say that the gods are high above, Asura are inferior. Whenever someone other than the gods tries to rule the Three Worlds, do the gods allow it? No. But today, the Lord of the Three Worlds is neither a god nor Asura, but me!"

"No god can stand against me, not even the so-called god of destruction, Shiva!"

Jalandhara's words undoubtedly shocked the gods who had just surrendered.

"There is only one god in the Three Worlds! The Lord of the Himalayas!"

"There is only one ruler in the Three Worlds! And that is me, the Jalandhara!"

Jalandhara opened his arms wide and shouted.

"Lord of the Three Worlds, Jalandhara!"

"If anyone finds it difficult to accept, they can step forward, and I will personally persuade them!"

"Is there anyone who can't accept this?! Is there anyone?!"

Just as Jalandhara's voice, like a Wrath lion or a tiger lurking in the deep forest, shook the Heaven Realm.

A black storm then naturally arose and swept towards him, filling the ground with black and red smoke. The surroundings were shrouded in darkness, devoid of any sign of life, resembling a scene of utter desolation.

Finally, Shiva, who brought Sati, appeared before the Jalandhara.

In that instant, when he clearly saw the face of the person in front of him, Jalandhara's pupils suddenly contracted, completely unable to believe that the person looked so much like himself.

"You... you... you're the Narada used to scare me? The Destroyer God named Great God..."

Congratulations, Jalandhara.

Shiva smiled, "When someone longs to see me, I will certainly grant their wish."

"Nice to meet you, Jalandhara."

Sati smiled and waved at the Jalandhara.

"Hehe."

Shiva's smile and Sati's goodwill Jalandhara met with disdain.

Do you expect me to grovel at your feet like those wretched creatures?

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"To be unable to distinguish between respect and humility is an insult to the dignity of the Lord of the Three Worlds."

Shiva's expression was calm, and in his outstretched right hand, he held a straight Trident.

Sati's expression was complicated.

She gazed intently at Shiva, and at the Jalandhara standing opposite Shiva.

As the Jalandhara of Shiva's Wrath, it's not unreasonable to consider him, in a sense, as Shiva's child.

She had regarded Jalandhara as her own child when Kavia told her about it, but for some reason Shiva refused to even look at him. Therefore, Sati could only learn about Jalandhara from Kavia.

Now that she had finally met Jalandhara obvious Wrath left her with mixed feelings, unsure of what to say.

"Great God, you made an appearance at my coronation."

Jalandhara raised his voice, "But I'm not in the mood to insult anyone today. You'd better take Sati and leave here."

"Jalandhara, the path you have chosen is of no benefit to you, nor to the Asura. Brahma, Narayana, and I all disapprove of it. You have the potential to become an outstanding leader, and it is your duty to bring blessings to the Three Worlds."

Upon hearing this, Jalandhara's lips curled into a chuckle.

"I forbade the gods from offering Sacrifice, so the Great God himself intervened."

Jalandhara glanced at everyone around him.