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Halahala!

This is the poison of the Ocean of Milk. This poison is incredibly potent, and upon its appearance in the Ocean of Milk, it rapidly spread in all directions. Even the slightest touch of this poison, as minuscule as a mustard seed, would instantly kill gods and Asuras alike.

The power of this poison can be said to be the exact opposite of Amrita!

Amrita grants immortality, Halahala brings death!

Two sides of the same coin!

"The poison of Halahala is almost impossible to resist, except through blessings."

Indra subconsciously lowered his head, his gaze falling upon the Golden Solar God Armor adorning his strong physique. The armor gleamed like the first rays of dawn, exuding a faint warmth.

This divine armor was a blessing from Surya and thus would not be destroyed by curses.

"My divine armor can be augmented with the Power of Arduous Cultivation to add properties. I could try to resist using the power of this armor."

Indra thought to himself.

His Golden Solar God Armor was a special gift from Surya, allowing him to forge a layer of divine armor with the Power of Arduous Cultivation.

Based on Surya's blessing.

Indra could then imbue this divine armor with a power, perhaps like the arrogant Asuras, making it so that only a thousand years of Tapasya could break through it. However, it clearly wouldn't defend against poison.

"Perhaps I can make a wish that the potent poison cannot harm me, or that I can absorb it."

"It's just that I have too little Power of Arduous Cultivation left, only three hundred years!"

"This is difficult!"

Indra mused.

He sensed the Power of Arduous Cultivation he had accumulated and couldn't help but gasp.

He had only cultivated arduously in the Heavenly Realm for a few hundred years before being forced to curse Garuda. Under such circumstances, his Power of Arduous Cultivation had already been largely depleted.

Now, only three hundred years of Power of Arduous Cultivation remained!

However, the Power of Arduous Cultivation was still slowly increasing, signifying that his Tapasya had not ceased.

"Three hundred years?"

"Meaning, I only used less than five hundred years of Power of Arduous Cultivation to successfully curse Garuda."

"Perhaps it was influenced by his provoking me, the karma involved, but the quality of my Power of Arduous Cultivation is very high!"

The Devraj Indra murmured.

As he was contemplating, Garuda had already flown to Indra's side. Numerous gods leaped down, falling onto the Ocean of Milk like dumplings, holding their divine weapons and glaring at the approaching Asura army.

Mandara Mountain also began to bob up and down at this moment.

Kurma's four legs moved lightly, slowly sinking downwards.

The preserver god Vishnu revealed himself, like the descending great sun, shining with golden light, appearing before the many gods and the Asura army.

"All the wealth in this world lies beneath the Ocean of Milk. Only by working together, you gods, can you turn Mandara Mountain and churn the Ocean of Milk."

Vishnu said with a smile, speaking slowly.

Golden-Eyed's form flickered, his eyes narrowed, staring intently at Vishnu. He said, "Then how should we turn it? This Mandara Mountain is so large, even I cannot turn it many times. What use are the remaining insects!"

Upon hearing this, the Asura army's faces turned grim, but none of them said anything.

The gods, however, were furious.

How dare this Golden-Eyed call them insects, it was truly detestable.

"It's merely a blessing!" Surya snorted. "If I had divine power now, I would surely let him be burned to ashes by the solar divine fire."

"That's right, my divine wind can also blow his flesh apart!"

Vayu added.

"My water can also drown him!" Varuna followed, saying.

Agni also nodded, stating solemnly, "My flames can also incinerate him and send his soul to Yama's city!"

Vishnu stood before them, the army of gods behind them. Golden-Eyed was also behaving himself, so the gods naturally had no fear and resorted to verbal attacks.

Hearing this, Golden-Eyed curled his lips in disdain.

Vishnu, however, did not get angry, merely smiling slightly.

"Shesha can naturally bind Mandara Mountain and serve as the rope for you to churn the Ocean of Milk."

Vishnu laughed.

Splash!

On the Ocean of Milk, boundless waves surged, and foam rose endlessly. Segments of black bodies appeared on the surface of the Ocean of Milk.

These bodies were vaguely visible, bobbing up and down in the Ocean of Milk. Every time a segment of the body was revealed, countless black scales could be seen upon it, like overlapping mountain ranges, stretching to an unbelievable extent.

Rumble!

The Thousand-headed Serpent King Shesha emerged from the water. The Ocean of Milk roared, and the sea surface violently shook, churning out countless sea mists that obscured its form.

"We obey the Supreme Lord's command!!!"

Thousand-headed Serpent King Shesha spoke.

Amidst this vast thunderous roar, the sea fog cleared completely.

Above the sky, countless serpent heads stood tall, blocking the heavens and obscuring the sun. Each serpent eye, like a star, dotted the sky, displaying immense power.

Shesha coiled its body.

Its serpentine form wound around Mandara Mountain, with myriad serpent heads on one side and a thick serpentine tail on the other.

Swish!

Vishnu's figure vanished, transforming into a golden light, and landed before Indra and the other gods.

"The Asuras are arrogant and suspicious!"

"Next, you will go to the direction of the serpent heads. The Asuras will surely demand to switch places with you. Agree to them, and when the Ocean of Milk is churned, and both sides are pulling, Shesha will feel pain and spew fire, injuring the Asuras with serpent heads, causing them immense suffering." Vishnu said softly.

Upon hearing this, the gods were both shocked and delighted.

The Supreme Lord was indeed helping them!

"Praise the Supreme Lord! When these Asuras are exhausted and heavily wounded, they will be powerless to fight, and the Heavenly Gods will surely achieve a great victory."

Surya exclaimed excitedly.

"Praise the Supreme Lord!"

"Praise the Supreme Lord!"

Agni and the other gods were also overjoyed, praising the Supreme Lord's benevolence.

"Praise the Supreme Lord!"

Indra also clasped his hands together, pondering in his heart.

If he remembered correctly, churning the Ocean of Milk would take several hundred years. This was a perfect opportunity to cultivate arduously and complete the forging of this first layer of divine armor. It would surely be useful later.

The serpent head position was quite good!

Shesha spewing some fire, and enduring it, would allow him to gain more Power of Arduous Cultivation.

Indra's eyes flickered, and he then spoke.

"Let's go to the serpent tail instead!"

"As a warrior, even if they are Asuras, I believe one should still hold a fair heart. To fight them after they have been burned by Shesha's fire would truly violate the dignity of a warrior like myself," Indra said.

Vishnu: "..."

You didn't say that before!

Vishnu clearly remembered Indra telling him to kill all the Asuras not long ago, and now he was talking about fairness!

What a flexible moral bottom line!

"The Heavenly Gods are weakened. Only by doing our best to weaken the Asuras can the Heavenly Gods have a chance of victory!"

Vishnu said slowly.

"Say no more. A Kshatriya must die like a Kshatriya. I would rather die as a warrior than be a coward!"

Indra paused after saying this.

It seemed he had gone a bit too far. He just wanted to accumulate some Power of Arduous Cultivation; he didn't actually want to die!

"Praise Supreme Lord Vishnu!"

"May the Supreme Lord bless me!"

Indra clasped his hands together, praising Vishnu.

Vishnu gazed intently at Indra, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave a slight nod.

All set!

Seeing this, Indra breathed a sigh of relief, then swish, he flew towards the serpent tail.

Seeing their Devraj make a move, the vast army of Heavenly Gods followed suit.

"Huh?!"

Surya stood frozen on the spot, his mouth slightly agape, almost dropping his jaw at Indra's words.