Rahu, He Ran Into Me Himself

Shock! Shock! Shock! Shock! Shock!

Surya was full of confusion, Rahu was flustered and chaotic, Soma's mouth hung open in astonishment, Yamuna was at a loss, and Yama frowned in suspicion.

Indra's expression stiffened.

Within the temple, all the gods stood frozen in place, their faces a mixture of complex emotions. Their gazes crisscrossed the hall, igniting like flames upon collision, and a strange atmosphere suddenly permeated the air.

Indra's eyes narrowed.

He had originally been stationed at the temple entrance, ready to watch for any Asuras trying to sneak in. Who would have thought he would see Yamuna hesitating and lost outside the temple?

The magnanimous Devraj, naturally unwilling to see a goddess in such a state of indecision, stepped forward to comfort her.

But upon returning, he found another goddess who looked exactly the same.

Swish!

Indra's gaze instantly fell behind Soma, piercingly focused on the Amrita.

The gods' eyes also turned to the pot of Amrita, and they all realized something was wrong – one of them was fake.

The goddess or whatever was unimportant; the Amrita was the most crucial!

Soma instinctively turned, about to embrace the Amrita.

"Amrita!"

Indra also moved, flashing like lightning, and with a swish, he charged towards the Amrita.

Rahu, standing nearby, finally dropped all pretense. As long as he drank the Amrita, he would gain immortality.

He went mad, his body instantly swelling. His Maya power shattered, revealing his true form: an Asura with four arms and a serpent's tail. He dragged Surya with one hand, pushed Soma away with another, and grabbed the Amrita Pot with a third.

At this moment, Indra had already reached Rahu, lightning flashing in his hand.

Rahu, holding the Amrita Pot, tilted his head back and drank.

Simultaneously, his last monstrous hand clenched into a fist and slammed into Indra's chest with a roar.

The punch landed heavily on the Golden Solar God Armor.

Splat!

A soft, wet sound echoed.

At the same time, Rahu finally drank the Amrita. A refreshing and comfortable sensation instantly filled his entire head, gradually spreading downwards.

"Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"

"I have drunk the Amrita! Immortality! You absolutely cannot do anything to me, hahahaha!"

Rahu laughed excitedly, filled with elation.

He couldn't help but spread his four thick, powerful arms, wanting to showcase his wisdom and strength.

Splat!

As he moved his shoulders, a soft, wet thud suddenly sounded.

Rahu: "???"

He looked down and his pupils instantly contracted.

The arm he had used to touch the Devraj was spreading with blackness, shriveling and withering, rotting and turning black. It fell to the ground like mud with a splat, becoming a lump.

A blue-green light also emerged from this arm, spreading rapidly, instantly reaching his torso and then diffusing to Rahu's other limbs, reaching his neck and other arms.

Ew~

Surya, his face filled with horror and disgust, quickly shook off Rahu's hand.

Soma, on the side, also quickly turned and ran.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Rahu's head, floating in mid-air, was filled with terror as he let out a scream.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In a short time, the other three arms had also rotted and fallen to the ground, subsequently turning to ash.

Clang!

The Amrita Pot fell, landing on Rahu's large tail.

The Amrita spilled!

Immortal Power spread through that tail.

Halahala Poison spread throughout Rahu's body, finally being suppressed by the power of the Amrita at the front of Rahu's head and the base of his tail, halting its spread.

Indra quickly retracted his hand.

He grabbed the Amrita Pot and held it close, finally turning to look at Rahu with relief.

Rahu was left with only a head and a tail. His head wailed in pain in mid-air, and his slender tail thrashed around the temple, appearing utterly chaotic.

At this moment, however, the gods' gazes were not on Rahu. Instead, they all looked at Indra with expressions of horror.

"It's not my fault, he climbed up here himself!"

Indra spread his hands.

There was no other way!

This was the poison of the world—Halahala!

Swish!

Indra waved his hand, gathering the Halahala, which had sublimated into poison mist, into his divine armor. Rahu's body, corrupted and decayed like mud, instantly turned to ash and vanished.

Then, he extended his hand, and lightning transformed into a crackling rope, lashing out to bind Rahu's head and tail.

"What do we do now?"

"This Asura drank Amrita. Even with just his head and tail left, he's immortal."

Surya, the Sun God, frowned, his gaze sweeping over Rahu's head and tail.

Soma's expression was stiff and extremely grim.

He had just felt lust for the Maya form this Asura had taken.

"He must be a spy sent by the Asuras of the Earth Realm! Imprison him in the Heavenly Realm's jail and interrogate him thoroughly!"

Soma said with disgust.

"That makes sense!" The Sun God mused, agreeing. "Devraj, what do you think?"

Indra remained silent.

He was contemplating whether to hand Rahu over to Vishnu.

Legend had it that when Rahu was drinking Amrita, he was discovered by Surya, the Sun God, and Soma, the Moon God.

The two gods reported to Vishnu, the Protector God, and the Chakravyuha severed Rahu's neck.

But because Rahu's head had drunk Amrita, he did not die. Instead, he split into two parts: the head became Rahu, and the body became Ketu, becoming two of the Nine Luminaries in the Heavenly Realm.

Among the Nine Luminaries, the seven stars—Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, and Earth—the remaining two were Rahu and Ketu.

Now Rahu was even more pathetic!

Only his tail was left of his lower body!

"If we imprison him, it's hard to say. What if he starts Tapasya in prison!"

"It's better to give him to Teacher Vishnu!"

Indra thought to himself.

He wasn't afraid of Rahu becoming one of the Nine Luminaries. After all, they would be under the Devraj's command then, and he could easily control them. He was afraid Rahu might achieve enlightenment in his dragon form and start Tapasya right in prison.

Indra didn't want to plant a time bomb in his own backyard.

As he was thinking this, just as Indra was about to speak, Yama from among the gods stepped forward.

"The Amrita was prepared for us by Supreme Lord Vishnu. Now that this Asura has drunk the Amrita, he is immortal!"

"Why don't we hand him over to the Supreme Lord for disposal!"

Yama said.

As soon as he said this, it perfectly matched Indra's intentions.

"It is only right!"

Indra's lips curved slightly in satisfaction. He then clasped his hands together, and the gods followed suit, beginning to praise Vishnu, the Protector God.

Soma was secretly displeased but still followed along, joining the praise.

"Praise Supreme Lord Vishnu!"

"Praise Supreme Lord Vishnu!"

Amidst the chorus of praise, a golden light manifested before the gods, like a mirror or water, revealing Vishnu's figure.

Vishnu, clad in golden robes, smiled, the Chakravyuha spinning at his fingertips.

"Supreme Lord, this Asura used Maya power to disguise himself as a Heavenly God and infiltrated the Heavenly Realm, drinking the Amrita."

"How should we deal with him?!"

Indra said slowly.

Hearing this, Vishnu's gaze shifted, falling upon the head and tail tightly bound by the lightning rope, tied up into a ball.

The corner of his lips turned up in a wider smile.

Rahu, however, felt like crying without tears.

He deeply regretted it!

It was the first time he regretted having four arms. If he had only three, not four, he wouldn't have touched the poisonous armor, and he wouldn't be left with just his head and tail now.

At this moment, Vishnu spoke.

"Rahu, since you drank the Amrita..."

Next, the second-generation Asura King, Jin Chuang, is about to make his appearance.

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