Indra stood sideways.
At this moment, his figure was as vast as the starry sky, surrounded by azure lightning. His golden armor gleamed, making him seem like a giant holding up the heavens and pressing down upon the earth.
His eyes were like suns, blazing with light. His aura was like a cliff overlooking an abyss, boundless when gazed upon. His great hand gripped the divine bow and drew back its slender, illusory bowstring, ethereal as a rainbow.
A bolt of thunderbolt light shot forth.
Whoosh!
Azure Electric Light flashed past, skimming the edge of the Divine Beast Makara. Varuna and Makara both shuddered in fright, freezing in place with terror.
The Asura had also sensed the danger. His expression changed drastically as he swung his curved blade down.
Powerful divine energy gathered upon the curved blade. The divine weapon, meticulously forged by the Asura Divine Craftsman Maya, carried terrifying divine power like surging waves, endlessly transforming into a heaven-shaking radiance like the Milky Way.
Boom!
The arrow struck without missing, carrying thunderbolt lightning as it pierced through space. In an instant, it shattered the curved blade. Countless fragments shot out and blasted into the Asura general's chest.
Rumble!
A blinding thunderstorm exploded, transforming into countless leaping lightning serpents. Electric Nagas danced wildly, viciously tearing into the Asura's body.
In the blink of an eye, the Asura general's chest was pierced through.
Countless chunks of flesh were pulverized and splattered everywhere. An empty, gaping hole appeared before Indra's eyes.
"Aaaahhh!"
A piercing scream burst from the Asura general's mouth. The Asura instantly transformed into a colossal creature with three heads, ten arms, and a serpent tail, though a huge hole remained in his chest. His giant tail swayed as he turned and fled.
"He actually didn't die from one hit!"
"This Asura has some skill!"
Indra was slightly surprised. He shook his head and stared at the gaping hole through the Asura's back.
He slightly raised his divine bow and fired another arrow.
Boom!
At that same moment, all three of the Asura's heads exploded, bursting into countless fragments.
Varuna swayed slightly before joy filled his face. He squeezed his legs around Makara and urged his mount forward, rushing before Indra.
"Heavenly Emperor! My good brother, Commander of the Heavenly Gods, thank goodness you were here!"
Varuna looked around nervously, still shaken.
Indra looked at the empty space behind Varuna and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Surya? Didn't he run away?"
He had personally seen Surya flee the battlefield within the Heavenly Realm.
"He should have gone to the Ocean of Milk to find the Lord."
"Vayu and Agni have both fallen into the hands of the Asuras."
At this, Varuna's expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly said, "Quite a few Asuras have already chased into the Heavenly Realm. What should we do?"
Indra frowned slightly.
He gripped his divine bow and sensed the Heavenly Realm.
The vast Heavenly Realm was covered in divine radiance, and everything instantly reflected within Indra's eyes. Heavenly clouds drifted, all things appeared, and within the clear Heavenly Realm, there was not only this Asura—more intruders had also entered the Heavenly Realm.
Moreover, those Asuras were gathering, surging toward their location.
"Move Sudarshana City to the Brahma Realm. Leave the rest to me."
Indra took two steps forward. His gaze grew focused as he raised a hand with his back to Varuna.
Hearing this, Varuna looked around and froze.
Within the boundless Heavenly Realm, only one enormous Sudarshana City remained. All the other cities and palaces had already vanished.
"The Brahma Realm?!"
"So the Heavenly Emperor had already planned an escape route!"
At that moment, Varuna looked at Indra's back with shining eyes, suddenly understanding.
"I understand!"
Varuna hurriedly nodded, called to his mount Makara, and rushed toward Sudarshana City.
Indra opened his eyes and gazed into the distance, raising his divine bow high toward the sky.
The next moment, he drew the bowstring.
Countless streaks of azure lightning gathered upon the full-moon bowstring, turning into lightning arrows that shot straight into the heavens.
Whoosh!
Lightning surged into the sky.
Within the Heavenly Realm, numerous Asuras had already charged over. They came fiercely, surging endlessly like raging tidal waves. At their head were the two Asura generals, Namuchi and Durgama.
Namuchi's black hair flew wildly around him. Clad in black armor, he possessed a burly frame like a primordial beast, exuding a savage ancient aura.
Durgama had blue eyes and a golden forehead. His gaze was cold, and his body lean yet sturdy. He tightly gripped a crescent-shaped long blade.
"So this is the Heavenly Realm?"
"It's so spacious!"
Namuchi looked around at the empty, rolling sea of clouds and could not help but marvel.
Why was there nothing but clouds?
"No!"
"There's a city over there. I think they all fled, but one city hasn't finished running away!"
"Let's go over there now!"
Durgama's blue eyes flickered as he sneered.
Namuchi burst into hearty laughter. "The Heavenly Gods are all cowards. It's good that they fled—this place belongs to us now!"
The entire Asura army began laughing as well.
Rumble!
At that moment, an azure pillar of light shot into the sky from the distant horizon. Everything in the Heavenly Realm changed color as the snow-white, gentle clouds instantly turned into deep black clouds.
Beside Sudarshana City, Varuna turned around and pressed his palms together, gazing reverently at the sky.
"Praise the Heavenly Emperor!"
"Praise the Commander of the Heavenly Gods!"
"Praise the Giver of Clouds and Rain!"
"Praise Indra!"
The black clouds gradually swallowed the light. The shadows of the many Asuras vanished, sinking into darkness.
Thunder roared through the sea of clouds. Countless lightning Nagas danced wildly, bursting with blinding light as they flashed in and out of sight, illuminating the stunned faces below.
Finally...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunder resounded throughout the Heavenly Realm. Light tore through space as endless thunderstorms descended from the sky like countless raindrops, striking the Asuras one after another.
Dancing bolts of lightning carried thunderbolt flames, blazing and explosive, turning the Asuras into charred ash.
Screams, cries of pain, and desperate shouts for escape rang out one after another.
"Ah! Run!"
"Save me!"
"Spare me! Spare me! I surrender!"
Amid the terrified cries of pain, more than half of the Asuras were wiped out in an instant. The survivors did not even have the strength to flee.
"Aah!!!"
Caught off guard, Durgama's thigh was instantly struck, leaving it charred black and smelling of roasted flesh. At the same time, destructive lightning divine power spread throughout his body.
Whoosh!
Durgama made a swift decision, swinging his curved blade horizontally and immediately cutting away a chunk of his own charred flesh.
"It's the Heavenly Emperor!"
Durgama cried out in alarm.
He had not expected the Heavenly Emperor to still be here rather than leaving the Heavenly Realm.
"I'll block these arrows. I have Immortal Blessing—let's kill him together!"
Namuchi's eyes lit up as he shouted excitedly.
He wanted to capture the Heavenly Emperor and earn a great achievement!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
He let out a low roar and pounded his chest with both hands. His entire body instantly grew larger, transforming into a colossal beast that blotted out the sky. Numerous lightning arrows struck Namuchi's body, yet had no effect at all.
Durgama's heart stirred. He hid behind Namuchi and closely followed.
In the distance, Indra tilted his head slightly as he watched Namuchi charge over.
He was unharmed?
A blessing?!
Indra's eyes flashed with sharp light. He drew his bowstring and tried again. Rolling black clouds descended as lightning arrows filled the skies and shot forth.
Countless bolts of lightning struck Namuchi, only to instantly dissipate.
"Whether by day or night, whether at sea or on land, whether by dry or wet weapons, nothing can kill me!"
"You can't defeat me, Indra!"
Namuchi roared excitedly.
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