Before Asura's brain—which might as well not exist—could figure out what was wrong.
The earth seemed to be torn apart by an invisible immense force. Deep fissures, like wounds upon the land, snaked outward and spread. Amid deafening roars, one crimson Karmic Demon after another struggled out from those cracks. Their bodies were covered in blazing flames, and their eyes resembled burning coals, flashed with a craving for life and an urge to destroy.
These Karmic Demons came in all shapes and forms. Some resembled colossal beasts clad in heavy scales, while others were humanoid but possessed savage faces and extra limbs.
Among them, one particularly enormous Karmic Demon was especially eye-catching. Its body nearly blotted out half the sky, like a moving mountain, emanating a terrifying pressure.
This Karmic Demon's level had likely surpassed five hundred thousand. It was an unprecedentedly powerful being, its very existence seeming like mockery and provocation toward the entire world.
This was not the result of Vritra's direct intervention, but of Okas's earth-shaking strike just now.
Augas had not only pierced through Earth's surface, but had also reached deep into that forgotten abyss beneath the crust.
That strike had not merely shaken the earth. It was More Like a command, awakening countless Karmic Demons slumbering in Earth's depths.
They sensed the tremor from the outside world. Those beings that had lain dormant in darkness were drawn to this force and began to stir, preparing to welcome a revelry that belonged to them.
This was Vajra Earth's greatest hidden danger.
Once any large-scale disturbance occurred—whether war, natural disaster, or a battle between Gods—it could easily draw the attention of Karmic Demons and Vritra.
Karmic Demons were monsters that existed to destroy every living being on Earth. Usually, only the weak ones wandered about, searching for