You Got Me

Indra let out a cold laugh. "Your schemes will never succeed."

Then his entire soul began to erupt with intense light.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was startled. "Indra, what are you doing?!"

The light around Indra grew even more dazzling, and his entire soul exploded.

Asura froze. What had his Older Brother done?

He had blown apart his own soul?

That meant he would disappear forever! He would not even be able to go to the Pure Land!

While Asura stood there in a daze,

Otsutsuki Hagoromo did not remain idle. He waved both hands, and it seemed as though an invisible hand gathered every bit of the scattered light into his grasp.

Indra's consciousness had completely vanished. All that remained was this mass of energy.

Asura looked as though he had lost his soul.

He dropped to his knees. "Older Brother... why?"

Otsutsuki Hagoromo sneered inwardly. Indra's actions seemed proud and unyielding, but they were utterly pointless.

Indra's self-destruction would only erase his consciousness. Before him, not a trace of Indra's energy would go to waste.

Since Indra was unwilling to reincarnate again anyway, this was the perfect chance to reclaim it.

Yet Otsutsuki Hagoromo still wore a sorrowful expression.

"Alas, Indra, you misunderstood me."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo said, "I am already dead. I do not know when Mother will break free of the seal."

"My soul cannot awaken whenever I wish. Naturally, I could not stop you."

Otsutsuki Hagoromo appeared to be explaining himself to Indra, but he was actually explaining things to Asura.

Indra had vanished just like that, without even going to the Pure Land. It was quite a blow to Asura.

His entire soul was filled with despair.

But Indra had always possessed an extreme temperament. It was not surprising at all that he would do something like