Chapter 14

A streak of golden light suddenly appeared behind Indra, its flickering sparks transforming into countless starlights as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.

These starlights formed a vast canopy over the Ocean of Milk.

However, beneath this radiance, nothing happened. It seemed like a mere special effect.

"Hahaha!"

"Since when did you, Indra, start using Maya's illusions? You can't scare me with that!"

Kimid's anger turned into mocking laughter.

Maya!

It is illusion!

The Vedas describe an omniscient, omnipotent supreme entity—Brahman.

Brahman is the source of all things, eternally existent, unchanged by time and space.

Everything in the world is a manifestation of Brahman, created through its illusory power, and thus, not real—just an illusion. Only by breaking through the illusion can one find Brahman and achieve the highest state of union with it.

Therefore, Maya is the manifestation of Brahman, like dreams, bubbles, shadows, the light of the sun, and the reflection of the moon.

"Teacher Vishnu, what are you doing? You're not going to mess with me, are you?"

Indra was slightly stunned, looking around in confusion.

"Kimid!"

Vishnu's calm voice suddenly rang out, resonating across the Ocean of Milk.

The voice seemed to come from an infinite height, crossing immeasurable distances, surpassing the earthly realm, human realm, celestial realm, even Brahma's realm, towering over Vaikuntha, above the world.

Indra followed the voice, looking up.

High above, Vishnu's manifested form appeared, a blue-skinned, four-armed figure majestically overlooking everything.

At this moment, Vishnu seemed to be in Goloka, surrounded by divine radiance, holding a large pot of milk from which fragrant milk flowed, forming the Ocean of Milk.

So vast!

So immense!

As if in an instant, he could destroy the world.

As the protector of the world, Vishnu's power in maintaining the continuation of the world could temporarily surpass Shiva's, enough to destroy the world.

But he would never destroy the world, for doing so would mean losing his power and status as the protector.

Kimid watched from afar, fear and anger in his heart.

A flash of golden light, and the Sudarshana Chakra was unleashed.

Swish!

The Sudarshana Chakra flew from Vishnu's fingers, crossing countless spaces in an instant, aiming straight for Kimid's neck.

Amid the surprise, the surrounding gods quickly regained their senses, cheering with joy.

"Great! The Lord has intervened, Kimid is doomed!"

"Hahaha! No god can withstand the Sudarshana Chakra. With Kimid dead, the Asuras will be leaderless and won't be able to attack the heavens!"

"Yes!"

Surya and the other gods rejoiced.

At this moment, Indra realized something, frowning.

"Kimid seems to have Brahma's blessing, right?"

Indra muttered to himself.

He squinted, staring directly at Kimid.

Kimid, filled with rage and surprise, instinctively turned his head and closed his eyes as the Sudarshana Chakra approached.

Bang!

In the blink of an eye, the Sudarshana Chakra struck Kimid's neck, spinning continuously, a weapon that could split the Ocean of Milk and cut through Mount Mandara, yet it seemed to hit an insurmountable barrier, unable to cut through Kimid's neck, not even a single hair.

Vishnu frowned slightly, his immense divine form retracting,

Two beams of golden light fell.

One fell at the base of the submerged Mount Mandara, causing towering waves, and the divine turtle Kurma appeared, lifting Mount Mandara.

Mount Mandara slowly rose.

Kurma's beaked head emerged from the water.

The other beam of golden light flickered, landing beside Indra, manifesting Vishnu's true form, staring intently at Kimid.

"Blessing!"

Vishnu murmured.

A pair of golden eyes slowly opened.

"Hahaha!"

"The protector god is nothing much. In this world, only my brothers and I are the strongest!"

Kimid Asura laughed wildly.

He held his head in his hands, twisting his neck with cracking sounds.

Then, with a smirk, he arrogantly raised his hand, catching the Sudarshana Chakra between two fingers, stopping it, and provocatively staring at Vishnu.

Vishnu's expression tightened, his fingers moving slightly, the Sudarshana Chakra dissolving into golden light, returning gracefully to his fingertips.

A blessing is like a game code, directly embedded into the game, even the GM can't easily handle it.

The gods were all terrified.

This Kimid Asura was too formidable, even one of the Trimurti, the protector god, couldn't harm him.

"Impossible! How could he withstand the Lord's Sudarshana Chakra!"

The sun god Surya's eyes widened.

"He must have received a blessing. Did he practice austerities for Lord Brahma?" Agni slapped his thigh, guessing.

"It must be! It must be!"

The wind god and water god exclaimed in shock.

...

In Brahma's realm.

Brahma's face darkened, slowly turning away, avoiding the gaze of Saraswati.

Saraswati grew more curious.

She was now certain the blessing came from her husband!

"Sigh!"

"Kimid practiced austerities to me in the earthly realm and received a blessing. No god, human, or demon can harm him!"

Brahma explained the situation, speaking solemnly.

Hearing this, Saraswati's eyes remained calm, her brows slightly furrowed.

"In that case, the gods are in trouble!"

...

"No one can defeat me!"

"No one!"

Kimid laughed thunderously, shaking the Ocean of Milk, conjuring a divine hammer in his hand, overshadowing the sky, and struck heavily towards Indra.

Indra snorted, retreating behind Vishnu.

This Kimid had the power of blessing, invulnerable to gods, humans, and demons.

Legend has it that Vishnu's non-god, non-demon, non-human boar avatar fought Kimid Asura for a thousand years before finally killing him.

Kimid was powerful indeed.

But Indra stood before Vishnu; as long as he stood there, no one could touch him.

A faint golden light emanated from Vishnu, rising gracefully, clashing with a thunderous boom, blocking the hammer's force.

Vishnu pondered deeply.

At this moment, a distant white light appeared. Under this light, led by the sage Sukracharya, the Asura teacher, with his brothers, Holika and others, followed by Proman, Viprachitti, and Sinhika as commanders.

Hundreds of thousands of Asuras marched forward.

"Hahaha, my Asura army is here. Today, you gods will be my captives!"

Kimid Asura laughed heartily, his eyes scanning the gods.

With so many Asuras, capturing a few gods without their divine powers would be effortless.

He had won!

Won, won, won, won, won!

Surya and the other gods were terrified, speechless, flying towards Vishnu, looking at him with pleading eyes.

Vishnu frowned.

The gods, seeing Vishnu silent, became even more panicked.

"So many Asuras, we are definitely not their match. Should we return to heaven?" Varuna, the water god, whispered.

This suggestion immediately gained the approval of the other gods.

"Yes, we should plan carefully!"

"Lord, what should we do?"

"Yes, with the Lord here, nothing will go wrong, but should we retreat for now?"

The gods, showing their true colors, were in disarray.

Indra, too, looked at the approaching army, his eyes shining brighter, like the sun itself.

Such a well-organized formation! So many Asuras!

This was too much!

These Asuras were too disciplined!

Indra, full of loyalty.

He stepped aside, slightly turned his head, advising Vishnu.

"Can't kill Kimid, but we can kill other Asuras, right?"

"Lord, use the Sudarshana Chakra on them!"