Chapter 472: Chapter 415: Let’s Merge as One, Mahadeva Is in Trouble! (Request for Monthly Votes!)
Whoosh!
The Elephant Demon Asura opened his eyes, his body shuddering as countless black shards fell instantly, revealing the true form of the Elephant Demon Asura.
This Elephant Demon’s form was tall and large, its body tinged with red, and black, curly hair danced wildly.
"Elephant Demon!"
Shiva held the Trishula, looking down and opening his mouth slightly, calling out the Elephant Demon’s name.
"Great Heaven!"
Hearing this, the Elephant Demon looked up.
He gazed at the divine light above in the sky, and his pupils dilated suddenly as a tear of emotion streamed down from his eyes.
Drip-drop!
This tear slid across his red cheek and evaporated before it could reach the halfway point.
The next moment, the Elephant Demon Asura couldn’t help but begin to move.
With eyes wide like an angry deity, his body danced, his bare feet stomping the ground repeatedly before the presence of the Great Heaven, displaying his dance.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
The Elephant Demon’s feet trampled the earth, dancing non-stop.
Shiva watched attentively with his eyes and slowly curved his lips upward, showing a warm smile.
He was the Dance King, and naturally, he deeply appreciated the dance of a devotee.
Shiva admired the dance of the Elephant Demon.
In the next moment, Shiva raised his hand and took out the Damaru Drum, shaking it in rhythm with the Elephant Demon’s dance.
Dadada...
The sound of the Damaru Drum echoed in all directions, and the Elephant Demon brandished his arms, sometimes flinging them around, at other times bending his legs slightly, as if a deity seated with crossed legs.
With the dance finished!
The Elephant Demon was very happy, and Shiva’s face was also filled with joy.
"Elephant Demon!"
"My devotee, what blessing do you desire!" asked Shiva with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Elephant Demon shook his head, his eyes twinkling as he looked at Shiva, bringing his hands together and spoke.
"Great Heaven!"
"Blue-throated one! Lord of Creatures! Dance King!"
The Elephant Demon Asura spoke softly, praising Shiva’s names, and slowly opened his strong arms.
"I desire everything!"
"Please merge with me, enter into my body!" pleaded the Elephant Demon Asura, his eyes shimmering with excitement.
With Mahadeva Shiva residing in his body, he would gain the ultimate power, immortality, and infinite strength to rule over all things.
Shiva immediately exhibited a look of hesitation.
Seeing this, the Elephant Demon Asura immediately stood out.
Raising one arm and pointing at Shiva in the sky, while thumping on his chest with the other hand, producing a resounding boom-boom sound.
"Great Heaven!"
"Grant me your blessing!"
"Enter into my body!"
The Elephant Demon Asura shouted loudly.
Among these roaring sounds, Shiva slowly raised his hand, with the palm of his right hand facing downward towards the Asura.
"As you wish!"
As you wish! As you wish! As you wish!
Shiva slowly spoke.
The sound of his approving blessing echoed immediately, multiple ’Dathesta’s’ reverberating in the sky, incessantly echoing without stop.
As he spoke, Shiva emitted a sky-blue light from his body, transforming into a Linga.
The Linga was cylindrical at the top.
On this cylinder, three lines that represented the three qualities of darkness, goodness, and passion were engraved, and a vertical pupil ran through these three qualities.
Below the cylinder was a ’Yoni’ base.
This Linga, like the junction of male and female, with the rhythm of breathing, radiated sky-blue light, flowing like a gentle stream down from the Linga.
"Atman Linga!"
The Elephant Demon Asura stared straight ahead, fixating on the Linga, murmuring to himself.
Atman!
Meaning ’self,’ representing the ego.
This ’Atman Linga’ was Mahadeva Shiva’s own self, the soul of self.
Whoosh!
The Atman Linga flickered with a blue aura, descending toward the Elephant Demon Asura, and then slowly moved, merging into the Elephant Demon’s belly.
"Ah-woo~"
The Elephant Demon Asura looked down at his stomach.
He immediately felt the power within himself, which was surging incessantly.
"Hahaha!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"I feel my power is unending!"
The Elephant Demon Asura raised his hands high and laughed out loud.
Now merged with the Mahadeva, there was nothing in this world that could stop him.
Nobody could!
The Elephant Demon Asura laughed uproariously.
Truuumpet!
Suddenly, a vigorous elephant call burst forth, the massive feet stomped the ground, rumbling as they approached.
The Elephant Demon Asura looked up.
A giant elephant was already striding his way, charging towards him.
This elephant was mountainous in stature, six Yojanas in height, twelve Yojanas in length, its legs like massive columns, and with ears that created gusts of wind as they flapped.
"My child!"
"Your arduous cultivation is complete. Now, ask for the Great Heaven’s blessing to lift my curse!" said the great elephant.
Upon hearing this, the Elephant Demon Asura’s lips twisted into a smirk.
He did not speak, but a cold and mocking smile appeared on his face as he impassively watched the charging elephant.
Boom!
The elephant came to an abrupt halt, its four feet planted firmly on the ground.
"My child!"
"Mahadeva just came, so why wasn’t my curse lifted? Didn’t you say you would endure hardships to help me break the curse?"
The elephant looked around but could not perceive any changes in itself.
The Elephant Demon Asura remained calm in demeanor.
He smiled and slowly began to speak.
"I did have such thoughts, but Mahadeva is truly too magnificent!"
"I simply forgot about your request!"
"However, I have now allowed Mahadeva to enter my body, and I have gained the mightiest power!"
The Elephant Demon Asura said this.
He suddenly raised his massive arm, clenched his fist, and pointed it at the elephant before him.
"Father, oh father!"
"Would you like to test my strength?"
The Elephant Demon Asura let out a cold, mocking laugh.
At his words, the elephant immediately became anxious.
Something was off!
Very much off!
He could plainly see his son was eager to raise a hand against him.
"My child!"
"I am already old and riddled with diseases!"
"Now that you have the might of Mahadeva, only the powerful can measure up to your strength!"
The elephant backed away repeatedly, hunching down as it spoke.
The Elephant Demon Asura, delighted by his father’s flattery, threw back his head and laughed.
"Well said!"
"Very well said, only the mighty can prove my strength!"
"I will now conquer the other Asuras, seek out Su Jieluo, defeat the Devas, and take over the Three Realms! Hahaha!"
With a loud laugh, the Elephant Demon Asura leaped into the air and flew off into the distance.
For a moment, all that remained in the sky was a streak of light.
Sigh~
The elephant curled its trunk, gave a long trumpet, and suddenly prostrated on the ground, letting out sounds of vexed crying.
"To think, I, the exalted Jiayebo Immortal!"
"Devoted to sincere asceticism, with a heart full of piety!"
"Subject to a curse that transformed me into an elephant, I bore such a cunning and greedy son!"
"Clearly, I said that I would pass the ascetic practices to him so that he could subject himself to greater hardships and more swiftly beseech Mahadeva to lift my curse."
"But now, not only has he tricked me out of my ascetic deeds, but he is also bullying me!"
"No wonder there’s an old saying — an elephant shows one set of tusks, but uses another to eat."
"Not a single word that comes out of Elephant Demon’s mouth is true!"
"Poor me, having so much of my ascetic work stolen by him!"
"Such a deceitful and despicable son!"
The Jiayebo Immortal swung his trunk, his elephant ears flapping as he wept bitterly.
As he cried, suddenly he lifted his elephant head.
Whoosh!
Shaking his head, the Jiayebo Immortal’s eyes brimmed with tears, his large trunk continuously rubbing against his face.
"No!"
"I mustn’t cry!"
"If Splendor sees me like this, even in death I won’t be content, I cannot let him mock me!"
The Jiayebo Immortal glanced around, eyeing his surroundings, muttering to himself.
But the tears in his eyes were not so easily concealed.
Indeed, he was the renowned Jiayebo Immortal who had been cursed by Kashyapa during Fire God Agni’s tenure in the Heavenly Realm.
"Detestable Elephant Demon!"
"How infuriating!"
The Jiayebo Immortal mumbled to himself as he swayed his trunk and teared up.
He tried to get up and leave Earth, but as soon as he stepped forward, he felt the ground shake beneath him.
Boom, boom, boom!
With a terrifying tremor, the earth split open, cracks veining the surface as black smoke billowed to the sky and magma gushed and flowed.
"The Elephant Demon has taken Mahadeva into his body, could this mean the world is..."
"Mourning?"
The Jiayebo Immortal’s expression grew somber.
...
Ocean of Milk, Vighna.
Upon the Snake Bed.
Whoosh!
The Protector God Vishnu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with profound sorrow.
The usually sunny, sunflower-like smile on his face had vanished, replaced by a heavy and mournful expression.
Such grief!
"My lord!"
"What has happened?"
Goddess Lakshmi turned her head, blinking her beautiful eyes as she looked at her husband with concern.
She, too, felt the sadness in her lord’s heart.
"Mahadeva!"
"There has been a mishap!"
Vishnu spoke slowly.
