novelhk Chapter 186 Blocking the heavens and earth, even blocking lightning.
Chapter 186 Blocking the heavens and earth, even blocking lightning.
Chapter 186 Blocking the heavens and earth, even blocking lightning.
The sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and the endless golden sea of lightning surged once again, its power far more terrifying and heavier than before!
The Ark of God descended slowly, its prow adorned with a majestic thunder totem, its hull flowing with liquid electricity. It was silent, yet possessed an overwhelming divine power that could crush everything.
On Vimana’s throne, Indra leaned lazily, his pupils looking down indifferently at the tiny beings below, as if looking at a group of insignificant insects.
Beside his throne, Enel stood with his head bowed, like a tamed hound.
His face still bore traces of fear and a twisted fanaticism, and the lightning wounds on his body seemed to silently testify to the ruthless methods of this god-king.
The appearance of Vimana plunged all the Shandians into an icy abyss. The terrifying lightning strike that indiscriminately wiped out a thousand people seemed like it was just yesterday, and the shadow of death instantly gripped everyone's heart.
Even the resolute Weber felt a chill run down his spine to the top of his head, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his fingers, gripping his weapon tightly, turned white from excessive force.
Conversely, those Sky Islanders who chose to submit and proclaim themselves "chosen people" erupted in fervent cheers!
They all prostrated themselves in the direction of Vimana, kneeling in utmost devotion, praising Indra's power and name, and thanking the God-King for his renewed descent and protection.
An extreme, oppressive, and unquestionable aura of order spread with Vimana's arrival, as if to bring the entire sky island into a cold and strict framework.
Indra's gaze swept past the crowd and landed directly on the conspicuous Vritra, a smile of undisguised mockery and disgust playing on his lips.
"Fridowu had long since smelled your lingering, nauseating stench of decay. Indeed, you are a vile creature."
His voice was like rolling thunder, echoing between heaven and earth.
"You stole my weapon and corrupted my divine realm—it seems that utterly crushing you last time did not teach your filthy soul anything about reverence."
"You're still the same annoying guy. What a waste of such a beautiful face."
He paused, glanced warily at Luffy who stood ready beside him, and added dismissively.
"However, it seems you're getting more and more backward. You're so cunning that you need to get entangled with these mortals, and you're even being made flustered by a rubber toy? You've really disgraced the Asuras."
Fritjaya's serpent tail coiled, her eerie purple eyes burning with the venom of countless years of accumulated resentment, she uttered a hoarse and sharp sarcasm, "Indra! You pathetic and arrogant usurper! Hiss hiss hiss—what else can you do but tyrannize yourself with your power?"
"Your divine realm? It's nothing more than something plundered from other beings, forcibly branded with your disgusting mark!"
She covered her face and laughed loudly, "Fine! Seeing you unhappy makes me happy!"
The war of words between the two ancient rivals was full of gunpowder, and the hatred in their words seemed to have turned into a tangible impact, making the air even more tense.
"Sharp-tongued." Indra snorted coldly and stopped wasting his breath.
He slowly raised his right hand and gently beckoned to the Vajra Spear in Felix's hand.
Yu Yiyi!
The Vajra Demon Spear suddenly emitted a violent hum, its shaft trembling violently, as the depleted power swirling around it was forcibly dispelled by an even more domineering golden lightning.
It seemed to have met its true master, bursting into joyful chirping.
In an instant, it broke free from Vritra's control and transformed into a streak of light, flying back into Indra's hand.
"Ugh!" Frigid groaned, trying to forcibly hold onto the magic spear, but she was powerless to stop it.
Indra grasped Vajra, and golden lightning surged into it, instantly changing the shape of the spear!
It melted into two dazzling bolts of lightning, fell to the ground, and transformed into two petite twin generals whose bodies were wrapped in fine electric snakes!
They knelt on one knee before Indra, their expressions filled with utmost respect.
"Lord Indra!"
Indra looked at them and nodded slightly.
"Vajrapani thought there was no need for you to manifest this time. It seems fate has its own plan."
"In that case, continue to fulfill your duties as my servants of God."
"We obey the divine decree!" the twin generals responded in unison, their voices clear and divine, their gazes sharp as lightning as they swept across the entire area.
Indra's gaze then turned coldly to the pale-faced Veber and the trembling Shandians behind him beside the altar.
"Now," Indra's voice was like a final judgment.
"Begin to settle accounts with those who collude with evil spirits and blaspheme the divine realm here."
His words rang clearly in the ears of every creature on the Sky Island, leaving no room for doubt: "Leader of Shandia, Waver." Indra read out a charge.
"As the head of a tribe, he is corrupt and incompetent, failing to adapt to difficulties and unable to find the right way out of a desperate situation, thus hindering the tribe's path to prosperity. This is the first reason!"
"The second reason is that they lack reverence, harbor resentment towards my divine power, and secretly harbor rebellious intentions!"
"Seeking power, he colluded with a great demon, inviting trouble into his home; he couldn't distinguish right from wrong, nearly bringing annihilation to the entire Sky Island—this is the third reason!"
"Greed, anger, and ignorance—all three poisons are present!" Indra's voice suddenly turned icy cold.
"You, and the people you represent, have not proven to me the value and significance of your existence in my divine realm."
"On the contrary, your existence has become a stain on the divine realm and an obstacle to order."
He slightly raised his hand, pointing to the entire gathering place of the Shandia tribe.
"Therefore Vajra, in accordance with my divine decree, exercise your power of judgment and thoroughly purify this land."
The twin gods instantly obeyed the order, their bodies crackling with lightning, and a terrifying aura of destruction locked onto all the Shandians below!
"By the command of the divine king! Judgment shall be carried out, and they shall be utterly wiped out from this world!"
This verdict struck like a bolt from the blue, hitting the hearts of all Shandians hard!
Despair instantly overwhelmed them! The 1000 victims of the previous lightning strikes were weeping. All the events showed that if the God-King said they wanted to die, then they had no chance of survival!
"No, don't."
"We're all going to die! Weber! It's all your fault! Who told you to act on your own?! Did you even tell us?"
Weber lowered his head, despair and fear enveloping him. He didn't know how to face his master.
Cries and lamentations erupted instantly.
"Damn it!!!" Luffy roared furiously, his rubber fists clenched.
"Don't be so arrogant, Uncle Thunder! So many lives! Why should you decide their fate with just a thought?!"
Indra's golden pupils shifted slightly, giving Luffy a wary look, as if he had some recollection of this kid who had repeatedly offended him.
He wasn't angry; he simply said as if swatting away mosquitoes, "Boys who resemble Suliye, this is none of your business. Take your men and leave immediately."
He seemed to vaguely sense Luffy's special nature and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
However, just as Luffy was about to argue, the lightning of the twin gods Vajra was about to descend.
"Oh-."
A contemptuous sneer rang out.
The enormous serpentine body of Fulidona slowly positioned itself between the Shandian tribe and Vimana.
She looked up at Indra, her deep eyes flashing with a complex light—resentment, mockery, and even a strange understanding.
"Before you presumptuously decide the fate of a bunch of insignificant creatures, Indra," Vritra said hoarsely.
"It's better to worry about your own safety first."
Indra laughed: "Valita, you evil dragon who intends to devour heaven and earth and turn all things into death, what kind of savior are you pretending to be here?"
"You may fool those foolish mortals, but before me, put away your hypocritical tricks! Isn't your goal also to completely drain the life from my kingdom?"
"Hypocrisy?" Frido chuckled softly.
"Perhaps. But at least I never claim to be righteous. And you, Indra, every judgment you hold is cloaked in the guise of righteous law, but in reality, it is nothing more than a tyranny where those who obey you prosper and those who oppose you perish!"
With a sudden lash of her enormous snake tail, she pointed at the desperate Shandians behind her.
"Look at them! What did they do wrong? They just wanted to live, they just wanted to reclaim the homeland that you gods have wantonly ravaged!"
"Just for this insignificant act of resistance, you're going to be branded with a crime and completely eradicated? Is this your version of justice?! It's utterly ridiculous!"
Indra remained expressionless: "Those who obstruct order are sinners. No need for further words. Divine thunder, descend! Carry out the purification!"
Vimana shone with boundless light, and the twin gods Vajra transformed into two dazzling bolts of lightning, drawing upon endless thunder in the heavens and earth, turning into a destructive thunderstorm hell, about to crash down upon the Shandian tribe!
All living beings trembled under the endless thunderous power, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Felix turned around and glanced at Weber, who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with despair and confusion.
She seemed to see a reflection of herself in him. Suddenly, she spoke in a hoarse and rapid voice that only a few people nearby could hear.
"Watch closely, you foolish brat. This is the justice of the God-King."
"I am a demon who commits all kinds of evil. The purpose of a demon's existence is to block the heavens and the earth, bringing drought and death."
"Even if I do nothing, merely exist, I will still be hunted down by your so-called righteous gods."
"And you, it seems, were born carrying something that wasn't allowed."
Her tone suddenly took on a hint of resigned mockery and defiance.
"Considering that you're all going to be killed by this bastard god-king anyway, and also considering your amusing resentment..."
"I'll help you this time!"
Before he could finish speaking, Felido let out a piercing scream that shook the heavens!
That was no longer a woman's voice, but a roar filled with resentment and destructive intent, as if thousands of dragons had merged together!
"O demon! Block up the heavens and the earth—I am the drought (Vritra·Asura)!"
boom!!!
Endless black flames erupted from her body and soared into the sky!
The black energy twisted and expanded wildly in the air, transforming into countless ferocious and roaring black dragon phantoms, each exuding a terrifying aura that could wither all things!
This dark tide, born of despair and resentment, defiantly met the million bolts of lightning that descended from the sky, representing divine punishment and purification!
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
Extreme light and extreme darkness collided and annihilated each other in mid-air!
The shockwave from the explosion instantly leveled everything around it!
Lightning tried to tear through the darkness, but the darkness frantically devoured the energy of the lightning!
Before the shocked eyes of Webber and all the Shandians, those black evil dragons, which symbolized misfortune and destruction, now stood like the most solid bulwark, firmly blocking the destructive thunderstorm!
Although the thickest black dragon was constantly disintegrating under the bombardment of the vast divine thunder, appearing small and fragile.
But the relentless darkness did indeed miraculously buy them a brief moment!
At the center of that chaotic collision, light flickered erratically, and sound seemed to be swallowed up.
Weber stared blankly up at the gaps in the constantly disintegrating and reforming black dragon shadow.
For the first time, he felt that the divine figure hanging high in the sky, judging them, seemed to be blocked.
Even if it was only for a moment.
He also felt the breath of freedom, and he also felt that there was no god above him!
The next moment, everything in front of them was completely engulfed by endless bursts of light and darkness.