I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Skadi's avatars unleash attacks with the power of a million horses per strike. Ultimate powerhouses even possess an understanding of the soul, and being struck by a million horses per strike can damage the soul.

Therefore, when Ashura was thrown back to the Netherworld, he looked as if he had been smashed into countless fragments.

This means that not only was his body shattered, but his soul was also smashed to pieces.

Skadi wanted to see if Ashura, who had been utterly destroyed by her, could be resurrected, thus verifying her conjecture about the karmic forces of heaven and earth.

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Chapter Sixty: Mary: A Wisdom That Shook the World?

The dense, golden spider silk meticulously collected every single fragment of Asura that had been shattered.

After coalescing into a ball, the golden spider looked at the inhuman soul fragments and let out a helpless sigh. Then, countless golden spider silk reappeared, wrapping the Asura's soul fragments into a golden spider silk ball.

The immense and primal power of the mantra flowed along the spider silk and began to flow into the fragments of Asura's soul, attempting to reshape his soul.

Although it's troublesome that Ashura's soul was shattered, his soul has already become highly assimilated with the power of mantra.

As long as he, as the source of the power of mantra, exists, and as Asura's obsession remains, it is not difficult to save Asura.

Moreover, Ashura, enraged by Skadi's words, also experienced a significant boost in strength, reaching the ultimate power that the Golden Spider sought.

However, one is Skadi, and the other is Ashura.

Of the two people she liked, the former had initially won over the latter, but the Golden Spider still did not give up on Asura.

The Golden Spider, who believed he wanted to incite conflict between the two and choose his own successor, was completely unaware that he had been blinded by his own karma.

"Well, let's leave it at that. A battle between evenly matched opponents is the most suitable. Ashura's potential has not yet been fully unleashed. The one who will become the savior of this universe is one of the two of you."

The golden spider silk ball began to slowly dissipate, revealing the Asura inside, which had returned to its physical form. The golden spider, believing itself to be invincible, did whatever it pleased.

He believed that Ashura should not have died yet, so he gave him a second chance to be reborn and fight Skadi.

Seeing that Ashura's soul had been reconstructed and stabilized, the Golden Spider nodded in satisfaction and hung him on the towering stone pillar once again.

After Ashura had been asleep here for two hundred years, his consciousness finally returned, following his unyielding obsession.

Ashura slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with white light. The hazy light was transmitted to his brain through his eyes, and the intense feeling of powerlessness made it take him several attempts to barely open his eyes.

Is this... Hazama? Am I... back again?

As Ashura gradually regained consciousness, he also began to recover his memories. The last thing he remembered was being hit by Skadi's heavy punch, and he couldn't remember what happened after that.

All I remember is the terrifying pain of my body shattering into countless pieces and my soul exploding.

As Ashura carefully recalled the events, his expression gradually turned painful, and cracks appeared on his strong body.

Even just recalling it, the damage from that punch seemed to descend upon Asura once again.

When Ashura tried to recall, his soul and even his body felt that he should be more like countless fragments, not human in form.

This means that his soul and even his body have remembered the harm.

call out---!

Suddenly, just as Ashura was about to collapse again in pain, golden spider silk shot out from the void and entered Ashura's body, stitching up all of Ashura's injuries as if performing surgery to suture wounds.

"You're awake... If you don't want to be torn to pieces and return to nothingness, then stop reminiscing, Ashura. Think more about your daughter~~~."

The golden spider reappeared, hanging upside down on its webs, and came to Ashura, who was covering his forehead. It kindly advised Ashura not to keep recalling his death, and used Ashura's daughter to distract him.

Skadi's fist carries an incomparably terrifying death force and a terrifying flow of information. Enemies struck by her fist, whether crippled or dead, will find it extremely difficult to be healed or resurrected.

For example, if Skadi breaks someone's arm with a single punch, that person's body will remember that their body was born with a disability.

Even if one were to consume some miraculous medicine that could revive the dead and heal the bones, or undergo cell regeneration, it would not restore the body.

The human body has its own genetic memory, and no extra tissue grows when a wound heals.

Therefore, Ashura, who was originally shattered into pieces, will be forced to revert to that state once his body and even soul recall his previous state after being resurrected.

"Haaaa! Haaaa! Haaaa!"

With the help of the golden spider, Ashura's injuries were stabilized, and he uttered sounds like a drowning person being rescued.

Death is not a pleasant experience, especially being punched to pieces and shattered into pieces. No matter how many times, Asura would never want to experience it a second time.

However, listening to Golden Spider's words, he recalled that his daughter was still imprisoned, and he absolutely could not die before rescuing her.

A burning anger, born of helplessness and even a resistance to death, ignited within Ashura, and it was this obsessive rage that allowed Ashura's body to finally stabilize.

Panting, Ashura looked around and realized that he had died again and returned to this place.

At this moment, the golden spider swung its web and approached Asura, asking with a smile in its voice:

"So, what do you plan to do next? You are a god just like them. Skadi has already told you about their righteous cause, so they chose to sacrifice you to save the world."

Upon hearing this, Ashura gritted his teeth. He didn't want to care about saving the world or anything like that, nor did he want to concern himself with any grand principles.

But I absolutely cannot allow my daughter to cry and suffer at the cost of that!

Ashura neither wanted nor cared to claim whether he was righteous; he only wanted to destroy everything that made his daughter cry.

"To save the world by turning human souls into words of truth? Is this the only way to save the world?! What a load of bullshit!"

His expression began to contort into a ferocious grin, and a torrent of furious power erupted from Ashura's body. He gripped the towering stone pillar tightly with both hands and began to roar madly as he climbed upwards.

"Just because of this bullshit reason, I'm going to ruin everything by making Misra cry!!!"

Saving the world? Righteousness? Forget about it.

The mere thought of his daughter being imprisoned and tortured for twelve thousand years fueled Ashura's burning rage, making him want to destroy this utter garbage.

"Still haven't given up on moving forward, that's true Asura, but..."

The Golden Spider, hanging upside down, followed closely behind Ashura, ascending in sync. His tone held a satisfied smile and amusement as he spoke:

"The Great Reversal Project ended two thousand years after your death, when the collection of human souls had already ceased."

"What?!"

Ashura paused in his upward climb and immediately turned to look at the golden spider to the side.

The process of harvesting human souls in the Great Reincarnation Plan stopped two thousand years after his death in this cycle.

why?

"Didn't you already discover that new power of words while you were wandering among humans?"

The golden spider reminded Ashura of what he had seen and heard in the human world, and continued with a tone of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection):

"Ten thousand years ago, Skadi originally inherited your mantra [Wrath], but she awakened her own mantra power [Love] and sacrificed her entire life to fill the Fortress of Cause and Effect, replacing the sacrifices that countless humans had to make."

Ashura's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, but he then fell silent again.

He never expected Skadi, who had inherited his position as a god general, to do such a thing, especially since she had been so indifferent when they fought before.

However, recalling the mythical murals he had seen in the human world, the gratitude and reverence humans had for Skadi, and the power of the mantra that could purify and subdue demonic pollution, Ashura had come to believe what the Golden Spider had said.

But Skadi sacrificed herself, didn't she? Then who was the Skadi on Earth who killed him?

Golden Spider, however, cheerfully told him the truth.

"Hmm, she's been to the Hazakura World too."

"...Could it be!?"

"That's right, it's that one. She returned to the world and was resurrected through her own power. Compared to your obsession with saving your daughter, her desire to save the world is not just empty talk."

"......"

Silently, after a moment of silence, Ashura began to climb upwards again.

He recalled Skadi's words to him during the battle.

Humanity has suffered for countless ages, and apart from Deus, no one in the divine kingdom has ever had the idea of ​​eradicating Bridora.

So, is it wrong for humanity, which has suffered for so long, to want an end to suffering?

Regardless of righteousness or evil, it's right for you, as a father, to save your daughter, but only those who stand to the end are truly right.

Rather than letting Misra cry alone, Skadi chose to stop the crying of all living beings, and even Ashura's friend Yaksha chose the same path.

“Misra........”

Ashura, filled with anger and melancholy, murmured the name of his daughter.

Deus's choice to sacrifice the Ashura family was indeed despicable, but in the eyes of those who understood him, he was also carrying a heavy burden.

Even if he becomes a vengeful ghost despised and cursed by all, and does things more vicious than exorcising demons, he will still save this world full of suffering.

Obsession, it's all obsession.

Ashura's obsession with saving his daughter and Deus and his companions' obsession with saving the world—with everyone holding onto these obsessions, the lines between good and evil have blurred.

Just as Skadi said in her last moments before killing Ashura, only those who stand to the end are right.

"Misra? Twelve thousand years will be over soon. She'll be released once we defeat Bridhara. I don't think we need you, Ashura, to save her~~~"

Seeing that Ashura was acting strangely, Golden Spider brought up his daughter Misra again.

He reasoned with Ashura and appealed to his emotions, asking him if his daughter, who was about to be released from prison, needed him to risk his life to save her.

"You gods and humans have long lifespans, so twelve thousand years is nothing, is it?"

"Ugh..."

Upon hearing this, Ashura gritted his teeth and let out a low growl. He stopped climbing and lowered his head slightly as if he was recalling something.

That was the sound of a baby crying. Whenever Ashura heard this cry, he would become very irritable and at a loss.

He didn't want the crying to continue, but he didn't know what to do.

All he could do was beat up all the guys who made Misra cry.

All you want is for this child to be happy. Nurturing this child is my responsibility, and creating a world where this child can live happily is your responsibility. Just do what you think is right.

Durga...

"Ohh ...

Having figured everything out, Asura was no longer confused. He roared to the sky and then leaped up, running directly on the towering stone pillar.

Saving the world? No, he just wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a father!