Chapter 89: Gods

Finally, Wu Niang decided to take a gamble with Qi Xuansu.

The two walked up the steps, and at the end was a concave arched doorway. Each arch on the top was supported by a column. The front and back columns were close together, leaving no gap in the middle. The closer the columns were, the closer they were to the left and right, making the palace gate form a horizontal funnel shape.

In this way, the outer side of the doorway is the largest and most open, and the further you go in, the smaller it becomes. The innermost part becomes a straight passage, just like the tubular part under the funnel.

This is a veritable snake path.

Above the arch is a huge stone mural, depicting a big tree, with a big snake circling the tree, with wings on its back.

There is no doubt that the big snake is the feathered serpent god, which means Kukulkan. This tree is likely to symbolize the world tree.

The two walked into the snake path, and there was no golden gate at the end, but a layer of mist.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang had made up their minds, and no longer hesitated, and passed through the mist.

On the other side of the fog, there is still a lobby.

However, this lobby is extremely open, more like a square. There is no dome above, and you can see the clear sky and the high sun, which illuminates the entire square.

There is a circle of seats in the middle of the square, which just forms a semicircle, surrounding a sun pattern. It seems that this square is also a reception room.

In the deepest part of the square opposite to the arched doorway, there is an upward staircase shrouded in golden light. I think the end of the staircase is Kukulkan's bedroom.

Just after Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang set foot here, the whole square shook violently.

In the golden light in the direction of the bedroom, a pair of scarlet vertical pupils lit up, each of which was as high as a person.

A huge voice followed: "Uninvited guests from the east, you rashly broke into my palace and came to my bedroom, what's the matter?"

There is no doubt that the pair of scarlet vertical pupils are actually snake pupils.

The owner of this voice is the current sun god, the former feathered serpent god, Kukulkan.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang directly awakened the sleeping god.

As they spoke, a huge snake head slowly emerged from the golden light of the upward stairs.

The snake head was very large, and all the details could be seen very clearly. The scales were like mirrors, reflecting the human figure. But the most eye-catching thing was the pair of snake pupils, blood red like the sunset.

With the appearance of the snake head.

Some figures also appeared on the seats.

The moon girl who was so beautiful that it could not be described in words, the hideous and ugly old woman with tiger claws, the rotten man with an owl head, the middle-aged man wearing armor and a feather crown, the beautiful woman wearing a beaded skirt and a crown, and the man with four faces.

Qi Xuansu knew some of these gods, and some of them he didn't know.

For example, the moon girl and the old woman with tiger claws at the beginning were Ishichel and Chakchel. There was also a rotten man with an owl head, which could also correspond to the description of the god of death.

Kukulkan's voice continued to ring: "Ishichel, the goddess of the full moon, childbirth and weaving, Chakchel, the goddess of the moon, stars and floods, A. Puche, the god of death in the north, Urakan, the god of war, Henokra, the goddess of the south, and Chayak, the god of rain."

"A bunch of traitors who don't know how to obey are all birds of a feather."

"Uninvited guests driven by ambition, do you also want to snatch my crown?"

Kukulkan answered Qi Xuansu's questions.

It turned out that the full name of the god of death A was A. Puche, and the official name was the god of death in the north. The corresponding one was Henokra, the goddess of the south, that is, the woman wearing a crown and a beaded skirt. From her name, it can be seen that she has a deep relationship with Nohepeten, the empire once ruled by the ancient gods. It is very likely that the royal family of Nohepeten is her descendant, and her crown seems to confirm this point.

In other words, the god of death Apuche is in charge of the world of the dead and lives in the north, and the goddess of the south Henokra is in charge of the world of the living and lives in the south. This corresponds to the Taoist Beidou, which is responsible for death, and Nandou, which is responsible for life.

This is also the inherent pattern of all gods and immortals, life versus death, sun versus moon. In the Central Plains, the sun and the moon are the Sun Zhenjun and the Moon Zhenjun, and the Green Emperor and Siming Zhenjun correspond to life and death. The Green Emperor controls the Southern Dipper, and Siming Zhenjun controls the Northern Dipper. They are the two major star masters. However, the Green Emperor eventually completely merged into the world and had no self, so Siming Zhenjun took the opportunity to steal part of the power of "life", and then he claimed to be in charge of life and death.

The God of War Ulakan is a special god. If the Northern God of Death Apche is an evil god and the Southern Goddess Henokra is a good god, then he is a neutral god, and there is no distinction between good and evil. He symbolizes war and is closely related to the human empire. He is a god believed by warriors and the army, and war often brings killing and death, so he is also a friend of the God of Death. .

At the same time, he is also in charge of hunting and is the god of hunting.

Qi Xuansu wanted to solve the problem of the ancient gods, so he naturally learned something about them. For example, he had always known about the existence of the god of death, but he didn't know the name of the god of death, and thought that there was something wrong with the files of the Xidao Gate.

Qi Xuansu knew the names of these gods, but he couldn't match them with specific images until Kukulkan named them one by one, and then he matched them.

The one that surprised Qi Xuansu the most was the god of rain.

According to his understanding, in this pantheon, there is a founding god, that is, the founder of the pantheon, equivalent to the ancestor in the patriarchal system, named Unabuku, who has the highest status, but has left this world.

The second is Itsamna, the head of the gods, known as the god of heaven, the lord of heaven, the lord of night and day, the sun god, and the husband of Ishichel.

The third is the rain god Chayak, who is said to be a composite god. Qi Xuansu didn't quite understand what a composite god was before, but now he knows that it has four faces and can become four different gods, representing the four directions of east, west, south and north. The one representing the east is red-faced, called Chak; the one representing the west is black-faced, called Ek; the one representing the south is yellow-faced, called Kank; the one representing the north is white-faced, called Sak.

The fourth is Yum, the god of corn. Because corn is the main food crop in the New World, the status of the god of corn is very high. Don't think it's funny and think that corn has become a god, just to make up the number. In fact, it's not the case. People in the Central Plains often say how Jiangshan Sheji is. Jiangshan is easy to explain, but what does Sheji mean? She is the god of soil, and Ji is the god of grain. There is no essential difference between the god of corn and the god of grain. Both are extremely important food crops.

Therefore, the corn god is equivalent to the god of land and grain in the Central Plains. Now Daxuan still has a land and grain altar in the capital, which is second only to the altar of heaven and earth.

The same is true for the rain god. The reason why his status is high is not because of rain, but because he symbolizes the four directions, just like the Five Mountains, which are all linked to the country, the world, and the country.

Putting aside the founding god Unabuku who has left the world, the three people with the highest status in the entire pantheon are the god of heaven Itsumna, the god of rain Chayak, and the god of corn Yum. Even if Itsumna unfortunately died in battle, the successor should be the rain god Chayak, then the corn god Yum, or the fourth-ranked Ishichel temporarily took power by relying on the identity of a widow, but it should not be Kukulkan in any case.

Although Kukulkan's rise to power was supported by Chakchel, it now seems that the corn god Yum did not appear in these seats, so he was most likely fallen. The rain god, once the second-in-command, was at the bottom and was seized by Kukulkan. It is likely that he suffered a heavy blow and was unable to compete with Kukulkan.

From this, it can be inferred that after the Holy See launched the God War, the three gods with the highest status were hit hard by the Holy See. In the raid of the apostles, Itsamna and the corn god Yum fell directly. Although the rain god survived by chance, he was severely injured and his divine power was greatly damaged.

Kukulkan took the opportunity to seize the position of the main god and became the leader of the gods.

In many myths, snakes are believed to have great swallowing ability. The people in the Central Plains said that the human heart is insatiable and the snake swallows the elephant. Westerners believe that snakes will gnaw and swallow the world tree, and in the New World, snakes swallow the sun to symbolize the solar eclipse phenomenon.

Kukulkan's seizure of the position of the sun god undoubtedly confirms this legend.

However, this legend is not a good omen, but a bad omen similar to the rooster crowing at dawn, which means that yin and yang are reversed and chaos is coming.

As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow, and if the words are not flowing, the things will not be accomplished. Kukulkan's move will definitely lead to opposition and dissatisfaction. Ishichel and Chayak should be the opposition.

However, Kukulkan's words implied that he actually denounced all the ancient gods as traitors. When thinking about Kukulkan's current situation, he was alone and didn't even have a gatekeeper, which made people think of a possibility, that is, when the wall fell, everyone pushed it, and Kukulkan became a lonely man.

Neither Qi Xuansu nor Wu Niang spoke.

Kukulkan seemed to be immersed in his own world, and didn't care about the reactions of the two. After scolding the gods, he looked at the sun hanging high above the square: "Sun, your power is unquestionable. It can push me to a higher level and give me the power to destroy those traitors."

Then Kukulkan turned his attention to the two people again. The huge snake body behind the snake head continued to emerge from the golden light and appeared in the square, as if there was no end: "A mere mortal dares to challenge my authority?"

When the feathered serpent's folded wings also left the golden light-covered stairs and appeared in the square, and spread its wings, the huge divine power swept across the entire square.

Kukulkan shouted loudly: "I am the god of heaven and the sun! I am the king of gods!"

Under the impact of divine power, the seats and the figures on the chairs became blurred and distorted, as if they would disappear at any time.

Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang seemed to be ordinary people who encountered a sandstorm. They had to cover their faces with their arms and kept retreating.

Kukulkan raised his snake head high, opened his mouth, and under the dislocation, it seemed as if he was holding the scorching sun in his mouth. The wings behind him were fully spread out, covering the sky.

He looked down at Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang from a high place, and his erect snake pupils exuded a dangerous and indifferent light: "Kneel down, mortal! Repent, mortal! Atone for what you have done, mortal!"

As soon as the voice fell, the sun hanging high above the square became extremely dazzling, as if golden light was falling, containing extreme light and heat.

The accompanying majestic divine power was vented wantonly, like a rolling raging wave, about to crush people.

Qi Xuansu immediately realized that Kukulkan was indeed not comparable to ordinary gods and immortals. He was infinitely close to the strength of a first-tribulation immortal, which was the quasi-first-tribulation immortal in the Taoist definition.

If any of the three masters were here, or if Jiang Da Zhenren, who possessed four immortal objects, was here, they would certainly not be afraid of Kukulkan, but Qi Xuansu was the only one at this time.

Perhaps many years later, Qi Xuansu would also be fearless of Kukulkan, but not now.

Faced with such a situation, Qi Xuansu could not help but waver.

Could his speculation be wrong?