Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 1048 - 636: The Second Kingdom Exploration, Moon Mother Goddess, The Lure of Destiny_3

Chapter 1048: Chapter 636: The Second Kingdom Exploration, Moon Mother Goddess, The Lure of Destiny_3

"So, this powerful Mother Goddess ranks as the third most significant deity among the Maya gods, immediately following the Creator God, Hunab Ku, and the Solar Heavenly Serpent God, Itzamna. The Creator God resides at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm and does not communicate with the mortal world. In people’s hearts, the Heavenly Serpent God and the Moon Goddess are regarded as the Father God and the Mother God!" Tikalo’s mouth curled into a smile as he looked at the attentive audience, briefly pausing on Puap’s face before quickly looking away.

"In the southwestern Maya domains through which this mother river flows, the Moon Mother Goddess is the most important faith! Forty miles upstream lies the ruins of the great Maya city from the Golden Age hundreds of years ago, Hoi Chan, the Sky City of clouds! In the Sky City, there once stood dozens of towering temples, hundreds of circular observatories, thousands of dwellings, a grand ball court for human sacrifices, and extensive pottery kilns and workshops stretching for miles!"

Tikalo’s voice became loud, and his expression was full of longing. The Hoi Chan Sky City that he spoke of is what would later be known as the Comalcalco site.

This ancient city was one of the most important trade cities in Tabasco during the Maya Classical Golden Age between AD 600-1000. Known for its large-scale pottery production, the Sky City had impressively large kilns. The small human sculptures produced there can be found across temple ruins and noble burials throughout the Maya central lowlands of the Classical Period.

"The great Sky City worshipped the Rain Divine Chaac, the Corn God Yum Kax, and the Heavenly Serpent God Itzamna.... But the deity they revered the most was the Moon Mother Goddess Ixchel, who commanded the floods!"

At this point, Tikalo paused. Taking a deep breath, he was about to introduce a crucial seed. However, Chiwaco furrowed his brows and interrupted.

"Tikalo, I remember you mentioned before the Maya Feathered Serpent God, something about Kukulkan... Why isn’t it among the names revered in the Sky City?"

"Uh..."

Tikalo touched his divinely wise bald head, pursed his lips, and then said with a smile.

"Because during the Classical Period, the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan didn’t exist yet."

"Ah? Didn’t exist?"

"Yes! The belief in the Serpent divine persisted for thousands of years among various Maya groups. But the definite emergence of the Feathered Serpent God, known by the name Kukulkan, occurred over five hundred years ago... when the Toltec King Feathered Serpent arrived with tens of thousands of samurai, attacking along the coast! Supported by some northern Maya city-states, he launched the second kingdom invasion from the Mexican Plateau, following a thousand one hundred years after Teotihuacan’s eastern campaign against Tikal!"

The eastern campaign by the Teotihuacan Kingdom occurred around the tenth century AD, while the Toltec Kingdom’s campaign is clearly recorded in the fourth century AD. These two campaigns established new kingdoms and completely altered the political landscape of various Maya groups. The militaristic regions of Mexico extensively spread highland cultural practices to the Maya and returned with much of the Maya’s astronomical and calendrical knowledge.

"...The Toltec people eventually conquered the northern Maya, establishing a second Tula Royal Capital, Chichen Itza, in the northern lowlands, and constructed the enduring Temple of the Feathered Serpent. From then on, the faith in the Feathered Serpent spread from the western Mexican Plateau and Seaside to the eastern Maya!... And the long recorded stone steles in the ancient Sky City, which halted six to seven hundred years ago, naturally could not venerate the Feathered Serpent God."

Tikalo spoke with a smile, portraying the grand Maya epic as if unfolding a tapestry of feathers and scales. He then picked up the pace, leaving no time for others to ask questions, and continued speaking about the Sky City.

"In the ancient Sky City that believed in the Moon Mother Goddess, the inherited divine bloodline is the second most prestigious water deity descendant among the various Maya groups! And the most esteemed among all bloodlines is... the Serpent Divine Descendant!"

"The Serpent Divine Descendant!"

Hearing this long-desired term, Puap was taken aback and exclaimed softly. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he lightly coughed and carefully inquired under Tikalo’s coaxing.

"Cough! That so-called Serpent Divine Descendant... where is it?"