Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 482: 458 Theodim City

Chapter 482: Chapter 458 Theodim City

Bang~ Bang Bang!

Giant Force failed to break through the “Guardian Spell,” and while depleting a portion of Tang Qi’s Magic Power, it blasted his entire body into the portal.

To avoid backlash, Tang Qi curled up slightly, naturally rolling through a strange world like a “smooth” stone.

Along the way, he shattered dozens of towering ancient trees, slid across the ground for a long distance, and finally stopped with a muffled thud.

Looking up, Tang Qi saw a statue about four meters tall.

Carved from some kind of gray-white rock, it depicted a warrior with a helmet, but only the head part. The warrior’s forehead sloped down, its nostrils were broad, fleshy, and sunken, and its cheeks bore fearsome scar-like patterns.

Tang Qi stood up, observing the statue now covered in cracks from his impact, while also sensing the Spiritual Tide surging wildly within this alien ruin.

“The concentration is only slightly inferior to my Lake Heart Island Secret Realm, but it seems more Explosive, with a dangerous aura.”

As he made his judgment, the remaining six Transcendents also awkwardly fled into this place.

Before their eyes lay a vast, Pristine jungle, as if replicating the external Yamada Jungle, but an ancient version, even more primitive and dangerous.

The air was filled with an unsettling presence.

However, their attention was quickly captured by a “Super Ancient City” deep in the jungle, so astonishing it left them speechless.

The most luxuriant tree species in the jungle, resembling the ancient Tuchincha Trees, flourished here with massive trunks intertwined with verdant vines, only visible through gaps in the foliage.

Several sturdy, wide ancient roads led from different directions to the central old city.

From a great distance, Tang Qi and the others could see thousands of structures within the abandoned ancient city, temples built entirely of giant stones, fortresses for defending against wars, towering altars for offering sacrifices to the heavens and Divine, and pitch-black pyramids… The old city’s boundaries were almost invisible, seemingly pulling everyone’s hearts and minds back to that immensely distant age.

The Dark Era? Or even the Age of Ignorance?

While the crowd speculated, Reina Swinton, who bears the bloodline of The Lost Clan, slowly extended her hands, calmly awaiting a breath, as a fine layer of black ash settled on them.

At this moment, several people noticed.

Within this eerie “ruin,” there wafted imperceptibly fine black dust in the air.

Despite this discovery, the knowledgeable female adventurer explained: “It seems like a type of impact ash, because the ruin has always been in a sealed State, the special environment kept these very light particles of dust from settling.”

While listening to the explanation, people used various methods to shut down their respiratory systems or to conduct “purification of filth.”

Tang Qi had already set up a Melter barrier in his respiratory system before Reina Swinton spoke, incinerating the black ash that came with each breath.

Ever since entering the ruin, Reina had changed from being faintly terrified to excited.

She seemed like a fervent archaeologist, appearing before Tang Qi in a flash.

Her gaze focused on the statue disfigured by Tang Qi. Similar statues appeared at regular intervals; from above, one could see thousands of statues, surrounding the entire old city in some form of battle array.

“The busts of Ancient Maya warriors, artifacts that once astonished both the Mysterious Side and the real world, their unique foreheads were rumored to be the result of corn worship or the belief in a certain Divine, whereby a board was applied to deform the infant’s skull right after birth.”

“The first bust was discovered a year before the start of the Divine Eagle New Calendar. With that bust as a clue, the academic community not only found an abundance of clues related to Ancient Maya Civilization, but also discovered an even older civilization known as the Villa Civilization, the mother of all civilizations in the Southern Region of the New Continent besides the Federation.”

“And this place is likely what the Maya called ‘Theodim City,’ the Holy City. In Ancient Maya Language, it symbolizes purity and Wisdom. It was the city granted to the ancestors of the Mayans after they offered abundant sacrifices to please the Sky God.”

…

Ancient, rare Knowledge, poured forth from the mouth of Reina Swinton.

Unbeknownst to the rest, the other five Transcendents had also gathered and listened to Reina’s narration.

Tang Qi, who had already gained key Insight from Information Fragments, heard an inconspicuous secret.

“The Vila People!”

The simple three words triggered some Memories in Tang Qi’s mind.

“The Original Secret Medicine School rose early, and its founder appears to have been a Vila person, who was displaced by War, happened to Devour a rubber fruit, which led to later achievements. His entire life was spent in warfare with the Maya.”

“The School also inherited his legacy, becoming one of the major hostile tribes against the then-dominant Maya… Does this mean that the Ancient Maya were once part of the Vila People, or was the downfall of the Vila Civilization precipitated by the Ancient Maya?”

As Tang Qi felt his knowledge of Mysticism expand once again.

A terrifying noise suddenly occurred behind everyone.

The slowly closing portal was blocked by a huge figure, a “Visares” revealing its complete form at last. What were thought to be skeletal lower halves were actually a massive abdominal sac connected to six thick crab-like legs.

It sidestepped inside, the “Flesh Wings” wrapped around its upper body, forming a “rotten meat egg” that forcefully wedged against the portal.

Immediately after, horrifying roars resounded.

The Visares Army, charged headlong, barging into the relic.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

No pleasantries or catching up, the Blood Eye Storm directly crushed the jungle that had been growing for who knows how many years, sweeping towards the seven people.

“Scatter and flee!”

As soon as Reina Swinton spoke, everyone fled at the same time.

They each chose different directions, or the same ones.

For instance, Tang Qi did not hesitate to follow the female adventurer, Reina Swinton.

With no trace of embarrassment on his face, he made it clear that he intended to latch onto her for safety. Correspondingly, the elder from the Mamba Secret Medicine School chose to cling to the “Yucatan Assassin” called Timothy as his pillar of support.

The two exchanged a glance in mid-air, nodded at each other, affirming their judgment in each other’s eyes.

Excluding the Beast Controller who died, Reina Swinton and Timothy, without a doubt, were the strongest among the eight Transcendents.

The Earth Mother Witch, the Jungle Puppet Master, and the Extraordinary Warrior were all merely close to Professional Level.

Just as everyone began to flee, the warrior from the “War God Sect” suddenly discovered something and bellowed, “Quick, get into the ruins, they dare not attack there…”

As soon as the Extraordinary Warrior shouted, everyone could see the reason why.

A thick beam of Blood Light, which was originally aimed at the warrior, had to abruptly curve away because the warrior landed on a temple, instead sweeping away a large pile of decaying dwellings.

“Did the Ancient Mayans rule their people with Divine Authority, considering the Visares as artificial creations dare not attack buildings such as temples?”

When everyone realized this, they also saw the Extraordinary Warrior suddenly stop talking and crouch down, abruptly diving into the temple.

Which of the Transcendents present wasn’t a seasoned “old hand” in this field? Seeing the warrior’s action, they immediately conjectured the reason.

“Are there treasures inside the temple? The Ancient Mayans were once one of the overlords within the Yamada Jungle. If this ancient city is indeed Teotim, it must be hiding countless old Curios, or precious materials, or even books.”

The eyes of the six lit up at once.

With terrifying speed, they burst through the dense jungle, plunging headfirst into the old, monumental city.

Behind them, the Visares Army let out rage-filled roars, but they could only follow certain fixed mechanisms or combat protocols, unable to effectively surround and kill these experienced Transcendents.

Now that they all entered “Teotim City” it made them even more cautious in their attack.

However, the presence of primal commands forced them to follow cautiously into the city, carefully moving their large, thick crab legs while chasing those annoying “little things.”

Swoosh!

Without a moment’s pause, Reina Swinton’s figure disappeared into a towering temple.

Behind her, Tang Qi’s figure emerged, feeling oddly unthreatened by the “female adventurer.”

According to the rules of the Mysterious Side, when exploring and treasure hunting, if there is ample space, two Transcendents should avoid the same area as much as possible to avoid needless fights and killing.

And regardless of the space, powerful Transcendents would warn the weaker ones not to infringe on their territory.

It seemed that Reina Swinton didn’t care about these rules?

While musing, Tang Qi’s brow suddenly twitched, and then he stepped forward.

Rumble!

A thick beam of Blood Light, carrying an aura that could destroy the soul, blasted a deep pit where Tang Qi had been standing, with decay and death spreading at the bottom of the pit.

Tang Qi looked back, only to see a “Visares” a few hundred meters away, its six blood eyes staring straight at him.

The Blood Light that should have been fired was held back, restrained.

Tang Qi glanced again at the tall steps in front of him and immediately realized he had entered the temple area.

“Does every sect of Puppet Masters or Wizards, or Alchemists, when creating powerful artificial beings, choose to plant some primal commands and prohibitive rules, such as not harming the caster, not harming humans, or as seen now, not attacking temples?”

“Could the Ancient Maya Wizards have ever imagined a day when the Mayans would disappear from this world, yet their powerful creations would be unable to kill the invaders?”

Muttering to himself, Tang Qi shook his head, no longer paying attention to the crab-legged Visares scratching in frustration, and turned to enter the temple.

He did not deliberately conceal his footsteps, and soon Tang Qi entered the main hall, seeing a large, damaged statue at the front.

Its lower half was that of a bat, with sharp, deadly claws, but the upper body was of a voluptuous, seductive woman with a pair of blood-red wings on her back, emitting a strange, somewhat nauseating beauty.

Especially since its body’s surface was covered with scars from great swords, holes from spears, or filthy bloodstains.

“Who destroyed the statue, the Mayans themselves, or the invaders of that time?”

While Tang Qi was speculating, the voice of Reina Swinton came through.

“This is one of the many deities the Ancient Mayans worshipped, a very special one named Sersi. She held both the Divine Positions of hunting and fertility. She was once one of the most beloved deities of the Ancient Mayans, until she became… a Traitor.”