Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 209 Ancestral Temple (Part 1)

Long Xiao and his group walked at the back of the group, while everyone else carefully followed behind Hao Tianyang, moving slowly forward!

Leaving this place and stepping onto the Seven-Colored Avenue, the mist ahead gradually dissipates, revealing enormous sculptures on both sides, dazzling with colorful lights. Each one is mysterious and lifelike, emanating energy fluctuations. It's unknown what materials they are made of; they are tall and mighty, including humanoid war gods, beast warriors, birds and beasts, water dragons, and birds of prey—all kinds of creatures from various races, each exuding a powerful and mysterious force!

"These are statues of 108 races from the Desolate Region. They all existed in the prehistoric era. Many of these races have become extinct and have not been passed down. However, we have not yet discovered whether some of them have disappeared or not; they have simply never appeared in the Desolate Region again," Hao Tianyang said to everyone.

“They are all powerful beings, and each race has its own unique and mysterious side, but very few have truly been passed down. Many powerful skills have disappeared!” Haotian Yang said.

Such tall and mighty beings would be absolute powerhouses even today, so how could they have vanished? Everyone was puzzled. Why are there no such tall, mighty, mysterious, and profound races in the current desolate region? Where did they all go in prehistoric times? Why are there statues of them in the ancestral temple?
“How did they get here? We don’t know either. After generations of searching, we still haven’t found out how these sculptures came to be. Their existence is beyond our current historical understanding! They are our prehistoric predecessors!” Hao Tianyang said.

These enormous statues stretched all the way ahead, and it took more than ten minutes to walk through them all.

Upon seeing these statues, Long Yi made some strange discoveries. He discovered many races from the Blue Card Continent, but they were not as tall and imposing as these statues; they were noticeably shorter!

"How did they get here? Are their statues really them? Are these their ancestral lands?" Long Yi pondered silently.

"Could it be that the Blue Card Continent and the Desolate Region were once one? They were once connected continents, and these statues are all powerful species from the past. They were all powerful beings!" Long Yi thought to himself.

Everyone followed closely behind Hao Tianyang, listening to him explain the history of these statues, marveling at and admiring the power of the Desolate Region in the past—these were the sites of stories about legendary heroes. These were all powerful figures from the Desolate Region!

Ahead lay a vast, empty starry sky, a boundless expanse of cosmic stars, shimmering brightly above, countless points of light seemingly both close at hand and impossibly distant. Layers upon layers of azure light curtains floated here. Haotianyang triggered a mechanism; the moment his body touched it, ripples of energy emanated from his body, and he was suddenly enveloped in a bubble, drifting forward.

Haotianyang explained to everyone before that this is an energy bubble that isolates everything and can help you pass through the risk zone ahead smoothly, so there is no need to worry.

Long Yi and everyone else were enveloped in bubbles, unable to control themselves, and drifted forward on their own.

High-energy warning ahead! Thunder and lightning storm are approaching! The power of the lightning can kill any living thing, instantly reducing it to ashes. However, everyone is encased in the bubble, so they can only see the lightning storm outside, but cannot hear its thunderous roar. Ah, that explains it! This bubble can withstand the lightning strikes here and isolate the sound, allowing everyone to pass safely.

This energy bubble is truly a divine artifact! It can even withstand such a powerful lightning storm, which makes Long Yi deeply admire just how powerful the experts here are! The secrets of the desolate region truly astonish him!
If the person who came didn't trigger the mechanism and enter the bubble, they would surely be reduced to ashes by the lightning tribulation here. Thinking of this, Long Yi felt a chill run down his spine. He hadn't expected the ancestral temple's defense system to be so formidable; a slight misstep could lead to complete annihilation, leaving no trace of their body, and even their spirit would be destroyed!
The bubbles carried them along, carrying them through lightning, storms, whirlpools, and currents, until they finally arrived at a bright, spacious hall enveloped in a curtain of light. The moment they landed, they sensed something extraordinary. This place seemed to be somewhere deep in the ocean, with strange aquatic creatures swimming by, their vibrant colors even more dazzling under the sunlight. Could this be the seabed or the bottom of a lake?

Everyone was very puzzled! They all looked at Haotianyang, hoping he could provide an answer.
"Here? We don't know where we are either! But this is the core area of ​​the ancestral temple! Follow me!" Hao Tianyang said. He didn't elaborate further and walked forward first, without answering anyone's questions.

After passing through a long light curtain tunnel, everyone arrived at a more spacious area. The sky above was a clear blue, and sunlight could be seen shining directly into it. This was a small world, a different realm of time and space.

The spatial and temporal realm here is incredibly vast. A kilometer ahead stands a gleaming golden palace, its architectural style peculiar, resembling a circular fortress with an archway at each of the four cardinal directions. Five circular stone paths encircle the palace, each with different colored slabs that shimmer with energy fluctuations. From afar, the golden palace appears to be surrounded by five ever-changing colored hula hoops, sitting serenely in the center. Apart from this, there are no other buildings around. A straight energy avenue leads directly to the palace's largest gate—is this the only passage into the core area?
“Indeed, the golden palace ahead is the core area of ​​the ancestral temple. It is the control center and can control everything here!” Hao Tianyang said.

He raised a golden token, and suddenly a portal to another dimension appeared before him, and the scene from before vanished!

So that's how it is. What everyone is seeing is an illusion. The real core area is inside this portal of time and space.

"Wow! It looks so real!" "It's amazing!"

Everyone was amazed!

"Everyone, follow me!" Hao Tianyang said, and was the first to pass through the portal and disappear.

Through the portal, Long Yi and his companions arrived at a palace hall. The layout here was unique; it was a tiered conference hall with a circular platform surrounding it. There were five levels, each different. On the east side, there was a tall platform with three seats, the one in the middle being particularly eye-catching and enormous.

At this moment, everyone is in the very center of the hall, brightly lit and particularly conspicuous. Standing here and looking around, one feels insignificant. Looking at the platform above the steps, one feels like a sinful person about to be judged, awaiting divine judgment.

"Hey!"

"How majestic!"

"Don't be afraid, everyone. This is the council hall of our ancestral temple in the desolate region. All important decisions are made here," Hao Tianyang said to everyone.

"Esteemed Emperors, take your places and activate the council chamber!" Hao Tianyang ordered the emperors of the various families.

Long Xiao led Long Yi and the rest of the Dragon Clan toward the Dragon Clan's council platform. The third-level platform was immediately occupied by the various royal families, their seats representing power. There were fifteen individual luxurious chambers in total. The ten major families occupied the ten most luxurious chambers, leaving the remaining five empty. Representatives of the other major families and powerful teams stood on the second level below. The lowest level was for guards, generals, and staff.

After all the emperors took their seats, Haotian Yang ascended to the head seat in the very center of the platform, taking charge of the council hall. Instantly, the other two hosts also appeared on the platform, without anyone noticing their sudden arrival.

The council hall is now filled with three chairpersons and representatives from the ten most prestigious royal families. Hao Tianyang pressed a button on his table, and a live, holographic image of the entire Tianhuang City immediately appeared in the center of the hall.

"Activate the defensive array!" Hao Tianyang ordered.

Energy spheres appeared on the tables of the ten supreme emperor families, and each emperor immediately channeled their power into the spheres.

"Boom!"

A series of deep, resonant sounds filled the air, and the imagery in the hall underwent a dramatic transformation. Ten pillars of light rose around Tianhuang City, instantly enveloping the entire city. A powerful defensive system enveloped the city, making it impossible for any creature or attack to penetrate its defenses. This was the formidable defensive array, virtually impenetrable!

The ancestral temple's defense system is really that powerful! The defense system of the entire city—how much energy and resources must it have taken to achieve that?

The Blue Card Continent doesn't possess such a powerful overall defense system; the ability to build such massive fortifications must stem from exceptional capabilities. This will play a decisive role in the war against the Snow Region.

(End of this chapter)