Chapter 604
Chapter 604: Eerie Temple
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
Different from what Li Yao had imagined, the 'Dark Continent' was not dark at all . On the contrary, the sunlight during the day was even more dazzling .
The sky was exceptionally clear, to the point that it felt unreal, as if one could see the blinking stars through the dome .
Five thousand years ago, this had been the place to endure the first wave of the apocalyptic strike . Almost all traces of civilization had been wiped out .
As far as one's eyes could reach, the bleak land was like from a remote, foreign star, with all kinds of terrain that were beyond anyone's imagination . The earth rose up into the sky and then dropped down underground, leaving craters on the surface .
Such craters were all caused by the giant meteors five thousand years ago . To this day, a lot of meteorite fragments were still left in the bottom of the giant pits thousands of meters deep .
For five thousand years, the smaller craters deep within the massive craters had been brushed and eroded by rainwater . Some nearby rivers had changed their routes, and as a result, many round lakes had formed .
Because of the meteorite pieces at the bottom of the lakes, colorful mist was floating on the water's surface . Looking from the ground, they were like giant vesicles that protruded out .
Occasionally, two craters would draw close to each other, and their ridges combined, making them look as sharp as tusks .
Such a harsh environment was extremely unsuitable for mankind, but it was a haven for demon beasts and demonic plants .
Countless colorful plants had grown out of the lakes at the bottom of the craters, decorating the craters as if they were flowers . Thousands of demon beasts were roaring in the creepy forest . When Li Yao passed by several craters, he even encountered the assault of a large batch of flying demon beasts .
Li Yao even found beings that resembled humans in the forest .
They were all around two meters tall . Their skin was as grey as a rock, with a layer of red moss that could change its shade and shape growing on it .
At first glance, they were identical to the Titan Warriors, except that they were smaller in size .
They were wearing the simplest beast hide and carrying bone blades made from the skeletons of demon beasts . Their way of communication was like both a human language with short syllables and the low and deep bellows of animals .
They seemed to be unaware of the training of spiritual gas at all . Yet, they all boasted enormous physical strength . Bloodthirsty and aggressive, they could rush in the forest and tear apart demon beasts with their bare hands . Then, they ate the raw meat of the prey and drank their blood .
Li Yao hid himself in the darkness and observed the wildlings for a long time . Then he came to a conclusion .
After the first wave of apocalyptic strike five thousand years ago, the ancestors of mankind here were too few to pass on the tinder of human civilization in the harsh environment .
In the Dark Continent, their civilization had retrograded generation after generation, and they ended up becoming primitive wildlings .
Their civilization had disappeared, but the knowledge of the Titan Warriors had been sent to them in ways Li Yao didn't know, which became their only reliance to fight against nature .
Right now, such wildings had lost most of their language ability . They could only communicate with each other through simple yells . Bloody moss similar to those on the Titan Warriors had appeared on their body, too . The shapes and shades of the moss could be altered at will and serve as a tool of communication, too .
Maybe, after another thousand years of seclusion in the Dark Continent, the wildings would lose their last bit of language ability and forget their identity as human beings .
It was possible that they would regard the meteorites standing on the earth everywhere as the 'divine mountains' of their species . They would consider the hearts of the Titan Warriors that they had excavated from the meteorite mountains to be gifts from 'the gods' . They might think themselves to be the chosen ones .
By that time, they would truly have become the next generation of Titan Warriors!
Li Yao secretly sighed and continued his journey to the valley where the Oasis Tribe was located .
In fear that he might run into scouts of the Temple of Immortals, Li Yao did not to fly very high or fast .
Every time before he moved forward, he sent out Neltharion in stealth mode to investigate the route and make sure there were no abnormalities .
When he finally reached the vicinity of the Oasis Tribe, it was noon the next day .
This area was a rarely-seen plateau in the Dark Continent . A few craters that were not very deep were scattered on the ground . The horizon was dotted with oases on which countless fat animals were roaming .
Li Yao found a narrow, long valley between two oval-shaped craters . He observed it through Neltharion and saw vague traces of man-made architecture inside the valley .
However, on the other side of the valley, smoke was rising, and fire was burning through the sky . The sound of combat echoed over from it .
A beam of intense black smoke pierced into the sky like a giant pillar .
Li Yao was somewhat surprised . He hurried to take out a grey camouflage cloth that was similar in appearance to rocks around him before he crawled on the ground with Black Wing and took a turn from one of the craters .
In the meantime, he let Neltharion draw close to the battlefield in its stealth mode .
As he came closer to the valley, Li Yao could see clearly that a weirdly-shaped, magnificent temple in a primitive, wild, and ungodly style was leaning against the cliff on the left side .
The temple was surrounded by dozens of shabby stone buildings and a few messy tents . One look was enough to determine that they belonged to a town of an underdeveloped tribe .
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