Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 596 - 523: The Bloodstained Treasure and the Master of the Labyrinth_2

But the power of the great presence lurking at the bottom of the sea, the Eight-Clawed Demon God Loygor (legend says it fell from True God Status during the Era Catastrophe, and as long as it falls into the Material World without a deity it can maintain True God Status), is real and objective.

This chaotic demon god awakens once a year, and "Sunken Ship Bay" offers sacrifices to it.

Also, the demons killed during the riots return the power they acquired from Loygor together with their pure soul essence, screening out elite monsters while allowing Loygor to complete a cycle and purification of energy.

Some say it's a way for the demon god to resist chaos, similar to a human's breath. But no one foolishly thinks these precious metal utensils are a thank-you gift from the demon god to the Pirates.

There's definitely some purpose behind it!

"The most important thing is, 'Dead Bone' Rudolph has already speculated based on the collected intelligence.

The self-destruction of the Kuma Empire before the Hilus people arrived at the New Continent is likely related to these items, and uncovering this secret might lead to an entire Native Empire's treasure being within grasp!"

Aiven looked up at Anita, already understanding her intention.

The nature of Pirates is to pursue treasure, and at such a time, everything else should be put aside; it's not too late to seize the treasure before going after the infuriating Bradley.

Even the two Pirate Kings who lack no wealth couldn't restrain the restless hearts of the Pirates.

Thus, the originally planned raid on Bradley abruptly halts there.

This is an unexpected variable.

While the siblings pondered the subsequent impacts,

Olivia stepped forward and picked up the gold tablet with the inscriptions, for she was not unfamiliar with such hieroglyphs.

The beacon anchor ground "Chichen Itza Pyramid" in the Spirit Realm is the imperial capital during the peak of the Kuma Civilization. Upon taking over this region, she acquired much knowledge left in the Spirit Realm by the Kuma People.

They possess a writing system made of eight hundred hieroglyphs, primarily concerning: names of days and months, numerals, directions, colors, and titles of deities, mostly related to rituals.

Documented on this gold tablet is a prayer using war captives to sacrifice to deities.

Adhering to the cautious style of the Extraordinary, the girl didn't read it aloud rashly, but after a silent perusal, she discovered another doubt.

The target of the sacrifice is an entirely unfamiliar name.

Translating directly it can be called "Maze's Master" Aihote?

This name does not belong to any deity within the Kuma Empire, nor is it related to the Master of the Mist Sea, Loygor, and has not even been circulated within the Wizard School's legacy.

Hearing Olivia's reminder, the siblings' brows furrowed even tighter.

"The Kuma Empire once used ten thousand war captives to sacrifice to an unknown superior presence? The matter has become even more complex."

When Aiven first arrived at the New Continent, he felt there were simply too many and too strong specters, Evil Spirits, and Evil Spirits on this land.

The Kingdom's 18 settlements established before Thoms Town successively disappeared, and though the causes might be manifold, there certainly are various links with these terrifying existences roaming the continent.

Aside from the higher activity level of Magic Elements compared to the Old Continent.

Originally, the three major primitive civilizations—the Kuma Empire, Gashna Empire, Azik Empire—and numerous small clans and tribes generally believed in the animistic spirit, providing opportunistic openings for many Spirit Bodies.

Moreover, the Kuma People, who perished before the Hilus's arrival in the New Continent, and the Azik People, who inherited part of the Kuma Civilization, retain the tradition of blood sacrifices among their kind! The scale is immense, and the methods are brutally horrific to be described!

The era of the Kuma People is somewhat distant, but this can be inferred from the Azik People who inherited the Kuma Civilization.

In their handwritten chronological records.

The Azik People retained numerous forms of living sacrifices and even documented them; in one four-day ritual alone there were over 20,000 victims.

They extracted still-beating hearts and placed them in a special container representing the universe's four points.

Sometimes they constructed terrifying sacrificial bone walls from skulls.

In different ceremonies, they skinned various body parts for sorted usage.

They sought to marry princesses from other nations, whereas in truth, they peeled off the princess's skin for priests to wear and marry the ascended "god" leader.

There's even a legend of a skinning temple covered in human skin.

In such a "mysterious" active world, long-term, large-scale death of intelligent creatures is very likely to induce unforeseen catastrophes, possibly from Evil Spirits, demons, strange phenomena, or even a wandering Evil God.

To say the bizarre demise of the entire Kuma Civilization has nothing to do with such acts? Killing Aiven would make him not believe it!

This mysteriously emerging sacrificial target is highly suspicious.

Now both aboriginals and pioneers know the originally three major Main Gods in the New Continent are already eradicated.

The Main God Sun God Inti of the Gashna Empire and the High God Omedekutri of the Azik Empire have both been confirmed as killed by the Fire Bathed Angel under the "Eternal Flame" during the empire's fall.

But the core of the Kuma Civilization had already entirely declined a century before the pioneers arrived at the New Continent.

Whether the Main God Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan they worshiped encountered an incident during the collapse of the Kuma Empire or also perished at the hands of the Fire Bathed Angel remains unclear, not even the Hilus People could say for sure, let alone find an Angel to verify such matters.

"So, is this unknown existence 'Maze's Master Aihote' related to the disappearance of the Kuma Empire? A thriving curiosity in the Extraordinary World is not a good thing; should we really intervene here?..."

Questions reverberated in the minds of the two Wizards, with no answers for the time being.

Anita looked at the thoughtful two and shared her perspective:

"Although wealth doesn't represent strength, in the current delicate situation of the Golden Sea, it's already an extremely important weight, serving as substantial support for any power.

Even if we can't obtain it, we definitely can't let Bradley or the Hilus have it!"

This point is indisputable, Aiven and Olivia completely agree.

Whether or not the aim is to seize those possibly existing treasures, the first step can already get underway.

"Bess, focus the reconnaissance network; we need to monitor all movements of the Mist Sea, Hilus, and 'Oathbreaker' at all times now."

"Understood!"