Chapter 443 The end of the journey?
As the altitude increases, the field of vision also broadens, allowing Chen Ziyan and others to see more.
They soon discovered that there were not just the remaining ribs of the ancient god here, but more accurately, a mutilated skeleton of the ancient god. The most obvious evidence was the ribs of different lengths around it. , but these ribs are more severely damaged, and some even only have a little bit of the root left, so they are not easy to find in low places.
When everyone reached the spine at the end of the ribs, everyone inevitably had mood swings.
The spine is still wrapped with that kind of plant fossil, but the width of the spine is extremely wide, just like a broad platform standing in the air. If the height is not much lower than that of Jade Mountain, it must be this underground The most conspicuous presence in space.
The emergence of this spinal platform also gave Chen Ziyan and the others a deeper understanding of the ancient god's body shape.
Now they know that the Tibetan people in blue robes said that some ancient gods can stand shoulder to shoulder with the mountains. This was not a metaphor with rhetorical techniques, but a simple and unpretentious realism without any exaggeration.
“It’s really unimaginable that such a powerful creature would die abnormally.” Shirley Yang’s eyes swept across the broad spine in front of her, and she sighed sincerely.
To be honest, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that such a terrifying creature existed in this world. This was simply adjusting her worldview.
To say that the thing that appeared in front of her was a plant fossil that blocked out the sky and the sun, Shirley Yang might not be so surprised. After all, the growth cycle of plants is very long, which provides them with enough space to break through their limits. The basic conditions, and there are still some incredible giant plants left in the world, so it is not something difficult to accept, but it is not acceptable for such a creature that is far beyond the conventional and even imaginable.
Shirley Yang was not the only one who was surprised. It could be said that except for Chen Ziyan and the blue-robed Tibetan, everyone else in the team had uncontrollable shock on their faces after witnessing the scene in front of them.
After all...this is indeed a bit exaggerated.
However, after hearing Shirley Yang’s lament, they also realized the crux of the problem. According to what the blue-robed Tibetans said, the remains of the ancient gods here all came from ancient gods who died abnormally. , then how powerful must be the existence that can kill it?
What is even more shocking is that the skeleton under the feet is most likely from the hands of the first-generation ghost mother. They have seen the glacier crystal corpse transformed by the first-generation ghost mother, although they cannot see it. Clear, but obviously still within the normal human body shape range.
They have measured the size of the skeleton with themselves, and there is no way to compare them with each other in proportion, so it is difficult to imagine how the first generation ghost mother did this if this skeleton was really the work of the first generation ghost mother. , this is also a bit beyond the scope of ability for Chen Ziyan, who has the richest imagination.
After Chen Ziyan thought about it, he could only agree: "Time has buried too many truths. Now it seems that the distant wilderness era was a world that we can hardly imagine."
In fact, Chen Ziyan's words are not just that. It was perfunctory, and he was indeed shocked by this, even though he already had a basic concept of the ancient gods, but when such 'evidence' really appeared in front of him, it was impossible to feel calm in his heart.
This topic did not continue and soon came to an abrupt end.
Because everyone knows very well that regardless of whether this skeleton was created by the first generation of ghost mothers, irrefutable evidence is already in front of them.
"Old Hu, where should we go next?" After a moment of silence, Chen Ziyan looked at Hu Bayi and asked.
According to the plot he knew, after leaving the Jade Mountain, you could reach another sacrificial place by walking northward.
But the situation he was facing now made him a little unsure of his own thoughts, so he planned to ask Hu Bayi for his opinion on this matter.
After observing the still trembling dome for a while, Hu Bayi gave the answer: "We should continue walking north now. After leaving this skeleton, we should be able to reach the destination area. . ”
As he spoke, he also pointed to the other rib that corresponded to the way they came up, indicating that this was the road he was talking about.
After receiving this answer, Chen Ziyan nodded slightly: "Then continue walking north."
This was the same answer he got from memory, but the process was slightly different.
Immediately they walked towards the rib at the other end, but what they didn’t expect was that the rib beam did not naturally fall to the ground, but led to a crystal in an almost parallel posture. canyon.
This crystal canyon looks like a steep rock wall that has been forcibly split open. At the end of the rib beam, there is a city wall made of crystal stones of the same material.
This is a very thick city wall. Except for the faint traces of the connection between the crystal boulders, there are no flaws on the surface. It seems that it is extremely difficult to climb.
Under this huge crystal wall that blocks the road, there are three door openings that look very short, but these door openings do not have corresponding city gates, and the most eye-catching thing is not these. It is the giant eye totem carved in the center of the giant wall. I don’t know what kind of paint was used for this giant eye totem. It is still as bright as ever to this day. It looks like the giant eye is dripping blood, and there is an unspeakable aura. Strange feeling.
Because of the existence of this giant blood-dropping eye, everyone did not rush into the giant wall, but stopped outside to wait and see.
After all, they don’t know what the giant eye of blood symbolizes. If there are taboos behind the wall like the fluorescent tunnel in front, it is really not a good choice to rush in recklessly.
Although they also really want to find another place for giant sacrificial rituals, sometimes haste makes waste, and the minimum exploration work still needs to be done.
Shirley Yang knew that it was time for her to appear on the stage, so she took the initiative and said without waiting for anyone else to ask: "According to the information we collected, the only way for the Evil Luohai people to lead to the altar is One, this is the principle they have always abided by, so if there is really another sacrificial place behind the huge wall in front of them, then there should be a road behind these three doorways."
Then she looked at the flood. The blood-dropping giant eyes with a strange feeling of evil said: "It corresponds to the reminder of closing the eyes in the front of the gods, and there are also a large number of eye totems seen in the Evil Luohai City. I think these patterns are likely to correspond to the Evil Luohai people. In addition to being a totem, it also serves as a sign, such as warning or dividing areas. I think the meaning of the giant blood-dropping eye is probably that behind the giant wall is a secret restricted area such as a forbidden area, to warn visitors not to The meaning of breaking in rashly”
"Miss Yang, do you mean there is danger behind this wall?" Although Wang Kaixuan felt dizzy, he still accurately grasped the key point.
"That's pretty much it." Shirley Yang nodded lightly.
There was only a giant eye totem in front of her. How could she see much? This was the only thing she discovered. Hu Bayi walked around in front of the huge wall, and soon made a discovery near the wall. He found some dry things similar to fish scales there, and also found some slimy liquid near the doorway. He suspected that the so-called The danger should be related to this.
The fish scales have long since dried up, which doesn’t prove anything, but the slimy liquid is probably left recently, which means that there is likely to be some kind of creature living behind this giant wall. And from the fishy smell that the liquid continued to emit, he had reason to suspect that this creature was an amphibian similar to a spotted dragon.
"Old Hu, this shouldn't be left by the striped dragon." Chen Ziyan thought for a while, then quickly shook his head and said.
Firstly, he had already remembered what kind of creature left the liquid, and secondly, the doorway in front of him couldn't let the striped dragon pass through at all.
Hu Bayi was a little confused at first, but after noticing the way Chen Ziyan looked at the doorway, he immediately thought of it.
After he made the judgment of amphibious creatures, the first things that came to his mind were the spotted dragonfly and the overlord salamander, which he thought were the most likely creatures.
But they ignored that with the width of this doorway, no matter which one is the spotted dragon or the overlord newt, there is no way to pass through smoothly.
"I don't think the problem is big. You can tell by looking at the doorway that the things inside are not that big, so it will definitely not be difficult to deal with them." Wang Kaixuan advocated going in directly.
He felt that as long as his body shape was not too exaggerated, he could easily deal with it with the gun in his hand, so there was no need to look forward and backward here.
Chen Ziyan glanced at Hu Bayi and saw that he was also nodding silently. He didn't want to dwell too much on this issue and planned to lead everyone directly into the giant wall through the doorway.
They don't have many choices now. One is to go in directly from here, and the other is to find a way to climb to the top of the giant wall and enter from there.
The first way is to face the possible dangers head-on. The second way is to give yourself a buffer time. If there are really extremely difficult things inside, there is no way to climb up and attack them.
But Chen Ziyan felt that there was no need to waste that time. Although the creatures behind the wall were indeed ferocious, they were nothing to them. Compared to the spotted dragons in the wind-eroded lake above, they were really nothing.
However, they did not set off immediately, but simply repaired outside the giant wall. After all, the journey was somewhat tiring, and no one knew what they would encounter behind the wall, so they simply took advantage of it. Take this opportunity to take a break.
After a short rest, everyone who regrouped, led by Chen Ziyan, got into the short cave one by one.
The length of this short cave was about three meters, so they quickly came to the other side of the giant wall. After exiting the short cave, Chen Ziyan felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and what he saw was a magnificent road. The underground grand canyon was no better than the crystal world outside. The gray rock walls looked a little lifeless in stark contrast, but Chen Ziyan didn't care much about it.
Because he knew very well that the situation with crystals behind him was a special case, and the dark and gloomy scene in front of him should be the common state underground.
Holding a searchlight and looking around, Chen Ziyan found that the sides of the canyon were extremely steep, no less steep than the huge wall behind him. The only difference was that the cliffs of the canyon were not as smooth.
After checking the surroundings of the giant wall, everyone who found nothing found began to head towards the depths of the canyon.
However, after advancing about a hundred meters, they made a new discovery. Compared with the bare ground at the entrance of the canyon, Chen Ziyan and the others now had countless criss-crossing skeleton fossils in front of them.
These bone fossils are extremely huge. Although they are not as good as the bones of the ancient god, they can still be regarded as huge. In front of them is a triangular skull, which is several times larger than an ordinary house. This The specific body shape of the creature can also be imagined.
Wang Kaixuan looked at the skull and asked: "This should be the bone of a snake, right?"
He felt that with such a skull shape, it would be difficult to find other creatures besides snakes, and the Demon Country also had a tradition of offering giant snakes, so there was nothing wrong with the presence of giant snake bones here.
Shirley Yang shook her head and said: "Of these bones, only the skull looks like a snake, and none of the body parts look like a snake."
Although many of the bones here have become Some of the fossils are grown together with the rocks, but some are exposed. These are enough to make a preliminary judgment.
After studying it carefully, Shirley Yang said: "I think these bones look very much like Basilosaurus. How could a snake have such big ribs?"
Then she told everyone She explained some information about Basilosaurus. This creature lived in the late Eocene Epoch at least 30 million years ago. It is an extinct ancient marine mammal. She once observed the fossil of Basilosaurus at close range. Very similar to the ones before me.
Anyway, Shirley Yang felt that even if these bone fossils were not Basilosaurus, they should be similar creatures and definitely not left by snakes.
"Don't worry about what these people looked like when they were alive. They have been dead for who knows how many years now. Let's get down to business now. Don't study this." Chen Ziyan waited for her to finish speaking and immediately stopped the others. People continue to explore ideas.
He is not interested in this point, and he does not think it is worth exploring.
But just when he was about to move on, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, which made him stop subconsciously, looked at Shirley Yang and asked: "Shirley, what did you just say? , are these bones left behind by creatures that were active tens of millions of years ago?"
Shirley Yang was a little confused, but she still answered him honestly: "I'm not sure, if these bone fossils really come from. For Basilosaurus, it is very likely that it was produced 30 million years ago. If other similar creatures were left, this time will be delayed a bit later, but I think it will definitely not be less than 20 million years ago. "< br>
"At least 20 million years ago?" Chen Ziyan muttered in a low voice.
Even so, it is surprising.
If his guess is correct, the secrets hidden in this world are really far beyond his imagination.
(End of this chapter)