Extraordinary pedigree

Chapter 753 [Odepapadopolis/The First Father City]

Buzz——

A distorted [∞] symbol appeared on the floating city. With the distortion of space, Xia Xiu stepped onto the ancient city suspended above the storm.

The metal ground under his feet gave off a strange cold touch, as if the entire city itself was breathing slowly.

A low humming sound echoed in the air, and an indescribable sense of oppression filled the air.

At this moment, three halos like white jade suddenly flashed behind Xia Xiu's head, with flowing light in the whiteness, trembling slightly as if they had some kind of vitality.

The light emitted by this halo dispelled the shadows around him, but it was difficult to completely penetrate the mysterious darkness hidden in the space.

A series of rapidly beating data streams began to emerge on his retina, interweaving into a complex mesh pattern, like an invisible barrier protecting his brain from pollution and erosion.

[Initial contact with unknown Meme——]

[Crown resources have been called——]

[Current ether floating point operation efficiency: 1×10^10 per second (10 billion)]

Xia Xiu frowned slightly and said to himself:

"Nearly 10 billion ether operations per second... The pollution here is really ridiculously high. It can be regarded as the existence of a star incarnation."

He held the silver cane tightly in his right hand, glanced at the towering abandoned buildings around him, and continued to walk forward.

Just as he continued to take a few steps forward, he heard the electronic voice of [Adam] and the data feedback of the Heavenly Kingdom Genealogy.

[Meme Scanner, the current city documents, images, and texts are analyzed in multiple layers. ]

[The trigger threshold is that the keyword matching rate reaches more than 65%, and the system will mark it as a potential Meme threat. ]

[Environmental recognition has been activated! ]

[Automatically start the space detection system: high-altitude floating objects (7.8 kilometers ± 200 meters range). 】

The light around the triple halo oscillated slightly, and warning messages followed one after another:

[Warning stage: Immunity confirmation]

[Check whether the user has basic divine Meme resistance certification (Class-B Meme immunity). 】

Xia Xiu's visual membrane flashed a series of Meme characteristic analysis, and the [Turin Type I] in his body maintained normal mode output, analyzing and isolating the terrifying and dense pollution around.

The blond young man with the triple halo watched the huge floating city with interest.

In front of him, three magnificent temples stood in the center of the floating city, like isolated islands in the torrent of time.

The surface of the temple was covered with light golden reliefs. After countless years of erosion, the patterns on the reliefs appeared mottled, but they still clearly depicted some great history.

Xia Xiu walked towards the closest temple to himself, which was also the largest temple, and his footsteps echoed on the wide stone steps.

The decoration leading to the entrance of the main hall was——

Two naked children stood by a row of trees, staring at the horizon nervously.

A wolf and a bear stood behind them, protecting them.

On the wall opposite the mural, a human figure holding a flaming red sword stood on a mountain overlooking the trees.

Approaching the temple door, he could clearly see the nervous expressions of the children on the relief, as well as the bear and wolf guarding them from behind.

The air was filled with a mixture of metal and dust, as if the breath of ancient times remained.

Pushing open the heavy stone door, Xia Xiu stepped into the main hall.

The interior space was tall and empty, and the arched dome on the top vaguely showed mottled star maps. The central light source was a beam of sunlight from the broken dome, illuminating part of the entire hall.

The air was slightly cold, but with a strange sense of vibration, making people feel like walking in another dimension.

When Xia Xiu looked at the mural, the ancient characters used in the floating city that [Adam] had already analyzed, so he could understand the meaning of the words on it at this moment.

The three murals occupied the three walls of the main hall, with an indescribable shock:

The sunrise picture on the front.

[The brilliance in the mural is so brilliant that it is almost impossible to look directly at it. The man in the painting exudes unparalleled majesty.

He holds a silver-tipped staff and wears a shining crown on his head. The two people beside him are inseparable, and the third person is leaving.

The "Blue-eyed Bronze Dragon" hovers in the sky, and the words "They will know what existence is" are engraved on the side of the dragon, as if announcing some kind of cosmic truth. 】

The meeting scene on the east wall.

[The golden man stands in front of the throne, surrounded by kings and sages in robes of various colors.

The king with a burning crown, the woman with a snake wrapped around him, the iron warrior, and the blue-robed wizard form a sharp contrast, and the scene reveals solemnity and hidden conflicts. 】

The throne scene on the west wall.

[The man wears an iron crown, and behind him are the outlines of various giant beings: gears and metals, flesh and bones, ice and stones, stars and brilliance. These giants surround the man, as if to show his authority and destiny. 】

The last wall has no murals, only a line of words.

The only text on the south wall:

『The sea will not swallow it, and the way of long and dark is also——』

Xia Xiu's eyes were fixed on the mural on the east wall. It was a magnificent and heart-pounding picture.

The golden man stood under a throne, and the other two stood on both sides of him. The third figure did not appear.

In front of the golden man was a king in a crimson robe, wearing a burning crown, and extending a hand of friendship.

Beside him are a naked woman with a snake wrapped around her body, a man made of iron, and a wizard in dark blue robes.

There are some other characters nearby.

His golden eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes focused on the center of the picture - the king wearing crimson robes. Under the light and shadow effect of the mural, his crown seems to be really burning, and the blazing flames indicate the intertwined meaning of authority and destruction.

The king's face was hidden in shadow, but his outstretched hand was shrouded in dazzling light.

"The Crimson King..."

Xia Xiu muttered in a low voice, with a cold and faint fear in his tone.

His fingers tapped on the staff unconsciously, as if thinking and confirming.

His eyes slowly moved to the other side of the mural. A man made of iron stood there. The image was rough and strong, like the embodiment of steel and will.

Those cold eyes seem to meet the gaze of the viewer through the mural.

He knew this man. In a certain spiritual vision, he saw him fighting the evil beast that devoured the earth, fighting to the death with Yan.

"Brohm...the human walker of the Broken God who disappeared after the showdown with Ion."

Xia Xiu's voice was slightly deep, with a hint of thinking.

A strange light flashed in his golden eyes, as if he had glimpsed some shocking secret in this mural.

Xia Xiu's eyes scanned the entire mural again.

The naked woman wrapped around a snake exudes a primitive and bewitching aura, like the incarnation of nature and evil; while the wizard in dark blue robes is hidden in the crowd, but seems to control some unfathomable power.

Each character is like a fragment of this lost history, spliced ​​together into a truth that has never been fully revealed.

"Why do they gather here?" Xia Xiu murmured to himself, his voice echoing in the empty hall.

He waved his hand gently, and the silver light on the front of the staff lit up more details of the mural.

He noticed that the characters in the background had complex expressions, some were full of respect, some were full of fear, and many more showed silent sadness.

"Is this a covenant? Or a betrayal?"

Xia Xiu stared at the empty space in the mural that did not appear, and frowned slightly.

"Who is the vacant person? Why did he leave..."

His words stopped abruptly and he paused slightly, as if he was secretly interpreting the deeper meaning of this mural.

Xia Xiu quickly turned from the east wall to the murals on the adjacent west wall.

In the center of the picture, there is still a golden man sitting on a high throne. His face is majestic and cold, and an iron crown covers his head, like a heavy yoke and an unquestionable authority.

The crown was engraved with a line of text that could not be compiled into a language. In the center of the crown was a sparkling white gemstone, whose dazzling light seemed to still flicker outside the mural.

Behind the man, several huge figures stood majestically, surrounding his throne like a set of laws that could not be defied.

Xia Xiu's eyes first fell on the image composed of gears and metal. The complex and precise structure reminded people of the indifference and ruthlessness of the machine.

Several gears seem to rotate slightly in the picture, like a never-ending machine watching everything in the world.

In his body, [Broken Fire] seemed to be sensing something, and it suddenly jumped, and that familiar heat flashed through his consciousness like a ray of light.

"really……"

Xia Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, his fingertips tapped the staff lightly, and there was some kind of speculation in his heart.

His eyes then turned to the image made of blood and flesh.

Its outline is vague, but it exudes an uncomfortable vitality and is breathing quietly.

The sticky texture and faint pulsation are chilling.

His right hand unconsciously clenched the staff, and a burst of heat came from the [Seal of Ion] on the back of his hand, responding to the call of the power of flesh and blood.

Then, his eyes slid over other images - the giant made of ice and stone, like the fusion of silent ice and earth; the figure made of stars, with the brilliance and depth of the infinite universe; and the figure made of countless eyes An indescribable thing, every eye seems to be staring at a certain corner of the world, exuding an indescribable pressure.

In the front of the picture, a young woman with bright long hair is suspended in the air, her eyes are calm and sharp, and her slender fingers point to the south, as if she is guiding a certain direction.

Xia Xiu stared at the woman's silhouette, and a question suddenly emerged in his heart - who is she?

What is hidden in the south she points to?

Currently, the two entities in the mural are known and can be confirmed: the God of Brokenness and the boundlessness He covers.

The ice and stone entity, the entity composed of eyes, and the young woman with bright long hair—these three are unknown entities, but it can be guessed that they are, or they are the same existence as the first two.

Xia Xiu stared at the mural, his golden eyes flashing with deep thoughts. However, in the next moment, a sudden chill rushed down his spine.

It was a warning sign that couldn't be ignored. The hairs on his body stood on end, and every inch of his skin was stung by an invisible threat.

Without any hesitation, he switched the [Lever of Heaven] to his left hand and raised his right hand suddenly, calling out his incarnation - [Vashak].

"Buzz——"

Following a low and long sound, [Vashak] raised his index finger and pointed it slightly towards the void.

At that moment, the entire space was instantly shrouded in a layer of gray texture. Everything in the field of vision became still, time was forcibly pulled away, leaving behind a picture that looked like an old film reel.

The roar of lightning and clocks exploded in the ears, echoing in the solidified air, forming a nearly suffocating silence.

Xia Xiu quickly turned sideways in the gray world of time stop, and his eyes swept sharply behind him.

There was a cold light in his pupils, and the surrounding space seemed to be peeled off from a deep dream, and two huge figures emerged - [Sisyphus] and [Metatron].

Xia Xiu did not pause, and raised his right hand slightly, and the lever in his hand emitted a circle of rippling light waves, pointing directly to the depths of the void.

[Heaven's Lever·Corner Collapse! ]

In an instant, the [Heaven's Lever] in his hand suddenly extended, like an infinite line piercing the sky, and at the same time, a dazzling light spot began to condense at the top of the silver long stick - [∞].

The light spot was compressed to the limit, and the energy it emitted was like the power to pry a planet.

Along with this action, [Sisyphus] swung his fist covered with purple-gold runes, tearing through space with the tip of his fist, and hitting the target with irresistible vector force.

At the same time, [Metatron] raised the greatsword burning with blazing flames, and the blade was like a torrent of flames, roaring and bombarding into the depths of the void.

In the world of time stop, everything should be still.

However, in the corner that was originally empty, a figure slowly emerged.

His figure seemed to condense from the void, his white hair and long beard fluttered slightly with the air flow, and the traces of time were revealed on his vicissitudes of life.

The old man was wearing an ancient brown robe, and the texture seemed to have spanned countless epochs.

Xia Xiu's golden pupils suddenly shrank because he saw something impossible - in the world of time stop, the old man moved.

The old man's movements seemed very slow, but strangely very fast.

He stretched out his left hand and easily grasped the vector fist of [Sisyphus] that tore through space. The purple-gold power surged violently in his palm, but he could not break free.

His right hand firmly grasped the blade of [Metatron]'s flaming giant sword. The flames burned wildly, but he suppressed them.

Then, he slightly turned his wrist and switched the attack direction of the two.

However, as soon as the old man completed this action, Xia Xiu's [Heaven's Lever] had already stabbed and hit his chest.

『Buzz——』

The time stop ended, and it only paused for 1.001 seconds.

This was not because Xia Xiu wanted to stop, nor was it because of the crystal wall restrictions of the Naga Ring, but because the observation volume of a certain existence suddenly increased, and the weight was too large, too much, so that the [Time Slot] could not continue to freeze.

"Boom——"

However, even if the time stop ended, [Heaven's Lever] still hit the old man, and the light wave burst out instantly, and the shocking force knocked the old man away.

His figure was like a broken arrow, slamming heavily into the stone wall in the distance.

A low roar echoed in the space, but strangely, the stone wall was intact.

The old man's body slowly slid down the wall, and finally stood up steadily. The folds on his robe trembled with the breeze. He raised his eyes and glanced at Xia Xiu with an elusive smile in his eyes.

"He has the same type of incarnation and authority as my Vashak."

Xia Xiu held the [Heaven's Lever] in his hand, and the light emitted by the long stick surged like waves. The three halos behind him rotated and projected a strong pressure.

The three incarnations standing around him, [Vashak]'s deep eyes flashed with purple light, [Sisyphus]'s fist faintly shook the space, and [Metatron]'s light wings flowed with a blazing glow.

The three were like three insurmountable barriers, guarding Xia Xiu firmly in it.

On the opposite side, the old man just patted the dust off his body slightly, his movements were slow and calm.

His eyes were still calm, but with a sense of indifference that seemed to know everything.

He looked up at Xia Xiu and spoke a strange language:

"."

Xia Xiu's eyebrows slightly raised, and a trace of inquiry flashed in his golden eyes. He had not yet fully confirmed the identity of the old man in front of him, but he was sure that the other party could not be the so-called sage of the Kailasel family. If there really was such a person in the family, he would not have retreated in the march of the Dark Lord.

What was even more shocking was that the man in front of him was unscathed after taking the [Horn Collapse] of [Heaven's Lever], and even his clothes were not damaged at all. And more importantly, the power and authority displayed by the other party... were very similar to his own incarnation [Vashak]. The absolute control of time and space forced Xia Xiu to re-examine.

Xia Xiu pondered for a moment, his eyes flashed with a golden light, and he responded in a low but calm voice in Terran:

"Hello."

At the same time, in his neural network, [Adam] quickly started the corpus analysis.

With the complex flow of data, the system completed the analysis of the language used by the other party in a very short time and matched it with Xia Xiu's corpus.

The result came into his mind, and Xia Xiu's heart moved. The unfamiliar words were translated as:

"May you be safe."

When the old man heard the Terra language, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

He lowered his head slightly, as if he was weighing something silently, and then slowly raised his finger. His finger gently slid across the air, and the sky responded - a huge stone slab slowly appeared in front of him.

The surface of the stone slab rippled slightly like water waves, and then lines of text began to appear.

At first, it was the text he had just said:

[Χαρε]

[Halló]

The text immediately rolled and changed at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, and gradually evolved into the Terra language familiar to Xia Xiu:

[Hello]

After the Terra language [Hello] on the stone slab appeared, the old man's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking deeply about something.

After a moment of silence, he raised his head and spoke slowly. This time, his voice was low and old, with obvious hesitation and unskillfulness:

"Welcome to Odepapadopolis, the first father city..."

He stared at Xia Xiu, as if trying to confirm something. The words paused for a moment, and the old man seemed to be trying to organize his words and thinking about expressing it in a more appropriate way.

His eyes carried a touch of ancient majesty and undisguised temptation, as if he was measuring the weight of the person in front of him.

Finally, he continued:

"The owner of the Book of the Origin, the guardians of the Gate of Heaven..."

The solemnity in his tone made Xia Xiu's eyes slightly condensed.

The old man's eyes slowly moved and fell on [Metatron]. Those eyes, which had been eroded by time, revealed a trace of complex emotions, like emotion, and like reminiscence.

After a few seconds, he bowed slightly, and his low voice revealed some kind of ancient respect:

"Hello, Apollo of the new generation of human beings, I am glad to see you."