12dz Chapter 436 Dusty History
Chapter 436 Dusty History
The Holy Mountain was scarred by the aftermath of the Ice Emperor's self-explosion, and the earth was torn into countless bottomless ravines.
Like hideous scars, some even penetrated the hard permafrost, revealing the dark rock layers underneath.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang held the unconscious Xiao Zi and walked down one of the relatively gentle cracks as if walking on flat ground, and finally landed steadily in front of the magnificent main gate of the Remnant Soul Palace.
This was the first time they actually saw the entrance to the temple.
Compared to the hole that he had accidentally entered before, the huge gate in front of him, which was more than ten feet high and carved from a whole piece of black ice, truly demonstrated the majesty and antiquity of the Snow Clan Temple.
The door is engraved with complex and mysterious patterns, like runes or some lost text, full of the vicissitudes of time.
But at this moment, these lines are dull and have lost their former charm.
What was even more shocking was that a huge irregular hole was forcibly torn open on the thick ice door, and traces of violent force still remained on the edge, silently telling of the tragedy that had happened not long ago.
The two looked at each other, and without hesitation, they walked through the hole.
The hall was so empty that it was frightening.
The footsteps echoed in the silent hall, sounding particularly clear.
The heroic spirit that once permeated the surroundings and carried with it the spirit of will, was now gone.
Only the cold air and broken ice walls prove the tragic sacrifice that once took place here.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang walked slowly, their fingertips stroking the cracked ice wall, and an indescribable regret welled up in their hearts.
The heroic souls who advanced one after another and were annihilated in the energy storm still seemed to have left an invisible sigh in the air.
They searched carefully and found nothing in the Hall of Remnant Souls except cold ruins and broken murals.
Finally, their eyes fell on the center of the hall.
There, a half-human-high ice-blue crystal base stood quietly.
Floating above the base was a crystal ball the size of a human head, also ice-blue in color.
The surface of the crystal ball was covered with thick dust, and its light was restrained, as if it had been sleeping for a thousand years. It was obvious that it had not been activated for a long time.
Gu Yang's curiosity overcame his caution. He reached out and gently brushed away the layer of dust on the surface of the crystal ball.
Om-!
The moment his fingertips touched it!
The silent crystal ball suddenly burst out with a dazzling ice-blue light!
The light instantly flowed throughout the entire crystal ball like running water, illuminating the originally dim hall!
Countless tiny points of light danced in the light, and finally gathered and condensed three feet above the crystal ball, turning into a slightly illusory but extremely clear human-shaped light and shadow!
The outline of light and shadow is surprisingly cold!
But Han in this light and shadow looked much younger, with no wrinkles on his face. His eyes were sharp and full of vigor, completely different from his haggard appearance before his death.
He was wearing a simple Snow Clan leather armor, with an upright posture, looking down at Hu Qing and Gu Yang below with a hint of scrutiny and majesty.
Gu Yang withdrew his hand suddenly as if he had been electrocuted, and looked at his fingertips with lingering fear. Fortunately, apart from the residual coldness, there was nothing unusual.
Hu Qingze had a solemn expression, his eyes fixed on Guangyinghan.
Guangyinghan's gaze swept across Hu Qing and Gu Yang, then looked at the unconscious Xiao Zi in their arms, and finally fell back on the two of them.
A deep voice with a strange echo came from the light and shadow, echoing in the empty hall:
"This is the resting place of the Snow Clan's souls... Youngsters of the alien race, when you awakened this mark of my spiritual wisdom left here, I believe... my true self must have perished."
Guangyinghan's voice paused, with a barely perceptible heaviness in it. "Tell me... has the Snow Clan... already... perished?"
Gu Yang walked around the crystal ball in surprise, and Guangyinghan's gaze followed him.
This is not a simple video record, but a projection of intelligence with the ability to think and communicate independently!
Hu Qing was silent for a moment, then met Guangyinghan's gaze and said in a low but clear voice, "Yes, the Snow Clan... no longer exists."
He couldn't hide this cruel fact.
Upon hearing this, Guangyinghan suddenly closed his eyes.
Although it was just light and shadow, one could clearly feel a huge sorrow emanating from him, and the light of the entire crystal ball dimmed a little.
His illusory body trembled slightly, as if it was bearing a tremendous pressure.
"But!" Gu Yang added immediately, his voice tinged with urgency, "In the end, it was you! You burned yourself and used the power of 'Sanction' to completely slay the Ice Emperor! You avenged the Snow Clan!"
Guangyinghan suddenly opened his eyes! In those young yet sharp eyes, the sorrow was instantly replaced by an indescribable, almost insane, blazing light!
His illusory palm clenched suddenly, as if he had grasped something in the void, and a smile mixed with pleasure, relief, and a hint of ferocity appeared on his face:
"Hey... hey hey... good! Good! Good! In the end, it was me! I personally put an end to that beast!
That devil! Hahahaha! It’s worth it! It’s worth it!!!”
He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, his laughter was filled with the exhilaration of revenge, but also with endless desolation.
After a long while, he gradually calmed down, and the look he gave Hu Qing and Gu Yang became more complex and gentle, with less scrutiny and more recognition.
"My spiritual wisdom relies on the crystal ball. Its energy is limited and cannot last long."
Guangyinghan's voice returned to calm, but with a hint of weakness that was about to dissipate, "You woke me up, I guess you want something.
Ask, and I will tell you what I know while I am still here."
Hu Qing didn't hesitate at all. He stared at Guangyinghan and asked the question that had been lingering in his mind, concerning the fragments of the holy artifact and even more so, this frozen history:
"I want to know what exactly happened between the Snow Clan and the Ice Emperor? What is the root cause of that betrayal and hatred?"
Guangyinghan was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to ask this.
He was silent for a moment, his eyes became distant and deep, as if he had penetrated the dust of time and returned to that distant, painful beginning.
"source……"
Guangyinghan's voice carried the weight of history as he spoke slowly, "That dates back to over five thousand years ago... At that time, our ancestors didn't look like they do today.
They are humans living on the fertile plains."
His words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing huge waves in the hearts of Hu Qing and Gu Yang!
The Snow Tribe...were once humans?!
"A sudden catastrophe... descended from the sky, silent and yet utterly terrifying."
Guangyinghan's voice deepened, filled with deep fear, "It first swept across the western part of the continent... No one knows what it is.
All we know is that wherever it passes, humans... mutate one after another!"