Chapter 540: The Mysterious Egg

After dealing with the demon, Donald turned back and, using the power of a high-tier artifact projection, retrieved the body of that ancient demon devoid of consciousness. Then he turned his attention to the temple complex before him.
“That’s right! This is the realm of the Mayan pantheon!”
With a quick glance, Loki could tell that the architectural style and mural patterns of these temples clearly indicated they belonged to the Mayan gods, who were renowned for their prophetic abilities. As for which specific god’s temple it was, Loki, who had no connection to the Mayan pantheon, couldn’t tell.
So Donald turned his questioning gaze toward the Sphinx, who shook her head and said, “Master, I don’t recognize this as the sacred site of any particular god. The Mayan pantheon has always kept its secrets hidden. I only know the names of their most powerful gods!”
Donald replied indifferently, “It seems we’ll have to break through this barrier to find out!”
Hearing this, the God of War Hammers first swung his great hammer at the barrier in front of the temple complex.
Donald didn’t stop the God of War Hammers’ reckless behavior. He too wanted to see just how strong this barrier really was—after all, it had withstood so many attacks from the ancient demon Jin Gu. Even though Jin Gu’s strength had been suppressed, he had once been at the peak of a lower-tier god!
When the God of War Hammers’ secondary artifact, the hammer, struck the golden-red barrier, not a single ripple appeared. There was no rebound, no indentation—only the golden patterns on it speeding up, as if the strike never happened at all.
Frustrated by his failed attempt, the God of War Hammers felt humiliated and immediately swung his strong arms again to strike the barrier.
Once again, it was useless. Unwilling to give up, he tried again, but was stopped by the God of the Red River.
“Enough, God of War Hammers! Without understanding the principle behind it, no matter how many times you strike, you won’t be able to break it. Surely Lord Donald and the others have already made some discoveries. Let’s hear what they have to say!”
Although they were allies, their relationship wasn’t as close as that with the King of the Northlands, or even the newly joined higher-tier god. The God of War Hammers couldn’t see this, but the God of the Red River, being wise and perceptive, understood it clearly. So he quickly stopped the God of War Hammers from acting recklessly. If he allowed his companion’s temper to get the best of him, it might cause dissatisfaction among the others.

Nodding to the Red River God, Donald leaped forward to the barrier, accompanied by the King of the North and the supreme god Loki. Even as the Warhammer attacks came, they had already been carefully analyzing the barrier before them. “I must say, this temple built by the true gods of the Maya pantheon is incredibly ingenious and mysterious—it’s not one of the conventional defense methods!” Hearing Donald’s praise, Loki also nodded in agreement. “You noticed that too? It’s indeed very clever; few true gods could devise such a defense structure!” The King of the North and the others saw nothing special, except for Chikofield, who specialized in arcane magic arrays, who had a hunch but couldn’t be sure. “This barrier can absorb almost all forms of external attack energy and convert it into internal power. Not only does it replenish the defense barrier, but it also serves as the force that keeps the entire temple complex functioning.” King Charles was astonished and said, “Does that mean the stronger the external attacks, the more solid this defense barrier becomes, making it impossible to break?” Donald shook his head with a smile. “Of course not. There’s no absolute defense that cannot be broken, nor any attack that’s truly invincible. Everything is relative. Take this barrier for example—if it were subjected to the full force of a supreme god’s attack, its internal structure might not withstand the intense impact after just a few attempts, and then this seemingly unbreakable defense cycle would cease to exist!” “But if the attack strength doesn’t exceed the barrier’s structural limits, no matter how many times it’s attacked or for how many years, the barrier will only grow stronger and remain unbreakable! Just like that Golden Ancient—one who’s tried to enter this temple for who knows how long yet still can’t break through the barrier.” Hearing this, the Warhammer God grew anxious and said, “Does that mean we have no way to break this barrier and enter the temple?” Seeing this, the Red River God pulled the Warhammer God aside impatiently and said, “Why are you in such a hurry? Since Lord Donald said this, he must have an solution in mind. Just wait patiently!” Donald didn’t argue. “To design such an ingenious defense, the owner of this temple must be not only a genius but also possess some important secrets to protect or unique goals to achieve! Let’s see what secrets the true god of the Maya pantheon, the owner of this temple, is hiding!”

As he spoke, Donald raised his hand, and the divine light projected by the Book of Truth was released, enveloping the barrier before spinning rapidly. This defensive barrier, built using cyclical theory, could be broken not only through sheer force but also by another method: using a supreme god’s powerful computing abilities to decipher its structure, identify vulnerabilities, and pass through it peacefully. However, this method was easier said than done. Even a high-ranking god like Loki would need considerable time and immense divine energy to decipher its structure. Moreover, the structure of this defense system was not static; if one couldn’t discern its patterns in a short time, even if they eventually succeeded, it would come at a high cost, making it hardly worthwhile. But with the Book of Truth as a cheat tool and the fact that the creator of this barrier hadn’t reached the level of a mid-tier god, Donald had an opportunity to exploit it. Coupled with the power of the Book of Fate, within just half a day, golden veins appeared on top of the red light barrier. Under the cover of the divine light, a portal large enough for one person to pass through appeared on the screen. “It worked!” Donald exclaimed excitedly. Without his orders, the others transformed their forms and passed through the portal one after another. When Loki’s figure disappeared as well, the portal vanished, and Donald, still enveloped in divine light, crossed the barrier and entered the ruins of the temple. With the powerful analytical capabilities of the Book of Truth and the assistance of the advanced divine artifact, the Book of Fate, Donald, who now possessed formidable computing power, accomplished in just half a day what even the ancient demons of Golden Valley hadn’t managed in thousands of years. He quickly gained control over a small portion of the temple ruins’ defense system. Although he couldn’t do much, entering the temple’s space was quite easy. As soon as he entered the ruins, he felt a strong sense of vitality. The air was filled with abundant beneficial elemental energies, so intense that colorful, magical particles could be seen floating around. Even an ordinary person without any talent, if they stayed here for a long time, might acquire talents such as those of a mage, and their lifespan would also be greatly extended. This scene left everyone present in awe. Even the divine kingdoms of high-ranking gods specializing in life forces were only this good, though the space of these temple ruins was a fraction of the size of those divine kingdoms.

Surrounding this temple was a large garden filled with various miraculous plants that were either extinct in the outside world or had never existed before. Donald also saw ginseng, fleece-flower root, and reishi, among other legendary medicinal herbs from past lives—clearly all of these were magical plants with immortal properties from that universe on Earth.

“This…”

Facing so many materials for divine alchemical potions, Chikofield, as a great archmage, was the first to lose his composure. He excitedly stepped forward to examine a few of these precious herbs.

Donald said, “There’s no need to rush. Everyone will surely get their share of these divine treasures. Let’s go check out the truly valuable treasures over there!”

Looking ahead at the temple complex, which wasn’t particularly tall but still appeared extremely majestic and solemn, they saw a structure in the shape of the Mayan pyramids they had seen on Earth’s TVs. Unlike Egyptian pyramids, these pyramids resembled altars or observatories, with a square platform instead of a pointed top, clearly serving a special purpose.

Donald and the others walked along the temple’s stone pathways to the center, encountering no obstacles along the way. Finally, they stopped in front of the entrance to a temple inside the highest nine-story square pyramid altar.

Within the entire area of the temple ruins, only here did there exist a strong life force. Although those plants were also forms of life, they at most possessed a spiritual essence but lacked souls. Only life with a soul was considered a complete life—a truth recognized across all worlds in the multiverse.

Donald stepped into the temple first, followed by everyone else.

Upon entering the pyramid temple, aside from the long stairs, the first thing everyone noticed was the enormous statue towering high, occupying almost the entire upper space of the temple.

“So beautiful…”

“What a magnificent creature!”

Seeing this lifelike statue, everyone present couldn’t help but marvel and praise it.

“It’s a Quetzalcoatl?”

This beautiful statue depicted a creature with colorful feathers on its back, covered in sacred scales with a metallic luster between gold and platinum. Its head lacked any cold or vicious aura typical of snakes, instead exuding a dignity and mystery similar to that of a Chinese dragon.

Donald exclaimed in surprise. The statue depicted a legendary creature, Quetzalcoatl. Could it be that the true god of the Mayan pantheon was descended from Quetzalcoatl?

Besides this sacred and beautiful statue, what caught everyone’s attention was an egg glowing with multicolored light placed on the stone platform beneath it.

The life force that everyone felt before came from this egg the size of a basketball.