Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1551 - 1092: The Goddess of Spring’s Rite—Sacrifice and Fox Dance

The noonday sun, casting its bright rays, hung high in the sky of the Southern Three States, gazing upon the vast Land Amidst the Clouds for two thousand miles. Meanwhile, the Death Star of Qiming, accompanying the Goddess of the Sun, withdrew all its brilliance.

He indulged in the Temple of the Goddess of Spring in the Lake Capital City, his eyes seeing no more than the two-hundred-meter open courtyard, as if the grandeur of the world had yielded to those enchanting, charming silhouettes, those fantastical and mysterious fox shadows, yielded to a grand performance never before seen, a mesmerizing and lavish goddess ceremony...

"Honorable His Highness Xiulote, the Goddess is in the rear palace, dressing with the Spirit Foxes... You too should change into your ancestral attire and wait in the front hall to rest... The upcoming goddess ceremony will be quite exhausting, very exhausting!"...

The sunset drooped over the lake, night colors surged from the sky, surrounding the temple of the Goddess of Spring. The goddess' temple wasn't tall, nor was it lavish, with unadorned walls everywhere, only newly inlaid with lake gems reflecting colorful splendor, like the captivating brilliance of spring mountain forests.

With the help of two priestesses, Xiulote changed into the "attire of the Divine Descendant Warrior." He lowered his head, glanced at the only piece of loincloth on his body, then looked at the short wooden stick in his hand, and thus transformed into a primitive person of the wilderness, oops, an ancient ancestor.

"Your Highness, the ceremony is about to begin, please follow me to the courtyard to observe..."

Xiulote followed the High Priestess Aqiya of the Goddess, passed through the hall of the front hall, and arrived at the open courtyard of two hundred meters, instantly witnessing the genuine beauty of spring. He took a deep breath, moved his gaze, surveying the entire courtyard, it felt like leaving the bustling Lake Capital City and arriving at the Aztec Divine Mountain of the ancestors.

The statue of the Goddess of Spring stood at the center of the open courtyard. Before the tall statue of the Goddess was an ancient stone altar. In front of the altar, a small bonfire was burning, illuminating the sky already growing dim. And further ahead, a small holy spring reflected the last red glow. Around the courtyard, there was a circle of lush soapberry trees. The soapberry trees emitted a faint fragrance and formed a neat square. However, strangely, many scattered ropes were tied around the trunks of these soapberry trees, for unknown purposes...

"The Goddess of Spring comes walking from the spring lake, bringing the vibrant vitality of summer. She descends the divinity of reproduction, allowing birds and beasts to proliferate, and the tribes to flourish in prosperity!... And the songs of summer come from the waters of the mountain forest, like the soft whispers of springs, resembling the surges of the Great Lake. The song of the Goddess blesses the most ancient divine ancestors, accepting the ancestors' high songs and worship!"...

High Priestess Aqiya, dressed only in feathers, sang aloud, approaching the altar of the Goddess. With her chanting, six divine music priestesses, wearing the same attire, playing lively spring-like bamboo flutes, swayed out from the rear hall. They formed a circle before the altar, standing still like willow trees, only gently swaying their bodies, playing the changing flute melodies.

"Beautiful Goddess of Spring, she waits for us by the spring water!... She loves beautiful spirit foxes, the wisest creatures in the mountain forest... The maidens of the tribe caught the most beautiful foxes, offering blood and fur as sacrifices to her!"...

Amid Aqiya's melodious chant, a youngest maiden, wearing only a circle of fur, holding a pure red fox, approached the stone altar, placing the slightly struggling fox, anesthetized with knife water, upon it. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Praise the Goddess! The rustle of leaves sounds in the spring waters. The sacrificial ceremony captures the attention of the Goddess..."

Upon hearing this chant, the divine music priestesses played beautiful bamboo flutes while shaking crisp rattles. And amid this wonderful spring and summer music, Aqiya knelt before the altar, raising an Obsidian Dagger, letting it fall steadily and powerfully. Shortly thereafter, a few non-piercing fox cries merged into the sacrificial music. When Aqiya stood up again, she held a dead red fox, standing before the clear holy spring.

"Ah! The blood of vitality drips down, the Goddess's spring turning red... In the red reflection, the sunset completely falls into the lake... As night descends, the most beautiful goddess-maiden will come from the sacred lake... She belongs not to the human world, sent by the Goddess... She guides the souls of sacrifices to the Goddess's tranquil realm!"...

With Aqiya's sacrifice, the last ray of the sunset's glow thoroughly sank into the west. The vast courtyard turned mysterious and dim, even the tall statue of the Goddess blended into the dim night, indistinct to the eye.

Xiulote squinted his eyes, barely seeing the distant shadowy figures twenty-some meters away, listening to the uninterrupted bamboo flute. When the bonfires at the center and corners of the courtyard simultaneously ignited, the strange scent of fragrant wood instantly spread out. And beside the goddess statue, there suddenly appeared a goddess-maiden draped in fox fur, along with twenty others similarly draped only in fox fur, masked, crouched around as "Spirit Foxes."

"The goddess-maiden, bearing the Goddess's mask, descends by the blood-colored holy spring... She curiously gazes around, seeing the flourishing world of plants, dances with the Goddess's blessing... And the Spirit Foxes serving the goddess-maiden, surround the most beautiful goddess-maiden. They dance the fox dance, welcoming the goddess-maiden's arrival, singing in the joyous fox cries!"...

"Oh oh!... Oh oh! Oh!"...

"Hiss! Ah this!..."

The suddenly risen bonfire cut through the enveloping night, reflected in Xiulote's eyes, indeed serving as an exceptionally wonderful opening act. As the courtyard went from dark to light, the strange aroma stirred the emotions. With each deep breath Xiulote took, a fire seemed to flare within his chest. He pressed his lips, watching the goddess-maiden dancing in front of the altar, as if seeing a sprite from the clouds, joyfully dancing, showcasing the purest elegance!

The goddess-maiden's arm rose lightly, her ankles danced in the firelight. Her waist twirled, limbs extended high and low, like a blooming spinning flower, resembling an incarnation of the Goddess of Spring. And twenty equally agile Spirit Foxes encircled the center of the goddess-maiden, sometimes rolling on the ground, sometimes tiptoeing lightly, assuming various fox poses, revealing the most alluring curves.

"Oh oh!... Oh oh! Oh!"...

The alluring dance continued for a whole quarter. Xiulote's eyes widened, occasionally taking deep breaths, admiring this rare visual and auditory feast. However, just as he thought this was all, the content of the Goddess of Spring's ceremony, High Priest Aqiya's chant sounded again, accompanied by the sudden sound of fur drums.

"Boom boom boom!... Boom boom boom!"

"The divine descendants of ancestors, they traversed mountains and waters, coming from the vast outside of the mountain forest! They widened their eyes, watching this unforgettable Spirit Fox dance, focusing even more on the beautiful goddess-maiden, like seeing the most beautiful lotus on the Divine Mountain!"...

"The Warrior of the Divine Descendant, thus determined, to capture the goddess-maiden as his wife! He wants to keep the most beautiful goddess-maiden, forever on earth, under the Goddess's gaze! He wants to sing joyously with the goddess-maiden, creating the most divine offspring, ensuring the tribe's prosperous future!"...