Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1644 - 1172: All Gods Soar to the Stars, Only the Ancient Saint Remains Among Mortals…

"An astonishing message? Shocking to the entire Lowland Maya? The thought of conversion to the Chief Divine?... Hmm... that must be related to the Kokom Family and also to the Chief Divine..."

"Indeed! Witnessed by the Highland Supreme Main God, not only that, this news relates to the origin of the Golden Age, the legendary Ancient Saint of the First Era..."

The December night breeze was cool, blowing along the coast of the Caribbean Islands, as refreshing as a gentle rain. The Main God Temple of Iron Bay Town was not grand, with a drafty courtyard allowing the starlight of the Milky Way to fall, akin to white foam drifting by the sea. Viewed from the red hills, this brand-new Stone Temple stood like a reef on the eastern snakehead of Cuba. It seemed like the Chief Divine personally nailed the Feathered Serpent Divine with a stone nail, embodying the power of life and death, and also twinkling with the glow of faith.

In the temple at this moment, the kneeling Mayan noble Yan Hu was assisted up by the High Priest Tomate, directly facing the statue of the Chief Divine. He nervously glanced at the abstract and solemn visage of the Chief Divine, licking his dry lips, unknowingly lowering his voice.

"A few months ago, during the meeting between the Highland Black Wolf Army and the Canul Clan, Ti'aj Kin, the clan leader of the Kokom Family, presented the heritage Divine Object of the Mayapan Royal Family, the Ancient Saint's Skull of the First Era! Ti'aj Kin, as the divine descendant heir of the Mayapan Royal Family, proclaimed the title of the Mayan 'K'uhul Ajaw', meaning 'Holy Lord', 'King leading all clans'..."

"Then, he declared that under the guidance of the heritage ancient skull, he heard enlightenment from the Sky Divine Realm, knowing that the Highland Sun War God is the reincarnation and aggregation of the ancient divinity of the Ancient Saint, marking the end of the Fourth Epoch and the beginning of the Fifth Epoch by the Great Divine Spirit of the Era! The Highland Sun War God and the revered Heavenly Serpent Divine share the same four aspects of life and death, day and night, just that one is the present, revealing divine miracles, and the other is a past, hidden and silent divine. Hence, he decided to lead the Kokom Clan, the descent of the Heavenly Serpent Divine, to formally worship the present Highland Sun War God, under the name of the Mayapan Royal Family, as the current Chief Divine of the Maya royalty. And such a conversion and worship from the Heavenly Serpent Ancient God to the Sun Present God do not violate the ancient tradition of the Mayan Clans..."

"Simultaneously, Ti'aj Kin K'uhul Ahau also announced that the Heavenly Serpent Divine Descendants of the Mayapan Royal Family have entered into a divine marriage alliance with the Toltec Divine Descendants, who also revere the Highland Supreme Main God. The male offspring of the two great divine lineages' intermarriage shall become the successor to the title of 'K'uhul Ajaw', the divine son 'B'aah Ch'ok'. Subsequently, he borrowed troops from the Toltec Divine Descendants according to the sacred marriage alliance, to restore the Mayapan Kingdom. And the Highland Black Wolf Army advancing and fighting their way are precisely the reinforcements sent by the Toltec Divine Descendants to aid in the restoration of the Mayapan Kingdom..."

"Following this, Ti'aj Kin K'uhul Ahau invited all the Maya Clans to the Kapok Capital of the Canul Lineage, to worship the ancestral heritage ancient skull from the Golden Age. He invited all the ancient divine descendant clans to re-establish the master-servant clan alliance with the restoration of the Mayapan Royal Family, to jointly subdue and punish the Xiu clan that harmed the royalty, offended the divine, and betrayed the alliance..."

"And shortly after Ti'aj Kin K'uhul Ahau announced the royal restoration, envoys from the Putun, Brocade Snake Clan, and the mighty Canul Lineage declared to all branches their support for the revival of the Mayapan Kingdom, and the restoration of the ancient sacred oath with the Mayapan Royal Family, to fight against the rebel Xiu clan..."

"Ah!... What?!..."

The amount of information from Yan Hu's words was overwhelming, leaving High Priest Tomate stunned in place, dazed for over a dozen breaths before barely getting a grasp of the situation.

"The Mayapan Royal Family's conversion to the Chief Divine, the marriage alliance with the Toltec Divine Descendants, borrowing troops to restore the kingdom and fight the Xiu Clan, and the proclamation of support from the Putun, Brocade Snake, and Canul three clans... Hmm?! Introducing the Chief Divine as the rebirth of the Heavenly Serpent Ancient God into the Maya divine system, and bestowing the current status of the Chief Divine of Maya on it?..."

Priest Tomate pressed his lips in silence, pondering this indeed astonishing piece of news. For the conversion of the Mayapan Royal Family to align with the Maya tradition, Ti'aj Kin managed to produce the guidance of an ancient skull, and the concept of the past god and present god! This theological redefinition of the Chief Divine in the Maya Lands is what caught his attention and shock the most!

In fact, Priest Tomate was not unfamiliar with such theological manoeuvres. The Supreme status of the Mexica Main God was also elevated from the ancient Aztec ancestor god two hundred years ago, becoming the war god of the Mexica Alliance, transitioning into the Sun God of the new epoch... until recently, the Sun War God Vizilopo has finally been officially upgraded to the Supreme Main God!

Similarly, this sleight of hand also occurred across the sea in The Cross Religion. The 'Christmas' at the end of December was originally the birth celebration of the Roman 'Sun God'. But when The Cross Religion was initially rising, to promote its teaching as widely as possible, this day was designated as the 'Day of the Divine Son's Birth'. The implication, whether stated or unstated, was that the 'Divine Son of the Cross Religion' was an incarnation or equivalent of the Roman Sun God, and therefore should be worshipped! And as The Cross Religion flourished and completely overshadowed Roman Polytheism, these early compromises were naturally erased and entirely overwritten.

"O Chief Divine! Such a precisely rounded theological manoeuvre is probably beyond the thinking of a warrior like Ti'aj Kin, more likely the work of some bald fox... Ha! Only that guy would have the audacity to meddle with the identity of the Chief Divine!"

High Priest Tomate's expression fluctuated, even harboring a hint of murderous intent in his heart. But he knew that this kind of localized divine rebranding was actually greatly beneficial to the kingdom's overall missionary efforts in the Maya. The Maya Tribes have a long-standing heritage, were far more cultured than the Northern Tribes and even more so than the Highland Tribes. Occupying the complex and challenging geographical landscape of the jungle, they could not be easily conquered in one fell swoop. Relying solely on hardline missionary tactics of blood and fire sacrifices, who knew how long it would take to spread the faith of the Chief Divine...

A while later, Priest Tomate came to his senses. His expression slightly darkened, his first question upon speaking was about the heritage Maya Divine Object, "The Ancient Saint's Skull." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Yan Hu, I have some understanding of the Maya deities, and I am somewhat familiar with Ti'aj Kin... K'uhul Ahau... I never heard of any heritage divine object like an 'Ancient Saint's Skull' possessed by the Kokom Family? Yet this skull holds such great significance that it could impart divinity to the Highland Main God, becoming the existing Great Divine Spirit of the Era above all other divine spirits in the Maya?"

"Uh... Respected Priest Tomate, the 'Ancient Saint' is a legend from thousands of years ago, even before the Golden Age! Like many ancient divine spirits, it has already faded from mention by the clans, appearing only in the heritage tablets of the divine descendant clans... In reality, the Ancient Saint never ascended to the divine realm for immortality but died in the human realm, making it difficult to truly call it an 'immortal divine spirit'. However, the Ancient Saint indeed holds a very high status in the First Era's legend, arguably the sacred source of the Maya tribes..."

Saying this, the Mayan noble Yan Hu's expression turned solemn, his eyes focused at the tip of his nose, lifting his elongated head in a sacred and solemn traditional posture, chanting, in a hard-to-understand ancient Maya language, the equally ancient heritage ballad!

"The stars shine brightly in the sky, the ancient deities descend from the divine light connecting the universe... The primordial deities guided the initial divine descendants to build towers reaching the clouds! On the divine day when the Seven Stars converged, the deities departed the towers, ascending once more from the divine light, returning to the divine realm where the stars glittered... And the only one who remains in the world is the Ancient Saint!"

"The Ancient Saint never spoke, yet the divine descendants could hear its words, flowing from the divinity of its skull into the minds of the divine descendants, the words transforming into images... The Ancient Saint never had offspring, yet all the divine descendants knew, it was the origin of their divinity, the true father of all clans!... That marked the beginning of the Golden Age, the Ancient Saint knew all the mysteries of the world, further knew of the celestial divine realm and the galaxy above!"

"Oh venerable sacred being, it passed through epochs long-lasting, leaving the mysteries of all gods and stars, heralding the Golden Age of stargazing! It perished under the divine tree of Kapok, its body merging with the trunk, radiating magnificent light... That light blazed for four hundred rainy seasons before fading at the end of the Second Epoch, alongside the fall of the stars... Ultimately leaving only the imperishable skull, forever gazing at the starry sky!"

"Oh imperishable skull! That is the source of all divinity, connecting to the head of all divine descendants... It is the prime origin of the Great River, flowing with endless tributaries... The ancient gods had long departed with their divinity, the sun will only return to the convergence of the Seven Stars twenty thousand rainy seasons later, allowing the divine realm and human realm to reunite... The gods have long departed, leaving only the Ancient Saint's skull, with only the Ancient Saint's divinity enduring eternally!"