Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 184 The Mutant Race in the Eternal Race Temple (First Update!)

In King Kong Canyon!
Hawke's figure appeared silently at the edge of the entrance to the underground passage that was still releasing yellowish-brown smoke into the canyon.

The yellowish-brown smoke did not appear to be actively released; rather, it resembled a natural overflow.

It's possible that when the Ivi people came up from below, they didn't close the cave entrance again, which allowed skeleton crawlers to keep crawling out.

only……

Why did it come up not from the mutant race, but from the skeleton crawlers that are far inferior in both appearance and ability?

Is it because they don't want to, or because they can't?

Hawke leans toward the second possibility.

The mutants didn't not want to climb up, but they couldn't. As for why they couldn't climb up, we'll probably have to go down and investigate to find out.

Think about it.

Without hesitation, Hawke took a step forward, and instantly vanished from the ground of King Kong Canyon.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Hawke, falling freely towards the bottom of the tunnel under the force of gravity, felt the wind whistling past his ears as he fell, and looked up.

The entrance to the King Kong Canyon has shrunk to almost the size of a grain of rice.

Hawke looked down.

The passage, filled with yellowish-brown smoke, remained bottomless, still preventing his gaze from piercing through the thick smoke to see the true situation below.

next second.

Hawke's inner universe ignited, and instantly, his descent accelerated. At the same time, Phoenix Flame spread across his feet, ensuring that even if he encountered any danger, his kick, comparable to Leo's flying kick, could smash anything that tried to stop him to pieces.

I don’t know how long it took.

His vision suddenly opened up, and a lost world appeared before him.

boom!
Hawke braked instantly, and the moment he was forced to stop in mid-air, a sonic boom came from beneath his feet, and the earthy yellow clouds beneath him were instantly blasted into a donut shape.

The sonic boom echoed for a long time in this lost world.

Hawke looked up again.

into the eye.

A thick layer of moss, emitting a faint phosphorescence, covered the dome, from which countless enormous, sharp crystals hung.

Thick, earthy-yellow clouds filled the entire sky. If you looked closely, you would see that the earthy-yellow clouds were spreading upwards along a passage in the dome.

As for what lies beneath the dome...

Hawke looked down and saw the massive, jagged mountain seemingly being lifted up by an invisible force, floating eerily in the air.

The mountain surface is also covered with moss that emits a faint phosphorescence, similar to the moss covering the dome.

The mountains are connected by huge, translucent, crystal-like natural stone bridges or thick, luminous vines.

Below the mountain lies the cracked and separated ground. Through the cracks in the ground, one can see that there is still space below, but it is not an abyss. Instead, there is a surging, golden, and scorching energy, like magma, flowing endlessly beneath every piece of the ground.

On the earth, there are forests, rivers, and everything else that exists outside.

Moreover, there are other creatures besides skeleton crawlers here.

With a sharp cry, a strange creature, 130 meters long, resembling a red snake but also possessing a pair of red wings, suddenly spread its wings from the winding mountain and swooped down towards Hawk, who had appeared in the sky.

Hawke snapped out of his daze, and with a thought, he plummeted towards the strange creature, the phoenix fire once again enveloping his right leg.

"Phoenix Flying Kick!"

"Oh!"

Hawke kicked the strange creature's head, shattering it and spraying out fiery red liquid, while its massive body plummeted towards the ground.

But before the strange creature could even fully land on the ground, a chorus of screams erupted.

Hawke looked in the direction from which the sound came.

into the eye.

A bizarre flying creature, resembling a combination of an owl's head and bat wings, with an equally enormous body, roared to the side of the winged snake's corpse and began vying for ownership of this divinely bestowed food in mid-air.

Hawke glanced at it and then looked away, before following his instincts and flying off in a certain direction.

soon.

He then came to a canyon consisting of two huge floating mountains.

The canyon is deep and covered with forests.

But there was no trace of any strange creatures here. Even the strange creatures with owl heads and bat wings that had just followed Hawke turned and flew away with strange cries after seeing Hawke come to this canyon.

All living things have an instinct to stay away from danger.

obviously.

This deep canyon holds a fear that keeps even the strange creatures there at bay, preventing them from even approaching it.

but……

Hawke did not feel any fear in this deep canyon.

His gaze fell upon a familiar-looking temple directly opposite, which seemed to have merged with the mountain.

correct.

It was exactly the same as the temple in the Iwi village, but unlike the temple on Skull Island, this temple was also covered with moss that emitted a faint phosphorescence. From a distance, it seemed to blend perfectly with the mountain behind it.

The moment Hawke lifted his foot, he found himself in the temple before him, a place that had been abandoned for who knows how long.

The temple shone brightly. Strange crystals emitting white light were inlaid on the beams and the tops of the walls, illuminating the entire temple as if it were daytime.

The first thing that catches the eye is the ten statues, each with a different expression, carved from the same strange crystal in the temple.

Ten enormous statues, resembling giants, stood in a row.

There were women with gentle faces, and tall men; there were also men with flamboyant expressions, and women with aloof demeanor...

"The ten members of the Eternal Race?"

Hawke glanced at the faces of the ten colossal statues, thinking to himself, before fixing his gaze on the murals that also graced the walls on either side of the temple.

If the temple murals in the Iwia villages are the history books of the Iwia after they arrived on Skull Island, then the murals on both sides of this temple are the origin of the Iwia.

When the last mutant was destroyed, the solemn and sacred leader stood alone on the beach, while the nine members behind him walked in different directions.

A gentle-looking woman and a tall man came together and settled in this lost world.

The first member of the Iwe tribe was born.

They settled in this valley, and with the birth of dozens of the second batch of Iwe members, the temple was also born.

after that……

The tall man flew away without a word.

The gentle woman quickly chased after them, and from then on, neither the man nor the woman ever returned.

The first male of the Ivi tribe was elected as the patriarch. As time went on, the Ivi tribe grew stronger and stronger. Obviously, the idea that inbreeding easily leads to mutations seems somewhat ridiculous in the face of the extraordinary.

And the original Ivi tribesman became the high priest.

Countless Iwe people live in this canyon, leading a peaceful and harmonious life. Their extraordinary strength and abilities are the foundation of their confidence.

Then, something unexpected happened.

The emergence of the mutant race brought annihilation to the Ivi people, who had never encountered any danger since their birth and did not even know what danger was.

As time went on, the mutant race, which could evolve in battle and gain their abilities after killing them, quickly gained the upper hand in the war.

finally--

There is no end.

The last mural was set on an exposed passageway in the dome of the Lost World, and then the story abruptly ended.

Hawke also withdrew his gaze and turned his attention to the skeleton sitting on the steps with its head down, holding a metal scepter, beneath the ten giant statues.

According to the description in the mural on the wall, the skeleton in front of us should be the first Iwe person.

only--

This skeleton does not appear to have been killed by the mutants.

Hawke's gaze fell on the skeleton's empty chest cavity, pierced by ribs.

The skeleton died apparently because a powerful energy pierced through its chest.

Hawke thought so.

next second.

His gaze swept to both sides of the ten colossal statues. Before his eyes, one after another, skeletal crawlers emerged silently from the shadows, their eyes gleaming with fury and their teeth bared. Without any confrontation, they leaped up and pounced on him in an instant.

Hawke raised his eyebrows.

All of a sudden!
The sound of Hawke's punches.

The hissing of the skeleton crawler.

The sounds of fists piercing flesh echoed continuously throughout the temple.

But this commotion came quickly and went quickly.

After Hawke dealt with the last skeleton crawler, the temple returned to its usual silent stillness.

Immediately afterwards——

Two angry voices, accompanied by the rustling of chains, came from behind the statue.

Ignoring the various dead skeletons and crawling creatures at his feet and in front of him, Hawke appeared behind the ten statues lined up in a row in the blink of an eye.

into the eye.

Before them was a huge white light and shadow, and it was under the light of this light and shadow that the ten huge statues lined up in front of them looked like white jade.

The roar came from behind the white light and shadow.

Hawke raised an eyebrow, looked at the white light and shadow before him, raised his right hand, touched the light and shadow, ripples floated on the light and shadow, and his right hand disappeared into the light and shadow without any hindrance.

It seems there is another space behind this light and shadow.

Without hesitation, Hawke took a step forward, instantly finding himself enveloped in white light and shadow. Then, with another step, the white light and shadow vanished, revealing another enormous cave in his sight. What should have looked like a paradise, filled with flowers and plants, was now filled with the remains of various skeletons and reptiles, and exuded an indescribable aura reminiscent of hell.

The chains rattled.

The roars were incessant.

Hawke looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Eye-catching!

Mutant race!
……

(End of this chapter)