From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 31 Grand Ceremony
On the pyramid, the executioner is Ivan, who is carrying out the execution of the sacrificial prisoners.

The man before him, whose chest had been ripped open, was the number two figure in the "Grey Wolf Gang," a man known as "Wolverine."

However, this "wolverine" has no sense of self-awareness or pride as the number two, after all, he has already gone up to the altar!

The wolverine had no doubt that the man before him possessed the resolve to kill him.

However, when he saw the other party approaching with a knife, "Wolverine" still seemed a little confused. "I haven't provoked you, why me?"

“Because you set up the entire organ trafficking system of the Grey Wolf Gang!” Ivan said. “Since I’ve already sent the entire Grey Wolf Gang to its doom, one more won’t make a difference!”

Upon hearing this, the Wolverine abruptly raised its head and stared intently at Ivan. "So, the destruction of our gang was your doing!"

He tilted his head back, quite readily agreeing, "When I set up this channel, I thought about my own fate. Being able to stand on your altar, I have no complaints!"

He was indeed prepared to die. If he died here, these Native Americans would certainly be punished by the federal government. He was white, and he was very clear about this kind of thing!
"I hope you can be just as tough when you face my god Kokata!" Ivan said, looking at him, and without hesitation, plunged the dagger in his hand into the other man's chest, eliciting a gasp of surprise!

Especially in the stands, the elders, priests, chiefs, and various invited Native American dignitaries were all dumbfounded.

"Is this a performance? It looks so real!"

"This kind of sacrificial ceremony hasn't been seen for many years, has it?"

"Young people these days are so daring! They can even do these kinds of stunts?"

They certainly didn't think this was murder. Who would dare to really kill someone in such a public place these days? Especially not this level of torture?

It's just another tribe putting on a show, a mere gimmick to attract attention.

However, their calm was shaken by Ivan's next move:

The priests from the four tribes grabbed the man whose chest had been ripped open and pressed him against the altar, making his chest protrude as much as possible from the bulge of the altar behind him.

Then, Ivan, the executioner, completely ripped open the other man's chest and pulled out a beating red heart!
The priest beside him picked up a plate, on which the heart seemed to still be beating, and handed it to Karl, who was at the head of the table, in front of the statue of the god at the top.

Karl was originally an elder, but now he serves as the high priest!
He solemnly received the heart and, with remarkable skill, extracted its blood and applied it drop by drop to the statue of the deity before him.

All the gods of the Kamenpus tribe are objects of their worship!

God-king Komu Kamenpus, God of Wisdom Skell, God of Wrath Lau, and the famous Mayan Nine-Tiered Gods.

God of the sky, god of rain, god of clouds, god of suicide, god of death, god of sacrifice, god of the North Star, goddess queen, and most famously, god of wind, Kukulkan!
The blood in this heart was completely drained during his application of the ointment.

Only then did the onlookers realize that something was wrong.

"Wait, why hasn't that man who's performing gotten up yet?" someone belatedly remarked.

"He doesn't seem to have moved at all!"

"This...could it be...hiss..." Someone suddenly realized something!
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "This isn't a performance, this is a real sacrifice! A human sacrifice! A genuine Mayan sacrificial ritual; they killed a living person!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was instantly in an uproar. "Living people? How dare they?"

Some people wanted to leave immediately, since if this really was a human blood sacrifice, the Federation would intervene immediately.

Those people would not allow these Native Americans to publicly execute white people!
Although everyone has committed many murders in secret, when it comes to the public eye, everyone has a sense of shame, so why would they do it so openly?
Now, they are leaving in a hurry because they don't want to cause trouble, which has a sense of "don't get blood on me".

However, neither Karl, the leader of the tribe, nor Bai Yang, who was standing in the air above the tribe, would let them leave!

With so many people, such a great setting, and so many phones, cameras, and all sorts of people watching, it would be a real loss if we couldn't win them over!

Therefore, with a wave of his hand, Karl launched a grand sacrificial dance and music from the altar!

These sounds and dances made those who were about to leave slowly stop in their tracks, but that wasn't all.

What truly made them stop was the sudden halt of the music and Ivan's walk into the fire. This man, at the start of the sacrificial ceremony, had taken the obsidian dagger he used to cut the "wolverine," tied it to a wooden stick in his hand, and transformed it into an obsidian spear.

Then, surrounded by the crowd, he slowly walked toward the center of the holy book, toward the huge bonfire.

Human curiosity inevitably influences their behavior, so after the music stopped, they couldn't help but look over.

This glance lasts for ten thousand years.

They could clearly see countless pieces of wood burning fiercely on the huge steel structure of the bonfire, like a volcano.

At the foot of this volcano, the "executioner" climbs upwards, spear in one hand and frame in the other, surrounded by flames!
At this moment, not even a commotion remained among the audience; only a terrifying silence permeated the atmosphere.

This is unbelievable, this is inhuman! In order to make the fire burn big enough, Karl had gasoline poured on it and coal placed underneath!

This is a flame with a temperature of several hundred degrees Celsius. If a person stands in the same spot, they will be burned to ashes in just a few minutes!

But Ivan seemed oblivious to the flames, climbing the iron steps in the hundreds of degrees of heat, inching his way toward the summit!

The blood sacrifice just now may have been just an expression of cruelty and custom, but the man climbing now is truly doing something that is forbidden by humankind!
Those who were about to leave stopped and watched this scene, which resembled a grand magic trick.

Because of this scene, many people wondered if what just happened was also a special effects performance.

Most rational people would think that this was just a publicity stunt by the Apache tribe, probably something done by some magician, either an illusion or a special effect.

But some people will think of certain legends—this is the biggest difference between the indigenous people and those who came from abroad—their childhood was filled with ancient songs, mysterious legends and special stories.

In their childhood stories, those special tales, there are gods, priests, beast spirits, and of course, heavenly warriors!

Those were the warriors of the gods. In their stories, these warriors fought against cruel beasts and special divine offspring, and also accomplished incredible feats during their battles.

Of course, now that they're older, they'll think it's just a legend, something outdated and useless.

After all, if the Celestial Warriors really exist, if the gods really exist, how could they be kept here like dogs?
But now, this man's behavior seems to be making them waver again!
That wildness in their blood, that wildness that seems to burst forth from the very roots of their race, seems to be reviving a little.

As Ivan climbed to the highest peak, raised his obsidian spear, and roared, the entire priestly ceremony truly reached its climax!

The war drums were beaten, the horns were blown, and the dance and music blared fiercely, making the whole scene incredibly grand!
On the altar, Karl, dressed in the robes of a high priest, pierced his own arm with the obsidian dagger in his hand.

The priests of the entire tribe around him did the same.

Blood flowed from their hands and onto the statue of the god Kokata!
Although they worship all kinds of gods, the valiant Apache tribe truly reveres the god of sacrifice the most, and for this reason, their sacrificial rites are the most solemn!
Besides them, there was also Ivan standing atop the bonfire.

He gazed at the sky, at the earth, at everything around him, raised his spear, pierced his own heart, and uttered a chant:
"Kokata!"

I swear by the cracks in the thirteenth heaven:
Every drop of Ch'ulel's holy blood that flowed,

All of this will solidify into the lava at the tip of your spear.

Burn the enemy chieftain's marrow to ashes as roasting corn!
Kokata!
As the eagle snatches away the last, pulsating piece of its prize,
We will surely use 100,000 enemy finger bones.

Build your altar at the foot of the holy mountain!

"Your Majesty, there was no miracle, but this sacrifice has already earned ten thousand wishes!" Alvin said happily from high above.

Bai Yang nodded slightly. "These people are really sensible! Well then, what he wants, I will grant! What he is willing to accept, I will bestow!"

"If he obeys, I will give him the gift of God!"

"Even if he doesn't believe, he must possess the power of a god!"

As Bai Yang raised his hand, an eagle as big as half a person took flight on his arm!

(End of this chapter)