Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Without making a sound, Wu Qi reached into his robes and, with a thought, took out a light candle from his soul-guided device.

Relying on the flames attached to the Thousand-Year Sky Martial Soul, it was easily ignited.

Chen frowned slightly and questioned, "How much junk do you have on you? You've taken it out so many times, it seems like you can't get any more?"

This time, it was Hunter who came to the rescue: "You must have gotten it at the auction just now, Captain, didn't you notice?"

Hunter and Chen had known each other for a long time in the Lost Land, so the latter was naturally willing to believe him.

Furthermore, Chen had been focused on the treasures and paid no attention to these worthless items.

Wu Qi then remarked, "The sand is dry, so this stuff has been preserved for tens of thousands of years and is still usable."

He paused for a moment, then brought the candle close to the surrounding pipe wall. Through the dim candlelight, he could vaguely make out that it was a mural.

If it were written language, once the tradition is lost, future generations would find it difficult to decipher.

However, even after tens of thousands of years, the murals still offer glimpses into mysteries.

The first mural Wu Qi saw depicted the king of the kingdom sitting atop the palace, overlooking the entire royal city.

"This painting likely represents the past prosperity of this place and the presence of a powerful king."

Qian Gu Chang Kong was slightly puzzled: "What kind of person would hide murals about the kingdom's past in underground pipes?"

Chen Ping continued, "Is it possible that the painter was trapped here when the city was submerged, and deliberately left these murals so that future generations would know about the kingdom's existence?"

Wu Qi immediately denied it, saying, "That's unlikely. If this passage hadn't been buried by sand, the murals would have oxidized and peeled off in the air long ago, making it impossible to see what they depict."

"Moreover, these murals are brightly colored. In such a rush, who would bring so much paint and deliberately leave murals?"

Chen Ping's guess was somewhat reasonable.

The murals here are likely a record of the kingdom's history.

As for who painted it, that remains unknown.

Hunter smiled and added, "Perhaps something significant happened in this kingdom, leading someone to deliberately leave behind this mural to convey the kingdom's existence to future generations."

Wu Qi nodded, took a few steps forward, and began to examine the contents of the mural.

After viewing more than ten murals, I could see that they were trying to express the past prosperity of this place.

Some of the paintings depict the kingdom, which had five kings, and the construction process of the city's iconic buildings.

The style of the painting changed abruptly with the fifteenth mural.

The city was no longer prosperous; a dark aura enveloped the palace, and the king was led to the guillotine.

Wu Qi was slightly shocked.

If this weren't the Douluo Continent, he would have even suspected that a great upheaval similar to the Renaissance had occurred here.

The next mural reveals the truth.

A group of people shrouded in darkness ascended the throne, plunging the entire capital into a dark shadow.

In the city, war raged on, and a century-old foundation was destroyed in an instant.

When Wu Qi arrived, he noticed that many buildings in the city had collapsed.

At first, he thought that the building broke and collapsed because it could not withstand the weight of the sand when it was submerged.

Thinking about it now, these remains may have been left behind tens of thousands of years ago.

In the murals, those surrounded by an aura of darkness are synonymous with evil.

Considering the environment of the mainland tens of thousands of years ago, it's not hard to guess that these people were likely evil spirit masters.

According to the records inside the Spirit Hall, this place is a city of evil spirit masters, which may not be entirely fictitious. According to the description in the murals, the truth is that there was originally a very prosperous kingdom here, but it was later occupied by evil spirit masters.

Putting his thoughts aside, Wu Qi continued looking down.

The murals depict the city's inhabitants as initially showing great support for the evil spirit masters' rule.

It's likely that the evil spirit master promised some benefits, blinding the public.

The next mural depicts a towering building that appeared in previous murals. This is one of the landmarks of the area—the auction house, which Wu Qi and his companions had just visited.

Wu Qi's conjecture was wrong, because the people in the auction house were not buried to death, but were killed by evil spirit masters.

With evil spirit masters in power and wanting to fight against even more powerful forces, they inevitably need money.

Wu Qi roughly guessed that these evil spirit masters had greatly reduced taxes on the people in order to legitimize their rule.

Without a source of income, their plans will come to a standstill.

This auction is likely a trap.

Due to space limitations, the mural does not provide specific details.

All that is known is that the entire main auction venue was enveloped in a mass of black energy, trapping the merchants and celebrities inside and causing them great suffering.

The style of the next mural changed abruptly once again.

In the image below, there is a young girl praying; judging from her attire, she should be a member of the royal family.

At the top of the screen, a woman holding a golden holy sword and with three pairs of golden wings behind her, her enormous figure floats above the city.

It looks like the ancestral god of the Spirit Hall—the Angel God.

Hunter said, "So it seems the cause of death for those people at the auction was still burial in sand."

The evil spirit masters may have wanted to kill and rob, but clearly, before they could carry it out, they incurred the wrath of the gods.

Otherwise, how could Wu Qi have found soul tools on these corpses?

If the evil spirit master had the time, he would have already taken away the soul tools from these people.

The murals only give us a general idea of ​​what happened in history; the specifics remain unclear.

However, Hunter's guess is not without merit.

After a pause, everyone's gaze focused on the last mural.

In the scene, the dark aura is excessively strong, and the angel god has a wound on his abdomen that emits dark energy.

The angel pointed his holy sword at the sky, confronting the powerful dark aura.

Eventually, the heavens and earth collapsed, and a vast expanse of yellow sand swept in, completely burying this place and turning it into the desert we see today.

At this point, Wu Qi had a general understanding of the history of this place.

This place was buried because of a battle between the angel god and an unknown powerful being.

As for whether the unknown powerful figure is dead or alive, the mural does not provide any information.

However, with the flourishing development of the Spirit Hall in the future, it is likely that even if this powerful enemy did not perish here, he would have been killed in subsequent battles.

The only pity is that the purple scepter in Wu Qi's hand did not appear in the mural.

Chen crossed his arms and sneered, "So high and mighty! That woman is clearly the totem of the Spirit Hall. This place was buried because of that woman, and it's inextricably linked to the Spirit Hall."

Qian Gu Chang Kong said in a deep voice, "No matter what, this is all in the past."

"Perhaps at the time, there were too many dark soul masters in the city. To prevent these people from wreaking havoc on the continent, the gods ultimately sent down divine punishment. Although it resulted in the deaths of the local people, judging from the current outcome, it was all worthwhile." (End of Chapter)