— The divine is within us, and we ourselves are a part of the divine. Humanity does not need to worship a fictional god, as the so-called gods are merely humans with a higher level of divinity.

After making sure there were no outsiders present, Gong Kong then introduced the tribal leadership members to Su Ziqi and the others.

The middle-aged man was the Great Chief of the tribe, named Gong Dian. The other five members were: High Priest Fang Mu, Bear Tribe Chief Ge Xiong, Tiger Tribe Chief Kong Xiaotian, Leopard Tribe Chief Xin Biao, and Wolf Tribe Chief Yu Yong.

High Priest Fang Mu was not tall, dressed in a black top, red pants, and a yellow turban wrapped around his head. His face was hidden behind an animal skin mask, with an eye drawn vertically on the forehead of the mask, presenting an eerie and mysterious image.

Ge Xiong, Kong Xiaotian, Xin Biao, and the Great Chief Gong Dian were all close in age, each adorning yellow clothing with a yellow turban on their heads. However, each had unique animal depictions on their chests.

Ge Xiong had a massive black bear painted, Kong Xiaotian had a long-horned tiger, and Xin Biao had the Infant-Crying Leopard they had seen previously.

Wolf Tribe Chief Yu Yong appeared a bit older. On the yellow hemp cloth garment, he wore across his chest was a ferocious gray wolf with its fangs exposed.

Su Ziqi also introduced their members to the various tribe leaders.

Then, Gong Kong reported to the chieftain on how they spotted the smoking giant bird in the sky, how they pursued it with their subordinates, and the encounter with the celestial gods of the human tribe in a certain location. He provided a detailed explanation to the chieftain.

After listening, the chieftain nodded and said, "The arrival of the celestial gods is a fortunate event for our clan. I will prepare a feast to warmly welcome all of you, celestial gods of the human tribe."

Su Ziqi noticed that the chieftain still referred to them as "celestial gods," but since explanations seemed futile, they decided not to explain further and accepted the title. "Thank you, chieftain, for your kindness. However, we must hurry back, so there's no need for a feast."

"The day is growing late, and it is unsafe in the forest at night. Please grace us with your presence and stay the night in our humble abode, esteemed gods."

It was only then that Su Ziqi and his team realized that the sun was setting, and it was near dusk.

The five discussed and concluded that even if they set off now on a flying vessel, they definitely wouldn’t reach the spaceship before dark.

Traveling at night posed two problems: unfamiliarity with the route and the danger that the forest posed as mentioned by the Great Chief. They had already experienced the prowess of the Infant-Crying Leopard during the daytime, and who knows if there are even more dangerous beasts lurking in the woods. As a result, they decided to stay the night in Gongyou Tribe.

Su Ziqi contacted the spaceship via a quantum communication device, introduced the basic situation to Captain Yang Zhiyuan, and asked about the spaceship’s repair status. Captain Yang Zhiyuan replied that Engine 1 had been restored, and Engines 2 and 3 were still under repair.

Upon seeing Su Ziqi and the others willing to stay at the tribe, the Great Chief was delighted. He immediately ordered the preparation of a feast to welcome the celestial gods.

As the tree hollow gradually darkened, the servants somehow managed to bring in some flowers. These flowers emitted a radiant glow in the darkness, resembling illuminated light bulbs.

The servants inserted the stems of these flowers into the holes in the walls of the tree hollow hall, instantly illuminating the space.

Dong Yifeng took a flower in his hand and murmured, "It's incredible that there are flowers in this world that can emit a brilliant glow in the dark!"

Gong Kong explained, "Celestial gods, these are 'Night Luminous Flowers.' As long as the petals remain undamaged after picking, they can emit light for several days."

With nothing else to do at the moment, everyone took the opportunity to observe the arrangement of the hall under the illumination. They noticed that there were even steps on the side of the hall, indicating that the tree hollow had multiple levels.

Dong Yifeng dismissed this idea, saying, "What's so surprising about this? They just called us 'celestial gods' a moment ago. The creation myths mentioned by the indigenous people, whether it's Nuwa creating humans or God creating humans, are all just legends and should not be taken literally."

Huamei picked up on his comment and said, "Professor, there are some creators that actually exist, such as humans who are our creators."

Dong Yifeng scoffed and firmly stated, "Huamei, that's a different matter altogether. Humans evolved from ancient apes, and I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a 'creator' in the world."

Zheng Ya, seeing that they were about to argue about the origin of humans again, changed the subject and asked, "Setting aside the notion of a creator for now, I have a question. Assuming that thousands of years ago, there were indeed Mars and the Mu Continent within the solar system, and these two planets were not adjacent but rather far apart, why would the worship of celestial gods with similar characteristics emerge in both places?"

“Yue, are you suggesting that celestial god worship requires a prototype?”

“Exactly, like the instance Zheng Ya mentioned before, when the primitive natives worshipped the American troops as celestial gods during World War II. It’s possible this three-eyed giant truly existed, otherwise it’s impossible for the same image and carvings to appear on two planets so far apart.”

However, Su Ziqi put forward a new view, “I wonder if there’s the possibility of a timeline difference in the celestial gods worship between the two planets. For instance, perhaps Gongkong’s ancestors brought this form of worship from Mars to the Mu Continent, or vice versa, their descendants migrated to Mars and brought the worship of the three-eyed giant from the Mu Continent, thus creating the same celestial gods worship on both planets.”

After hearing this, Zheng Ya laughed and said, “Ziqi, let’s stop speculating. Gongkong is right here, why don’t you directly ask him? Was this three-eyed celestial god a product of their imagination, or did it really exist?”

After listening to Su Ziqi’s question, Gongkong replied unequivocally, “Celestial Goddess, how can you doubt our three-eyed celestial god is fictitious? Let me tell you, here on our planet, the ‘Green Tribes of Evil Gods,’ the damn things, still live among us. They’re all devils!”

Everyone was stunned to hear this. They really couldn’t comprehend the existence of actual three-eyed giants in the world.

Su Ziqi continued to ask, “Gongkong, what kind of celestial god is this ‘Green Tribe of Evil Gods’? Is it also the celestial god that created your Tribe?”

“The Green Tribe of Evil Gods now control our world, they are our enemies. Damn it, how could we possibly have been created by these devils? We have only one creator, the one this statue represents - the Yellow Tribe Celestial God.”

“The Yellow Tribe Celestial God? How are they different from the Green Tribe of Evil Gods you mentioned?”

“The distinction is simple, the color of the pupil in the third eye of celestial gods is different. The celestial god who created our GongYou tribe has a yellow third eye, we respectfully call him the Yellow Tribe Celestial God. Similarly, the third eye of the Green Tribe of Evil Gods is green.”

“Green pupils?” Wang Yue blurted out. She was very observant and good at noticing the details, “The color of the third eye’s pupil in the mural on Mars is green. Ziqi, ask him if there are so-called Green Tribe Celestial Gods on Mars?”

Su Ziqi translated it to Gongkong. It seemed that Gongkong had a deep hatred for the Green Tribe of Evil Gods, and appeared quite impatient with questions about them: “The Green Tribe of Evil Gods has always occupied the lush and resource-rich Mu Continent, how could they possibly go to the dry and barren Mars which lacks resources?”


Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances. The matter of the three-eyed giant became increasingly confusing and mysterious.

They all pondered the following questions: Who painted the mural in the lava cave inside the Martian tunnel? Why are there the same three-eyed giant worship on Mars and the Mu Continent?

Zheng Ya still persisted in her view: “I am becoming more and more convinced that we may have really traveled through time and space, entering the timeline where this three-eyed giant exists.”

Dong Yifeng, who had always been skeptical, began to slowly believe in the time-travel theory as well: “This damn three-eyed giant is like our nightmare. Ever since we saw the mural of the three-eyed monster, we seem to be cursed, experiencing strange occurrences and finding ourselves on this planet that shouldn’t exist.”

Although Gongkong couldn’t understand what they were saying, he seemed to know they were discussing celestial gods and said: “Our Yellow Tribe Celestial God once prophesied that, in the age of the Dharma’s decline, human celestial gods would descend from the sky to save our tribe. This prediction is so accurate, you guys must be the human celestial gods who have come to save us!”

Everyone found this even more bewildering after hearing it.

Su Ziqi said: “Gongkong, we are not celestial gods. As you saw, if it weren’t for you, Dong Yifeng would’ve already lost his life to that ferocious beast called the ‘Infant-Crying Leopard.’”

“We have never doubted the prophecy of the Yellow Tribe Celestial God,” Gongkong replied. “Your arrival must signify something.”