Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078

"Hmm! What? Are you saying?... "

Upon hearing this, Puap trembled all over. He opened his eyes wide in surprise, gripped the copper spear in his hand tightly, raised the corners of his mouth in joy, and then a murderous intent appeared on his face.

"Yes! These elite warriors can only come from the domineering Xiu Family of the South! And to command so many elite warriors, their leader must be the Venerable of the clan, the Serpent Divine Descendant!"

"Ah! Ah! The Serpent Divine Descendant! Are you sure it’s the Serpent Divine Descendant?"

"It’s absolutely true! Look, that leading Maya Divine Descendant leader! On his luxurious war clothes is embroidered a long snake spitting a flood. You’ve seen it before; it’s the symbol of the Heavenly Serpent Divine Itzamna, something no ordinary nobility could wear!"

"A long snake spitting a flood? The symbol of the Heavenly Serpent Divine... indeed it’s true!"

Puap stared at the leading Divine Descendant for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up. At this moment, his eyes were like candles lighting up the boundless long night or the cold eyes of a Jaguar discovering prey. In just a few breaths, his neck turned red with excitement, and he panted heavily, heading straight toward the Kingdom’s warriors beneath the temple.

"The Serpent Divine Descendant! The Serpent Divine Descendant! I’ve been seeking them for so long, and they’ve come right to me!... Haha! The Heavenly Serpent Divine Blood can lift the Divine Eagle Curse!... Haha!"

Tikalo’s mouth curled up, watching Puap dash to the military formation beneath the temple, ordering the warriors to place the long spears by their feet, raised their longbows, and fitted the sharp copper arrows. Meanwhile, the fierce Huitu warriors also personally took down their great bows, aiming at the Maya leader rapidly approaching.

Seeing the hostility displayed by the Kingdom’s warriors, the Maya warriors in march immediately fell into a disarray, drew their weapons, and slowed down their pace. The strong Divine Descendant leader glanced around, raised a shield with his left hand for defense, and raised his right arm up high. This elite group of Maya warriors stopped in an instant.

"Divine Serpent’s protection! Form ranks on the spot, raise shields for defense!"

Prince Xi Wu of the Xi Wu narrowed his eyes and gazed at the Nava warriors, armored and bow-drawn, hundreds of steps away, wearing a look of surprise. He quickly assessed the numbers on the opposite side, approximately two hundred, and looked at their armaments, mostly in leather armor, wielding great bows, peculiar golden spears, and battle axes. Lastly, he noted the pre-battle expressions on their faces, full of determination and indifference to fight.

"Eh! This group of Nava warriors?... They seem quite elite, not inferior to my trusted aides!"

Xiutur was somewhat shocked. He glanced again at the fleet by the sea, with Nava warriors disembarking continuously and heading this way. Prince Xi Wu pondered for a moment and then instructed his trusted aide beside him.

"Go! Let the Navajo translator from the capital come forward and tell the Nava fleet our intention! We mean no harm, we just wish to trade gemstones with them!"

"Yes! Honorable Prince!"

Soon, a Toltec remnant dressed in ancient robes came forth from the ranks of Maya warriors. Puap glanced at the familiar garb, seemingly like captives transported from the Holy City of Cholula. He paused, his eyelid twitched, and before the other could open his mouth, he shouted loudly.

"Praise the Chief Divine! Prepare to shoot!"

"Praise the Chief Divine!"

The Kingdom’s warriors collectively raised their bows, aiming at the incoming people, ready to turn them into a sieve.

"Stop! Everyone stop! In the name of the Chief Divine, do not initiate an attack!"

After only a brief stalemate, Priest Tomate had already rushed out of the temple, hurrying over urgently. He raised the scriptures high in his hand, shouting harshly and urgently at the Kingdom’s warriors.

"The Mayans have stopped, they haven’t attacked us proactively! They may not be our enemies!... Tikalo, come forward with me to talk with them!"

Tikalo lagged behind by two steps, hurried over, his robe somewhat disheveled. He closely followed Priest Tomate, who was loudly forbidding, his expression changing and slightly flustered. And a few breaths later, when the Toltec remnant opposite opened his mouth, speaking the old and profound Toltec-Navajo language, the Mayan merchant’s barely composed facial expression finally could not hold.

"The Sky’s, Supreme, Serpent Divine’s, Maya Divine Descendant! Tell the Western, Highland, gemstone-laden, Nava Leader... Trade gemstones! Do not fight!"