Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Nothing much was inside the main hall, except for the hanging Statue of Nuwa; basically, there was nothing intact.

Lin Shen and his two companions then went to check the rear hall, only to find that it had completely collapsed, leaving nothing behind.

"It's unclear which race's temple this is, but the deity they worship bears some similarities to the human pantheon," Ouyang Yudu remarked.

"Mythological similarities are quite common. On our Human Mother Planet, different regions have similar myths, just with different names. It's probably a coincidence. Let's look elsewhere and try to find the teleporter as quickly as possible," Lin Shen didn't want to waste time in such a ruined temple.

The three people left the Nuwa Temple and headed towards the next building, hoping to find more clues.

Since there were no living creatures around, the three of them flew at full speed and reached another building in no time.

This building wasn't much better than the Nuwa Temple; it was also in ruins, almost completely collapsed. Worse than the Nuwa Temple, the plaque above the temple's entrance had fallen off and was lying in front of the largely demolished gateway.

Wei Wufu bent down to pick up the plaque, turning it over to read the characters and find out what this place was.

"Pangu... Temple..." Lin Shen read the characters on the plaque, and his expression changed immediately.

If Nuwa could be considered a coincidence, how could one explain Pangu? Another coincidence? How could there be such coincidences in the world?

In human mythology, Nuwa is the supreme deity of the matriarchal clan, while Pangu is the supreme deity of the patriarchal clan.

Nuwa is praised for creating humans and mending the heavens, while Pangu's feats involve splitting heaven and earth and transforming his body into all things.

However, as Lin Shen understood it, mythological stories were always symbolic.

Pangu splitting heaven and earth and transforming into all things possibly referred to ancient times when men were responsible for exploring the world and hunting food. Splitting heaven and earth could mean the discovery of new worlds and various things.

The presence of temples dedicated to the two supreme deities in human legends in such a place made Lin Shen suspect that this area might still be on the Human Mother Planet and that they had not teleported elsewhere.

Ouyang Yudu had the same thought, and he soared into the sky, quickly reaching the heavens.

Before long, Ouyang Yudu descended again and shook his head at Lin Shen, saying, "This isn't our Mother Planet. The nearby geographical environment and mountain ranges are entirely different from those on our Mother Planet. There is no such place there, and this planet is much larger than our Mother Planet."

"It's not the Mother Planet, yet there are such temples here. What kind of civilization could have such similar myths to humans..." As Lin Shen spoke, he walked into the temple. The place was too severely damaged to see almost anything intact, with all the buildings collapsed except for the main hall.

Lin Shen pushed open the doors to the main hall, and the sight that met his eyes made his pupils shrink.

A statue holding a giant axe was hanging from the beam, akin to a hung ghost.

"What's going on... This place has also been turned into this... Who did this?" Lin Shen couldn't help frowning.

"Even if the temples are in ruins, someone still hung up the statues. What kind of deep hatred could this be?" Ouyang Yudu also sighed deeply.

In the chaotic Temple, the three people also did not find any useful information, so they had to set out for the next building again.

The expressions of the three were no longer as relaxed as before; there seemed to be many mysteries here, making them feel inexplicable.

When they arrived at the third building, they discovered that it was another temple.

"Why are there only temples here? Could it be that other than temples, there are no other structures on this planet? Could it be that the inhabitants of this planet were all followers of a divine religion?" Lin Shen furrowed his brows.

This temple was relatively more intact, with its gate tower still whole; the plaque above was covered with dust. Lin Shen casually waved his hand, and the dust shook off, revealing the words "Kuafu Temple."

"This cannot be a coincidence anymore; this planet must be related to us humans," Lin Shen really couldn't convince himself any longer.

If Nuwa and Pangu were coincidental, such a coincidence occurring a third time was too much.

Kuafu chasing the sun is also a very famous myth among humans, telling the tale of a giant who pursued the sun, became thirsty halfway, drank up two great rivers in one gulp, and continued his pursuit of the sun until he ultimately died of exhaustion.

In Lin Shen's own view, the story should be about human migration.

Humans, in that primitive society without clothing or food, could only chase the sun and migrate, moving to warmer places before winter's onset.

Of course, human survival depends on water; thus, the part in the story where Kuafu drinks up great rivers actually tells how humans lived by following water.

The stories of Nuwa, Pangu, and Kuafu, though appearing to be myths, are actually part of human survival history.

"There can't be such coincidences. If it were just coincidence in names, that would be one thing, but the sculptures here also resemble those in human mythology. It can't be just a coincidence," Ouyang Yudu said as he pushed open the door and walked into the temple, and indeed, in the main hall, he saw another statue hung up like a hanged ghost.

"Have you noticed that in the three temples we've visited, only the main halls haven't collapsed and are relatively intact? And this method of hanging up statues like hanged ghosts doesn't seem to be merely an act of venting frustration," Ouyang observed while looking around the main hall.

"Unfortunately, there's not a single piece of paper, mural, or inscription here, so we have no idea what these temples are all about," Lin Shen said helplessly.

He looked around for a good while, but there were no inscriptions on the walls or pillars, leaving them clueless about the situation here.

After leaving the Kuafu Temple, Lin Shen and his companions continued their search for possible clues.

The strange person most likely left from the Human Mother Planet here, and if that person could leave, they could also find a way out.

They arrived at another building, and unsurprisingly, it was another temple. It seemed that apart from temples, there were no other structures on this planet.

Once again, they came before a temple that was more intact than the previous ones, with less dust.

The ancient stone plaque read "Dark Bird Temple", causing Lin Shen to pause, taken aback.

Fei Zai, who had been sleeping in the backpack all this time, stuck his head out, his head tilted as he scrutinized the Dark Bird Temple, his face unexpectedly showing a very human-like puzzled expression.