Chapter 52: Bonfire Ball!
Red Tide Valley
The bonfire dance is a custom and a tradition, and it has lasted for many years in this hundred-mile and nineteen villages.
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Dancing to the heavens is an ancient ritual for the souls to express their awe and prayers to the heavens.
Once a year, it is extraordinarily grand.
This year, it's even better than ever.
Red Tide Valley, red maple all over, ten miles of red makeup, in the dark, extremely conspicuous and dazzling.
As the 'sunset' darkened, the prom date finally arrived.
With the valley as the base and the red maple as the root, it is built with countless plants and trees, and finally forms an earth-shattering 'hourglass' platform.
The hourglass-shaped platform is divided into two parts.
The lower part is based on a large red maple tree, with blocks inserted horizontally and vertically. These building blocks, criss-crossed and built, have no pattern at all. It is piled up in a conical shape, and it is unusually strong, like a small mountain.
Above the canopy, it is another part of the 'hourglass'.
It was a circular platform made of blocks and grass. The circular platform is flush with the top of the valley, and in the center of the platform is a 'funnel'. Above the funnel, there are countless wooden stakes three or four meters high. These stakes are trapped by an iron cable, like a torch, towering into the sky!
This scene is not in the mortal world.
Qin Yu was also seeing it for the first time, and his heart was very shocked. Unbeknownst to him, however, this was nothing more than a sacrifice on the margins.
It has nothing to do with the real sacrifice!
It's just a symbol of blessing.
In the Eternal Soul Continent, what is sacrificed is the 'sky', not the gods, nor the sky. But...... Flower of the Eternal Soul!
It is rumored that the Flower of the Eternal Soul is the spirit of the Eternal Soul Continent!
The existence of flowers is the root of the existence of ghosts on the Eternal Soul Continent.
Therefore, whether it is the soul of the state or the county, the object of blessing is the flower of eternal soul!
Qin Yu also heard about it from the boy when the dance party was approaching...... At this moment, he has a pair of black eyes, but he is looking up at the huge 'hourglass'.
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the Red Tide Valley is so special.
Therefore, in the endless darkness, it is like an unquenchable flame!
At the bottom of the hourglass, the village is divided into areas, and it is quiet...... At this moment, everyone stared intently at the hourglass, and many people in the village showed excitement on their faces.
Bang!
There was a roar, and it resounded suddenly.
Qin Yu heard the sound and looked, but saw a fiery red thing like a cannonball, flying into the air from an unknown direction......... To be precise, a torch flying into the funnel.
Bang bang!
Four shots in a row, a total of four!
Like fireworks exploding, countless red leaves and the air float down, as soon as the wind blows down, the entire Red Tide Valley, even at night, is also colorful, beautiful, like a fairy tale.
"Boom!"
Immediately afterward, a drum sound, accompanied by a strange sound, echoed through the valley.
Everyone, including Qin Yu, felt that their bodies shook suddenly, and when they looked up, they saw that on the circular platform, at some point, there was an extra soul shadow!
The Soul Shadow held a bouquet of flowers in his hand and wore a mask, and slowly danced on the platform. Her posture is graceful, swaying, like a dancing butterfly, indescribably soft, especially the pair of black eyes like jewels, even through the mask, they are as bright as stars, which is unforgettable.
"The bonfire dance has officially begun...... In the first act, the flower of the eternal soul is sacrificed with a dance! "I don't know when the moon scar appeared under the 'hourglass', with a face full of years, with solemnity and solemnity, staring at the dancing soul shadow in the sky, and spoke in a deep voice.
His words just fell!
In the Red Tide Valley, all the souls stood up at this moment.
Bow down to that dance in the sky!
This worship is not heaven and earth, but the dancing soul...... Or rather, the Flower of the Void Eternal Soul that actually exists.
This is the ritual of the Hundred Miles and Nineteen Villages.
Sacrifice the 'heavens' with dance.
Qin Yu had already sorted out all the details of this bonfire dance party before he came.
After the worship, there is the 'narrow road encounter', which is also the most important part of the bonfire dance, which will determine the ranking between the villages.
That's why it's so important!
The so-called 'narrow road meeting', in Qin Yu's understanding, is somewhat similar to the ancient 'lion dance'.
To decide out of the 'Lion King!' ’
Underneath the hourglass, the blocks piled up like a mountain are the competition ground for this ball.
Ten people per village!
Climbing from under the building blocks towards the circular platform, the village was the first to climb up, and the remaining people were the largest, and the torches were lit, which was the 'Dancing King Village' of the ball. ’
It is worth mentioning that everyone who participates must climb the 'mountain' of the building blocks with a dancing posture. Anyone who fails to follow the rules will be eliminated and disqualified.
Of course, this climbing process cannot be smooth sailing.
Deciding on the 'Lion King' of the village will inevitably lead to a vicious battle. And this battle, Qin Yu could see from the race to the ground...... It can be said that the further you go, the greater the competition. Because there is only one entrance from below to the circular platform above......
You can imagine what kind of fierce battle this competition will be in the future!
The hardest part is the dancing!
You have to keep dancing!
Qin Yu took a deep breath, but his mind was spinning rapidly.
This is the first, but it is related to the back of the Sacrifice Village, the improvement of the soul product is very important, so naturally it must not be sloppy...... Although Qin Yu was still thinking about the candidates for the competition, he gradually decided in his heart.
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After a bow, Moon Scar stood up straight and said slowly: "The dance sacrifice has been completed, and the following ...... It is an important part of our bonfire ball...... The rules, I believe everyone understands. It is still the old rule, ten people from each village ...... 'meet on the narrow road', and whichever village is the first to climb up and light the torch with the largest number of people is the 'dancing king village' of this year's ball. The rest are ranked according to the number of people remaining and the altitude climbed......"
"Everybody understands?"
"Understood!"
The entire Red Tide Valley is boiling!
Qin Yu found that at this moment, everyone's eyes all fell on the torches on the tower.
"So now......... Please take the first ten steps and walk to the ...... 'Gu Tower', and after a stick of incense, the 'narrow road meeting' officially begins! Nian added.
As his words fell, countless cheers and screams seemed to have been suppressed for a long time, and at this moment they exploded, and the valley was boiling.
There was a commotion in all the major village areas.
The contestants were gradually selected one by one...... On the side of the Sacrifice Village, the same is choosing.
"Tongzi, Xuewei, Mo Han, Fang Mu......" Qin Yu, as the acting village head, was naturally ready for a long time, and at this moment he shouted out the names of nine people in a row. Those who heard the call immediately stepped out...... The boy and Ji Xuewei naturally do not belong to the Spirit Village. But it's in their camp, so it's also a candidate for the Spirit Sacrifice Village.
The reason why the two of them chose to come out was the result of Qin Yu's discussion with everyone.
Compared with other villages, their village is obviously much weaker in terms of soul and body...... It will be very difficult to win in this tournament.
Only ...... Surprisingly Win!
As for the tenth...... Naturally, it's him!
Clearly, he wants to ...... Fight!