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"Oh My God."

Laura's eyes widened.

I saw that the giant Buddha statue looked like it was made of bronze, sitting cross-legged, with a huge altar glowing green in front of the legs, and each of its six arms holding a five- to six-meter long sword.

The blade is extremely sharp, and it has been buried deep underground for hundreds of years, but it is still shiny and there is no sign of rust or corruption.

Chen Feng frowned.

Logically speaking, unless the underground palace was originally a vacuum environment, this giant bronze statue could not have been preserved so perfectly, and there would be no trace of carving over the years.

Unlike the menacing gesture of holding six big swords, the face of the Buddha statue facing Chen Feng and Laura has a kind face, like Sage who saves all living beings.

A few bright rays of light happened to be refracted from the several small holes connected to the ground above the Buddha statue, and the brilliance and holy brilliance lingered around the Buddha statue.

Even looking at a distance of tens of meters apart, I was already overwhelmed by a sense of solemnity and silence peculiar to religion.

With just a glance, Chen Feng recognized that face.

One of the three Hindu gods, the god of the highest position and the power of the universe-Vishnu!

As we all know, in Hinduism, Vishnu is the incarnation of kindness and kindness. He has the omnipotent power to protect and maintain the universe and the order of the universe.

"Vishnu..." At almost the same moment, Laura also recognized the identity of the Buddha.

"Wait, there seems to be something wrong." Laura pressed her chin and frowned, "Why is it different from what I knew before?"

"It stands to reason that in addition to the crown of the king, Vishnu should wear gems and thick garlands. Moreover, in the recorded Hindu sculptures, Vishnu appears in the image of four arms, each with four arms. Holding the snail shell, the wheel of magical vision, the hammer of gatto, and the bow of the gods."

"But here are six arms, and all the big knives are taken!" Laura muttered in a daze, frowning.

As soon as Laura finished speaking, Chen Feng suddenly realized something, raised an eyebrow and smiled, and immediately gave an answer.

"You are right, Laura, this face on the front of the Buddha is indeed Vishnu."

"But this whole statue is not."

Hearing this, Laura looked at Chen Feng with a half-knowledge.

"Although it is not clear from our perspective, if I am not mistaken, the face on the left side should be Brahma, and the face on the right side is Shiva."

"In other words, this is a relatively rare statue of a three-phase god in Hinduism. The trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva has three heads and six arms sharing a body!"

When Chen Feng said this, Laura showed a dazed expression.

With proficient archeology skills and antique identification skills, Chen Feng is still slightly better than Laura in terms of the professional level of tomb robbers.

As for why there are statues of Hinduism rather than Buddhism in this tomb, I have to mention the history of Cambodian religious beliefs.

Like many Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia has been deeply influenced by India in terms of religious beliefs.

Hinduism first refers to Brahmanism. Around 2000 BC, the Aryans conquered northern India and established a caste system that divided people into four classes: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisha, and Sudra.

This division is still reflected in the consciousness of Indians.

As the caste system deprived the people of the religious power of the bottom people, around the 6th century BC, Buddha Gautama Siddhartha fully enlightened him, ascended from Brahmanism, founded Buddhism, and advocated the equality of all living beings, so Brahmanism began to decline in India.

In the 8th century AD, a great thinker named Sankara came out, absorbed the Buddha into the Hindu god-tier, integrated Brahmanism and Buddhism, and formed a new Hinduism, which soon spread out in small neighboring countries such as Cambodia.

At this time, the Buddhist monks had begun to occupy the temple property, degenerated, and separated from the people, so Hinduism gradually gained the upper hand in Cambodia.

The monarchs of the Angkor dynasty in Cambodia first believed in Hinduism, and did not begin to believe in Buddhism until around King Jayavarman VII.

Therefore, the temples in Cambodia before the 16th century were mainly worshiping Hindu god-tiers. Only in modern times did Buddhist temples gradually regain their dominant position.

"It is no accident that such a giant three-phase god is placed in the light and shadow cave. The builder of this cave temple is warning us in this way!" Chen Feng said.

In Hinduism, Brahma is the god of creation, also known as the god of creation and the lord of universe.

Vishnu is the guardian god of the universe and life, also known as the god of maintenance.

Shiva is the god of destruction with three eyes, also known as the god of destruction.

And these three god-tiers can be changed freely.

However, among the temples and rituals of the folks of later generations, the three main gods usually appear independently in their own images, and they are rarely directly carved on the same body.

unless......

"He is warning us that this is the place where the godhead is the most noble!"

In addition to the great deterrence of the giant three-phase god in the middle, the thirty-six Hanuman statues and the eight Garuda statues distributed in every corner of the temple also give people a great sense of oppression.

The statue of the monkey god Hanuman here is different from the most traditional guardian deity of Hinduism, with a grin and a fierce face.

Although standing still, those eyes seem to be glaring at you all the time.

Garuda is the legendary mount of Vishnu, whose image is a griffin, half human, half bird.

It should be a good bird, but at this time the Garuda bird-shaped statues in the Light and Shadow Cave are all with vicious faces, which is terrifying from a distance.

The surfaces of these stone statues were covered with thick spider silk, and it was obvious that they hadn't seen the light again for a long time.

"Damn, the atmosphere here is too weird, no matter which statue I look at, I think it will draw a sword at me at The next moment." Laura said.

Chen Feng smiled deeply, and said, "Very accurate sixth sense."

After speaking, he took out the disc engraved with the All-Knowing Eye and opened the disc's beautifully decorated lid.

The small instrument panel with the three pointers upside down indicates that...

The second stage of the Nine Stars Lianzhu Heavenly Phenomenon is about to come!

So, the next step should be the fixed decryption link of "Tomb Raider".

"It's your favorite, Laura." Chen Feng patted Laura's buttocks and urged: "Time waits for no one. There is less than ten minutes before the second stage of Jiuxing Lianzhu."

"No problem." Laura smiled confidently.

She crossed her own waist, looked at the surrounding environment once again, bowed her head and muttered for a moment, then said with confidence:

"First, we need to insert all six swords into the groove."

This reasoning is not difficult, as the content of the wall relief that the two had seen at first suggests this step.

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