Even though it was absurd, Meng Chao treated the ancient ruins as a crystal giant that had been sleeping underground for billions of years. He believed that the ruins did not normally appear twisted, strange, and unpredictable.
Under normal circumstances, it should be an extension of the Ancients—crystal clear and straightforward.
It could be ruthless and destroy all creatures that did not conform to its expectations, but it should not be without any rules, like an unpredictable chaos.
What Meng Chao saw before him was a result of the "crystal giant" being infected, and it was now suffering from a disease.
More accurately, it was the result of the entanglement, struggle, and interaction between the ancient civilization and the ancient beasts that once occupied the entire planet.
'If that's the case, where did the power that summoned Master Lei come from?' Meng Chao thought to himself.