Meng Chao had experienced similar sensations in the depths of both Ancient Ruins in Dragon City.
The scientists at the Relic Research Institute called this unknown temptation, brimming with demonic allure and emanating from the depths of subterranean fissures, "Primordial Summoning."
Indeed, some people had followed "Primordial Summoning," found lost runes and rare secret treasures, and risen from obscurity into the ranks of First-Rate Experts.
But they were merely the one-in-ten-thousand lucky few.
The vast majority of ruin explorers bewitched by "Primordial Summoning" either forcibly squeezed themselves into bizarre cracks deep within the rock strata—cracks no normal human could possibly enter—and vanished without a trace from then on.
Or they were irradiated by crystal ore rich in impurities and intensely radioactive, their Gene Chains shattered, every cell in their bodies stripped of its ability to heal and regenerate. In the end, their brains remained "alive," while their bodies rotted like corpses, leaving them to die in a horrific state.
Or their bone cells mutated, their skeletons growing wildly and gradually devouring their flesh, turning bodies once soft and elastic into rigid, brittle bone carvings.
Some even secreted vast amounts of mucus from their skin. The mucus rapidly hardened upon contact with air, wrapping their bodies in enormous cocoons and transforming them into deformed monsters resembling human-faced moths.
"Martial God" Lei Zongchao had once given Meng Chao an analogy.
This Peerless Expert, who had once entered the Ancient Ruins countless times as the Blood Alliance's number one test subject and heard "Primordial Summoning" just as many times, told Meng Chao that "Primordial Summoning" might indeed point toward incomparably powerful strength.
But most such power far exceeded the limits of Earthlings' present understanding and endurance.
To follow the guidance of "Primordial Summoning" and seek power buried deep underground, power capable of destroying