Long Feijun and the other Martial God Hall Disciples all revealed looks of sudden realization.
Although this was merely Lü Siya's conjecture, it did explain many things.
While no one was paying attention, Lü Siya shot Meng Chao a meaningful look.
What she had just said was not her conjecture.
It was Meng Chao's.
The reason Meng Chao could make such a conjecture was, of course, related to his own experiences.
Over the past several years, he had exhausted every means and paid any price to stop the apocalypse from descending.
As a result, while the old problems had indeed been solved, a string of even thornier new problems had sprung up.
Even now, he still could not determine whether his sudden appearance had prevented, delayed, or accelerated the apocalypse.
Perhaps "Martial God" Lei Zongchao was also someone who had returned from the apocalypse.
Just like him, "Jackal" Kanus, and Su Mu Lian.
And the Martial God had reached a realm higher than Meng Chao, "Jackal" Kanus, and Su Mu Lian.
While they were still fixated on the surface signs of the apocalypse, believing that resolving its direct causes would be enough to stop it—
The Martial God had already seen through the deeper causes behind its descent and was trying to solve the problem completely at its root.
"If that is the case—"
Shen Yupeng said gravely, "why, after influencing things subtly and silently for decades, did the Martial God suddenly break from his usual ways and venture deep underground in search of an answer he had held back from seeking for decades?"
"Two reasons."
Lü Siya raised two slender fingers and slowly voiced the crystallization of her and Meng Chao's shared thoughts. "First, the Martial God discovered that his time was running out, yet he still had much