Ritual Murals in the Prehistoric Ruins

Qin Feng and the other reporters began explaining at the right moment. "Dear viewers, we can see that some things have been carved into the rock walls of this cave. They appear to depict scenes of prehistoric humans conducting rituals."

"These murals are steeped in mystery and seem to reveal some secrets from ancient times."

As the camera zoomed in, everyone could finally see what exactly was depicted in those ancient murals.

The first mural showed a sun radiating light.

Besides that sun, the second mural depicted land, trees, rivers, and clouds.

The final, third mural showed a group of little people kneeling on the ground, worshipping and praying toward the radiant sun in the sky.

The netizens all frowned as they looked at the three murals.

What did this mean?

The reporters at the scene were equally puzzled.

Another female reporter from Mango TV thought for a moment, then turned to Professor Chen with a sweet smile.

She said, "Professor Chen, as an expert in prehistoric archaeology, do you have any insights into these murals?"

Countless gazes turned toward him, and even the online viewers were intensely curious.

Professor Chen, who had been frowning in thought, shook his head upon hearing that. "There are too few clues. I can only offer my personal interpretation based on experience."

"Oh?" The Mango TV reporter's eyes lit up, and she quickly moved the microphone closer.

"This sun may represent a 'god,'" Professor Chen said thoughtfully.

"What?!"

Expressions of shock appeared on everyone's faces.

A god?

At first, they found it hard to believe, but when they looked again at the murals and the little people worshipping within them, realization dawned on their faces.

Now that they looked at it that way, it really did seem possible!

Professor Chen continued, "The first mural should depict a god. There is only the god in the painting, with nothing else around it."

"But in the second mural, besides the god, land, trees, and other things have appeared. Clearly... this should be the god creating things and founding the world."

"Creating the world?"

Cries of surprise rang out.

Seeing their astonished expressions, Professor Chen said helplessly, "They were prehistoric humans, after all. It was perfectly normal for them to believe the world had been created by a god."

Hearing that, everyone nodded in agreement.

That was right. How could gods possibly exist in this world?

Professor Chen smiled slightly and explained, "The third mural may represent the god creating humanity, while humanity worships and offers sacrifices to Him."

Realization appeared on the netizens' faces, and some looked at the eloquent Professor Chen with admiration.

Mango TV reporter Yu Bing praised him, "As expected of Professor Chen. You really do think more deeply than the rest of us."

"Then, Professor Chen, why is this god a sun? Could something resembling the sun have truly descended upon Earth in prehistoric times?"

The viewers also looked baffled.

Professor Chen shook his head. "This sun may be some kind of symbolic representation. Perhaps it symbolizes authority. It could also be a person, or perhaps an Unidentified Flying Object. Who knows?"

A person?

An Unidentified Flying Object?

Everyone was shaken, and doubts arose in their hearts.

Then what, exactly, had people in the distant past been worshipping?

Just as they were puzzling over it, Professor Chen suddenly sighed.

"What's wrong, Professor Chen?" Yu Bing asked curiously.

Professor Chen shook his head as he lamented, "What a pity. There are only three murals here. It would have been nice if there were more."

"What do you mean?" everyone asked in confusion.

"Have you ever heard of the Great Prehistoric Flood?"

The Great Prehistoric Flood?

Whether they were in front of televisions, computers, or phones, nearly everyone froze upon hearing those words, their expressions subtly changing.

The netizens immediately began discussing it.

"The Great Prehistoric Flood? I know about that."

"It seems to have been a worldwide flood from a very long time ago. Legends about it exist everywhere, and I heard there are dozens of stories about it alone!"

"That's right. It was the world-destroying flood—I know about that too!"

At that moment, Professor Chen faced the cameras and smiled as he explained to viewers across the country, "These murals remind me of something—some interesting mythological stories that might have happened afterward, if they developed according to what these murals depict."

"For example, the prehistoric world-destroying flood!"

"I imagine everyone knows the story of the Great Flood in our country, so I will not go into it."

"Let us first discuss the Western flood legends. In the West, the most widespread account comes from the Bible."

"The Bible originally described it like this..."

"God saw that humanity's wickedness on Earth was great, so He declared that He would use a flood to destroy every living creature of flesh and breath upon the Earth. None would survive!"

Looking at the now-curious crowd, Professor Chen continued, "The Maya sacred text, the Popol Vuh, also records this Great Flood."

"According to legend, the gods created humanity when they first created heaven and earth, but it was not a particularly successful experiment."

"The gods first carved human figures from wood and gave them the ability to speak, but these Wooden People later fell out of Their favor because they forgot the existence of their creator."

"Thus, the gods decided to unleash a flood to destroy humanity..."

"The most interesting part is that all of these myths and legends mention gods."

"Although we all know that gods cannot possibly exist in this world."

"Perhaps it was some Alien instead," Professor Chen joked.

Reporter Qin Feng asked, "Then, Professor Chen, did a worldwide flood truly occur in history?"

She held the microphone out toward Professor Chen.

Professor Chen nodded. "Based on certain traces and clues currently available, a Great Flood may indeed have occurred in prehistoric times."

"There are currently several hypotheses. One is that a Great Flood resulted from prehistoric glaciers melting. Another is that movements of continental plates caused sea levels to rise. It may also have been caused by an asteroid impact."

"Of course, none of these have been confirmed by concrete evidence. Everything is merely speculation."

By the end, Professor Chen laughed. "Compared with superstition, we should place greater faith in science and analyze this disaster rationally."

The others also chuckled upon hearing that, feeling that Professor Chen's words made sense.

However, deep doubts also arose within them.

What exactly had happened in prehistoric times?

And what exactly had caused that Great Flood?

As more and more people learned about the matter, word spread increasingly far. Not only did related content quickly rise to the top of the trending searches, it even spread overseas.