Firelight flickered, illuminating Lin Wei's face.
"Let me answer your second question first."
"That's right. The Ancient People of the Ruins once lived on the land we inhabit today. Of course, that original world was much broader and more expansive."
"The Ancient People were all giants, averaging around eighty meters in height."
"Based on the information we've discovered and the intelligence provided by Qing Lian, we can roughly piece together a picture of the ancient past."
"In this picture, the Human Race, Giant Beasts, gods, heavenly ghosts, and outsiders from the stars all existed on the same land."
"For some reason, they fought among themselves. The Human Race was protected by the gods, while the heavenly ghosts drove the Giant Beasts."
"The 'guests' from beyond the heavens split into two sides. One side allied itself with the gods, while the other joined forces with the heavenly ghosts."
"After this battle continued for many years, the Divine Lord cut apart the original world, separating it into the three spaces of 'Yanfu,' 'the Ruins,' and the 'Mortal World.'"
"Then the Human Lord constructed the 'Primordial Tent' over the Mortal World, preventing Yanfu from returning."
"Within the Jambu Realm Space were the Giant Beasts, heavenly ghosts, and outsiders from beyond the heavens who had been driven away and exiled by the gods and the Ancient People of the Ruins."
"The gods and the Human Race entered 'the Ruins' to escape the world. The remaining 'Mortal World,' after countless years, gave birth to new seeds of life, eventually producing 'us,' the new humans."
"There are certainly discrepancies in the details, but broadly speaking, this should be how the three worlds came to be."
Luo Yan and the other person listened as if they were hearing a mythological tale, while Bai? was so astonished that