Zhao Gongming accepted the order and left.
His body turned into a streak of light, but just as he shot out of the Calamity Aversion Department's main hall, he abruptly stopped.
His entire body stiffened in midair as though struck by lightning.
Beyond Golden Ao Island, the once tranquil waters of the East Sea had undergone a complete transformation.
As far as the eye could see, countless streaks of escaping light filled the sky!
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet—lights of every color swept in like a magnificent meteor shower engulfing the entire Primordial World, converging madly upon Golden Ao Island from every direction, from above the Nine Heavens, and from the depths of the Four Seas!
Within those streaks of light were human forms, demon forms, and bizarre bodies of strange spirits.
There were Daoists riding auspicious clouds beneath their feet.
There were demon kings commanding blood-scented winds.
There were even ancient exotic species that had emerged from who knew what remote corner.
Every streak of light represented a cultivator at least at the True Immortal realm.
And at this moment, there were more than billions of such streaks!
The waters of the entire East Sea were stirred by this immense flood of cultivators, raising waves tens of thousands of feet high!
The terrifying auras intertwined, making even Golden Ao Island's Mountain Protection Array emit an overloaded hum.
"Th-this..."
Even Zhao Gongming, who had witnessed grand scenes before, felt his scalp go numb and his limbs turn cold.
He finally understood just how terrifying the scene implied by Guardian Junior Brother's words, "the Primordial World's age of recruitment," truly was.
"Why are you still standing there?"
Chen Changsheng's calm voice came from behind him.
Zhao Gongming shuddered and suddenly came back to his senses, his face already