Gates of light appeared in various secluded locations and sanctuaries across Earth. Their arrival had come without warning. Even the Demon Hunters, who were best at sensing and foreseeing things, had no idea how these light screens had appeared, much less how to understand their operating principles or test them. Some Supernatural Races with such thoughts had quickly abandoned the idea after throwing various appraisal spells at the gates, and had come to the genuine realization that the "mysterious person" capable of organizing a world-spanning journey like this truly possessed unimaginable power.
--Since Hao Ren had not focused on dealing with the various otherworldly organizations on Earth, not every member of the "Hundred-Person List" knew his exact circumstances. Many of them had not even met Hao Ren before, and had only been recommended by their fellow clansmen as representatives for this journey because they met various requirements. To these people, most of the information about Hao Ren came from the intelligence released publicly by the Shadow Council: a powerful and unusual human capable of influencing—and who had already influenced—the entire structure of supernatural society. Several of the major incidents on Earth over the past two years had been his doing. Furthermore, he had a close relationship with the "Countess who summons the Red Moon," and had therefore become a major factor of influence within both the Shadow Council and the Demon Hunters...
In short, he was just incredibly badass. Whatever badass thing he did was perfectly normal. No matter how badass you thought you were, he would always increase your badass coefficient by one. So when you saw the gates of light he had fiddled with, don't hesitate—just walk forward. He couldn't sell you out anyway, and if he really intended to sell you out, you wouldn't be able to