As expected, once the Jieko Group announced the existence of superhumans, the entire world was thrown into turmoil.
People across the globe mostly took the public disclosure of superhumans optimistically, believing that since Spiritual Energy Resurgence had begun, they would surely be one of the lucky ones.
Governments everywhere, however, had quite a few complaints about the Jieko Group's actions. Everyone had tacitly agreed to keep the lid on things, but the Jieko Group had come along and torn the roof off, publicly revealing the existence of superhumans and placing them under enormous pressure.
This was especially true for the official organizations of countries that had obtained inheritances from historical ruins. Their own citizens had launched massive demonstrations and protests, demanding that the countries make their cultivation methods public and allow individuals to cultivate.
Naturally, no country was willing to do such a thing. Leaving aside the issue of cultivation methods being too dangerous to spread lightly, once ordinary people gained supernatural power, they would undoubtedly become a tremendous threat to the ruling class.
In some countries where even firearms were strictly controlled, how could the authorities allow you to become a superhuman ten or a hundred times more dangerous than a gun?
Those uncontrollable threats were precisely what those in power tried their utmost to avoid.
The Jieko Group, on the other hand, had no such concerns. After the press conference ended, it immediately launched a grand nationwide selection across Southeast Asia.
Siam, the capital, Manchester City.
The crowd surged like a mass of black crows across the central plaza. Countless Siamese citizens stood on tiptoe and brought their entire families here.
The Jieko Group's superhuman selection team had already arrived at the plaza.
"It's Shen the Sword Immortal! She's so beautiful."
"She's my idol. I wonder if I