The commotion outside had nothing to do with him.
If he went out and stood before those three hundred-odd people...
He would not even need to speak.
Simply standing there would pin everyone's attention on him. The Origin World, the product launch—everything else would have to take a back seat.
High God Chen Hao.
The world's only confirmed mighty figure from the Primordial Era. The being at the very apex of the pyramid of cultivators.
Whenever he appeared at an event, its original theme would be eclipsed. It would become "The High God is here."
So he stayed away.
Cai Jingwen had reserved this backstage lounge for him and prepared tea. Once the launch was over, he could leave through the staff passage.
While the evacuation of Ox Horn Continent played on his phone, a message popped up in the corner of the screen.
Chen Siyao: "We're here, big brother."
Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing entered through the VIP passage on the left side of the presentation hall.
They were ten minutes later than most of the guests.
The instant they entered, several people in the front row turned to look at them at once.
Zhao Mingxu was the first to stand.
"Miss Chen."
He nodded to Chen Siyao. As dean of academic affairs, he held enormous authority within the High Martial Arts School system.
But before Chen Siyao, he took the initiative to greet her with the deference of a junior.
He Weiguang rose after him. Liu Chengyuan stood as well.
Then came the square-faced middle-aged man from the Special Operations Department. He turned and inclined his head slightly toward Chen Siyao.
"Miss Chen."
Even the two representatives from the Ministry of Education turned to greet her.
Twenty years old.
A twenty-year-old girl walked into the hall, and the