Pure chaos and panic spread like wildfire across the examination grounds.
Word of the monstrous creature had traveled faster than anything one could imagine.
Candidates sprinted across the dunes, robes flapping wildly as spiritual energy flared beneath their feet to launch them from one sandy crest to the next. No one bothered with formations to hide tracks or ambushes anymore.
The only thought in every mind was survival!
"I don't want to die here!"
A young disciple from a minor sect wailed as many tears streamed as he leaped over a ridge.
"This is just an immortal official exam!"
"Why is there something this terrifying!?"
"Where are the proctors?!"
"They're supposed to protect us! Proctor Song! Proctor Gu! Procter Ye! Anyone!"
A burly Golden Core cultivator shoved past a slower runner like there was a finish line.
