Ning Rongrong had only just traveled a few miles when several black-clad Shadow Guards landed in front of her. "Miss."
"What's the nearest city around here?" Ning Rongrong asked.
"It's called Notting City, miss," one of the Shadow Guards replied.
"Take me to Notting City. Notify the sect masters of the Lower Four Sects and have each of them send over their strongest child." Ning Rongrong thought for a moment, then continued, "Also, find Yu Tianxin of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Dugu Bo, a guest elder of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family. Whatever happens, I owe them a favor."
"Yes!"
She left two Shadow Guards behind to look after her, while the rest scattered in every direction.
Ning Rongrong looked back. "Sister Dong'er, I'll prove that I was right!"
"Teacher, aren't they being a little too impatient?"
On the far side of the waterfall, Xue Ke recorded everyone's position.
Zhu Zhuqing was currently the farthest. She had just made it past the fourteenth-step checkpoint and landed on the fifteenth step.
Su Yan had charged two steps forward from the tenth and landed on the twelfth.
Tang Chi had barreled from the fifth step to the eighth. Wearing a mask of pain, he struggled to hold on.
Pikachu had already managed to leap from the ninth step to the tenth, with a faint layer of golden qi surrounding his body.
Yin Fang had made the greatest progress. At first, the first step had pressed him hard against the rock, leaving him unable to move. Now he could handle the fifth step with ease.
"Don't worry. They may look impatient, but each of them knows where their limits are." Bibi Dong watched everyone's condition. "Rongrong's challenge pushed them to switch from their previous