Chapter 398 What if He Carried Someone on His Back?

The moment he stepped into the waterfall, all his realms would be sealed.The ninety contestants from the Xiu Sheng Temple were all nervous, and most felt deeply distressed.Losing realms is the most devastating thing.But there was no choice; he had to climb the waterfall.Emperor Qi had said that only those who made it would qualify for the next round.If he couldn't, then he'd keep climbing, whether it took ten days or half a month, he had to make it.Li An glanced at Shuangxue and whispered, "Come."Shuangxue raised an eyebrow, and seeing Li An's gesture, she immediately understood and jumped onto his back.This scene stunned everyone around him.Li An was going to carry someone up a waterfall!?A thousand meters high, a ninety-degree angle, and a raging undercurrent, and lose all his realms.Isn't he a little too arrogant?The demon and Shura contestants snorted coldly at this scene. Ren scoffed, saying, "Don't be nervous. He'll fall.""Let's go."Then everyone entered the waterfall.The moment their bodies met the surging water, their expressions darkened.The current was too strong.And their state of mind had truly vanished in an instant.Never mind reaching the summit.Swimming the hundred-plus meters from the stream to the waterfall was incredibly difficult.Several of the first competitors in the water were swept back to shore.The waterfall was incredibly wide.Li An didn't stay in line with the others, but walked a few hundred meters to the left. No one was around, and he stepped into the water.The surging water rushed against his legs.His face was expressionless, and he walked forward step by step in silence. Behind him, Shuangxue closed her eyes peacefully.For all the hardships they had endured in the past,this waterfall was a complete joke.At the top of the waterfall, a dozen immortal geniuses watched the performance of the Sanctuary Cultivator below as if they were watching a monkey show. Li Yan, ranked fifteenth in the current Immortal Realm, wore a white robe. Standing among his fellow Taoists, he pointed downwards and said, "The so-called Cultivation Temple is nothing more than that."Everyone followed his finger's direction.Wu Lie.After climbing to the 20th meter, he was swept down.Another Immortal Realm genius frowned and said, "It's said that he carries the bloodline of the Golden Crow Ancestral, and is among the top ten martial artists in the Cultivation Temple.""Martial artists have an advantage in climbing this.""How could he be so weak?"Another person said calmly, "Perhaps it's because of the conflict between water and fire."At this moment, Li Yan suddenly approached a young man with an immortal demeanor and said with a smile, "Junior Master, who are you looking at?"Everyone around him also looked up.The man's name was Ji Yan.One of the top three contemporary Immortal Realm geniuses.Born blind, he was known as the Half-Heaven Cripple.He possessed the immense power of a Heaven Cripple, but not as strong as the other Heaven Cripples. He shared the flaws of a naturally disabled person, but not to the point of certain death.Not as good as the best, but better than the worst—that's how the immortal world evaluates Ji Yan.But he seemed unfazed by the rumors that belittled him, remaining single-minded in his pursuit of the Dao.Because he was blind, no one knew which competitor his spirit was sensing.Ji Yan said calmly, "Ren."Everyone raised an eyebrow and looked down.Ren was immensely famous in the contemporary universe.Head of the Sanctuary's Mindfulness Group was only his most insignificant title.His greatest claim was—the greatest Mindfulness Master of the contemporary era.Mindfulness Masters didn't cultivate their bodies or their elements, making climbing the Reverse Mind Waterfall more difficult than other professions.But the Mindfulness Master's training was notoriously painful. Their special spiritual energy directly infused their nerve centers.The nerve centers of any race were as fragile as paper.Thus, Mindfulness Masters endured immense pain every day. The greatest mind-controller of the generation is often also the one with the strongest willpower.Ren rose against the torrent, his hands trembling unconsciously, but his eyes remained firmly open. Even the rush of water into his eyes seemed to cause him no pain.Two hundred meters.Three hundred meters.Four hundred meters...The eyes of all the geniuses above the waterfall were fixed on Ren.The current record for the Ni Nian Waterfall was set by the current immortal world's number one prodigy, Yu Jingnian, with a time of 19 minutes and 54 seconds.From the descent to the summit, it involved walking 111 meters in water and climbing 1,099 meters in elevation, a total distance of 1,200 meters.Yu Jingnian completed the climb in 19 minutes and 54 seconds.Now, fifteen minutes had passed, and Ren had reached an altitude of 600 meters.Nearly 500 meters remained. Could he complete it in five minutes?The next second. Ji Yan's brow furrowed slightly, Li Yan's pupils suddenly constricted, and the dozen or so geniuses around him also expressed disbelief.Because Ren had suddenly begun to accelerate!Rainwater washed over his teardrop mask, but even from his exposed pupils, one could sense his ferociousness!50 seconds passed.Ren ascended over 100 meters.About 400 meters remained.Another minute passed, and Ren ascended another 100 meters, leaving 300 meters to go. His total time reached 17 minutes and 11 seconds, closing in on his record of 19 minutes and 54 seconds.A little over two and a half minutes.Could he complete the 300 meters?Suddenly, everyone clearly heard Ren roar, a heart-wrenching roar that sent shivers down their spines.His speed increased again!Finally, in 19 minutes and 59 seconds, Ren reached the summit of the waterfall. He had been brooding on that number, so his expression wasn't great after returning. After recovering his state, he adjusted his mask, glanced at Ji Yan and the others, and found an open space to sit down.Ji Yan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.As long as the record wasn't broken.Just four seconds off.Who would be the next to reach the summit?Just three seconds later.Zhao Shaolong ascended, followed by Zhen and Zang, one after another.All within 21 minutes.After Zang ascended, Youyou stretched, glanced around, and asked curiously, "Is Li An still here?""Did he get swept down?"The tone of defiance in his voice was so strong that even the immortals could hear it.They were all curious.Does the renowned Li An have a grudge against Ren and his group?Oh, right.Where is Li An?At this time... Ji Yan's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look off to the side.Everyone followed his gaze.Li An's palm appeared before their eyes.Ren and the others felt a surge of disdain, about to say it was still too slow.But the next second,Everyone's expression changed.Because the scene behind Li An also caught their eye.21 minutes and 55 seconds.A full two minutes and one second slower than the record.This was an incredibly long time, meaning that Li An was far behind the top athletes.But!What if he was carrying someone on his back?Shuangxue might be petite, but that was compared to Li An, who stood at 1.8 meters, 1.9 meters, or even 2 meters tall. She was also 1.7 meters tall.No matter how thin he was, he had to be at least 90 kilograms, right?Li An was carrying 90 kilograms!