"The Roaring Abyss? What kind of place is that?" Li Fan couldn't help but ask. The name alone exuded an ominous air. 

Ji Hongdao glanced back at him and chuckled. "There’s no point in telling you now. You'll understand when we get there."

"While there is some danger, you need not worry too much. With us old-timers around, nothing major will go wrong." Ji Hongdao was clearly confident, dismissing his concerns with a wave.

Since Ji Hongdao had spoken thus, Li Fan naturally couldn't press further. He and Xue Mu retreated to the side.

Not long after, the thin Shangguan Shi, whom they had seen once before at the Cosmos Branch Academy, arrived on the flying boat with five others.

These five were not members of the previous training group. They...