You said you would practice martial arts. Have you mastered the Tiangang Dharma?

Chapter 181 Challenge
After the spear competition, according to the process of the coming-of-age ceremony, the old witch announced the rankings and gave a wolf tooth necklace symbolizing honor as an encouragement for adulthood.

As for more rewards, wait until the ceremony is over before going to claim them. Now the second stage of the ceremony is underway, and it is the turn of the envoy team to select the girl.

This process was not slow. In fact, during the spear competition among the young men, the envoy team had basically selected the girl they liked. Now they were just confirming further information.

Hundreds of young girls who had just reached adulthood left their mothers and followed the various envoy teams out of the waiting area.

Jiang Qiu stroked the wolf fangs he had just put on his neck with his fingers, and glanced at the group of girls nonchalantly. The chaotic crowd was filled with young men from other tribes with different appearances.

The number of those young men is much greater than the number of girls who have just reached adulthood in the Beixue tribe, so there is no need to worry about the girls not being able to get married.

In fact, women are an extremely important component of all major tribes, so they are certainly willing to take away more girls.

Therefore, the envoys visiting the Beixue tribe were basically composed of the most outstanding young men of the major tribes, as well as slightly older ones who had lost their spouses and were in their prime, and needed to replenish fresh blood for the tribe.

Such middle-aged men are often more competitive. They may be warriors in the tribe, stronger than many young people, and give people a great sense of security.

Moreover, such a man will have a large house, which makes it much warmer to live in.

As long as they are not young people with particularly special identities, according to common sense, the adult girls of the Beixue tribe should be chosen by the middle-aged men first, and then other people of the same sex will compete for the right to choose a mate.

But this time it’s different, a young master has come to the Nanshan tribe.

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Jiang Qiu rubbed the wolf's fangs with his fingers, staring at the middle-aged man who took away the [flower] with increasingly deep eyes. The black cotton robe he wore was thicker than smoke.

Having lived in the Northern Territory for thirteen years, he has developed a keen intuition and can basically sense who is strong and who is weak.

The middle-aged man in the cotton-padded robe is the strongest among the visiting envoys. His aura is no less than that of the captain of the main hunting team, [Tiger]. He should be a powerful warrior above the Iron Flesh Realm.

Strong people of this level are not easy to come by. They are basically the backbone of the tribe. Whoever can marry such a strong person will naturally benefit a lot.

But Jiang Qiu frowned inexplicably, took a deep breath, closed his slightly sore eyelids, and stared for a long time.

The discussions in my ears were as noisy as a waterfall, the clamoring footsteps were faster than the wheels on the road, and my heart was beating hard.

Step, step, step
As if walking towards this side at an unhurried pace, Jiang Qiu opened his eyes again and met the slightly turbid gaze of the old witch: "[Qiu], the young master [Bing] of the Nanshan tribe wants to challenge you."

Jiang Qiu raised his eyebrows, and a hint of doubt appeared in his tone: "Young Master [Bing] of the Nanshan Tribe?"

Challenges were common things, and he often saw people of the same generation in the tribe challenging each other. For example, [Mu] always challenged [Zhuang], even if he lost every day.

However, due to their status as the chosen ones, no one came to challenge them.

In a tribe, if there is a Chosen One, then the Chosen One is the biggest face and cannot tolerate any flaws. At the same time, the Chosen One has an excellent reputation attribute and it is impossible to challenge him whenever you want, unless the Chosen One himself really wants to challenge.

Even if he is not the Chosen One of their tribe, most tribes still choose to respect him and generally will not challenge the Chosen One.

But the young master [Bing] of the Nanshan tribe actually wants to challenge himself, the chosen one?
Jiang Qiu pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of the current situation in the Northern Territory: "Does the Nanshan tribe want to test my potential?"

"It is very likely to be the case." The old witch nodded, and the wrinkles on his forehead deepened.

"As the young master of the Nanshan tribe, his talent for [Ice] can be said to be second only to their Chosen One [Wall]. He is now a warrior in the Nanshan tribe's hunting team and has hunted many snow-patterned deer. It is said that he once accidentally entered a strange pool in the mountains, and his body was tempered to a certain extent.

Even a warrior who has entered the Bronze Skin Realm may not be able to defeat him, so he should not be underestimated."

The power of [Bing] is one thing, but what worries the old witch even more is [Qiu]'s attitude.

It is not surprising that the Nanshan Tribe would send people to test the potential of the Chosen One of the Beixue Tribe. Now that Xibing has occupied the Ice and Snow Ridge and is at its peak, the Nanshan Tribe cannot help but feel shaken.

Only if [Qiu] shows enough potential can the Nanshan tribe be assured to support Beixue and stand on a united front in the battle for the Chosen One.

But [Qiu] may not choose to accept the challenge.

After all, [Bing] did not announce that he was here to challenge the Chosen One [Qiu] of the Northern Snow Tribe. Until now, he had sent people to convey the message privately, saying that he would not accept the challenge and would leave as scheduled after the coming-of-age ceremony was over.

If I accept the challenge, I may face some pressure. If I don't accept the challenge, I can still live my life as usual.
The old witch Zhu was still thinking about how to solve this matter, and Jiang Qiu asked: "What are the rules of the challenge?"

"In a circular boundary, two people push or collide with each other with bare hands. Whoever steps out of the boundary first loses. They cannot use fists or other offensive means during the competition. The purpose is to compete with the body's explosive power and endurance."

Hearing this, Jiang Qiu raised his lips slightly: "I accept the challenge."

I thought there would be weapon challenges like spear duels, but I didn't expect it to be just a physical competition, and I couldn't even use fists or other means of attack.

It was probably also to ensure the safety of the challenge. After all, one was the young master of the Nanshan tribe, and the other was the chosen one of the Beixue tribe.

If anyone sees blood, the relationship between them will become unfriendly.

What's more, a stabbing from a weapon like a spear can kill someone instantly.

"Okay, I will announce the challenge to everyone shortly. You must be careful when you go on stage. [Bing] is four years older than you and has great talent. Don't be careless."

The old witch gave repeated instructions before walking towards the altar again.

"[Bing], from the Nanshan tribe."

Jiang Qiu muttered something, and turned to look at the opposite side which had already become a mess. The young man was mixed with the envoys' teams, and [Hua] was no longer among them.

The scene of [Hua] being taken away by a middle-aged man just now flashed through her mind. Two clusters of hot white air escaped from her mouth and her eyes darkened slightly.

Looking at the black robe and shawl on his face, I knew that the middle-aged man was from the Nanshan tribe, even though it was the first time I met him in my life.

But somehow, I felt uncomfortable.

"This is my first time competing with someone in this world." Jiang Qiu's fists creaked twice, and he laughed, "Let's make it quick and decisive."

(End of this chapter)