"So we get to mingle with a hundred beauties and win them over with our own charm? When it comes to looks, who among the people here can rival us four brothers?" Tang Yixiu said with supreme confidence.
"Three brothers, you guys can pick from those nine beauties—I'll take Miss Ziling and no one else," Song Qingfeng declared.
"Song Qingfeng, you've got some nerve. Why don't you ask which of us four brothers is still thinking about those nine beauties? Who in their right mind isn't thinking about Miss Ziling right now? Besides, compared to Miss Ziling, are those nine girls even worth calling beauties?" Bai Yunfei sneered.
"What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying you want to compete with me for her, Brother Yunfei?" Song Qingfeng's face darkened, his expression shifting in an instant.
"Oh, enough bickering. Everyone can just compete fairly," Liu Xiaoyao cut in.
"Hmph, compete then—let's see who backs down first," the other three all snorted coldly.
Their conversation was conducted through voice transmission, so no one else noticed what they were discussing. After announcing the format of the matchmaking assembly, Supreme Manor Master Qin Lei made another announcement: "As for the location of this special trial—it will be at the Myriad Beast Mountain."
"Wha—?!"
The moment those words left his lips, a wave of shock swept through the crowd. Many who didn't know the details were stunned. Myriad Beast Mountain? That was a forbidden zone! Hadn't the Supreme Manor always strictly forbidden anyone from setting foot there? Why were they now being led into it voluntarily?
As for the bewildered onlookers, those who had already received intelligence simply curled the corners of their lips into expectant smiles, because the real show was finally about to begin.
"There's no need to be surprised. Since this is a special trial, there naturally has to be something special about it. I, Qin Lei, am finding husbands for a hundred of my Supreme Manor's young ladies—the requirements are naturally going to be strict."
"Cultivation talent is certainly essential, but a person's courage is equally indispensable. And courage is something that can only be revealed in the face of true danger."
"Myriad Beast Mountain is the perfect place to test a person's courage."
"Of course, entering Myriad Beast Mountain will be dangerous—some of you may even lose your lives there. So I won't force anyone's hand."
"If anyone feels they cannot protect themselves inside Myriad Beast Mountain, you may choose to leave right now. I, Qin Lei, will not stop you."
At that moment, the crowd's commotion grew even more intense. Everyone was whispering and discussing among themselves, yet after a full half-hour passed, not a single person chose to leave.
The reason was simple—at a time like this, who would willingly give up? Besides, leaving now would be an open admission to everyone that you believed yourself incapable. Not only would you lose face, you'd bring shame to your entire faction, and it would be impossible to hold your head high when you returned.
So naturally, no one chose to withdraw. Seeing this, Qin Lei smiled with satisfaction. Everything was going exactly as he had planned—the current situation was precisely what he had anticipated.
"It seems I, Qin Lei, have not misjudged you. The young people seated here are truly the most outstanding of our Nine Provinces Continent—not only in cultivation talent, but in courage as well."