Despite Hegdal's disbelief, Shiyu using his full power.
"This Great Strength God? Are you sure this is your full strength?" Shiyu asked, somewhat uncertainly. He knew that the person in front of him had initially underestimated him and hadn't used his full strength, which was why he had gradually increased his strength. However, Shiyu now realized that the other person's strength had stabilized.
"Ah!!! Are you even human? Why, even after I've used so much strength, are you still frozen in place like a mountain?" Even with all his strength, Hegdal couldn't move Shiyu an inch.
"What's going on? Hegdal seems to have exhausted all his strength. Who is this traveler named Shiyu?"
"Wow, that's incredible! Could it be that many years from now, someone will actually succeed in passing all three challenges?"
"Wow! I think it's very possible!"
The surrounding audience was buzzing with discussion, and Shiyu was certain that Hegdal had no chance against him.
"Excuse me, in that case, I win." Shiyu then gently pushed forward, and Hegdal, known as Great Strength God, was instantly sent flying.
Not only did he fail to take Shiyu's place, but Hegdal himself was thrown several meters away, an outcome that most people did not anticipate.
"Am I dreaming? Our village's strongest Great Strength God, Hercules, was actually pushed away with a single blow!?"
"My God! The one who surpasses Great Strength God is the new Great Strength God!"
"Shiyu passed the test of strength! I knew it, I knew he could do it!"
Here, strength is respected. If you know you are better than others, you will be respected. Shiyu naturally earned everyone's respect.
Even Elder Sambala couldn't help but applaud.
"Traveler from the East! You have succeeded! On behalf of the entire village, I congratulate you! Now, the next test is speed!" the elder said. Shiyu felt absolutely certain of his success.
In this world, who can outrun Shiyu?
But what happened next made Shiyu very embarrassed again, because it wasn't a race between Shiyu and the others, but a race to see who could ride the horses. The villagers pushed up a lot of pillars and then brought over several horses.
Just as Shiyu and Reiko were still not quite understanding, Elder Sambala began to explain.
"The test of speed is different now. We're not competing on the speed of our feet, but on the speed of our hands."
"The young people in our village love horseback riding and archery. This test will be a competition of horseback archery. First, you can choose a horse you like, then ride it and use your bow and arrow to shoot at the targets on these huge pillars. Each person's arrow will be a different color."
"The more accurate your archery, the higher your score. The more arrows you leave on the target, the higher your score will be. Of course, whoever reaches the finish line first will get more points."
Therefore, this competition is not simply a test of speed, but a contest of speed points combined with accuracy and quantity in archery!
After Elder Sambala's explanation, Shiyu and Reiko understood the test. As before, Reiko did not participate in the competition, since Shiyu was almost certain to win this kind of competition.
"If there are no problems, shall we begin selecting horses?" Elder Sambala said.
Except for stables number 1 and 2, which were empty, each of the other enclosures contained a different horse.
What happened next put Shiyu in an awkward position once again. Shiyu could naturally tell the quality of a horse from its steed. Shiyu first chose number 6, a red Thousand Mile Horse with a perfect appearance, color, and physique. However, Sambala glanced at it and said, "This horse has already been chosen by someone else. I'm sorry, could you please choose another one?"
Shiyu had no choice but to settle for second best and chose number 5, a black horse. While not as good as number 6, it was still a rare find. However, Sambala said again, "That horse has also been chosen."
Shiyu then gave an awkward smile. There were six horses in total. Shiyu asked directly, "Elder Sambala, just tell me directly, which horse wasn't chosen?"
Elder Sambala smiled and said, "Only horse number one has not been selected; horse number two is still unselected."
Shiyu then asked, "Elder, why are only these two horses' stables empty? How am I supposed to choose if I don't see them?"
"There's a reason why I let you see number one and number two last. As the saying goes, the best is what's left for last!" the elder said mysteriously. Then, the elder clapped his hands, and number one and number two horses were brought out.
Shiyu he saw the two horses.
"Elder? Are you kidding me?! Are you sure this is called a horse?" Shiyu's attention was just drawn to numbers five and six. Number six is the strongest horse here, and the numbers decrease in strength. Shiyu Yu hadn't paid much attention to numbers one and two, and thought they had already been chosen. But she found out that the elder had dug a pit for her and was waiting for her to jump in!
"If I'm not mistaken, number two is an alpaca, right? And number one, you're even more outrageous. Is that a rocking horse made by a child? A horse like that can't even move, right? And this? Can it even compete?" Shiyu also showed a helpless expression.
"In this world, nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. As long as you are strong enough, you can defeat those who ride horses while riding an alpaca. Our village's young people need you to give them a lesson. I can sense that you are very strong!" the elder said.
"That's true. Well then, in that case, I'll choose Trojan number one," Shiyu said.
"Aren't you going to choose the alpaca? I just put this rocking horse here to liven things up and make you feel less miserable. You can choose number two," Elder Sambala advised.
"Ha, didn't you say that anything is possible? Today, I'm going to ride a rocking horse and win first place!" Shiyu's mind was made up, and naturally, no one could persuade him otherwise.
Meanwhile, the audience outside the arena was ready, and the commentator began his commentary. "Horse number 6 is naturally our Thousand Mile Horse, Blazing Flame! And this time, all the contestants have chosen their horses with the highest affinity! Contestant number 5's horse is the incredibly powerful Black Rose!"
The narrator then introduced horses number 3 and 4, and said, "This time, no one chose horse number 2, and our traveler has chosen the horse that is!" The narrator then drew back the curtain.
All eyes were now on Shiyu and Shiyu horse he was riding.
"He was riding a wooden horse that a child had carved!!!"
"That's absolutely amazing!?"