Chapter 17: Picking Jade

In the Splendid Origin Kingdom, the Martial Arts Tournament was held every year, and it was divided into two parts. The first was the Fifteen-Year-Old Tournament Evan Norman had entered last year, with a strict age limit. Most people started training at fourteen. The early birds began at thirteen, but no one started much earlier than that. Train too hard too young, and it would stunt a teenager's growth. It did more harm than good. That was why fifteen was considered the first real year after...