Those defeated by Chu Feng were all eliminated.
Chu Feng, as expected, obtained a key.
Thereafter, the other participants entered the barrier gate.
About two hours later, people began emerging from the gate.
After the first person stepped out, the second and third quickly followed.
Before long, a total of one hundred people had walked out of the barrier gate in succession.
When the hundredth person emerged, Wuming Ken formed a hand seal and softly commanded, “Open.”
In an instant, a tidal surge of energy poured out from the gate, carrying countless figures within it.
In mere moments, all who had entered were swept out by the airflow.
However, these were all the eliminated participants.
Wuming Ken retrieved the massive gate, and the real spectacle was about to begin.
The first hundred to exit, plus the ten standing atop the pinnacle pillars, made a total of one hundred and ten, these were the ones qualified to enter the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge to compete for the title of Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
It could be said that these one hundred and ten were the elite, chosen from tens of thousands of juniors.
Among them, the weakest were at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, not a single one was feeble.
Not only were they powerful, most hailed from prestigious noble families, geniuses already renowned far and wide.
Looking at these one hundred and ten, the crowd’s eyes gleamed with heightened anticipation, they knew the true show was about to start.
“Regarding the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge, I’m sure many have heard of it, it’s a place of legend, said to lead directly to the depths of the Nine Dragons Upper Realm’s core.”
“As for whether this legend is true, we don’t know, we only know that countless people have entered the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge, yet none have reached the depths of the Nine Dragons Upper Realm.”
“Some even went in and never returned, alive or dead, their fates unknown.”
“The reason lies in the thirty hidden paths within the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge.”
“It’s said that ten are paths of life, while the remaining twenty are paths of death.”
“The way to the depths of the Nine Dragons Upper Realm lies within those ten paths of life, even if you don’t find it, you can still emerge safely from a path of life.”
“But if you’re unlucky enough to enter a path of death, it’s a slim chance of survival, and the twenty paths of death vary, if nineteen offer a sliver of hope, one is certain doom.”
“Most unsettling is that these paths of life and death aren’t fixed.”
“Even if entering one path today leads to life, entering the same path tomorrow might lead to death.”
“This is the mystique of the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge.”
“We chose this place for its enigma, deliberately setting the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars selection here.”
“Look there,” Wuming Ken said, pointing toward the depths of the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge.
*Rumble—*
Suddenly, the ground trembled, and where Wuming Ken pointed, the once-flat earth rose in ten distinct spots.
“Ten positions, each for one person, the first ten to stand there will be the new Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.”
“After the new Ten Stars are chosen, a contest will determine their ranking,” Wuming Ken explained.
“Of course, you may choose to take the hidden paths or travel above ground, hidden paths or open road, the choice is yours,” he added.
“The hidden paths are fraught with danger, entering a path of death means near-certain doom, who’d choose that? Of course, everyone will take the open road.”
“Right, only a fool would pick the hidden paths, who’d choose danger for no reason? That’s just madness.”
Hearing Wuming Ken, people found it redundant, the hidden paths were perilous, while the surface of the Nine Dragons Phenomenon Ridge was unremarkable, ordinary terrain.
For martial cultivators, it was a distance they could cross in the blink of an eye.
Choosing a hidden path meant risking near-certain death, or absolute doom in the worst path, with no return.
But the open road offered an easy journey.
Faced with this choice, the decision was obvious, everyone would pick the open road.
Thus, many began to question the Starfield Master Realm’s setup, finding it pointless, even superfluous.
Of course, no one dared voice these doubts aloud, they kept their thoughts private or whispered them to close friends.
