Chapter 763

The old man who was called the Watcher had a cold expression on his face. He was like a spectator, quietly observing everything. After the tavern owner spoke, he turned to look at the tavern owner and said, "This is the authority of the guardian of the passage."

Hearing this, the tavern owner raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "Authority? What bullsh * t authority? If they entered the first grade ancient road, the three of them still had a chance to survive. But if they enter the strongest ancient road, they have no chance at all. This is obviously sending them to their deaths, sending a few talented little guys to their deaths. Do you know that?"

The old man looked at the tavern owner, then looked at Zi Chen's group and said calmly, "Entering the passageway to the Starting Ground is also sending them to their deaths."

Two of the three agreed. Three to two, Zi Chen's group entered the strongest ancient road without any suspense.

Zi Chen's heart sank to the bottom. He didn't dare to refute. His impulsive actions today had harmed the monk and the demonic ape. He didn't want to harm Lin Xue and Su Mengyao, who might enter here in the future.

The surrounding cultivators all had a gloating expression on their faces.

Entering the first grade ancient road was already bad enough. Who would have thought that they would enter the strongest ancient road? This was great. Looking at the tavern owner's attitude, they knew that they would die without a doubt.

Sophie raised her head and looked at the portal in the air. The portal was emitting light, which was where the passageway was located. But in the next moment, Sophie's hands began to form seals. As the complicated seals fell, an even more terrifying aura circulated in the portal.

As the seals fell, the portal expanded. A terrifying and tyrannical aura actually rushed out from the portal. Along with this terrifying aura, there was also a maniacal laughter. "Haha, someone has opened the ancient path of the strongest. Excellent, it's been a long time since I've tasted delicious meat. Little fellow, hurry up and come in."

Along with this crazy voice, there was a powerful spiritual sense. This spiritual sense passed through the portal and swept across everyone in the square. Suddenly, a sense of danger rose in everyone's heart.

Except for the three powerhouses, everyone's expression changed after sensing this aura. This included those who Zi Chen was extremely afraid of and didn't snatch it. Of course, this also included Zi Chen's group.

"He he! Looks like death is truly the only outcome." Many of the cultivators there scoffed inwardly.

"Which one of you is going in?" Sophie looked down at Zi Chen and the other two with a cold smile.

"Who's here? Didn't a group come? Come on in, all of you. It's been a long time since I've eaten meat, especially delicious human meat." The cruel voice from before sounded from the door again.

"I'll do it."

The voices of the Devil Ape and the monk rang out in the next moment. However, just as the two of them took a step forward, Zi Chen had already turned into a beam of light and rushed into the sky.

"I wish you all good luck. If we have the chance to meet again in this life, we will definitely drink and chat merrily." These were the words Zi Chen said before he stepped onto the ancient path. After he finished speaking, he rushed into the passageway.

"Haha, human, I will eat your arm first."

Just as Zi Chen rushed into the passage, the voice from before sounded again, followed by Zi Chen's exclamation. After that, there were no more sounds coming from the door, and the terrifying aura was also receding.

Everyone's expressions changed once more. Could it be that the incomparably powerful Zi Chen had died as soon as he entered?

"He's a loyal fellow, but he's also a short-lived fellow." Sophie smiled. A second door appeared.

After this door appeared, everyone felt an extremely oppressive aura assault them. That aura made them extremely uncomfortable.

Although there was no sound coming from this passageway, the dangerous aura was not the slightest bit weaker than the one Zi Chen had entered.

Sophie's gaze fell on the two of them, but before she could say anything, the Devil Ape charged into the passageway.

"So what if it's the strongest trial? I, the Heaven Splitting Battle Ape, have always been the strongest." The Devil Ape's heroic voice rang out.

After that, the passageway closed.

Quite a few people's hearts shook when they heard the Devil Ape's words. A foreign race, a Heaven Splitting Battle Ape. No wonder the Black Ape was so powerful. It was the Heaven Splitting Battle Ape bloodline.

In the Martial Heaven Continent, there were many human forces that had records of the Heaven Splitting Battle Ape bloodline. This bloodline was extremely powerful. When the foreign races had invaded back then, they had caused the world to tremble.

Sophie's gaze fell on Tyrant. "It's your turn."

"Amitabha."

After the third passageway opened, Tyrant chanted a Buddhist mantra and turned into a ray of golden light, charging in.

Tyrant disappeared, and the door slowly closed. The terrifying aura that was not any weaker than the previous two also slowly dissipated.

Now that the three powerful opponents had disappeared, everyone sighed in relief. Now, it was time to test their luck. Whether it was the second or ninth tier ancient road, everything depended on luck.

But who would have thought that before they reached that stage.

The terrifying aura from the door slowly dissipated, replaced by a slightly weaker aura. It spread out from the door, sweeping through the entire plaza.

"Next is the first tier ancient road. It's the strongest ancient road that you all spoke of before. Who wants to enter?" Sophie looked down at everyone and shouted.

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously took a few steps back.

What kind of joke was this? They didn't even have time to avoid this ancient road.

"Humph! What a bunch of trash! Those three aren't much stronger than any of you, but they dared to enter the trial road, which is even stronger than the first-tier ancient road. Look at you, you don't even dare to enter the first-tier ancient road," Sophie sneered.

If Zi Chen's group of three were to hear this, they would definitely cry. Everyone knew what was going on, so they weren't provoked. Only a few people's expressions changed.

They believed that if Zi Chen's group of three had a choice, they wouldn't even enter the first tier ancient road. They would only rely on luck to enter the second to ninth tier ancient road.

"As expected, you really are a bunch of trash. You don't even dare to enter the first tier ancient road. Since you're so cowardly, I'll give you some courage."

As soon as Sophie finished speaking, she quickly pointed at a man in the crowd.

With this point, Sophie used her authority as the guardian of the passageway. A beam of light shot out from the first tier door, carrying the power of the ancient road's rules, and landed on the young man's body.

Covered by this beam of light, the young man's expression changed drastically. Light surged around his body as he tried to break free from this energy beam.

"Not bad. Continue to use your full strength. If you can break free from the shackles of the first tier ancient road, then congratulations. You're qualified to enter the strongest ancient road," Sophie's voice rang out again.

Under these obviously threatening words, the young man instantly stopped struggling and allowed the beam of light to bind him. Then, he flew into the air and entered the first tier ancient road.

Silence filled the area.

At this moment, everyone felt like they were meat on the chopping block. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, quietly waiting to be called out.

Sure enough, Sophie pointed a finger at another young man. This was a young man who often appeared in the tavern. When Zi Chen first appeared, he didn't even look at Zi Chen. In the end, he spoke up because Zi Chen was wasting wine.

Covered by the light, the young man smiled bitterly. His figure flew into the air and disappeared after entering the passageway.

Then, Sophie pointed a finger again. This time, it was the second person sitting alone in the tavern.

"If I knew this would happen, I would have kept a low profile." Covered by the light, he couldn't escape the fate of entering the first tier ancient road.

After three people were selected to enter the first tier ancient road, many of the cultivators in the crowd changed their expressions.

"When you came in, I had some understanding of your strength. In order to ensure the balance of the ancient road, when your strength reaches a certain range, you must enter the first tier ancient road."

As she spoke, Sophie pointed a finger again. A beam of light from the first tier ancient road fell on a dragonman.

This dragonman was Long Feng.

Since coming here, Long Feng had been very low-key. He had never entered the tavern, nor had he fought with anyone. But now, he was targeted by Sophie.

"I, Long Feng, want to try the first tier ancient road."

Long Feng's eyes flashed. He ignored the exclamations of the other dragonmen beside him and took the initiative to rush into the passageway.

Everyone's expression became complicated. Obviously, those who were lucky enough to enter the first tier ancient road were the true powerhouses. Those who weren't selected were also relatively weak.

Sophie then selected more than ten people, and all of them entered the first tier ancient road. This time, close to twenty people entered the first tier ancient road. Three people entered the strongest ancient road, and the rest were probably people who tried their luck.

Among them, people like Yao Tingfei, who had a strong expression before, were not selected. This was undoubtedly the greatest underestimation of the other party's battle strength. This made the other people's expressions very ugly.

"Next is the second tier ancient road. Is there anyone willing to enter? If not, the passageway will be opened for you." The door above Sophie's head changed again, and the second tier ancient road appeared.

"I'll go." Yao Tingfei turned into a beam of light and rushed in.

Although he didn't want to enter the first tier ancient road, it didn't mean that he could accept the fact that he wasn't selected. Therefore, he had to enter the second tier ancient road.

Apart from Yao Tingfei, there were many powerful existences who weren't selected. They all turned into beams of light and rushed in.

This time, more than two hundred of the three thousand cultivators entered the second tier ancient road.

After these two hundred people, the second tier ancient road closed.

After that, the door in the sky enlarged again, occupying the entire sky.

"Next, you guys can go in yourselves." Sophie's voice was indifferent. Obviously, she had lost interest in these people.

Without needing Sophie's instructions, everyone turned into beams of light and rushed into the passageway until the last person disappeared.

After all the cultivators entered and closed the door, Sophie snorted coldly. "Humph, if you enter the other ancient roads, you'll be weak even if you come out alive. You'll be suppressed by others. It's better not to enter."

"Everyone has their own ambitions. Sophie, why do you care about this?"

The tavern owner smiled, then looked at Sophie and the old man. He asked seriously, "Do you two really think the three of them can come out alive?"