Before the old man could make a move, a dozen or so people beside him suddenly rushed toward the gate.

The bronze lamp is lit; only a fool wouldn't dare to step on it!

The old man smiled slightly, showing no intention of stopping him at all.

In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so people rushed to the door, seemingly about to go inside. The unexpected happened in that instant.

"Ah—!! Help—!!"

"Help me—!!"

...

Suddenly, a black light flashed at the entrance of the Seven Star Tower. The dozen or so people watched helplessly as their bodies were instantly struck by the black light, completely disappearing into a pile of blood and then evaporating.

After that, no one else dared to go in.

The old man gripped his cane again and walked shakily toward the door. Just before going in, he suddenly turned back, smiling, and said...

"Oh, I forgot to mention, these ten people were selected by me. Now, you can check your wrists. Those with the bronze lamp symbol can come in with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a smaller bronze lamp suddenly appeared above his head, looking exactly the same as the one hanging on the eaves.

Yue Qi subconsciously looked down, and a mini bronze lamp on his right wrist was shining brightly.

"Wow, I can come in now—" Wen Jiajia was extremely excited. This old man is such a kind person!

The two put away the strange pet and followed the other lucky ones into the Seven Star Tower.

Strangely enough, once inside, they discovered that it wasn't pitch black at all. On the contrary, the first floor of the Seven Star Tower was bathed in sunlight and looked exceptionally peaceful and serene.

The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers; it looked absolutely beautiful.

"Ugh—" The old man at the head of the group suddenly felt his legs go weak, and Yue Qi quickly went over to support him, his voice full of worry.

"Grandpa, are you alright?"

The old man wiped the blood from his mouth, and it took him a while to recover. He said weakly,

“This Seven Star Tower, from the moment we entered, requires the constant burning of our heart’s blood to sustain us. Once the heart’s blood is burned out, all ten of us will die here. The only way out is at the top of the Seven Star Tower. Therefore, we must cooperate now.”

Those chosen by the old man naturally possess extraordinary abilities. They are extremely concerned about their own lives.

Yue Qi then realized that all nine people the old man had chosen were superhumans, including himself. This ten-person team was entirely composed of superhumans.

"You've probably realized it by now. That's right, the reason I chose you is because you're all superhumans."

"If we want to climb to the seventh floor, everyone needs to work together." The old man's expression was very serious.

"I don't know how long a person's heart's blood can burn, so to be on the safe side, let's all gather our heart's blood here—"

He pointed to the bronze lamp hanging above his head, "This thing can store heart's blood in advance to prevent us all from dying due to insufficient heart's blood. I think it is still very necessary."

The old man spoke very sincerely; now that we're all in the same boat, everyone naturally shares in the burden.

Yue Qi readily complied, slapping himself in the face as blood spurted directly into the bronze lamp. After absorbing this blood, the bronze lamp visibly brightened considerably.

Meanwhile, everyone noticed that the visible space inside the Seven Star Tower had increased slightly, but the passage leading to the second floor was still not visible.

With Yue Qi leading the way, the others followed suit, and before long, with the blessing of the ten people's heart blood, the entire first floor of the Seven Star Tower was completely turned into daylight.

"Look, that's the passage to the second floor!" Wen Jiajia, with her sharp eyes, immediately spotted a way out.

The group, disregarding any need for rest, rushed over as quickly as possible. Only the old man, Yue Qi, and a white-haired youth remained seated, meditating and recovering, showing no sign of moving.

The group that had run away returned in a short while, and Wen Jiajia was somewhat indignant.

"Hey Yue, didn't you already suspect something was wrong? How dare you play me like that!"

"Hahaha—" Before Yue Qi could speak, the old man laughed first, "Little girl, don't even think about it. How could you possibly pass the Seven Star Tower, such an ultimate dungeon, so easily? Would that even be called a hellish dungeon!"

"Tch—" Wen Jiajia turned her head and went to meditate.

After drinking a bottle of golden water, Yue Qi felt much better. He then got up and began to wander around the first floor.

The passage to the second floor was blocked by a golden barrier. Clearly, they could only ascend by breaking through the barrier.

At this moment, another group of people came in one after another, no more and no less, also ten people.

Yue Qi watched them from afar; this group of people started making a ruckus as soon as they entered.

"Why is this dilapidated tower so small?" said a burly man.

“Exactly, exactly. And I think that any place a little further away is pitch black, which is a bit creepy.” A delicate woman nestled beside the burly man, looking dissatisfied. On her head was a similar bronze lamp, but it looked much more illusory.

The remaining few people seemed to know the two of them and started wandering around without any awkwardness.

Yue Qi keenly observed that the group's activity area was only a small area of ​​less than twenty square meters, which was at most the size of an ordinary living room.

Compared to the entire floor area of ​​at least several hundred square meters, this is really too small. No wonder these people started complaining as soon as they came in.

"The size of the visible space inside the Seven Star Tower is related to the amount of spiritual power in your heart blood. That person looks like an ordinary person. Having about 20 square meters is already quite good."

The old man appeared beside Yue Qi at some point and explained to him with a smile.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that woman may look delicate, but she's a trained fighter—yes, Bajiquan, very skilled."

Yue Qi's wariness of the old man increased even further. This person had appeared beside him silently without him noticing, even though he had been on high alert the whole time.

However, the old man did resolve one of his doubts: the visible range and burning time of this bronze lamp should be related to the strength of the ten people.

Thanks to the old man, all ten of them were superhumans. Their spiritual power was naturally more than ten times stronger than that of ordinary people.

Suddenly, he noticed the bronze lamp above the woman's head flicker inexplicably.