195: What's the difference between this and courting death?

Besides this, fallen Stellar Level beings will become nourishment for the Star Tower; after a hundred years of evolution, one Stellar Level being will give birth to a star, and the higher the realm, the more intense the stellar energy.

This is also why the promotion rule for the first three floors of the Star Tower requires the total number of people to be halved before the guiding light pillar to the higher floor can be activated.

The Star Tower requires constant nourishment.

Survival of the fittest.

While full of opportunities, the risks are also immense.

Under such cruel rules, encounters between various small allied groups are inevitable; if their strength is similar, things naturally remain peaceful.

But if there is a vast disparity in strength.

If one encounters an easygoing leader, having one's resources seized is considered a minor outcome.

The worst-case scenario is that not only are the resources gone, but the people disappear along with them.

Therefore, the timing for weaker groups to choose to enter the second floor will be critical.

When entering the second-floor space, all allied groups will be scattered again, with a maximum of ten people allowed to teleport at once.

He Ming adjusted the angle of his comet and flew toward the nearest guiding light pillar, which was the passage to the second floor.

There are many guiding light pillars on the first floor, evenly distributed throughout various areas.

Wan Xingying asked doubtfully, "Will we be a bit too conspicuous doing this?"

He Ming replied casually, "When most people think this way, heading to the teleportation passage immediately is actually the safest option."

Upon hearing this, Wan Xingying thought carefully, and from a certain perspective, what He Ming said was indeed correct.

"That is true, but we might encounter some powerful groups."

He Ming pointed at himself.

"I am, after all, a Domain Lord Level; even if I encounter an opponent who is also a Domain Lord Level, I don't think they would be foolish enough to come over and risk their life fighting me."

It wasn't that Wan Xingying was afraid He Ming couldn't defeat groups with many members; it was mainly because He Ming had been keeping a low profile since entering the Star Tower, taking the concept of playing it safe to the extreme.

Subconsciously, she felt that He Ming might not want to attract too much unnecessary attention.

This could also be considered her inadvertently looking out for him.

One month later.

The comet, dragging a long tail of flames, rushed toward the guiding light pillar, which was only a thousand kilometers away.

He Ming stood at the highest point of the comet, starlight flickering in his eyes as he activated the divine ability [Clairvoyance].

Near the guiding light pillar, a group of people had gathered; they did not choose to enter the second-floor passage directly, but instead set up a tight formation at the entrance.

"Interesting."

"What do you mean?"

Behind him came Wan Xingying's voice.

He Ming replied expressionlessly, "Someone is blocking the gate at the guiding point."

Wan Xingying asked doubtfully, "Are they trying to use this to eliminate all the trial-takers in this area?"

"That should be the case."

Wan Xingying's expression gradually became serious, but as she looked at He Ming's calm profile, she relaxed again.

"Do you think it's possible that this team has a Domain Lord Level?"

He Ming shook his head and did not answer.

He Ming's spiritual consciousness communicated with the omniscient notebook.

[Is there a Domain Lord Level at the guiding teleportation point ahead?]

[No]

He Ming was stunned and nearly laughed out loud.

[How many Peak Stellar Level 9 are there in total?]

[10]

Ten Peak Stellar Level beings dare to play this gate-blocking and clearing game—are they truly not afraid of hitting a steel plate?

[Number of Domain Lord Level on the first floor of the Star Tower]

[13 people]

Su Yu calculated silently in his heart.

13 Domain Lord Level beings, scattered among a base of a million Stellar Level beings, is not a high proportion; it takes about 80,000 Stellar Level beings to produce one Domain Lord Level.

But the current situation is that more than half of the trial-takers have been reduced, and the probability has decreased accordingly; one Domain Lord Level can emerge from nearly 40,000 people.

Although the possibility is still very low, it is not impossible to encounter one.

"These people are really daring to gamble."

He Ming looked carefully, taking in the situation at the guiding point.

In front of the light pillar, a comet lay across the teleportation entrance.

On the comet, ten thrones made of seven-colored star marrow crystal were arranged in a fan shape.

On them sat ten people.

They looked indifferent, gazing carelessly at the seven Ninth Stage Stellar Level powerhouses who had come to negotiate.

On both sides of the thrones stood nearly a thousand Stellar Level beings, the lowest being at the fifth stage.

They maintained a uniform posture, guarding the ten people in the center.

On the central throne sat a red-haired man wearing fiery red combat armor; he was a Ninth Stage Stellar Level, just one step away from the Domain Lord Level, from the Skyfire Star Domain, named Yan Yu.

He rested his head on his hand, leaning obliquely against the backrest, with his right foot stepping on a man wearing ink-black combat armor.

And the strength of this corpse had reached the Peak Stellar Level 9.

He yawned lazily and said, "Listen up, I will only say the rules once."

"If you want to pass, you can, but those below Stellar Level 6, die."

"Those above Stellar Level 6, surrender all resources."

"Peak Stellar Level 9, you can join us and share the resources."

Yan Yu stepped on the corpse under his foot and sneered, "Those who do not listen will end up like him."

Among the seven people opposite, Hu Nuo, a Peak Stellar Level 9 with bulging muscles, stepped forward and said, "I can join you, but I hope you can let the people in my team pass."

The red-haired man directly refused, "I do not want to say the same thing a second time."

In the crowd, someone said with dissatisfaction, "You think you have us cornered?"

"Are you not afraid that we will find more helpers to join forces and deal with you together?"

Yan Yu suddenly burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down.

He wiped his eyes and sneered, "It seems you really still do not understand the essence of this trial; only by clearing away the ants can the Star Tower open higher levels."

"And only by entering higher levels can you have the chance to break through the shackles of the Stellar Level and advance to the Domain Lord Level."

"The Star Tower has a total of 99 floors, and only one person can reach the pinnacle to enjoy the baptism of Star Power from billions of stars."

"The fellow travelers participating in this trial will all eventually become enemies."

"If you are only participating in this trial with the thought of just surviving, then what is the difference between you and ants?"

Those who can cultivate to the Peak Stellar Level 9 are naturally not naive people.

Yan Yu spoke beautifully, but in their view, it was just to extort cultivation resources.

The seven of them were already at the Peak Stellar Level 9 before entering the Star Tower.

Some had been stuck in this realm for hundreds of years.

Others had been stuck in this realm for thousands of years.

If they could not break through to the Domain Lord Level within ten thousand years, the hope would become extremely slim.

Ten thousand years is a node, the peak period for the Stellar Level.

Once ten thousand years pass, strength will gradually decline.

The difficulty of promotion increases exponentially.

The seven of them all participated in the trial voluntarily.

Although the trial is cruel and the mortality rate is extremely high, it is also full of opportunities everywhere.

There are many scarce cultivation resources in the Star Tower.

seven-colored star marrow crystal, the Star Power contained within it is ten times that of ordinary star marrow crystal, making it extremely precious.

Under normal circumstances, they, these Stellar Level beings, would have no chance to come into contact with it.

Even for a Domain Lord Level, without heaven-reaching connections, one would need to pay a huge price to be able to buy a small amount of seven-colored star marrow crystal.

Hu Nuo, with his bulging muscles, frowned, hesitant and undecided.

In his team, there were two people from the same star system who had a good relationship with him, but they were only at the Stellar Level 5; according to Yan Yu's statement, the two of them would have to die.

Betray friends for the sake of the future?

He admitted that he could not do such a thing.