The instant he stepped onto the staircase, the world faded. Even the stairs were no longer visible here. He was on a path to an unknown world, and everything behind him vanished. He could only advance step by step. 

Here, every step felt like going against the flow of time. With every step, the resistance grew, but it was still at a level that Long Chen could endure. When he reached the end of the staircase, he found himself on a level with more lifeforms that immediately attacked.

He charged through them and took the next staircase. He repeated this until the seventh level. On the seventh level, the creatures were so powerful that he was barely able to get past them while becoming covered in blood.

It took three tries for him to reach the next staircase. Once he was there, he gasped for breath. His wounds slowly healed.

“What were those things?” asked Long Chen. Those lifeforms had been incredibly powerful.

The lifeforms within this tower were varied. Some were human,...