With the six participants having completely retreated from the platform, the atmosphere surrounding the cave gradually returned to silence once more.
The violent clashes and chaotic battles occurring across the other sections of the tower could still be heard faintly in the distance as muffled explosions and occasional shockwaves echoed throughout the enormous structure, yet the platform Max now stood upon had already become completely calm.
The tension from earlier had disappeared entirely, leaving only shattered stone, scattered spiritual fluctuations, and the oppressive pressure of the ancient tower descending endlessly from above.
Max did not waste any time lingering outside.
After briefly glancing toward the direction the six participants had departed, he calmly turned around and walked toward the cave entrance behind him with steady steps.
The moment he crossed into the cave, a faint wave of spiritual energy immediately brushed across his body.
