Inside the room where Maximilian was cultivating, all the death-demon cores had been absorbed into the gem at his chest.
The still liquid in the room began shaking, and the air grew heavy with anticipation.
Breakthrough detected inside Cultivation Room A. Activating safety protocols...
AINOS's mechanical voice echoed. The ceiling of the room shifted, turning into nanoparticles that absorbed into the side walls. In its place, a blue, translucent barrier remained, preventing the death energy from pouring into the room.
The moment the ceiling opened, a pillar of dark energy erupted from Maximilian's body. It passed through the ceiling and the grey mist covering the Riftlands, reaching all the way into the open blue sky, where it spread outward like a gigantic curtain, covering hundreds of kilometres in every direction. Several stars and galaxies were visible within the dark energy. It was as if the atmosphere of Vyoman had been torn apart, revealing the cosmos above.
