Chapter 1653: Terror spreading across the 6th and 7th layer!!

The higher layers radiated an increasingly ancient and oppressive pressure that seemed to grow heavier the farther upward one looked. Violent battles continued erupting throughout different regions of the tower while countless participants desperately climbed higher in search of treasures, inheritances, and opportunities capable of changing their futures completely.

However, now that Max finally understood the true value hidden within these caves, his interest toward the tower had increased tremendously.

If a treasure of that level could already appear within a mere fifth-layer cave, then the rewards hidden within the higher layers would undoubtedly become even more astonishing.

Crack!

Seven-colored lightning erupted violently around Max once more.

The next instant, his figure shot upward along the towering wall of the ancient structure at astonishing speed like a streak of divine lightning piercing through the sky.

As Max climbed higher, the pressure surrounding the tower became increasingly intense.

The suppression force descending from above continuously strengthened with each passing layer, enough to make ordinary participants struggle even to move properly. Yet throughout the climb, Max’s expression remained completely calm.

The Vein of Strength continuously surged within his body, allowing him to resist the terrifying pressure far more easily than ordinary cultivators ever could.

Soon—

Max arrived at the Sixth Layer.

Compared to the lower regions, the atmosphere here had changed drastically.

The number of participants had noticeably decreased while the pressure covering the tower had become significantly heavier than before. Even the battles erupting across the sixth layer carried far greater intensity because the geniuses capable of reaching this level were clearly much stronger than ordinary disciples.

However, Max did not stop moving for even a moment.

The instant he arrived upon the sixth layer, he immediately headed toward the nearest cave platform.

Several participants were already fighting fiercely outside the cave when Max arrived.

Boom!

Sharp sword energy exploded violently through the air while two disciples exchanged attacks near the cave entrance with fierce expressions.

However, the moment Max stepped onto the platform—

The battle abruptly slowed.

One participant after another instinctively turned toward him.

Then their expressions changed instantly.

"Max Morgan..."

"He reached the sixth layer already?!"

The pressure surrounding the platform immediately became tense.

Max calmly looked toward the gathered disciples before speaking in an indifferent tone.

"Leave the platform."

His voice remained calm and steady, yet carried unquestionable certainty.

"I am taking this cave."

The participants exchanged uneasy glances with one another.

Some of them clearly felt unwillingness rising within their hearts, yet after sensing the terrifying aura radiating faintly from Max’s body while recalling the increasingly horrifying rumors surrounding him, hesitation rapidly appeared upon their faces.

Several moments later, one disciple finally let out a bitter sigh.

"This cave isn’t worth risking elimination over," he admitted unwillingly.

Soon afterward, several others slowly nodded as well before retreating from the platform without resistance.

Seeing them leave, Max simply entered the cave calmly, opened the chest hidden within, recorded the treasure with his name, and immediately departed once again without wasting time.

Then he headed toward the next cave.

And then the next.

And then another.

As Max continued climbing through the sixth layer, the same scenes began repeating themselves again and again.

Whenever he arrived upon a cave platform, the ongoing battles would immediately slow down as participants recognized him.

Sometimes—

The disciples would choose to retreat instantly.

No one wished to gamble their survival against someone currently ranked among the top participants within the entire Survival Trial.

However, not everyone was willing to surrender so easily.

At another cave platform, a group of disciples refused to retreat even after Max arrived.

A tall young man wielding twin sabers sneered coldly while stepping forward.

"Max Morgan or not, this cave already belongs to us."

Another participant standing nearby nodded grimly in agreement.

"We climbed this far with our own strength," he said coldly. "Why should we hand it over simply because you appeared?"

Max calmly looked at them for several moments before finally speaking.

"So you’ve chosen to stay."

The next instant—

Boom!!!

The Vein of Strength erupted completely.

Terrifying physical power exploded outward from Max’s body while the entire platform cracked violently beneath his feet.

The expressions of the surrounding participants changed drastically.

Before they could even react—

Max moved.

Boom!

One punch shattered directly through a disciple’s defensive technique before destroying his body into countless drifting golden particles instantly.

[+520 Killing Points]

Boom!

Another participant exploded apart before he could even properly raise his weapon.

Panic immediately spread across the platform.

"He’s too strong!"

"Run!"

However, it was already too late.

Max swept across the platform like a storm of destruction.

Every punch carried overwhelming force capable of instantly erasing peak Law Refinement Realm geniuses completely.

Within mere moments, the entire platform had already fallen silent once more.

Only drifting golden particles remained floating through the air.

Afterward, Max calmly entered the cave, claimed the treasure hidden inside, and immediately continued upward again.

And just like that—

The sixth layer gradually began falling under Max’s control.

One cave after another was looted by him.

One platform after another became empty the moment he arrived.

The rumors spreading throughout the tower also became increasingly intense.

"Max Morgan is sweeping through the sixth layer!"

"He already claimed more than ten caves!"

"Anyone who resists gets eliminated instantly!"

Many participants began retreating immediately the moment they sensed Max approaching nearby.

Others still attempted to challenge him greedily, hoping to seize his killing points and treasures for themselves.

None of them succeeded.

By the time Max completely crossed through the sixth layer, his Killing Points had already skyrocketed once more.

Yet even then—

He still did not stop.

Crack!

Seven-colored lightning exploded around his body again as he continued climbing even higher.

Soon—

He arrived at the Seventh Layer.

The pressure here became even more terrifying than before.

The tower’s suppression force felt several times heavier than the lower layers, enough to make ordinary participants struggle simply to remain standing. The number of disciples present here had decreased drastically compared to the sixth layer, yet the strength of those who remained had increased sharply.

The battles occurring here were incomparably more brutal.

Participants capable of reaching the seventh layer were no longer ordinary geniuses.

Yet even here—

Max continued sweeping through the caves relentlessly.

Whenever he arrived upon a platform, he would calmly ask the participants present to leave.

Sometimes they obeyed immediately after sensing the terrifying pressure radiating from him.

Sometimes they stubbornly chose battle instead. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

And every single time someone chose to fight—

They were eliminated completely.

Gradually, the entire seventh layer descended into chaos because of Max’s existence.

Warnings rapidly spread throughout the tower among the remaining participants.

"If you see seven-colored lightning approaching, leave immediately!"

"Don’t fight Max Morgan!"

"He’s a monster!"

However, Max himself remained completely calm throughout everything.

He simply continued moving from platform to platform, cave to cave, collecting treasures while steadily climbing higher and higher within the ancient tower.

By the end—

Almost every cave across both the sixth and seventh layers had already fallen into Max’s hands.

And just when he was nearing the 8th layer, Max sensed terrifying energies from high above. He immediately sensed Jonathan, Julie, Ray and many of the top ten were fighting in the same platform through his Dimensional Sovereign Body.

"Hehe this is interesting." Max muttered as his figure flashed towards that very platform in the 8th layer.