He had arrived in a colossal arena.
Even for someone who had already seen many shocking places inside the Eternal Hourglass, Max could not help but narrow his eyes slightly at the sight before him. This was not an ordinary fighting ground.
It was an enormous circular battle stage suspended in the middle of a vast dark space within the Eternal Hourglass. Above it, one could see countless rivers of time-light flowing like upside-down galaxies, crossing each other high in the black void.
Some were golden, some silver, some crimson, and some deep blue, and together they formed a breathtaking canopy that made the entire place feel ancient, mysterious, and absolute. It was as though the Eternal Hourglass had carved out a sacred dueling world for the final hundred.
At the center of that space was the main stage.
