Everyone watched as Yun Lintian arrived in front of the tower. The imposing entrance of the Tower of Limit pulsed with an eerie purple light as Yun Lintian approached.
As Yun Lintian stepped forward, a subtle shift in the energy around the tower occurred. The faint hum he detected earlier intensified, resonating strangely with his own aura.
Buzz—
Suddenly, the tower itself seemed to react. Black runes, previously invisible, flickered to life across the entrance, swirling and merging into a shimmering portal. Before Yun Lintian could respond, a pull of unknown origin yanked him forward, engulfing him in blinding darkness.
Yun Lintian scanned his surroundings, his senses on high alert. The silence here was absolute, broken only by the faint hum emanating from the platform.
"Welcome, challenger," a voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere. It was the same booming voice that had spoken earlier, but here, it held a strange, almost sentient quality.
