Withstanding Spiritual Pressure

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Upon hearing Yvaine's chuckle as well as his noticing his gaze, Apollo stared back at him. Due to his position, it was quite easy to come to the realization that most of Yvaine's attention was falling on him. For the most part, on this stage, although it wasn't the strongest, Apollo had the thickest aura.

With their sights locked on each other, Apollo's eyebrows rose with intrigue, 'Is he targeting me? I wonder if he's gone as far to increase the difficulty.'

While he pondered this, another wave of imposing pressure billowed forward. At a glance, this one would without a doubt knock some of the contestants off the platform.

'BANG!'

If the prior collisions were comparable to ramming into a stone wall, then this one was glorified steel. Forget defending against it, many of the participants were swept off the platform without a chance at resisting. As this happened, there wasn't the slightest change in Yvaine's expression.