Eventually, the face of that woman who he was forced to call his "liege" was revealed. She was a top beauty of the mortal world, someone that even some cultivators would covet, however, it meant nothing to Atlas.
Regardless of her beauty, she was not a real person. More importantly, seeing her face meant that he'd completed the trial. He no longer needed to be involved with her or her people.
[Ascender [Atlas Vaun] has completed the 26th Floor Trial.]
When he saw it, he wanted to leave immediately. He decided to slip out that very night when he was separated from the rest of the group, but he found himself in the midst of an unexpected encounter.
"You are leaving?"
He was used to seeing her as a black shadow, so this was a new kind of experience.
"I am."
Atlas conversed without feeling surprised.