After finding out that he could not defeat Liu Yang, Max Steel gave up fighting, even though he was somebody who was at level 920 and rank 9, he knew that his opponent was much stronger than him. Max Steel thought Liu Yang was someone who was at level 1000 and rank 10, but then realized he was not far from that level. Because of this, he gave up, for it was a meaningless battle.
Max Steel was not a stubborn or arrogant person, or rather he is not. After millions of years with nothing to do and just reflecting on his life, Max Steel thought of all the things he did in his life and saw that many of these things were childish and idiots.
After thousands of years, Max Steel's thoughts matured and he realized that being an arrogant young master was only a stage of his life. As an adult, he had other kinds of thinking and things to do, but it was impossible for him to get out of this cursed world.