Heavenly Rebellion: The Human Race's Rise to Prominence
Chapter 107: Second Level of The Blackwood Ruler Physique

Chapter 107: Second Level of The Blackwood Ruler Physique

As the spiritual energy surged wildly through Lin Feng’s body, he could feel himself inching closer to the seventh level of Qi Condensation.

Every breath drew in more power, pushing him further along the edge of a breakthrough.

Yet, just as he was about to lose himself in the flow, a cold, mechanical voice rang out in his mind, shattering his focus.

[The unique spiritual art of the host will be completed in 15 minutes. Upon completion, the session of enlightenment and the reward from the Heavenly Dao will end. The system suggests the host quickly break through to the seventh level of Qi Condensation]

Lin Feng’s heart pounded in his chest. Fifteen minutes?! He hadn’t realized how fast time was slipping away—he wasn’t even mentally prepared for the reward to end so soon.

Damn it! If I’m gonna risk my life, it better be worth it!

Grinding his teeth, Lin Feng forced his body to absorb the spiritual energy even faster.

The pressure inside his dantian swelled to the brink, stretching it beyond its limits.

And yet, the flood of energy showed no signs of slowing.

With nowhere else to go, the excess spiritual energy began seeping into his physical body—a sensation that sent a jolt of shock through him.

What the hell? My body is absorbing it?!

This... wasn’t supposed to happen. Spiritual energy typically flowed into the dantian, strengthening one’s cultivation base—not the physical body.

And yet, with the sheer volume overwhelming his core, his muscles, bones, and even skin hungrily pulled in the excess energy.

But what stunned him the most was the realization that accompanied it—

My body... it’s actually getting stronger!

A surge of excitement ignited within Lin Feng, chasing away his earlier frustration.

If this energy could temper his physical body... then why stop here?

Without hesitation, he made a bold, reckless decision—to redirect all the remaining spiritual energy from the "reward" away from his dantian and into his physical body instead.

Hopefully, this works!

The moment he guided the energy inward, a powerful warmth spread through his limbs.

It felt as though molten fire was flowing beneath his skin, burning away impurities while tempering every fiber of his being.

His muscles trembled under the pressure, but instead of pain, he felt a strange exhilaration.

Lin Feng’s heart pounded faster as he realized something—this energy was precisely what he needed to advance his Blackwood Ruler Physique, which had been stuck at a bottleneck since strengthening his claws.

Until now, he had no idea how to progress further.

But with this sudden influx of spiritual energy, an instinctual understanding surfaced in his mind.

"Send all of it toward my skin—that’s the second level of the Blackwood Ruler Physique. I should focus on that first!"

Gritting his teeth, Lin Feng guided the swirling energy toward the surface of his body.

It was like forcing a raging river through narrow channels as his skin began to darken slightly, taking on a faint ebony sheen.

And yet the transformation wasn’t just external.

Deep beneath the surface, his flesh became denser, tougher—like tempered iron wrapped in layers of living wood as each pore seemed to breathe in the surrounding spiritual energy, refining it into something much more powerful than before

Just a bit more... Just a bit more!! Lin Feng urged himself, his mind racing as he sent a hurried message to the system.

"System, how much time do I have left?"

[The host has only 3 minutes left of the reward.]

Feng’s eyes widened in shock. Three minutes?! It didn’t feel like twelve minutes had passed—if anything, it felt like he had just begun. A wave of frustration surged through him.

"Hey, system!! Are you sure there’s only 3 minutes left?! Isn’t that too quick?!"

[The system has miscalculated. The ’reward’ was only for 10 minutes, not 15.]

Lin Feng nearly choked on his own breath. If he weren’t so focused on cultivating, his jaw would’ve hit the floor.

"This dogshit system! How could you miscalculate something this important?!"

But there was no time to curse it.

He knew the truth—if he didn’t wring out every last drop of spiritual energy, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would slip through his fingers forever.

Without hesitation, Lin Feng forced his body to absorb the energy even faster.

His eyes turned bloodshot as his meridians groaned under the strain.

Tiny cracks spread across his skin, as though his body was about to peel apart—but he didn’t care.

I have to go harder. If I can push the Blackwood Ruler Physique to the second level, I’ll be able to crush people like Yi Bei. No—I’ll go even higher than that!

Realizing this, Lin Feng threw his head back and howled—not to unleash the Ruler’s Howl, but to drown out the searing pain tearing through his body.

Every nerve burned like molten steel as the spiritual energy carved its way into his flesh. This kind of reckless, forced cultivation wasn’t just insane—it was suicidal.

But Lin Feng didn’t stop.

If the system said there would be no backlash, he would trust it.

And so, he pushed himself even harder.

[30 seconds.]

His muscles trembled violently as the spiritual energy surged toward his skin, threatening to rip him apart from the inside.

His vision blurred at the edges, but he refused to yield. If he faltered now, everything—the pain, the struggle—would be for nothing.

[20 seconds.]

The faint black aura around him grew darker and denser, curling over his skin like jagged bark.

His bones groaned beneath the pressure, but he didn’t stop.

[10 seconds.]

His heartbeat pounded like a war drum, echoing in his ears as his entire body started to show signs of breaking.

[5...4...3...]

Lin Feng’s body convulsed as the last traces of spiritual energy poured into his flesh as he howled even louder than before.

[2...1...]

A deafening crack echoed through his body as the bottleneck shattered.

The black aura flared to life, wrapping around him like an impenetrable second skin.

In an instant, every injury he had sustained healed completely before the aura gradually faded away.

It’s done. I did it—and the system was right. All of my injuries are gone!

Lin Feng clenched his fists, an overwhelming surge of power flooding through his veins.

He knew without a doubt—if he faced Yi Bei again, he would crush him effortlessly as he realized that the Blackwood Ruler Physique—Second Level—was his.