The whirlpool inside his inner source collapsed inward before exploding outward in controlled expansion. The barrier shattered completely.
A powerful surge of energy burst from his body, sweeping across the surrounding area and causing the dense energy of the Twenty First Layer to ripple violently.
Max inhaled sharply as clarity flooded his senses. His ridians felt wider. His flesh felt lighter yet stronger. The chaotic energy circulating within him carried greater weight and authority.
He had stepped into the Second Level of the Rebirth Realm.
However, the Chaos Tree did not slow down.
Instead, as if awakened by his breakthrough, its roots extended deeper into the surrounding layer. The rate of devouring increased once more. The vortex above him intensified until the energy in the Twenty First Layer visibly thinned in his imdiate vicinity.
The tree's trunk pulsed rhythmically, each pulse sending refined streams of power into his dantian without pause. There was no stagnation, no instability. The chaotic essence neutralized every trace of impurity before it could even form.
Max realized with shock that his cultivation was not stabilizing at the Second Level. It was climbing.
The newly ford foundation of the Second Level was reinforced rapidly. Energy condensed into layers within his dantian, stacking upon each other with terrifying efficiency. His spiritual perception expanded outward, allowing him to sense fluctuations in the layer far beyond his imdiate range.
The pressure that had once forced him to move carefully now felt manageable, as though his body had adapted to the brutality of this realm.
Hours passed in relentless refinent.
The Chaos Tree seed tireless. Its branches shone brighter than before, and faint chaotic patterns began to circulate along its bark. The more it devoured, the stronger it beca, and the stronger it beca, the faster it devoured. The feedback loop was frightening.
Inside Max's body, the energy density reached another critical threshold. The whirlpool in his dantian spun so quickly that it blurred into a sphere of pure darkness laced with faint streaks of chaotic light. The pressure built once again, compressing inward with such force that his muscles tensed involuntarily.
He understood imdiately.
Another breakthrough was imminent.
Max steadied his breathing and guided the surging power through every ridian with absolute focus. The chaotic energy hamred against the invisible wall of the Third Level. The first impact caused his entire body to shake violently. The second impact made his vision blur for a mont. The third impact shattered the barrier completely.
A deeper and more profound wave of power erupted from him. The ground beneath his feet cracked as the aura of the Third Level of the Rebirth Realm unfolded around him with undeniable authority.
His bones felt heavier yet indestructible. His blood carried greater vitality. His connection to the Chaos Tree felt more seamless, as though the distance between them had diminished further.
Max slowly opened his eyes.
The energy vortex above him continued to swirl, but now it felt smaller compared to the vast capacity within his body. The Chaos Tree stood silently within his inner world, its fruits and leaves swaying with satisfaction as it continued to draw in the power of the Twenty First Layer.
A faint smile ford on Max's lips. "Good."
He truly had not expected this outco. When he entered the second trial of the Path to Eternal Flas, his intentions had been cautious and controlled. He had already prepared himself ntally to endure the pressure while stabilizing his First Level of the Rebirth Realm.
The resources sent by the Dark Phoenix Clan and the Heavenly Kirin Clan were ant to be his foundation for further breakthroughs after all the three trials concluded.
Yet reality had overturned his expectations completely.
The power within his body felt nothing like the initial instability of a fresh breakthrough. It was firm, dense, and astonishingly steady. The Second Level had been crossed in a rush of overwhelming force, and before he could even adapt fully to that stage, the Third Level followed as if it had always been within reach.
The Chaos Tree had devoured the energy of the Twenty First Layer with relentless hunger, refining and pouring it into him without pause. There had been no need for external or sacred resources. The violent energy of the trial itself had beco his nourishnt.
A faint smile touched his lips as he accepted the irony. He had entered the trial seeking stability and left it with two levels gained.
"Now I guess I am done with this second trial," Max muttered softly.
There was no hesitation in his tone. He had achieved more than he initially desired, and there was no reason to linger further. The pressure of the layer no longer felt like an insurmountable obstacle, yet he understood that greed could invite unnecessary danger. His purpose had been fulfilled. Continuing deeper without preparation would not be wise.
The mont the thought of leaving ford clearly in his mind, the space around him responded instantly. The oppressive heat and dense energy of the Twenty First Layer began to distort. The swirling currents of flas and chaotic aura stretched into streaks of light as spatial power enveloped his body. His vision blurred for a fraction of a second as the Path to Eternal Flas acknowledged his decision.
In the next instant, the suffocating heat vanished completely.
Max felt the firm ground of the outside world beneath his feet as the teleportation concluded. The overwhelming pressure of the trial was replaced by calm air, and the contrast made the silence feel almost unnatural.
A young disciple near the front suddenly pointed toward him with wide eyes.
"Max is out!"
His shout broke the silence like a stone thrown into still water.
Another disciple beside him swallowed hard and spoke in disbelief. "His aura… tell I am mistaken. He was at the First Level before entering, was he not?"
An elder from one of the seven families narrowed his eyes and released a thread of spiritual sense toward Max before retracting it almost instantly, his expression turning solemn. "You are not mistaken. That is the fluctuation of the Third Level of the Rebirth Realm."
The surrounding disciples erupted into murmurs that quickly turned into open exclamations.
"What a monster! Even while giving up he leveled up two tis in the trial!"
"Leveling up inside the Path to Eternal Flas is already dangerous, and he did it twice!"
"Only soone like Max could level up in the Path to Eternal Flas!"
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