[ You cultivate for 31 days. The mana inside your circuit reaches a critical density. Your body perfectly adapts to the pressure. Guided by your Level 4 breathing technique, you push the energy into your Sword Seed. ]
[ You effortlessly shatter the bottleneck! Cultivation Level increased to D-Rank. ]
[ Your internal mana control improves significantly, and your mana attribute takes on a sharper, freezing edge. ]
Even within the simulation, Alex could feel the change.
[ You cultivate for 100 days. Progress is steady. The D-Rank Sword Seed slowly expands. Your Serpentine Musculature continuously adapts to the higher energy output. ]
[ You cultivate for 200 days. You spend months refining the purity of your mana. The Yin energy becomes incredibly dense, completely merging with your physical vitality. ]
[ You cultivate for 320 days. You hit the peak of D-Rank. You attempt to break through to C-Rank. The dense, mist like mana fiercely resists looping. ]
[ Breakthrough failed. You suffer a mild internal backlash, but quickly recovered using your Recovery talent and the help from Iron Body Foundation Art. ]
Alex felt a phantom ache in his chest as the first attempt failed, but the shadow figure in the void didn't stop. It simply adjusted its breathing and kept pulling in more energy.
[ You cultivate for 355 days. You attempt the breakthrough a second time. The incredibly potent Yin-Serpent mana violently clashes with the sharp, aggressive nature of your Sword Seed. ]
[ Breakthrough failed. Your mana circuits ache, but your resilient body absorbs the shock, thanks to your Recovery talent. ]
[ You cultivate for 389 days. Guided by a sudden flash of intuition, you perfectly balance your soft, flexible physical vitality with the freezing Yin-Serpent mana. You push the energy into the center of your heart with flawless precision. ]
[ The dense mana began to form mana loops without leaking flawlessly! A lucky breakthrough! ]
[ Breakthrough successful! Cultivation Level increased to C-Rank. ]
A blinding flash of blue light erupted from the phantom's chest in the void. The Sword Seed evolved, the delicate silver lotus petals wrapping around the sharp crystal blade blooming fully.
[ You cultivate for 399 days. You stabilize your new C-Rank Mana core. ]
[ You cultivate for 410 days. The required mana to progress further at C-Rank is massive. Without higher-tier resources or progress in your skill level, your further progress becomes very, very slow. The simulation period is over. ]
[ Simulation Complete! ]
[ Source Power Consumed: 82 ]
WHOOSH!
"Ahhh... Fuck... Haa...!" He collapsed sideways onto the mattress, his body instantly arching as the massive, overwhelming feedback of the C-Rank breakthrough crashed into his physical body.
This wasn't just muscle memory like the sword skills. This was a brutal, forced biological evolution.
His heart hammered against his ribs like a war drum, pumping a terrifyingly thick, ice-cold mana through his mana circuits.
This mana appeared out of thin air, but perfectly in sync with his body, as if it was his own.
The energy was so potent that the temperature in his small bedroom plummeted instantly, a thin layer of frost creeping up the edges of his bedframe.
"Nnngh... Haa... it's too much.. To handle it all at once." Alex cried again, curling into a tight ball on the bed, yet he endured the sudden pain.
The massive influx of pure Yin energy didn't just boost his cultivation; it violently fed his Naagin bloodline.
His body greedily drank in the freezing, feminine energy, using it to aggressively accelerate the Ecdysis phase.
His skin felt like it was on fire and freezing at the same time.
The flawless, pale skin of his waist and hips stirred intensely as his bone structure made subtle, agonizing adjustments.
His waist cinched tighter, feeling narrower, while his hips grew higher with a soft, aching pressure.
"Ah! Hnn... stop..." Alex whined, his delicate hands flying up to clutch his white t-shirt. But the absolute worst part was his chest, he felt his breasts begin to expand.
The tender, small mounds swelled with a deep, throbbing heat. The tissue beneath his skin felt incredibly dense and hyper-sensitive.
His puffy, pinkish-red nipples were rock hard, fiercely jutting against his soaked, transparent t-shirt.
Every time his heaving chest rubbed against the damp cotton, a blinding jolt of electric pleasure shot straight down his spine, making his thighs squeeze tightly together.
His underwear was already growing damp with the sticky fluids as his body confused the massive energy surge for raw sexual arousal.
Alex lay there for a full ten minutes or longer, panting heavily, his soft, girlish whimpers echoing in the freezing, quiet room as his body desperately tried to adapt to the new power of a C-Rank mana core.
When the agonizing, overwhelming pleasure finally began to subside, Alex slowly uncurled his trembling body.
"C-Rank… Fuck yes!!" Alex exclaimed with joy, his soft, melodic voice breathless with sheer disbelief and exhaustion.
He pushed himself up into a sitting position, his arms shaking wildly. He looked down at his hands.
He was an official C-Rank Awakener. In just one day, he just skipped years of sword training, meditation and few bottlenecks.
He was now strong enough, and powerful enough that even someone like Instructor Sylvia would have to take him seriously in a real fight.
You must know that Swordsmen who can reach this level are called Elite Swordsmen. He let out a shaky, beautiful laugh, falling backward onto his pillows.
Despite the terrifying, hyper-sensitive changes happening to his body, and the throbbing heat pooling between his legs, he was no longer weak.
He finally had the basic power to protect himself in this twisted world.
The first thing he did was to check his current feminization progress. His dark, liquid eyes flicked to the floating blue screen, desperately scanning the lines of text.
[ Feminization Progress: Phase 2/9 (Ecdysis) - 35.6% ]
"Thirty-five percent..." Alex whispered painfully, his soft voice trembling. As he stared at the number, his breath caught painfully in his throat.
"Fuck…Fuck!!... Damn it!" It jumped a massive thirty percent in a matter of minutes. Although his strength increased very fast, he was also turning into a girl faster than he expected.
During the breakthrough, his Ancient Naagin bloodline greedily absorbed that massive mana surge, using it as direct fuel to aggressively force his secondary growth.
The wet, transparent t-shirt clinging to his chest suddenly felt unbearably heavy and restricting.
With shaking hands, Alex grabbed the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head, tossing the soaked garment onto the floor.
He slowly looked down at his bare torso. "Oh, goddess..." Alex whimpered, bringing his hands up to cover his mouth.
They weren't just small, tender buds anymore. The sudden thirty percent jump in Phase 2 seemed to have drastically accelerated his breast growth.
There were undeniable, soft mounds of pale flesh resting on his chest now, a very clear, firm A-cups.
They were perfectly shaped, incredibly soft, and looked entirely feminine.
The puffy, dark pink areolas had widened slightly, and his rock-hard nipples stood out sharply in the cool air of the bedroom.
His eyes tracked lower. His waist had cinched inward dramatically, completely losing any masculine blockiness, and expanded upwards slightly.
It curved smoothly down into his hips, which had flared wider, stretching the waistband of his light cotton sweatpants to their limit.
He looked like a girl. A very fit, breathtakingly pretty young woman, but with an extra dick.
But the physical changes weren't the only problem.
The heavy, throbbing heat pooling between his legs was becoming agonizing.
The massive influx of Yin mana pushed his body's arousal into absolute overdrive again.
His seamless underwear was completely soaked through, sticking uncomfortably to his groin.
"I can't... I can't hold it..." Alex panted, his head falling back against the pillows.
He didn't want to give in to the dirty, feminine urges constantly whispering in his mind, but the pressure in his lower belly was too intense.
If he didn't release it, he felt like his mana circuits were going to literally melt from the heat.