"Now let's see what changes occur in the body after Muscle Self-Restraint is released."
Lu Sheng slowly rose from the ground, took off his shirt, and revealed a lean, powerful body without an ounce of excess fat.
He casually picked up a metal Rubik's Cube and gave it a light squeeze.
In an instant, the cube was crushed into a lump of iron. He rubbed it between his hands a few times, thoroughly deforming it into scrap metal.
Even so, the muscles in his arm barely felt like they had exerted any strength.
"My strength has increased more than a hundredfold in an instant. Combined with the hardened skin, the muscles have also gained the skin hardness of the First Life.
"The two complement each other. This is truly formidable."
Lu Sheng marveled inwardly. He had not given this body any additional reinforcement; he had merely cultivated and opened the Self-Restraint Wheel.
Yet by the Second Life, he had already achieved an almost superhuman effect.
"Simply unbelievable. The matter in this world is powerful to an inconceivable degree."
Lu Sheng stood where he was, carefully sensing the various changes within his body.
It was said to be a simple strengthening of skin and muscle, but in reality, even his internal organs had been enhanced. This was a linked effect; the emphasis merely lay on the skin and muscles.
He estimated that if it were an ordinary person cultivating the Spiral Nine Lives Method step by step through Bitter Cultivation, then with very good luck and an innately compatible physique, they could break through the First Layer in a relatively short time.
But the Muscle Life of the Second Layer would not be so easy to break through. It required long-term, repeated exercise and strengthening stimulation.
Even the most compatible genius,