Blood quickly stained the surrounding waters red.
Then, the water pressure began to spread outward, radiating from Chen Duan at its center.
More and more fish met violent deaths.
Chen Duan was utterly unaware of all this.
Because through the manifestation of his consciousness, his physical body was likewise experiencing that pressure.
The power of "True Awareness" gradually transformed the pressure he imagined within his consciousness into real physical pressure, acting upon his physical body.
Though the pressure weighing upon his entire body was growing heavier and heavier, this force of nature utterly fascinated him.
The more it suppressed him, the freer his heart felt, and the more a will to resist fused into him.
This True Awareness is truly wondrous~ Chen Duan marveled inwardly.
It could actually temper the physical body through imagined harsh environments.
So long as he simulated the corresponding environment in his mind, he could gain tempering almost identical to the real experience.
He had only just begun, so he chose water, the most ordinary of substances.
Once he became proficient, could he simulate extreme environments such as fire, lightning, and wind?
And beyond that, could he directly imagine a powerful opponent for himself?
After some thought, Chen Duan felt there was a good chance this idea could be realized.
Most of the time, a Martial Master measured their own strength through comparison with other Martial Masters, weighing their worth through life-and-death battles against opponents.
But that brought with it a problem.
What if one became invincible beneath the heavens?
Chen Duan was, more or less, facing precisely this predicament.
Even though beings stronger than him still existed, such figures had always been elusive as ghosts and spirits, difficult to find.
If he could use "True Awareness" to simulate whatever opponent he wanted, this situation should