What, exactly, was different about Saint Manifestation?
After becoming a Purple Mansion Master, An Jing had experienced an immense difference.
When an ordinary person wanted to swing a fist and hit someone, they first had to form an "intent and decision" in their brain, then determine the "steps."
Then, neural signals were transmitted to the arm muscles. Some arm muscles contracted while others relaxed, preparing for the strike.
Next, the eyes targeted the opponent, and corresponding signals would have the cerebellum guide the arm to naturally align itself.
Finally, the muscles contracted, the joints moved, and the fist shot out, striking its target.
—But was that really how it worked?
Most of it was correct, except for the very first part.
It was not that "an ordinary person wanted to swing a fist and hit someone," and thus "the brain made an intent and decision, as well as the subsequent steps."
Quite the opposite—it was that "the brain made all the decisions first," and then "the ordinary person's consciousness found a reason for that decision."
The human body was an incomparably precise machine, yet ordinary people were fundamentally unable to unleash all its power.
For the vast majority of people, before their conscious mind noticed something, their body and brain had already made the corresponding response. Their surface consciousness could only "deceive itself," inventing a reason for that response.
Of course, there was no need to agonize over this. The body and self-consciousness were meant to be one in the first place. If someone walking down the road was suddenly lashed by a passing master, the [pain] perceived by their body would produce all kinds of hormones that made them [angry], while the various suppressive hormones produced after the brain weighed the consequences of retaliation would cause [fear]—all of it