The power of the mind leaned toward idealism. Calm thinking could guarantee an extremely high floor, but obsessive emotions could grant an even higher ceiling.
Chen Ming had always excelled in technique. Yet because he maintained a calm mindset over long periods, he was relatively unremarkable when it came to heart. Simply put, he could not reap much benefit from this independent multiplier.
Blood essence, meanwhile, drew on two multipliers: blood essence itself, and one's own will.
Will arose from one's own body. Bodily instincts were part of that will.
From a materialist perspective, human emotions came from the workings of the cerebral cortex and the stimulation of various secretions. When people became emotionally agitated, their bodies also entered a state of readiness for battle.
Someone without the desire to live would feel no fear when faced with mortal danger. But such a person often could not unleash their potential in those circumstances, and might not even muster the strength they normally possessed. After all, they had already lost the will to live.
A living creature's instincts were a special kind of innate gift. Remaining calm at all times might actually mean missing out on that gift.
The desire to survive, the desire to eat, the desire to reproduce...
These desires and impulses born of physiology were weapons in their own right.
Greed, anger, and delusion were the three poisons, but those poisons could also be a source of power. Everything hinged on moderation. Whether one wielded the three poisons as weapons or suffered their harm depended entirely on one's own control.
Once Chen Ming grasped this crucial trick, his control over Bloodline Power began to soar.
Blood essence was a living creature's instinct. Controlling this power did not require severing all emotions and desires to achieve absolute tranquility. Rather,