Huangfu Yi, the more dire and perilous the situation, the clearer his mind became, the more ruthless his actions, the stronger he fought, the crazier he became—a type very capable of intense battle.
This was largely because he was strictly managed since childhood, taught to nurture his disposition, practice self-reflection, and not show his emotions, getting accustomed to suppressing emotional fluctuations and hiding his thoughts to adapt to the court's deceit and trickery. He also needed to train his mindset to remain calm even if the sky collapsed, to master the heaven-burning power of the Heaven-Burning Technique; otherwise, it would explode with the slightest provocation, and a single misstep could lead to mutual destruction. What good was a lifetime of cultivation then?
