"Alex, the purpose of my training is not simply to make your body stronger, but I have another goal in mind."
The heat of the realm continued to press against Alex's skin, though it no longer felt as overwhelming as it once had. His breathing remained steady, and the faint tremors that used to run through his muscles had disappeared. He turned his attention fully toward Igris, waiting.
"What goal?" Alex asked.
Igris observed him for a brief moment before speaking again.
"I want you to create a Body Strengthening Technique."
"At our level, power is not measured only by strength or cultivation. It is measured by influence over existence itself. When a being creates something original, something that alters the path of others, that act generates karmic weight and establishes fate lines."
Alex listened without interruption.
