For some reason, Aksai was aware that he was only hallucinating these opponents in his mind because of the mysterious state he was in.
And this mysterious state was helping him redefine his path as a martial artist.
It was like a person trapped inside a dream who knew they were dreaming. In such cases, even if the dream turned into a nightmare, the dreamer could face it boldly with a smile, knowing they were not in real danger.
Aksai's condition was just like that. He was aware of the state he was in—probably because his Aether cultivation had deepened to another level.
His soul could instinctively distinguish between reality and illusion, even though the state itself was similar to the mental test Spirit cultivators faced during the Core Formation realm breakthrough—the Dejection Demon Test.
