Su Mo slowly released his willpower, and it enveloped the Fire Lotus.

Willpower was the spiritual power of a martial artist, a form of 'will', seemingly vague and insubstantial but entirely real.

Spiritual consciousness is the embodiment of one's willpower ability.

Comprehension was also linked to the strength of one's willpower.

Simply put, spiritual consciousness was part of one's willpower.

As Su Mo's consciousness blanketed the Fire Lotus, he let his consciousness immerse into every part of the Fire Lotus before his spiritual consciousness also gradually trickled into the Fire Lotus.

As he controlled his spiritual consciousness, the outermost petal of the Fire Lotus opened immediately at his command.

Su Mo was delighted to see that this test wasn't too difficult after all!

However, he did not let down his guard since it was just the first petal.

Next, Su Mo used his spiritual consciousness to control and his mind as a guide to quickly open the next few petals.

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