The practice method of Tianxuan Continent is called "visualization". Visualize fire, the method of obtaining fire. Visualize the dragon and gain the power of the dragon. Visualize the sword and get the meaning of the sword. For three thousand years, everyone has been visualizing concrete things—elements, mythical beasts, weapons, and natural phenomena. No one thought there was a problem.
Lu Guan is a time traveler. Before time travel, I read online articles for twenty years.
What he was visualizing was not fire, water, or dragons.
What he visualized was the "aura of the protagonist."
It's not the term "protagonist halo". It is this narrative rule itself - "the protagonist will not be defeated by a supporting character who is weaker than himself", which he visualized as strength.
Then the visualization stone exploded.