Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis was surprised when he continued reading the Lightning Codex, as lightning was different from the other elements. The other elements were either good in creation or destruction, but lightning could be good in either one of those, yet not in both at the same time.

Elements like water and light, which were very good in creation, would use their element and create something destructive if they wanted to fight. The elements were, inherently, not destructive. Yet, lightning was inherently neither about destruction nor about creation.

Gravis put the Lightning Codex down for a second and thought. The destruction of lightning was apparent. It could destroy everything it hit, and its destruction was incredibly powerful, yet what's with this creation stuff? Creation had been described as the manipulation of Life Energy, and Gravis couldn't think of how creation and lightning were related.

Gravis continued reading and furrowed his brows further. The other elements were either 100% destruction and 0% creation, or 0% destruction and 100% creation. It was easy to categorize, yet lightning…

Lightning: Variable destruction/variable creation.

What was that supposed to mean? How can an element be variable in destruction and creation? It either created or destroyed. Gravis continued reading, and slowly he started understanding.

Lightning was comprised of pure Destruction Energy and pure Life Energy. The ratio of destruction and creation varied based on the type of lightning. Gravis was surprised when he learned that there were different types of lightning. He had only truly seen Heaven using lightning, and it always used it in an extremely destructive manner.

Life Energy, in itself, was not as concentrated as Destruction Energy. To be more precise, lightning with 90% Life Energy and 10% Destruction Energy would do absolutely nothing. It would not heal, and it would not damage, since the Destruction and Life Energy canceled each other out. It would merely exist, nothing more.

Gravis grew more confused. He couldn't imagine a lightning bolt striking something and nothing happening. With that ratio, one wouldn't even be able to hurt a small mouse. What's the point of that? Gravis continued reading.

ratio didn't exist in nature and could only be created artificially. Natural lightning had a 50/50 ratio. Natural lightning, with this ratio, would be about

talked about Life Lightning. Apparently, Life Lightning was lightning with 0% destruction and 100% creation. It was incredibly difficult to cultivate and extremely expensive. On top of that, it

effective it would be. This was the reason why the Elemental Guilds only accepted specific people into their guilds. The fire produced by someone timid and peaceful would be incredibly weak. The person wouldn't be able to resonate with their element, and they could only force the element to do what

his jaw dropped. Life Lightning was pure Life Energy, and as long as it hit, it would increase the Life Energy of the

Life Lightning so incredible was the source of the transmitted Life Energy. Water used the Life Energy of the user, while

Energy. This was a humongous difference! Energy filled the person and the surroundings, and someone could just rest a little, and their Energy would recover. Life Energy was way more difficult to regenerate. It would take days or even weeks to recover for a young person, while injured and old people had incredible difficulties in

as long as their Energy reserves were not used up, no matter how injured the patient was. Of

Life Lightning couldn't. If they used their element as an attack,

Energy?" Gravis asked himself. If natural lightning with a ratio of 50/50

face scrunched up.

No.

the strongest person. They used up an incredible amount of wealth

no one was able to obstruct him. He rampaged through the Elemental

to create. The

more destructive lightning got, the harder it was to manipulate it with Formation Arrays. At some point, the lightning would become so destructive that it destroyed the Formation Arrays. Either the Energy

last problem was the body of the cultivator. Cultivating something like fire, darkness, and natural lightning was already risky. If someone weren't careful, their body would be destroyed