Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis was looking at a massive bug with imposing horns. It was around five meters high and double as long, and its horns were just as long as the bug itself. This was the first high-grade demonic beast that Gravis had ever seen. While Gravis was watching it, it was munching on the crop of a village. It had already eaten so much of it that the village had nearly no food left.

"Let's see how my strength compares to a high-grade demonic beast," he muttered to himself as he shot to the bug.

SHINK!

The bug couldn't even react before Gravis cut off one of its legs. Gravis was just too fast. The bug immediately grew panicked and opened its shell so its wings could unfold.

SHINK!

Gravis' saber cut off all the wings on one side, and when the bug tried to jump to get airborne, it only received lift from one side. It quickly toppled over and fell onto its side.

Gravis was no longer attacking and just looked at the bug. 'This is such a disappointment. No wonder Heaven had no issue with me hunting high-grade demonic beasts,' he thought as he saw the bug getting up. It turned towards Gravis in fear, panic, and rage. With all its strength, it stabbed its horns at him.

Gravis easily sidestepped the horns. He was faster than the beast, and together with his battle experience, he could dodge all of its attacks for hours on end. The beast rammed him again with its horn.

BANG!

to test his strength and blocked the next strike. Gravis got pushed back for some meters, but that wasn't due to its strength, but due to the weak ground. Gravis' arms shook a little,

yet I blocked it without an issue. My body strength is probably equal to the bug's. Yet, due to my weight, I am actually way faster. It takes a

with its horns again, Gravis sidestepped, and then he used his full

CRRRRRRK!

split the upper horn in two. This was probably one of the hardest parts that a high-grade demonic beast could

equivalent to the Body Tempering Realm. Under normal circumstances, a high-grade demonic beast would have a stronger body than anyone in the Body Tempering Realm. That was what made them so

and his muscles weren't even fully tempered. If Gravis tempered his muscles fully, he probably

outer continent that can properly fight me are those Guild Masters of the Proxy-Elemental Guilds. No other Energy

its brain. The bug froze and then collapsed. Gravis realized

build upon his preexisting advantages. He had an impossibly powerful body for someone in the Body Tempering Realm. Theoretically, he could break through into the Energy Gathering Realm right now because his body was strong enough to

that would destroy his foundation. If he did that, he would not have reached his maximum potential before advancing. Later down the line, this might be a problem. He first needed to get his Lightning Seed to 50% Destruction Energy and then fully forge his muscles. Breaking into the Energy Gathering Realm

sprinting back to the guild. That

Guild, Gravis shoved the corpse of the bug into the Exchange Hall, and the clerk behind the counter went nuts. "This is the most well preserved high-grade demonic beast corpse I've ever seen!" He walked around the corpse and exclaimed again. "You even severed its upper horn. Getting those off the corpse takes a lot of work. If you sever the other one as well, I'll increase

and the clerk shouted in glee and shock. He quickly inspected it and also asked Gravis to retrieve the Core. Gravis helped and, in the end, got a

rather cowardly and sturdy, so it was hard to break their defense, and when you finally broke it,

his gold for the corpse and also the gold for the mission. Gravis had over 2,500 gold now. "Well, that was fast," he mumbled to himself. Just like that,