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!

strength and blocked the next strike. Gravis got pushed back for some meters, but that wasn't due to

issue. My body strength is probably equal to the bug's. Yet, due to my weight, I am actually way faster. It takes a lot of

bug stabbed with its horns again, Gravis sidestepped, and then he used his full power to attack the

CRRRRRRK!

in two. This was probably one of the hardest parts that a high-grade demonic beast could have. If Gravis managed to sever that, he would manage to pierce anything

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 powerful. Humans only had their wits and intelligence to fight against the beasts

even fully tempered. If Gravis tempered his muscles fully, he

they all left for richer lands in the middle-continent. The only enemies in the outer continent that can properly fight me are those Guild Masters of the Proxy-Elemental Guilds.

The bug froze and then collapsed. Gravis realized that he had grown too strong for the outer continent and

Realm.

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 would

the dismembered horn and the bug corpse, and he started sprinting back to the guild. That bug would bring him a

the counter went nuts. "This is the most well preserved high-grade demonic beast corpse I've ever seen!"

horn, and the clerk shouted in glee and shock. He quickly inspected it and also asked Gravis to retrieve the Core.

so it was hard to break their defense, and when you finally broke it, they would often just fly away.

gold now. "Well, that was fast," he mumbled to himself. Just like that, he had enough money to get his Lightning Seed up to