Lightning Is the Only Way

The group looked with questioning gazes at Gravis. What was he talking about? Someone with Life Lightning wouldn't be able to use their element offensively. This gave them a severe disadvantage over their opponents. Someone like that could be the strongest fighter? How would that even work?

Joyce waved her hands defensively. "No, no, no!" she said quickly. "How would I be able to win against the others? Their elements suppress me, and I would be on the defensive the whole time!"

Gravis smirked while rubbing his chin. "Let me explain," he said. "First of all, why didn't you upgrade your body to the Seed Stage already?"

The group got even more confused as they furrowed their brows. What's it with this stupid, obvious question?

Joyce also furrowed her brows. "Because my own body would hinder my element, and if I wanted to release it, I would probably spend over double the cost. My element would be weakened significantly like this."

Gravis nodded. "Yes, but that is only a disadvantage if you wanted to release it to fight, right?"

"That also counts if I want to heal someone else. If I don't use my Life Lightning to heal others, what would be the point of having it in the first place?" Joyce asked with skepticism.

Gravis wasn't deterred by her question and only chuckled a little. "But can't you still heal yourself?"

Joyce scratched her neck. "I mean, sure. The healing of my own body wouldn't be hindered. I would only need to use more Life Lightning to heal it since a stronger body requires more Life Energy."

Gravis continued smirking. "Right. Now, let's think logically about this. You can probably heal yourself to your peak condition from a near-death state about 20 times, right?"

Joyce nodded.

"With a body at the Seed Stage, you would still be able to heal yourself around ten times, right?"

Joyce nodded again.

"Alright. So, if you fight as you are now, you can probably take down one enemy one Stage above yourself thanks to your Will-Aura, right?" Gravis asked.

Joyce nodded.

"Then, how many enemies at the Seed Stage would you be able to take down with a body at the Seed Stage?" Gravis asked with a smirk.

thought about this, and her eyes widened.

nodded. "Right! The other elements can't increase their body above their current Stage because of their element's detriment, but your case is different. After all, you don't fight with your

"I guess not," she said after a while.

able to bridge the gap of two Stages. Both of your Will-Auras would get canceled out, leaving you both with your base strengths. Everything besides your body would be two Stages lower. Yet, with only your body, you would

I would only be able to injure my

enemy's body once, but the counterattack would be swift. Yet, thanks to your Life Lightning, you only

was growing agitated and excited as Gravis continued explaining. "Yes,

a sly smile. "And since you can heal yourself ten times, you

too unreal. Fighting one Stage above herself was already like a dream

it seemed. The others also started realizing

could sever the connection between her mind and her dantian since it would bisect her." Without noticing, Manuel wasn't looking at Joyce as a weak girl anymore,

about how he would fight her. Yet, now, he needed to actually plan on how to win. The revelation of this possibility completely changed his perception of Joyce. She would transform

element isn't enough. Only by knowing the weapons of the enemy would she be able to counter them. If you two were to fight, she would need to keep herself as low to the ground as

an enemy that doesn't know how she fights would, instead, use a vertical slash. Normally, to evade a vertical slash, a cultivator needs to move their body around a meter to the side. But in Joyce's case,

slash, the opponent would be open to a counterattack. Imagine yourself in the enemy's shoes. You just used your most powerful attack, but your enemy wasn't even injured. You would have wasted your most powerful attack

like I'm not here! Yes, that way of fighting sounds very impressive, but one mistake

even eyes. "Isn't that already the case? One hit to your dantian or head, and you would

to refute that, but she

you want to reach the top, you need to unearth all your potential. You need to get comfortable with

while looking at the floor. Gravis' words hurt her, but she realized that he was right. If she

element to become incredibly powerful, but in order to truly use that potential, you need to completely change the outlook for

with unsure eyes into Gravis' eyes. "But, my temperament is defined by my element. I can't change my temperament as easily as

is compassionate, but against an enemy, it

on healing others, you are focusing on healing yourself. You can heal injuries without any problem, so what's so bad about receiving them? Wouldn't absorbing the injuries meant for your companions be

out of Gravis' mouth. It was like he was opening a new door for her future. Her worries about the future seemed so distant now. Even though she hadn't talked about it, she had been anxious

anymore. Together with her weak element, wouldn't she just be wild prey? All her security from this world would vanish, leaving

made these worries unimportant. If others were able to get through their lives alone, why wouldn't she be able to? She had a powerful Will-Aura

to depend on myself! Additionally, if I absorb all the injuries, my close ones won't suffer anymore! I can take the injuries, so why not take the

should be! Strong and able to fend for themselves! Having companions was great, but it was not a necessity. Even without them, a cultivator