Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis blinked a couple of times in surprise. "So, my original body is already gone?"

His father nodded.

"Huh," Gravis said, "this feels kind of weird. I don't really feel any different."

"Yes, because your body isn't you," his father said. "Same thing with a beast body. Didn't you say once that you are you, and that won't change, no matter how much you change?"

Gravis was a bit surprised about that. "I said that?" he asked.

"Yes, after you talked to some boy about the death of the other green bird," his father said.

Gravis scratched his chin in thought. That phrase actually sounded way too philosophical for his personality. Usually, he wasn't a fan of philosophical stuff since it didn't change reality. Apparently, his mind had been in a weird place at the time if he said something like that.

"I think you're right. It's weird having my own words thrown at me," Gravis said with a little bit of embarrassment.

"I thought it was a good phrase," his father said.

"Might be," Gravis answered. "By the way, what body will I enter?" Gravis asked.

"It depends on someone's path of cultivation," his father said. "You, obviously, have an affinity towards lightning, so you will enter a body that also has an affinity towards lightning. Lightning is a peculiar affinity in regards to beasts. It's rarer than the other elements."

"Additionally, most beasts with lightning affinity only get that later in their lives. Though, which body you enter depends on luck," his father said, "so, be prepared for a bad one."

Gravis sighed. "Luck again, huh?" he commented. "Then, wouldn't that be putting everything on one card? The body could be useless or unsuited for fighting."

said, "you might not know, but the development of the body

eyebrow. "Could you elaborate?"

will choose. The important word is choose. They simply change the

shone. "So, I can alter my

only when you reach a new Realm with it," his father said. "The alterations are also limited. Don't expect to immediately create a human body. If you want to return into a body similar to a

legs or arms after reaching a new Realm, but that is about as far as you can take it with only one

thought about this for a while. "Why is

perfectly compatible with you. Your Spirit needs to acclimate to the body. Otherwise, it wouldn't be your body anymore. Only by slowly changing one part at

would also need to change

ape, you could keep your current fighting style. Though, if you

snake or frog, something completely different

high, yes," his father

he remembered something. "What happens if I enter a very weak body?" he

after your body has become powerful enough.

after I reached Unity. By falling out of Unity and regaining it, wouldn't my Spirit and Lightning become even

They will stay the same while your body will rise to the same power

plans. Initially, I wanted to go to a middle world directly, but I'll

won't be able to fall back on human

Battle Techniques, and similar things. This

Arrays is also more of an advantage than

Gravis nodded.

the Law Comprehension Realm,

raised an eyebrow. "Law

the Realm after the Nascent Nourishing Realm," his father answered. "As its name suggests, that Realm is all about understanding the Laws and finding yourself with them. After that

is the seventh