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."

his father said, "you might not know, but the development of the

eyebrow. "Could you elaborate?" he

body they will choose. The important

I can alter

"The alterations are also limited. Don't expect to immediately create a human body. If you want to return into

new Realm, but that is about as far as you can take it with only one breakthrough. Changing the outer layer of

this for a while. "Why is the change

body anymore. Only by slowly changing one part at a time can your body still be yours, even though it is completely different from your initial

sense," Gravis commented. "I would also

to change your body," his father said. "If you aim for a humanoid body and enter the body of an ape, you could keep your current fighting style. Though, if you enter a body very different from a human's,

luck, I will probably enter a snake or frog, something completely

high, yes," his

remembered something. "What happens

body has

of power had been boosted quite significantly after I reached Unity. By falling out of Unity and regaining it, wouldn't

don't need more of the waste that your body produces. They will stay the same while your body will rise to the same power as your other

chin in thought. "This whole thing changes all my plans. Initially, I wanted to go to a middle world directly, but I'll probably need some

"Smart. You realized that you won't be able to

things. This will need some getting used to," Gravis said with

"You're past the part where pills are necessary. The lack of Formation Arrays is also more of an advantage than a disadvantage. After all, you never really used them. Like this, your

Gravis nodded.

nice, but as soon as you reach the Law Comprehension Realm, Battle Techniques are very specific anyway. Most cultivators just create their own at that point since

an eyebrow. "Law

name suggests, that Realm is all about understanding the Laws and finding yourself with them. After that comes the Self Transformation Realm, also called the Immortal

is the