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."

might not know, but the development of

an eyebrow. "Could you elaborate?" he

which body they will choose. The important word is choose. They simply change the body into a form that is

shone. "So, I can

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

get an additional pair of legs or arms after reaching a new Realm, but that is about as far

for a while. "Why is

it's your body. It's 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

makes sense," Gravis commented. "I would also

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, it would take

I will probably enter a snake or

chances are high,

said as he remembered something. "What happens

your body has become powerful enough. Of course, reaching Unity will be easier than the first

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

of the waste that your body produces. They will stay

I wanted to go to a middle

nodded. "Smart. You realized that you won't be able to fall back on human technology

Arrays, weapons, Cultivation Techniques, Battle Techniques, and similar things. This will

of Formation Arrays is also more of an advantage than a disadvantage. After all, you never really used them. Like

Gravis nodded.

vastly different. Battle Techniques are 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

raised an eyebrow. "Law

all about understanding the Laws and finding yourself with them. After that comes

is the