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."

matters at the beginning," his father said, "you might not know, but the development

eyebrow. "Could you elaborate?" he

reach a higher Realm. The instincts dictate which body they will choose. The important word is choose. They simply change the body into a form that is most comfortable

I can alter

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

get an additional pair of legs or arms after reaching a new Realm, but that is about as far as you can take it with only one breakthrough. Changing the outer layer of the body would also require a

about this for a while.

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

commented. "I would also

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.

will probably enter a snake or frog, something completely different to a human,"

chances are high,

the way," Gravis said as he remembered something. "What happens if I enter a

body has become powerful enough.

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

shook his head. "Your Spirit and lightning 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 centers of

Initially, I wanted to go to

won't be able to fall back on human

weapons, Cultivation Techniques, Battle Techniques, and similar things. This will need some getting used to," Gravis said with a

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.

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 since

raised an eyebrow. "Law Comprehension Realm?"

about understanding the Laws and finding yourself with them. After that comes the Self Transformation Realm, also

Realm is the seventh