Lightning Is the Only Way

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Gravis summoned some edible parts of the fish he had killed earlier and shoved them into his mouth. Then, he watched his stomach for a couple of minutes.

'It's being digested, but it takes quite a long time. I think it should be more efficient to hunt weaker Demonic Beasts and eat the fish later,' he judged.

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The massive flounder disappeared as Gravis recalled it into his Life Ring. Keeping it outside would only be detrimental. The Demonic Beasts might flee at the sight of this massive flounder. After that, he used his Spirit to shoot himself upward.

With his ridiculous speed, it took only a couple of seconds until he reached a part where the pressure wasn't overwhelming. However, that pressure had stopped being relevant after he had reached the power of a Demonic Beast anyway.

'Speaking of, the ferocious beasts probably have it quite difficult at the bottom of the ocean. The pressure makes it really hard for them, though I only saw crustaceans at the bottom of the ocean. Their hard outer shell probably makes it easier to hunt there.'

'Yet, on the other hand, the ferocious beasts might not even hunt. I think they mostly gain their power by eating the falling leftovers,' Gravis thought as he saw some meat falling down beside him. 'I guess most of them eat these leftovers until they become powerful enough to actually hunt by themselves.'

'Yet, I wonder where the fish and eels become powerful. Fish and eels don't have such a powerful outer layer. So, there should be some area where they gain their strength,' Gravis thought as he looked around him.

'They are probably further away from the world's core where the Energy density is lower. No Spirit Beast or Energy Beast would be interested in staying there.'

Gravis shook his fleshy alligator head. 'Let's focus on getting stronger for now. Analyzing the workings of the world can wait,' he thought as he looked at his surroundings.

Surprisingly, the density of beasts was way lower than on the bottom of the ocean. Gravis only saw two Demonic Beasts inside his Spirit Sense. One of them was a rather big fish, while the other one was a kraken. The big fish looked like it had just eaten something.

'Middle-rank and high-rank,' Gravis estimated. 'I should be able to digest a middle-rank Demonic Beast without any issues.'

CRK! CRK!

into his Spirit Space and resummoned the fish parts. After separating edible

thought in frustration. Yet, that didn't deter him. He looked at his stomach for a couple of minutes and saw that the fish was being digested many times

two hours,' he thought with satisfaction. 'Anyway, I should hunt some more. Better hunt enough to reach the next evolution. I think it should take around two beasts, one rank higher

the water and found some other beasts after a minute. Even though the population looked rather scarce, it wasn't a problem to find food with Gravis' insane speed. Yet, it still took him another five minutes to

and Gravis had previously already ascended

another 20 kilometers, Gravis saw more beasts. They were Demonic Beasts, and their ranks were varied. Gravis couldn't see a pattern of strength. Since

first Energy Beast. It was a 50-meter-long orange fish. 'Man, eating that will take forever. I should find some smaller Energy Beasts,' Gravis thought as he ignored

over how much mass the power would be distributed. An Energy Beast that was only two-meters-long had the same amount of power as one that

ten kilometers, Gravis finally saw some light. 'The surface shouldn't be far,' he thought, and sure enough, only a couple of kilometers further, Gravis jumped out of the

body wasn't nearly as heavy as his previous one. So, flying

Realm or

beasts inside the water with his Spirit,

I need water. My body is

Splash!

with his Spirit, and took a deep breath. Then, he jumped out again and continued flying. He

CRRRK! Whoop!

shark that was only five meters long, and it was an early-rank Energy Beast, perfect for him. 'Got one,' Gravis thought as he tore it apart

was a 20-meter-long eel, but it should be easy enough to eat since its body was very thin. This shouldn't take more than five sittings. After killing that eel and summoning it into his Spirit Space, Gravis stopped moving. 'Got everything,' he thought

Splash!

back into the water and shot at the floor again. After arriving, he checked the surroundings with his

'Eh, doesn't matter.'

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anything get close to me, and if you see something