Lightning Is the Only Way

After a whole month of traveling, Gravis and Orthar arrived in an environment with around quadruple the Energy density. This Energy density was about equal to the Core-Continent of Gravis' previous lower world. Along the way, they had also seen two other high-rank Spirit Beasts.

The first one had been a sizable starfish with a diameter of around 300 meters. Orthar had immediately been interested and had engaged it in combat while Gravis watched.

Their tentacles clashed against each other in a constant wrestling of superiority. Yet, due to Orthar's intelligence, he managed to turn the starfish around so that it was facing him with its back. At that point, Orthar's beak did the rest.

"I haven't felt this alive in eons!" Orthar transmitted to Gravis in excitement. "I feel like my youth is coming back!"

Gravis only smiled and let him have his moment of joy. Orthar hadn't fought a powerful opponent in who knew how many years.

As Orthar was eating, Gravis asked him how much he would need to hunt to reach the next rank. Orthar explained to him that he hadn't hunted an equal beast to him yet but had eaten a lot of weaker Spirit Beasts. They may not be nearly as nutritious as equally ranked beasts, but quantity was also a kind of quality.

Orthar expected that he probably only needed another one of these beasts to reach the Unity Rank. At that point, he would also be able to reforge his body into a more suitable one for combat, something he had been looking forward to quite a bit.

Surprisingly, the second beast they met was also a gigantic octopus. Orthar wasn't the biggest fan of eating another octopus, while this one was just too large for Gravis. Even with his new size, it would take forever to eat all that. That's why they left it be.

The octopus probably thought something similar since it also didn't engage them. Sometimes, there was just no reason for a fight.

So, like this, they arrived at a peculiar location after a month.

"The ocean is quickly growing shallower," Orthar said. "Are we getting closer to the central landmass?"

"I think so," Gravis said with furrowed brows. "I have feared this outcome."

the landmass our goal?" Orthar

"Remember the map of the world I showed you? We are aiming for the ocean territories that stretch into the landmass. Like

lead us right to the continent, it means that we are not on the

said. "We might

want to do?" Orthar

around the continent until we reach our destination might take us years. You may not mind the wait, but I do. I want to become more

for a bit. "Because we can then form our bodies so that we can go on land without a combat disadvantage,

are also able to fly. If you make your body smaller, your tentacles longer and thinner, and attach some claws

the plan," Orthar said. "I can't always be

"Alright. Then, let's get

before. I'm interested

around five kilometers deep, no comparison to its usual depth of about

they didn't want to continue, but that a new situation

were all tightly packed together and seemed to wait for something. Gravis saw

many Spirit Beasts here?" Gravis asked Orthar with furrowed brows. "On top of that, they

a horde," Orthar

brows. "Are you just referring to the fact that there

can liken it to the Sects, villages, cities, Clans, or other similar gatherings of humans that you have told me about. The beasts belong

said as he scratched his chin. Just as Gravis had expected, Orthar's knowledge about beasts was useful. Initially, Gravis had only been interested in staying with Orthar until he became powerful enough, but he quickly grew to like the octopus. For some reason, the two really hit it

of their mindsets? Orthar was rather smart and logical, similar to Gravis. Gravis might get annoyed by Orthar's constant questions, but Orthar never asked a question twice. He was also quite impressed by how well Orthar was assimilating the

either gathered here because it's their home or because they want to do something," Gravis said as he watched the horde. He was sure that he could find some indication for

of beasts. Eels, sea snakes, octopuses, aquatic lizards, slugs, crabs, lobsters, and shrimps, nearly everything could be found here. Yet, Gravis noticed a peculiarity, which quickly explained their