Lightning Is the Only Way

Right now, since Gravis' body was shrunk to a size of two meters, his power had been halved. With this body, he was only double as powerful as a level two King. With the Plant Ultimate having created a Divine Beast body, her body was four times as powerful as Gravis' body.

Whoom!

Gravis pushed all his power into his body, making it three times as powerful. With this, his opponent's body was only 33% more powerful, a gap that wasn't hard to overcome.

All these thoughts had happened in an instant, and the Plant Ultimate was still charging at him.

BANG!

Gravis shot forward, but he didn't use his Spirit, Will-Aura, or lightning. This would be a purely physical fight.

The Plant Ultimate closed in on Gravis and punched forward. Gravis simply caught the punch with his left hand. Then, he jumped a bit and grabbed her other hand as well.

CRSH!

Gravis rammed his two feet downwards, right at the Plant Ultimate's feet. The claws on his feet easily dug into her feet. With this, Gravis had caught all her appendages. She couldn't move anything anymore.

Gravis smirked and used his long mouth to bite the flower on top of the body.

CRK!

Gravis' teeth broke as he bit the hardest thing he had ever come into contact with. Yet, instead of feeling helpless or angry, Gravis simply jumped back again.

"If you were a level three King, you would be dead right now," Gravis said with a smirk.

"Again!" the Plant Ultimate shouted as she charged forward again with another punch.

Whoop!

Gravis easily evaded the attack with his flexible waist. "I know why you're doing this," Gravis said.

"Enlighten me!" the Plant Ultimate said again as she performed a kick, which Gravis also dodged. He simply had way too much experience with fighting humans.

"You've probably seen that Ascenders can transform into humans," Gravis said as he easily dodged more attacks. "You know that you will also be able to transform into that body when you ascend, so you're using me to gain combat experience with your future body."

The Plant Ultimate stopped attacking. "Fuck! How did you know that!? Only I have seen the last Ascender! No one else should know that they can transform their bodies! Also, what the fuck is a human!?" she asked.

Gravis only smirked. "I know a lot of things. Haven't you heard Ferris say that I'm filled with wisdom?" he asked with mirth.

"You're filled with shit, is what I think!" the Plant Ultimate said. "Now, stop dodging!"

Gravis didn't comply.

"I want something in return," Gravis said between dodges.

enjoy the fight!? What's with your greedy-ass

time you would die, I will get one year of wood

attacking for a full minute as Gravis

him. "Didn't the Empress say that

this is not even a fight since no one is in danger of dying. It's more like a scuffle or playing. Additionally, she is an

'Well, okay,' Gravis thought.

minutes, the Plant Ultimate became incredibly frustrated. "Fine!" she

a deal," Gravis said with

BANG!

the Plant Ultimate's abdomen, throwing her away. Her body was stunned for a bit, and Gravis used that moment

BANG!

he bisected her with his claws. After that, he simply

CRRRR!

charged at Gravis again. She unleashed another punch, which Gravis evaded

CRACK!

shot into her chest, destroying everything inside it. With another kick,

healed again as she

hour, a lot of fighting happened, with Gravis

didn't sound confident anymore. The Plant Ultimate was becoming more used to her body with frightening speed. In the beginning, Gravis only needed one or two exchanges to "kill" her, but now, he needed more than

Another hour passed.

He couldn't take her lightly anymore. Her growth

Another hour passed.

"30 years," Gravis said.

Another hour.

"32 years."

Another hour.

"34 years."

Another hour.

"36 years."

Another hour.

said. Surprisingly, the last four hours had the Plant Ultimate losing at precisely the same frequency. This could only mean one thing. The Plant

the reason for

for that was that her fighting style with her body had already reached its absolute peak. She was using 100% of her body's potential. She was no longer just attacking directly but also

that good at using his body, but the Plant Ultimate achieved this in just a couple of hours. Gravis guessed that this was thanks to the incredibly long lifespan

couldn't read her expression since

finally said what was on her mind. "Consider yourself a smartass!" she shouted. "So, tell

Yet, your body is not as combat-oriented as mine. My waist is more flexible. My hands and feet have claws. My tail protects my back and is an additional appendage that isn't in my way. My head has teeth as a backup weapon. My legs can accelerate faster

an hour is that your body is 33% more powerful than mine. If our bodies were just as powerful, your losing-speed would rise by over ten

shouted in frustration. "So, as long as I remain in this body, I can't win against

human has a power that you

by Gravis' words. "And what, pray tell, is that?"

Whoom!