Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and Ferris walked to the new forest and looked at it in wonder. All kinds of trees and plants could be seen. The trees had different forms, colors, and they even felt different. It was almost like all plants in the world could be found here.

Gravis immediately realized how valuable such a place was. Understanding living things was way harder than understanding dead things. It wasn't that the Laws were more complicated, but that one had to experiment a lot. Nothing dead would be able to resist someone touching and destroying it, but something alive would have a lot of objections.

Additionally, living things often walked around and became more powerful. If Gravis wanted to understand the Laws regarding Life without this place, he would need to hunt and enslave many beings, and Gravis didn't want to do that. He wasn't a huge fan of killing beings that hadn't shown hostility towards him.

Luckily, this whole forest was only a single being, Meadow. Meadow was incredibly old, and she had probably comprehended an unreal amount of Laws regarding Life. Plants naturally understood more and more powerful Laws as time passed. Yet, they could also comprehend additional Laws, but it wasn't a necessity.

All other Ultimates had their paths nearly completely severed, but Meadow, as a plant, simply had to wait. This meant that Meadow was the only Ultimate that would become an Ascender, but that wasn't everything.

Since Meadow had lived for such a long time, she had probably understood even more Laws than all other Ultimates. This probably made her the most powerful Ultimate out of all of them. Nothing but Heaven or a vengeful Ascender could kill her in this world. Who knew, maybe she had already comprehended so many level two Laws that she could actually kill a Strider but just didn't want to?

Gravis guessed that Meadow had probably already comprehended an incredible amount of level two Laws. She probably understood nearly all level two Laws regarding plants.

One had to remember that there was more to a plant than simply its composition. Gravis didn't know the specific Laws, but there were probably also Laws regarding more powerful versions of wood. Maybe there was a level two Law for each part of a plant? There might also be a level two Law regarding roots alone.

"Hey, Meadow," Gravis said, "can you choose which Laws you want to comprehend?" he asked.

"What's with that stupid-ass question? I'm a living being, you fucktard! Of course I can choose which Law I want to comprehend," her melodious voice appeared in Gravis' mind.

probably decided to first understand as many level two Laws

don't wanna get fucked up as soon as I reach the next world. I can live for ten times longer than you weak-ass bitches, and I'm gonna use all of it in this world! My longevity will increase anyway

as he

as far up their own ass as he! Truly, what a marvelous step forward! Maybe you won't understand a Law regarding Plants next,

to laugh at that comment. He obviously didn't mean it like that, and he most certainly did not look down upon the older beings in this world. He had just recently gotten a reminder of the wisdom of his seniors. Yet, he didn't engage

cleared Gravis' mind. Since she could choose which Laws she wanted to comprehend, it probably meant that she aimed to understand as many level two Laws as possible. The number of level

variety of plants in this new forest,' Gravis thought. 'Obviously, all of these plants are part of Meadow's body, yet they all feel like they are their own beings. This is

flower he saw and plucked it. Meadow didn't make a sound, which probably meant that she didn't care. After all, she had said

interest. First, he looked at its outside and then also used his Spirit

the forest again and noticed that an identical flower had already grown at the same spot. 'Meadow is probably giving me an endless supply of flowers, which wasn't part of our deal.

If he did that, she might say that this was

BZZZ!

at what happened to the flower. A lot of smoke appeared as the flower burned away. Additionally, with Gravis' excellent control, he managed to make the lightning just powerful enough to burn one material at a

being produced by him burning the flower. By now, he had enough experience to accurately judge what kind of materials were left

of all the materials to experiment

slow and gradual, this whole process took over five minutes. Yet, Gravis managed

flower but didn't pluck it. Gravis couldn't waste such an incredible opportunity! This was a paradise

had also said that the Initial Laws were more important than the more powerful

was not its own Law. The Composition of Wood, referring to the material, was part of the Medium Pure Material Law and the Elemental Wood

more forms than natural wood. Additionally, the wood element was also related to the soul. Gravis hadn't forgotten his fight with the High Priest and how