Lightning Is the Only Way

Aris, Cera, and Yersi looked at Gravis with cold eyes. Gravis noticed these cold eyes and could already take several guesses at what these meant.

"You don't seem as impressive as everyone makes you out to be," Aris said coldly.

'So, it's that, huh? Sometimes, I simply can't get beasts,' Gravis thought. Saying that he didn't feel anything when he heard these words would be a lie. To humans, as long as a family member didn't prove to be a dick, feeling familial love would be natural. Yet, to beasts, even familial love needed to be earned.

To Gravis, it didn't feel very pleasant that his children would only care about him as long as he proved himself to be powerful. This kind of felt impure to him. Yet, what could he do? They were beasts at heart, and that was just how beasts were.

"Does it really matter if I'm impressive or not? If I were the weakest level three King, would you simply despise me?" Gravis asked.

Gravis watched his kids to see their reactions. Aris didn't show any reaction, just like Cera. Yet, Yersi appeared to be a bit unsure. 'So, they are not pure beasts. At least, Yersi still seems to hesitate. Interesting.'

"If you were so pathetic, you wouldn't have any right to be our father," Aris said coldly. Cera also agreed with that. Yersi kept silent.

'Ouch, that stings,' Gravis thought. 'Well, it doesn't matter much. They are still my kids. If every parent immediately stopped loving their kids just because their kids said once that they hated them, no one would have any parents left. It's not great, but that's just how it is.'

"So," Gravis said, "You're saying that I need to beat some sense into you?"

Aris narrowed his eyes as he looked at Gravis. "No one jumps levels against me. Instead, I'm the one jumping the levels. I haven't fought an Emperor yet, but I'm sure that I can fight one."

Gravis believed Aris' first statement, but the second one was just pure nonsense. Starting at the Law Comprehension Realm, every beast was a Divine Beast. This meant that a level one Emperor had a body 16 times more powerful than Aris. This wasn't impossible to beat, but the true power of an Emperor was their Laws, not their body or Realm.

Even Gravis doubted that he could take down an Emperor, even if that Emperor was one that would be countered by one of his Composition Laws. As for Aris? Aris wasn't even a bit dangerous to Gravis right now.

"Have you fought anyone yet that managed to comprehend a level two Law?" Gravis asked.

"No, but I want to," Aris said.

"Do you want to feel the power of a level two Law?" Gravis asked with a smirk.

WHOOOOOM!

Gravis released his Will-Aura, as well as his Law of Suppression. Their three bodies seized when they felt the incomparably domineering pressure. Moving their bodies became incredibly difficult under Gravis' Will-Aura.

Aris looked at Gravis with narrowed eyes. He had definitely underestimated his father. Yet, this suppression wasn't enough to stop him. He was still several times faster than his father.

of a level two Law," Gravis explained. "Yet, the power of this level two Law, on average, is a bit weaker than an average level two Law. Of course, that weakness is being canceled out by its other advantage. Keeping this Law going costs me absolutely nothing. I can

"It's powerful, I have to give you that, but it's not enough to overpower

bit. "Don't forget that I'm a level three King. Now, imagine if I were a level five King. Do you think you would still be

Due to that, he could judge very well how

seem like Aris had changed at all. Yet, that wasn't true. Instead of doubting Gravis' words, he accepted them. Aris had accepted that he had been mistaken and that if Gravis were a level five King, Aris would be helpless

then, Aris would have denied this fact, but now,

me,"

not a level five King,"

to accept when you're wrong. In the beginning, I had thought that you fell back into your mindlessly arrogant self, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm proud of you, Aris." Gravis

but he felt something when Gravis said that he was proud of him. Something deep inside of

brother or companion, Aris would have no issue with accepting Gravis.

Suddenly, the pressure disappeared.

a smile. "I've never had the opportunity to truly show you my power. Back then, you all were still too weak. So, this time, let

show you that I don't even need this Law to completely suppress you. I also won't use my special affinity towards lightning. I won't

Yet, I'll also show you that I don't need them to suppress you,

in his youth, he would have thought that Gravis was disrespecting him, but now, Aris knew that Gravis was just very confident in

and Yersi moved to the side

which was over

BANG! BANG!

incredible speed. Then, he punched Gravis with his full power. Yet,

were created with Peak Nascent Nourishing Rank Materials and crafted with the Hard Pure Material Law. As long as Aris wasn't able to release the power of a level two Law, they wouldn't

again. Meanwhile, Aris was shocked that Gravis didn't even receive an injury. Additionally, he hadn't seen the

distance. "Do you want to see true speed?"

BANG!

used his

explode behind him. Shortly after that, he took all the power out of his body and shoved it into his lightning. This

when he saw Gravis. If Gravis hadn't been so far away, Aris would have barely been able to react. One had to remember that Gravis was only a level three King. Yet, Gravis had shown that he was just as fast

BZZZZ!

was a Law, but he hadn't seen that one yet. Was this some kind of Law regarding Lightning's defense

Nevertheless, Gravis moved in.

SSSHHHH!

Law of Lightning. His will was many times stronger than Aris', which allowed him to not only weaken his lightning but make