Lightning Is the Only Way

After several days of teaching, Gravis finally dismissed class after everyone started to become unruly. They were probably not used to staying in one place for so long.

Fortunately, Gravis' concentration was powerful enough to easily handle such a long teaching session. This was nothing in comparison to comprehending Laws or forging equipment.

Gravis activated his Spirit Sense and saw Arc sitting on a tree stump a couple of kilometers away.

SHING!

Gravis teleported over.

"Really? You teleport even for such a small distance?" Arc said with a smile without looking at him.

"Well, I don't have as much time as you," Gravis said.

"Yes, but when you move too fast, you miss the beauties of life," Arc said as he smiled at Gravis. "Isn't that the very reason why you are here?"

Gravis blinked a couple of times.

Arc was right.

Gravis had only chased power for the last 2,500 or so years, which had changed him subtly. Gravis thought about why he had teleported and realized that this minuscule time difference actually was negligible.

Gravis sighed. "How did you know?"

"Because you're a smart person, Gravis," Arc said. "You realize the dangers of only chasing power and know that chasing power will invalidate the very reason why you want to become powerful."

Gravis fell into thought.

Then, Arc started laughing. "I'm just messing with you. Everyone takes breaks," Arc said with mirth in his voice.

Gravis also had to laugh when he heard the genuine mirth in Arc's voice.

"No, but seriously, you need to connect to your human side between sessions," Arc said. "You don't want to end up becoming an emotionless power machine."

"Speaking of human side," Gravis said as he remembered one of his questions. "How come that the beasts in the class act more like humans?"

"That's because they are part human," Arc said like it wasn't a big deal.

answer. "So,

"Yes. As soon as beasts can assume human form, romance between them and humans becomes more common. However, it still

brows. "As you know, I have a beast body, which means that all my children became beasts with slight human features. What can happen when a true human and

they have a human body or a beast body, and

there can be true humans, true beasts, beasts with a Will-Aura and Spirit but with weak bodies, and humans with no Spirit

only two of the four

"How come?" Gravis asked.

in this world, Gravis. A human with a powerful body but no Spirit will be killed by humans since they know that one of their

for fear of them allying themselves with humans. Both sides have different reasons, but the actions

furrowed his brows. "You're not

Arc said. "This is only a temporary home for them. As soon as they leave this home, which is when they comprehend their first Law, they will be killed regardless. Additionally, there isn't enough space to save

he still wanted to be as fair as possible. There were not even 200 beings in Arc's sanctuary,

I guess that these beasts are mixed children in a true beast body but with the personality

want to give them a home where they can live like humans until they eventually die or ascend to the highest world, where the enmity between beasts and humans basically doesn't

about humans with the personality of beasts?" Gravis

human that acts like a beast is simply another

that was a stupid question," Gravis said. "There was something else I

"Ask away."

with nearly no Karmic Luck.

automatic system, which had been implemented by my creator," Arc said. "I may hate my creator, but he is very good at keeping a world healthy. I don't interfere with Karmic Luck. The system simply checks the actions and the intent behind the

Arc said as he scratched his chin. "However, it's not a Law in the normal sense, but in the sense of a rule

can't comprehend it," Arc added with

by the Heavens.

the way, what are you

or not. At the same time, I need to manipulate the circumstances of 4,781 other Cultivators to move them towards other people that will soon reach

a lot of work," Gravis said with

you get used to it after a million years or two," Arc

hard Gravis tried, he just couldn't imagine getting used

Heaven's Trials?" Gravis

isn't it? I need to continually refine all Cultivators. We only want the best

the lower Heaven had also used a Heaven's Trial, but using it in a lower

difference between the lower Heaven and Arc was unfathomably vast. One was one of the weakest and most arrogant Heavens,

the way, could you do me

back. What could Arc ask