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.

he heard that, but he quickly realized the answer.

can assume human form, romance between them

means that all my children became beasts with slight human features. What can happen when a true

on two criteria," Arc said. "The first one is whether they have a human body or

no Spirit or Will-Aura but with powerful bodies," Arc said. "Then, of course, we have the spectrum

two of the four can actually exist

"How come?" Gravis asked.

will be killed by humans

hatred for beasts while the beasts kill these mixed children for fear of them allying themselves with humans. Both sides have different reasons, but the actions are

"You're not saving these mixed

them. As soon as they leave this home, which is when they comprehend their first Law, they will be killed regardless. Additionally,

was the most powerful being in this world, but he still wanted to be as fair as possible. There

a true beast body but with the

give them a home where they can live like humans until they eventually die or ascend to the

humans with the personality of beasts?"

they just more humans?" Arc said with a smile. "Humans are so very diverse that a human that acts like a beast is simply another human. Additionally, their loyalty and mindset intent on power will give them a lot of

Gravis said. "There was something else I

"Ask away."

no Karmic Luck.

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 action. If it deems the Cultivator to be more damaging than

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

you can't comprehend it," Arc added with a

was handled by the Heavens. Some of the stuff

are you doing all the time?" Gravis

are four different Cultivators undergoing their tribulation. I need to keep a check on those fights to see if their longevity should be increased or not. At the same time, I need to manipulate the circumstances of 4,781 other Cultivators

like a lot of work," Gravis

to it after a million years or two," Arc said with a dismissive wave. "By now, all

getting used to something like this. It sounded way too complicated

have Heaven's

the most powerful higher world, isn't it? I need to continually refine all Cultivators. We only want

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

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

way, could you do me a

asked back. What could