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.

realized the answer. "So, they're children of

romance

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

they have a human body

with weak bodies, and humans with no Spirit or Will-Aura

of the four can actually exist in

"How come?" Gravis asked.

"Humans and beasts are mortal enemies 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 parents is a beast. The same thing is true for

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

"You're

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

was the most powerful being in this world, but he still wanted to be as fair as possible. There were not even 200 beings in

are mixed children in a true beast body but with the personality of

is not a home for them. I want to give them a home where they can live like humans until they eventually die or ascend to the

humans with the personality of beasts?" Gravis

a human that acts like a beast is simply

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

"Ask away."

this one guy with nearly no Karmic Luck. Did you do that?" Gravis

with Karmic Luck. The system simply checks the actions and the

scratched his chin. "However, it's not a Law in the normal sense, but in the sense of a rule of nature. You know,

no, you can't comprehend it," Arc added with a

by the Heavens. Some of the stuff

are you

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

lot of work,"

years or two," Arc said with a dismissive wave. "By now, all

tried, he just couldn't imagine getting used

Heaven's

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

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

the weakest and most arrogant Heavens, while

you do me a solid?"

back. What could Arc ask