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 beasts and humans, just like

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

a beast body, which means that all my children became beasts with slight

said. "The first one is whether they have a human

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

two of the four can

"How come?" Gravis asked.

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

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

brows. "You're not

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.

to be as

a true

nodded. "They can still have a future in the world, but the emotionless world of beasts 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 highest world, where the enmity between beasts and humans basically doesn't

with the personality of beasts?" Gravis

that acts like a beast is simply another human. Additionally, their loyalty and mindset intent on power will give them

question," Gravis said. "There was something else I wanted to

"Ask away."

one guy with nearly no Karmic Luck. Did you

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 beneficial for Energy gathering, it reduces the Cultivator's Karmic

chin. "However, it's not a Law in the normal sense, but in the

comprehend it," Arc added

handled by the Heavens. Some of the stuff also happened

the way, what are you doing all the

to see if their longevity should be increased or not. At the same time, I need to manipulate the circumstances of

sounds like a lot of work," Gravis said with

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

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

Heaven's

answered with a smirk. "After all, this is the most powerful higher world, isn't it? I need to continually refine all Cultivators. We only want the best of

had also used a Heaven's Trial, but using it in a lower world did more damage than

Heaven and Arc was unfathomably vast. One was one of the weakest and most arrogant

could you do me a solid?" Arc

Gravis asked back. What could Arc ask of