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.

shocked when he heard that, but he quickly realized the answer. "So, they're children of beasts and

As soon as beasts can assume human form, romance between

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

are four possibilities based on two criteria," Arc said. "The first one is whether they have a human body or a beast body, and

and humans with no Spirit or Will-Aura but with powerful bodies," Arc said. "Then, of course, we have the spectrum of how beast-like or human-like their

only two of the four can actually exist in

"How come?" Gravis asked.

a powerful body but no Spirit will be killed by humans since they

hatred for beasts while the beasts kill these mixed children for fear of them allying themselves

"You're

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

to be as fair as possible. There were not even 200 beings in Arc's

a true beast body but with the personality of humans?" Gravis

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

about humans with the personality of

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

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

"Ask away."

no Karmic Luck.

at keeping a world healthy. I don't interfere with Karmic Luck. The system simply checks

you could call 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 rule of nature. You know,

can't comprehend it," Arc added with a

handled by the Heavens.

you

their longevity should be increased or not. At the same time, I need to

sounds like a lot of work," Gravis said

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

hard Gravis tried, he just couldn't imagine getting used to something like this. It sounded way too complicated

you have Heaven's Trials?" Gravis

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

also used a Heaven's Trial,

was unfathomably vast. One was one of the weakest and most arrogant Heavens, while the other was the second strongest and

you do

back. What could Arc ask