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

beasts can assume human form, romance between them and humans becomes more common. However, it still isn't

you know, I have a beast body, which means that all my children became

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

there can be true humans, true beasts, beasts with a Will-Aura and Spirit but with weak bodies, 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

of the four can actually

"How come?" Gravis asked.

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

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

furrowed his brows. "You're

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 all of

be as

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

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

with the personality of

acts like a beast is simply another

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

"Ask away."

guy with nearly no Karmic

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 beneficial for Energy gathering, it reduces

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

you can't comprehend it," Arc added with

not everything was handled by the Heavens. Some of the stuff

you doing all the time?" Gravis

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

of

Arc said with a dismissive wave. "By now,

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

have Heaven's Trials?" Gravis

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

Trial,

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

way, could you do me

back. What could Arc ask of