Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and Mortis concentrated on all of their insights.

Back in the higher world, it had been an impossibility to comprehend the Law of the True World.

Why?

Because comprehending it required some knowledge about the deeper workings of Energy.

Now, as Peak Divine Gods with all the True Laws, Gravis and Mortis easily had this little bit of insight. It wasn't an entire Law all on its own, but just a very advanced principle of Energy.

If one didn't know enough True Laws, one wouldn't be able to extrapolate that principle since one was missing too many points of reference.

But, of course, knowing all the True Laws was more than enough.

Cultivators that didn't know that principle would find an issue in combining everything.

For example, Gravis went from the Law of Perceived Reality to the Law of Sentience to the Law of Sentient Life. Yet, when he tried to combine it with the sheer volume of Energy a dead world can provide, it somehow seemed to crumble apart.

It was like trying to shove an ocean of water through many tiny, complex, and fragile tubes. If not done correctly, the sheer pressure would destroy the tubes.

The same thing was true if one went from the Law of the Dead World to the Law of the Living World to the Law of the Complex Living World. Up to that point, everything would be fine, but if one wanted to expand the tubes with a more complex pattern, the tubes would break apart again.

But that didn't concern Gravis anymore.

All the insights flowed together, and they created one entire image.

The level one Laws flowed into the level two Laws, which flowed into the level three Laws, and so on.

The number of the Laws underwent three repetitions, all with very similar patterns.

That was until one reached the peak.

Like the trunk of a tree, the long, wide, and stable line narrowed into a single point.

It was like a spear.

Hundreds of Laws all combined into one single Law.

All the matter was included, no matter how weak or how powerful.

primordial forces were

the Elements were

the complex principles were

WHOOOOM!

absorbed a ton of Energy, but before he could absorb

of the True

renewed insights, Gravis

I can make my own

can make my

the insights he had gained, he realized that he could easily create

He knew everything.

how to set up a flow of time, a force of gravity, or a network of

combine all the different Elements to create all the

Energy into the most complex forms of

right now and create his own higher world. With enough Energy, he

Everything made sense.

was the

he knew

two restrictions Gravis couldn't overcome right

control over Energy, but as soon as I would try to gather the Energy to

and it would consume all of it. I wouldn't be able to create anything in there since I can't even defend myself against the

a world in a place without Primordial

I can't create new Elements, and I can't create new kinds of space and time. I can slightly alter Orthar's principles, but they will

of the True World represents everything inside

include the interaction between the Primordial Chaos and Orthar's

need ground on which I can build it. Without ground, I can't

island in the endless ocean of chaos, and that's

Mortis said from the

come far," Gravis

it truly us?" Mortis

Gravis asked

followed all your orders, and I did as you said. That we managed to reach this point is

I would be dead without you, right?" Gravis

arm to survive doesn't mean that the arm controls

looking at all of this with way too much cynicism," Gravis said with a snort. "You were the one that supported me when I was afflicted with the

over both of us. Sure, I might have had more control, but the 99% still need 1% to