Chapter 506: Gravis Teachings (1/2)

Cera and Yersi believed their father to be very powerful, but was he so powerful that he could truly win against Aris with a two-level disadvantage? This seemed impossible to them.

BANG!

Aris exploded forward with impressive speed as lightning exploded out of his feet. He immediately unleashed a punch. A beast with such a weak body wouldn't be able to dodge something like that!

Whoop!

Yet, even though Gravis moved very slowly in Aris' perception, he somehow managed to barely dodge the attack.

Shing!

A saber appeared in Gravis' hands, and Aris couldn't stop himself. His forward momentum made the saber stab into one of his eyes. Gravis didn't enjoy this, but he needed to show Aris his fatal weakness.

Yet, Gravis quickly jumped away again.

”If I had put any amount of strength into my saber, it would have entered your brain,” Gravis said with a smirk from a distance.

Cera and Yersi's eyes widened. Where did this sharp stick come from? Additionally, what was this sharp stick? They had never seen anything like it.

Aris felt pain, and his mind went wild. This was just like the time when he had fought Yersi!

”You were so confident in your attack that you didn't anticipate that your opponent might be able to evade,” Gravis said. ”This left you open to a fatal strike.”

Aris was still stunned as he stood there. Then, he shook his head in rage. ”Where did that sharp stick come from!? Is your pride in your own body so weak that you must use external things to help you win!?” Aris shouted.

Gravis shook his head. ”I am the creator of mine and your bodies. There was no beast looking like us before I have arrived. The body you have has been designed with my combat style in mind,” Gravis explained.

The three of them were surprised when they heard that. It was one thing to be granted such a body, but it was a different thing to create it.

”This is a saber,” Gravis said as he held his saber forward. ”It is made of the hard stone in the earth, which we call metal. Our natural weapons have a limit in terms of what they can do. ”

Gravis walked around a bit. ”You are right to question the possibility that something with such a weak body would be able to win against you. After all, my claws wouldn't have been able to reach your brain. Then, why would I use them against you?”

”Think of your past fights. You should have realized that the weapons you have are not enough to penetrate the enemy's defense. So, why not create a weapon that can do this? Don't think about what you have, but what you don't have,” Gravis said with a smirk.

Aris still wasn't convinced. This defeat felt unfair! It was one thing to lose to Yersi, who was at the same level as him, but to lose to someone two levels below him? He couldn't accept something like that.

Yet, before Aris could say anything, Gravis smirked at him. ”I know that you are still not convinced. Even though you would have just died if this were a real fight, you still don't accept it. Your pride makes you blind to- ”

”Shut up!” Aris shouted as he charged at Gravis again with an explosion. He couldn't accept his loss. This time, he wouldn't use such an easily avoidable attack.

Whoooom!

Suddenly, the air turned cold as it became difficult for everyone to breathe. Gravis had just activated his Will-Aura. Yet, true to his promise, Gravis tweaked it to have the same power as when he had been at the Tree-Stage. After all, he had said that he would only use the Battle-Strength that he had when he had been at their level.

Yet, how powerful was Gravis' Will-Aura? Back in the Tree-Stage, he had already killed the priest and strengthened his Will-Aura with the Tree-Stage training.

A beast at his same level would lose its consciousness. A beast one level above him would barely be able to move, and a beast two levels above him would be slowed by nearly 50%.

All three of them felt like a massive pressure was pressing into them. In their eyes, this weak Gravis had transformed into a beast that appeared just as powerful as a King! Of course, this was only an illusion brought on by Gravis' Will-Aura.

Aris had wanted to attack, but the sudden pressure had made him hesitate. Gravis wasn't someone that let such an opportunity slip by him. With Aris being slowed, Gravis jumped forward and buried his saber in Aris' other eye. Now, Aris was blind.

BANG!

Then, Aris heard an explosion of lightning and felt a powerful hit to his stomach, which threw him into the distance. Sadly, he wasn't able to discern much without eyes.

Cera and Yersi had seen what had happened. Gravis had used some lightning and kicked Aris in the stomach with another lightning explosion. The resulting power reduced Gravis' legs to chunks but threw Aris into the distance.

”You have just died a second time, Aris,” Gravis transmitted from a distance.

Aris' mind was in a panic as his survival instincts kicked in. He jumped around in an effort to dodge other attacks, but no attacks came.

Meanwhile, Cera and Yersi saw Aris jumping around while Gravis just stood there, not doing anything.

”I'm not attacking you right now. Stop it with this stupid dance,” Gravis said.