Chapter 596: Old Man Gravis (1/2)

Gravis thought about his situation for quite some time until he finally rubbed his head in frustration. 'Fuck this! I need to go with the first choice. It appears absolutely impossible right now, but there surely is a way to increase my Battle-Strength even more.'

'So, a beast four levels higher than me would have speed that is impossible for me to react to, would create an attack that I can't resist against, and I can't even injure them. This means I need to upgrade all three aspects.'

'The best way to majorly increase these aspects is by understanding more level two Laws. First of all, I need to deal with the speed difference. Right now, I can increase my Will-Aura again, which would put the suppression to 30%. The problem is that I have no way to increase it right now. The only other beast in this world that has comprehended Punishment Lightning is the Grand Elder, and with me being a level five King now, he won't be able to help me.'

'Since he has overtaken the position of the leader of the Icy Pride Empire, he also won't increase his Realm for quite some time. So, increasing my Will-Aura falls flat,' Gravis thought as he scratched his chin. 'This means I need speed from somewhere else.'

Gravis glanced to the Lightning Ultimate. 'There surely must be an upgraded form of the level one Law of Lightning's Speed. Comprehending this Law would allow me to react to attacks, at least. This should be my first stop.'

'Then, I need to deal with my attack. Punishment Lightning is great and all, but it is only the base form of an attack. I need to manipulate it appropriately to make use of it as efficiently as possible. The Lightning Crescent has served me well for a long time, but it's a technique I have comprehended in the lower world. There surely must be better and more effective ways to use my Punishment Lightning.'

'Yet, maybe I don't need to completely change my technique, but upgrade it. Right now, my Lightning Crescent makes use of my Will-Aura, Spirit, and Punishment Lightning. Yet, it hasn't integrated other Laws. Additionally, I haven't comprehended any of the offensive Laws regarding lightning yet.'

Gravis' eyes shone. 'Lightning is a very offensive element, so it should have plenty of offensive Laws. If I comprehend some of these Laws, the power of my Lightning Crescent will rise. However, I'm not sure if that would be enough.'

'Another problem with my Lightning Crescent is that the power is not concentrated enough. I unleash it in a slash, and then it simply explodes. A lot of its power vanishes into the surroundings, and it spreads over my enemy's entire body. If I could concentrate it on one point, its power would rise again.'

'So, for my speed and offense, I need to comprehend more about lightning. I've always put it on the back burner since I could comprehend it anytime I wanted. Maybe I should increase its priority,' Gravis thought as he looked at the moving clouds in the sky, which moved around the lower bodies of the Ultimates.

'As for elemental defense, I need to comprehend the Light and Darkness Composition Laws. With that, I will be able to weaken all elemental attacks of my enemy. Additionally, understanding the level two Laws associated with their Composition would surely increase their effectiveness even more.'

'As for physical defense, the sharp attacks are already countered very well by my new Hard Complex Law. The problem is the force that the attacks transmit. I can increase my resistance to these attacks with two other things.'

'First, I need to comprehend the Soft Complex and Medium Complex Laws. Right now, my armor is so hard that if my body gets thrown around inside it, it's like I hit a hard wall of ore every time. An appropriate solution would be to have a hard layer on the outer side, a soft layer of gas in the middle, and a flexible but durable layer beneath all of this.'