Chapter 623: Stars (2/2)

Gravis' mind went wild with possibilities. There had to be some use to these stars. Heaven didn't create useless things. Gravis was very sure that Heaven didn't create these stars simply because they looked pretty.

After some seconds, Gravis reached a possibility that made far too much sense.

'This is the world's Energy storage!' Gravis thought with excitement. 'Creating a Strider takes an absurd amount of Energy. I saw three Ascenders absorbing several Striders at the same time, but the Energy density of the core of the world only dropped by a little bit. Normally, one Strider should have enough Energy inside it that the density should drop noticeably if a new one was created.'

Gravis' eyes shone as he scratched his chin. 'So that's where Heaven keeps all the backup Energy. Additionally, no one would notice some stars vanishing when a Strider was killed. After all, everyone would focus on the death of the gigantic Strider.'

Gravis' gaze moved over all the stars. Then, he flew around some more to see if he missed any. His Spirit Sense didn't reach so far that he could encompass the entire world, which was why he had to use his eyes to look at them.

After some minutes, Gravis was sure that he found most of the stars. 'I need to do some calculations,' he thought as he compared the Energy inside a Strider with the Energy inside the stars.

'There are enough stars to create about ten Striders. So, together with the already existing ten Striders, this world has enough Energy to keep 20 Striders alive without it affecting the Energy density of the world. That's why I only felt the Energy density drop after nearly all Striders had been absorbed.'

Yet, instead of being happy that he found out about a secret of the world, Gravis frowned. 'That's a problem,' he thought. 'When I become a level five Emperor, I would need to eat a total of 40 Striders to become an Immortal. That would even empty out the Energy storage of the entire world.'

'But there must be a way. Heaven wants me to become powerful. Even if it tried to do something like that, my father wouldn't have sent me here. He knows far more than me, and he has surely foreseen my Energy requirements and how much I would need to ascend.'

'This means that I can become an Immortal in this world. Additionally, even if there were no way for me to become more powerful, father would simply call me back. After all, I shouldn't forget that he is not Heaven. He is not bound by any rules. If he so wanted, he could kill all my enemies, and there would be nothing that Heaven could do about it. After all, isn't it normal that a father would help his son?'

'He only keeps himself out of my life to grant me tempering. Yet, having no Energy to progress is not tempering. If there were truly no way for me to become an Immortal in here, he would simply call me back, but I don't think that this will happen.'

'This Heaven keeps fanatically to the rules. Therefore, it must give me a way to become an Immortal. I'm guessing that this Heaven will lower its own cultivation to give me enough Energy to become an Immortal.'

'As far as I know, this Heaven should also be one level higher than a typical Ascender, just like in the lower world. This means that this Heaven should be a level two Immortal if there actually are levels in the Immortal Realm. I don't know the specific progression inside that Realm yet,' Gravis theorized.

Gravis did some calculations.

'This means that Heaven should have enough Energy inside it to create around 64 Striders. That's enough for me.'

Gravis looked at the stars again. 'Anyway, there's no Law I can comprehend by looking at these stars. If I wanted, I could also create something similar. It's just pushing Energy together. The only reason why I can't create something as dense as these stars is because of my cultivation. Heaven should be a level two Immortal and can therefore exhibit more force when compressing Energy.'

Gravis left the star and went back to his old position. Now, he was no longer distracted and could concentrate fully on comprehending the Law of Cold.

What about the sun?

Trying to reach the sun with his current power was a fool's dream. Gravis was not sure if the surroundings would become even colder or hotter if he closed in on the sun, but it didn't matter. He wouldn't survive either way.

If it became even colder, Gravis would freeze to death before he was even close to it. If it became hotter, Gravis would still freeze to death before he could reach that area. Additionally, the heat of the sun was transferred via beams, not surrounding heat. This meant that his front would burn while his behind would freeze. He would still run out of Energy that way.

Concentrating on the Law of Cold would be more effective. If he managed to comprehend it, he could maybe reach the sun.

Thus, Gravis started his comprehension of the Law of Cold.