Chapter 786: Demonstration (1/2)

This proof was too powerful to go up against. Gravis' entire existence didn't conform to the basics of cultivation. From this moment on, Stella no longer doubted Gravis' words. Gravis had shown powers that went far beyond what Cultivators saw as possible, which meant that he probably also knew a lot of things that others didn't know.

And that was true.

Gravis had gained incredible knowledge due to the dynamic between him and Heaven. He went through so many abnormal paths in his cultivation that he had a horizon that could be called unequaled in a higher world, except for Arc.

”Now, with that out of the way,” Gravis said, ”let's continue.”

Stella nodded.

”The first primary category is the Matter Laws,” Gravis said. ”That includes all forms of dead matter you can see and the elements.”

Whoop!

Gravis created a cube of metal with his metal element. ”The reason why they are the easiest to understand is that we can feel them with all of our senses and that they don't move or interact without something external affecting them.”

”We can see them,” Gravis said as he gestured to the metal cube. ”We can feel them,” he said as he put his hand on the cube.

Clink! Clink!

”We can hear them,” Gravis said as he lightly knocked on the cube, ”and we can smell and taste them.”

”The elements are the same. We can perceive fire, water, wind, lightning, and so on with all of our senses and can simply look at them.”

Stella nodded, even though she already knew that. She simply didn't know the overarching category.

”The next category is the Life Laws,” Gravis said. ”We can still perceive them with all of our senses, but they don't stand still. They move, constantly interact with each other, and change. This makes them basically a more complex form of matter. Especially since the Law of Life also includes Spirits.”

Stella nodded. She knew some level two Soul Laws. Therefore, she knew that understanding souls was more difficult than simply understanding metal or earth.

”The next category of Laws is the Emotional Laws,” Gravis said. ”You know the Law of Empathy, which is part of that category. You probably have also heard of the Laws of Pride and Rage.”

Stella nodded again. The Emotional Laws were definitely not easy to understand. Understanding all the elements wasn't nearly as hard as understanding all the Emotional Laws.

That's when realization struck.

'He's right!' Stella thought. 'From an individual standpoint, understanding an Emotional Law might not be harder than understanding matter as long as I come into contact with the emotion, but trying to understand all of them would be many times harder! Additionally, it's difficult to understand emotions since I can't just manipulate myself into feeling them.'

This realization affirmed Stella's decision to believe Gravis. She had known all of these things, but she hadn't made the connection.

”The last set of primary Laws are the Situational Laws,” Gravis said. ”You know one of them. The Law of Danger.”

Stella's brows furrowed. Nearly everyone knew the Law of Danger since Cultivators had a very intimate relationship with danger. Understanding this Law wasn't hard. However, Gravis said that this category was the hardest to perceive.

”The Law of Danger is very common,” Gravis said, ”but the other Laws are far rarer.”

”The reason why Situational Laws are called Situational Laws is that you can only understand them when being in a certain situation for an extended period of time, understanding the hows and whys of the situation.”

”You can't see, hear, taste, smell, or feel the Situational Laws with your body. You can only feel them with your Spirit and mind. However, they are still real, even if you can't perceive them like any other kind of Law.”

Stella fell into thought as she combed her hair with her fingers. All of this sounded very logical, but she only had the Law of Danger as an example.

”Let me give you some examples and show you how the Situational Laws affect reality,” Gravis said.

Stella looked with surprise at Gravis. ”You know them?” she asked.

Gravis smirked. ”The Situational Laws are probably the most important reason for my Battle Strength. You could even say I specialize in them.”

”They are so powerful?” Stella asked in shock. ”Also, why haven't you used these Laws against me in our fight?”

”I did,” Gravis said, confusing Stella.

He had? But Gravis hadn't unleashed any kind of powerful attack or powerful defense. As far as she knew, Gravis had only used the Life Laws, gravity, time, and the elements. She had not seen any other kind of Law at play.

”Let me demonstrate,” Gravis said.

Stella waited, but nothing happened.

After some seconds, Stella became confused again. What was he talking about? Gravis was doing nothing.

”How do you feel?” Gravis asked.

Stella was a bit surprised by the seemingly irrelevant question. ”Normal,” she answered.

Gravis nodded. ”Look behind you.”