Chapter 840: An Old Ability (1/2)

It was time for the last set of the element-related Battle Laws. After that, Gravis would no longer come into contact with the Sect Alliance.

What were Gravis' plans for Graphite? Defense, right?

No, that was not what Gravis had in mind. Gravis was fighting Cultivators and beasts many levels above himself. Adding some defense wouldn't make much of a difference. When Gravis blocked an attack, he would need to use his saber or an attack of his own. Creating a dedicated defense would only waste Energy.

Back in the middle world, Gravis had used multiple shields for that purpose, and if he had the chance to use them again, he would. Sadly, resources were very scarce in this world. Sure, after looting the belongings of a hundred Sect Masters, Gravis had enough to create armor and some shields, but it hadn't been necessary up to now. He preferred having these resources as a hard currency.

In the middle world, there had nearly been an infinite amount of ores, but here, every single piece of ore already had an owner. If Gravis wanted this ore, he would need to either trade for it or kill the owner.

Because of these reasons, Gravis didn't try to create a set of armor or shields. In the future, when he had an overabundance of money, he would probably build one again, but not right now. Gravis' wealth was just big enough to make him an Early Major Circulation Immortal King. Sure, that sounded powerful, but one had to remember that there was an entire Realm above that, which only became more expensive.

Gravis appeared rich right now, but everything would vanish as soon as he increased his strength.

So, since Gravis didn't intend to use the Graphite Element as a defensive means, what did he intend to do with it?

Well, the first Law Gravis comprehended was Graphite's Law of Gravity. This was an element-related version of gravity. One could compare the dynamic between gravity and Graphite's gravity to the Law of Heat and the Law of Inferno's Heat. It was simply another way to create the same thing.

Gravis' Law of Gravity only had the power of a level three Law, making it useful, but not that useful. However, the Law of Graphite's Gravity was a level four Law, and it would be several times stronger than Gravis' Law of Gravity. Sadly, it cost quite a bit of Energy to use.

The next Law was the Law of Graphite's Mass. This Law had two uses.

One of them was that it increased the power of the Law of Graphite's Gravity, and the other use was that it increased the amount of ”earth” one could create with Energy. It was similar to a Law of Efficiency. One could also say that it was the same thing as the Law of Storm's Mass, but for everything earth-related.

The third Law was the Law of Graphite's Efficiency. As the name implied, it simply reduced the Energy cost of everything.

If Gravis wanted to use the Law of Graphite's Gravity on the enemy together with the Law of Frost's Penetration and the Law of Storm's Pressure, he needed to cut down the Energy consumption as much as possible.

However, this wasn't the only reason why Gravis comprehended this Law.

The Laws of Efficiency and Mass both reduced Energy consumption. So, what did Gravis plan with these two Laws?

The fourth Law Gravis comprehended was the Law of Graphite's Manipulation. This Law also had two uses.

One was the ability to move the earth around. When one thought back to the lower world, one might remember that Gravis once had this peculiar ability of Elemental Synchronicity. Back then, Gravis had the ability to swim through the earth.

With this Law, this ability returned. Gravis could ignore any kind of earth-related thing that didn't have a will on it. This meant that Gravis could also flee into the earth or hide in it for a surprise attack.

The second ability of the Law of Graphite's Manipulation was a heightened control over what kind of material Gravis would be able to create with his Graphite. By using Graphite, a lot of random materials would appear. After all, when Gravis had received the Virtualization Array of the Law of Graphite, a ton of random ores had been created. On top of that, they hadn't vanished after the Virtualization Array had been deactivated.

This would all come together with the fifth and final Law Gravis would comprehend.

However, before Gravis went to the next Law Comprehension Area, Gravis fell into thought.

'Elemental Synchronicity, huh?' he thought with a nostalgic expression. 'It's been forever since I thought about that. I also remember that Orpheus once said that this ability would become very important in the far future.'

Gravis sighed. 'By now, I can see the effect that Elemental Synchronicity would have on me very well. Just imagine, no element without a will would be able to affect me.'

'I could enter the core of any Element in the Law Comprehension Areas without affecting it. I wouldn't need to heal myself or be careful to not use too much Energy. My body would simply overlap with the Elements. Additionally, I would be able to feel them intimately.'

'In short, Elemental Synchronicity would boost my ability to comprehend Laws to insane levels. My affinity towards every single element would be unparalleled. All the Elements would unveil all their secrets to me in nearly an instant. I probably wouldn't even need to temper myself to comprehend incredibly complex Laws.'