Elemental Laws of Lightning

Matthews watched Fiona, whose Tai Chi movements were quite graceful; it was as if she had studied the art before.

"It's a pity you don't have an affinity for the water element. Otherwise, this set of fist techniques would have suited you perfectly!"

"Ah, so this is a fist technique!"

Matthews nodded, then said to her, "Go and pack up. We are heading back from the Magic Beast Mountain Range."

Just as Matthews and his group finished packing and set off toward the Magic Beast Mountain Range, the people from the Church of Light arrived at the valley where they had been staying three days later.

Once they pursued them to the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, they lost Matthews' trail.

Since his battle with that light angel, Matthews had lost his electromagnetic flight equipment. Matthews had now reached the ninth rank and began condensing his Battle Qi in preparation for advancing to the Saint Realm.

The electromagnetism he had learned previously could be used as magic in this world; here, it was the manifestation of the Electromagnetic Profundity.

However, the worlds were different, and electromagnetism was a discipline based on electrons.

Electromagnetic induction is a phenomenon that occurs when electrons move within a circuit;

Permanent magnets are a phenomenon caused by the fixed spin motion of subatomic particles within electrons.

But this world lacked the concept of electrons; here, lightning was an elemental substance just like any other matter. All elements were forms of energy.

Although there was a theory in his previous world that the basic unit constituting atoms was quarks, and some even said quarks were actually energy clusters, those were not things a student from a second-rate school could research or study.

Based on this understanding, if he wanted to comprehend the Electromagnetic Profundity now, he had to first comprehend the Lightning Element Profundity, and only then could he use the movement of lightning elements to grasp the Electromagnetic Profundity.

Therefore, these days, Matthews spent his time teaching Fiona basic martial arts and meditation. Most of his time, however, was spent cultivating Battle Qi and sensing the lightning elements, carefully observing the flashing specks of light gathering around his body.

After Matthews chose to cultivate in the Magic Beast Mountain Range for a period, they stopped by the lake where they had previously killed the ninth-rank magic beast, the Black Snake. That day, Asolun took Fiona to gather some fruits and vegetables not far away, while Matthews sat by the lake, watching the sky as it prepared to rain, waiting to comprehend the Lightning Element Laws during the thunderstorm.

Not far away, the people from the Church of Light had traveled all the way here and finally locked onto Matthews and his group once again.

"Hmm!"

Seeing Matthews issue a warning sound, Pal, the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion lying beside him, also asked, "Master, what is it?"

"Eight people are surrounding us. They don't come with good intentions."

The Blood-Eyed Mane Lion stood up, and Matthews used the soul connection from his equal contract with Asolun to tell him, "Take Fiona and don't come back to the lake yet; there are enemies coming."

Just after Matthews finished speaking to Asolun, he saw two people wearing the uniforms of the Church of Light's Holy Knight Order, accompanied by six angels, surrounding him.

Paya looked at Matthews, who was standing ready by the lake, and noticed the absence of the other snake-type magic beast and the ordinary girl mentioned in the intelligence. She said, "A girl and a snake-type magic beast are missing."

Otto said dismissively, "They are irrelevant!"

Now, Matthews and Pal were blocked at the lakeside, with only the lake surface as a possible exit. He had no choice but to say to the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion, "We will break out from that direction; don't get bogged down in a long fight."

Matthews had fought against angels before and knew how troublesome they were. Now there were six of them, and he knew that six angels could form an Angel Battle Formation.

Their formation allowed them to share the damage taken by the enemy and combine the attack power of all six angels. One angel, risking the danger of its body collapsing, had managed to injure Matthews, who only had the Battle Qi strength of an early ninth-rank. Now, with six angels, it was even more dangerous.

"Boom--"

Matthews swung his Death Scythe, sending Otto, who was blocking the path toward the depths of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, flying. Although Otto, as a ninth-rank warrior, managed to entangle Matthews for a moment, he was sent vomiting blood by Matthews' full-force strike, but Matthews was immediately swarmed by the six angels after his attack.

"Boom--"

Matthews used the Death Scythe to unleash his strongest move after comprehending the momentum of heaven and earth. Although the Angel Battle Formation formed by the six angels became somewhat unstable under this powerful strike, they managed to hold their ground!

"This is troublesome. I was hoping to kill one angel with a full-force strike so they couldn't form the Angel Battle Formation."

Over there, Pal, the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion, was also being entangled by the injured Otto and Paya. Although Otto was injured, Paya was fine, so he couldn't count on Pal to help break the Angel Battle Formation from the outside for the time being!

"Clang--"

Another angel's greatsword slashed down, only to be blocked by Matthews' scythe. It was a pity that at the ninth rank, he couldn't unleash the true power of a Sovereign Artifact. Otherwise, ninth-rank angels would be nothing more than fodder under a Sovereign Artifact.

Through that last exchange, Matthews realized that the strength of this group of angels in formation was about the same as the full-force strike of the angel from a month ago—both had attack power at the early Saint Realm level. If not for the sharpness of the Sovereign Artifact, Matthews would have been unable to cope without having comprehended the Laws.

"Boom--"

A thunderclap echoed between heaven and earth as Matthews traded another blow with the angels.

"This won't do. It seems I have to try that move!"

After trading a blow, Matthews channeled lightning onto his scythe. As he raised it, a bolt of lightning composed of lightning elements suddenly surged toward the sky. The angels in the formation didn't know what was happening.

"Boom--"

Another flash of lightning and a thunderclap sounded. Matthews' scythe connected with the lightning between heaven and earth. Through this bolt, Matthews clearly sensed the activity of the lightning elements. Having already comprehended the momentum of heaven and earth, he caught a glimpse of the trace of Lightning Element Laws contained within the lightning at that moment.

Electric light flickered around his body. Borrowing the power of this lightning and the Lightning Element Laws he had just begun to grasp, Matthews struck with all his might toward one of the angels!

After the strike, two ninth-rank angels were slain by Matthews. Just like that, the Angel Battle Formation surrounding him was broken.

Without the Angel Battle Formation, these early ninth-rank angels were much easier to deal with. They weren't like the peak ninth-rank angel Lyriel, who could risk body collapse to reach the Saint Realm level. Now, as long as Matthews guarded against the kind of self-destruction tactic used last time, there would be no problem.

A short while later, Matthews killed the remaining four angels. Afterward, he helped the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion kill the two ninth-rank warriors of the Holy Knight Order.