Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis could finally release a sigh of relief. He was safe now. The peace that he and Skye were striving for had finally arrived. They would still need to strive for their own strength and resources, but they were at least not hunted anymore. With this, they could finally take a breather.

The expert from the Lightning Guild looked with terror at Aion. He wanted to say something and defend his actions, but he couldn't say anything, no matter how hard he tried. Aion's heavenly pressure made him unable to even speak.

Aion smirked and lifted his right hand. A green ball of water appeared on his hand, and it shot at Gravis and Skye. Gravis wasn't panicked, because he could feel the Life Energy radiating from the water. The water hit their bodies and quickly entered.

Gravis felt how his body was screaming in ecstasy and how it started ravenously absorbing the Life Energy. All his wounds, scars, broken skin, torn muscles, and scorched organs were pushed out of his body. Healthy skin, muscle, and organs rapidly grew and replaced the old ones. From a state of near-death, Gravis' body got fully healed in less than a minute.

Gravis slowly stood up, looking at his "old body", which was lying around him. He could see all his previously injured body parts laying on the floor, while he had been fully healed. That was a bizarre sight. Gravis looked over to Skye and also saw how it shouted in excitement, as the same happened to it. Just like that, all their injuries vanished. The water element was really incredible in healing.

The expert from the Lightning Guild didn't even notice how Gravis and Skye got healed. He only felt deep fear for his life, and he tried his absolute best to beg for his life. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, it was futile. Aion looked at Gravis with a warm smile and nodded.

Even if Gravis felt great right now, he wouldn't forget to be careful. No one knew that he was not a Heavenborn, and he had to keep the act up. If Aion found out, Gravis wouldn't even know how he had died. Gravis bowed slightly to Aion in thanks.

Aion turned back to the expert from the Lightning Guild, and his warm smile transformed into a cold smirk. "Trying to murder someone in the Heaven Sect. You truly have humongous guts," he commented, waiting for the expert to answer.

expert tried to answer, but couldn't. Aion simply continued looking at him. "You have no defense for your actions? Well, this makes it simpler," he said calmly. A couple of bright yellow rings on Aion's waist

of sharp ice appeared at their edges. After some seconds, six rotating ice rings flew around

SHING!

and every ring cut through the body of the expert of the Lightning Guild. The expert couldn't move, and the rings sliced his body into multiple parts. He had never thought that he would die here when he had accepted the mission to cut off Gravis' path towards the Heaven Sect. This was supposed to be an

BOOM!

all the accumulated Energy in a corpse would return to nature via

an Energy Gathering Realm cultivator, and what he felt now, shocked him deeply. Most

turned to Gravis with a smile. "I've been waiting for you, junior brother!" he said with excitement. Gravis quickly regained his

senior brother," he

He turned towards the walls. "Starting today, Gravis is no longer a wanted criminal," he said, and his

of frustration, rage, hatred, and helplessness. If they were stronger, then who could stop them from getting their revenge? This whole failure only

stand up in fear. It had seen how powerful the Lightning Guild's expert was, and it had also seen how effortlessly Aion had killed that expert. It knew that if

head, and looked to the side. Aion saw the sign of submission and released a short "Oh?". He started rubbing his chin in thought

while, Aion turned to Gravis. "That's an impressive Hurricane Hawk you got there, junior brother," he praised and then walked to the building. "It can fly around anywhere, but it is not allowed to come into