Lightning Is the Only Way

While Gravis was making his way over to his first destination, around five hours had passed for Aion, who was still waiting beside the Wind Wall.

WHOOSH!

A mighty Spirit reached Aion's location and came into contact with him. "Where is he?" a thundering voice echoed in Aion's mind.

Aion could only smile bitterly. Gravis was his friend, yet he was still part of the Heaven Sect. It felt kind of weird being between two opposing forces. "He has left shortly after I have destroyed the token," Aion answered back.

Aion felt some annoyance and rage from the Spirit. "Why didn't you stop him!?" the voice practically shouted.

Aion remained calm. "He has broken into the Spirit Forming Realm. You should know about his unprecedented Battle-Strength at the same level. I can't stop him at all."

Instead of calming down, the voice got even more enraged. "What!? It's only been five days! How has he reached Spirit Forming from the sixth level of Magic Gathering in only five days!? Are you lying to me!?" the voice shouted.

Aion could only continue smiling bitterly. "You don't understand Gravis. The first thing I did after I returned was gathering information on where he was and what he did," Aion said back.

"What could he have possibly done to break through so many levels in just five days? He would have needed to start a war with a guild!" the voice shouted back.

"In a sense, that is exactly what he did," Aion said back.

The Spirit shook and stopped for a second. "What?" the voice said back in shock. "How is he still alive then?"

"Gravis used a brilliant plan," Aion started explaining. "First, he went to the Fire Guild and offered them life and death tempering as long as the disciples paid with one body tempering pill. He killed many people like this and gathered a lot of body tempering pills without creating any enmities with the guild."

The voice remained quiet for some seconds. "That is actually a brilliant plan. It seems like I have underestimated this Gravis," it said back.

Aion's nod. "After that, he went to the Earth Guild but left just as quickly. His next stop was the Darkness Guild, where he did the same thing, as in the Fire Guild, again. Like this, he had gotten enough body tempering pills to achieve a body at the level of the Magic of someone at

a Heavenborn, so why would he make his body stronger than

"Gravis practices the Heaven's Balance Cultivation Technique, just like us. He has reached the tenth level of the body and then the tenth level of Magic

the pressure of the Magic? That way is

Gravis came from a higher world, then he should have guessed that too. Yet, the person didn't even think about Gravis having a strengthened dantian.

least chase him? It was your mission to give your best to stop him! You wouldn't have needed to stop him. You just had to follow him until I arrived!" the voice

BOOM!

had arrived after he said that. It was an old man with grey hair. His clothing was even more ostentatious than the normal Heavenborns'. A huge, blue trident was on his back, which emanated a powerful, suppressive aura. The sword-like eyebrows would give his look a kind of pressure that would

priest's outburst. "Like I said, you

kept himself in check. "Explain!" he shouted with

Guild, he also killed

Of course, he can kill someone like that, even if it

head. "Gravis had not absorbed any Magic when he defeated his previous opponents. My guess is that he really intended to put his life on the line,"

the priest narrowed his eyes. "What do

Gathering with an equal body, while still being at the

"Impossible! It's shameful that you want to lie to a priest of the Heaven Sect!

Heaven, that Gravis was at the sixth level of Magic Gathering with a body equal to the seventh level when he killed

through with this. He looked to the sky but saw no clouds forming. Slowly, he started growing panicked. Then, he looked at Aion. Aion was still fine. This was undeniable proof that he didn't lie! Heaven would strike anyone

realized the potential that Gravis had. If someone with such an

reach the Tree-Stage to be invincible against anyone that wasn't the High Priest. Right now, Gravis was not dangerous, but he could become a deadly threat in the

joke it was to ask Aion why he didn't stop Gravis. It was impossible for Aion to even follow Gravis lest stop him. According to logic, Aion should

talking. "Well, he kind of sees me as a friend," Aion said while scratching the left side of his head with a finger. "He

took a deep breath and looked into the sky. "Thank Heaven that you didn't die," he muttered. He had been angry at Aion, but