Lightning Is the Only Way

"I guess I have some new opponents?" Gravis asked with motivation. Others might dread the appearance of a dangerous enemy, but Gravis welcomed it. His goal was the peak, and he couldn't allow himself to lose his advantage. As soon as he would stop tempering his will, his will would become weaker in comparison to cultivators in the same realm. It wouldn't directly become weaker, but his will would grow slower than his opponents' will, and at some point, they would be equal.

Yet, instead of smiling or growing excited, Elder Byron looked unsure. Gravis guessed that the opponents this time were more powerful than the last ones. "Who are the opponents?" Gravis asked.

Elder Byron still looked at his ring in contemplation. "One person at the Sapling Stage and one at the Seed Stage," he said.

Gravis lifted an eyebrow, unsure why Elder Byron was acting like this if the opponent was even weaker than the last time. One shouldn't forget that Gravis' will had become more powerful after the last time, and his body had also grown quite significantly. It wasn't on the level of a body similar to the Seed Stage, but it was still more powerful than before.

"Is there something unusual about those two?" Gravis asked.

Elder Byron nodded. "The Sapling Stage cultivator is only average, but the issue is the Seed Stage cultivator."

Gravis furrowed his brows. "In what sense?" he asked.

the Greens, Manuel." Elder Byron looked up and into Gravis' eyes. "He is one of the few people that can fight above their level. Back in my homeworld, Manuel had already managed to defeat someone at the Sapling Stage. This was a couple of years

quite surprised about that. He hadn't met such a genius before in this lower world. Fighting one level above oneself in the Spirit Forming Realm was like fighting two levels above oneself in the Energy Gathering Realm.

tell you, the only thing that Manuel needs to reach the Tree Stage is time. His Will-Aura has already reached the

again. 'Then, that means that this group is even more powerful than the last one. Maybe even more

Byron looked at Gravis, who remained silent while thinking. After some seconds, Elder Byron spoke up again. "You don't need

had been awoken from a dream.

was already making plans for the fight. Elder Byron sighed. 'That's an impressive mindset,' he thought and then looked up into the sky. 'Do all people from a higher world think

he stood up. "Can I exchange for some

His old saber had been destroyed in his last fight, and this would be its first fight, although, probably also its last one. This saber was just as good,

over a month ago. He wouldn't walk around without a weapon. Instead, he had exchanged some of his gold for some other

until he stopped. In comparison to last time, he wasn't chasing the group but waiting for them. Surprisingly enough, this new spot wasn't far away from the previous fighting spot. But in comparison to last time, his opponents

retreated since this was not a fight that he could get involved in. If Creed involved himself in this fight, he would only

humans could be seen. The animals were also very sparsely populated since there was a lack of living vegetation. This was one of the reasons why Gravis waited at this spot.

some collateral damage, but if he could avoid it without impacting his performance, he would. His grey cloak covered his whole body, including his head and face, while he carried his new, black saber in his right hand. The full moon