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.

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 ago, and he is probably also pretty close to reaching the Sapling Stage himself by now.

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. 'So, this is one of those heavenly geniuses of the Core-Continent, huh? That's pretty

at the Sapling Stage there. Let me tell you, the only thing that Manuel needs to reach the Tree Stage is time. His Will-Aura has already reached the level necessary to reach the Tree Stage. This is a person that has a realistic chance of ascending to a higher world in the future. We call those people Ascender's Talents," Elder Byron

that this group is even more powerful than the last one. Maybe even more than just a little

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

perked up like he had been awoken from a dream. "Oh, no. I'm just thinking about my strategy

hadn't even thought about declining and was already making plans for the fight. Elder

over a minute until he stood up. "Can I exchange

saber was just as good, or bad, as the previous two. If he had to use his Lightning Crescent, it wouldn't survive the day. Sadly, Elder Byron couldn't get a better saber this easily. Such

had gotten this saber already over a month ago. He wouldn't walk around without a weapon. Instead, he had exchanged some of his gold for some other items, which would

but waiting for them. Surprisingly enough, this new spot wasn't far away from the previous fighting spot. But in comparison to

Creed to show Gravis the way. Creed had already retreated since this was not a fight that he could get involved in. If Creed

the night. Some hills with some nearly-dead trees were in the surroundings, but no 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. If he could

whole body, including his head and face, while he carried his new, black saber in his right hand. The full moon was behind him, making Gravis cast a long shadow even though it was in the middle of the night. Like this, Gravis waited