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.

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 ago, and he is probably also pretty close to reaching the Sapling Stage himself by now. He might be even stronger than the

the Spirit Forming Realm was like fighting two levels above oneself in the Energy Gathering Realm. 'So, this is one of those

Manuel in a one-on-one fight, but it's different if there is another person 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

than the last one. Maybe even more than just a

while thinking. After some seconds, Elder Byron spoke up again. "You don't need

he had been awoken from a dream. "Oh, no.

hadn't even thought about declining and was already making plans for the fight. Elder Byron sighed. 'That's an impressive

he stood up. "Can I

destroyed in his last fight, and this would be its first fight, although, probably also its last one. This 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

weapon. Instead, he had exchanged some of his gold for some other items,

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 didn't travel to

meet Creed along the way since there was no reason for Creed to show Gravis the way. Creed had already retreated since this was not a fight that he could get involved in. If Creed involved himself in this fight, he would

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 choose

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 was behind him, making Gravis cast a long shadow even though it was in the middle of the night. Like this, Gravis