Lightning Is the Only Way

The barricade shivered again as they saw Gravis lifting his leg again. Their indecisiveness grew with the previous two deaths. Imagining death and seeing death was a big difference. Yes, they went through a lot of life and death tempering, but they hadn't been in a fight where they were this outclassed! On top of that, all their previous fights had always included both their lives and beliefs. Yet, now, they had to choose between the two. This choice tore them apart on the inside.

BANG!

Gravis' kick hit, and another disciple at the Seed Stage shot into the distance. No counterattack came. Just like before, Gravis vanished from the barricade. He quickly reappeared before the disciple that had just landed. The disciple froze in fear, and Gravis repeated the same thing as before. The others didn't stop him. They were still indecisive about their decision. Gravis' hand slowly moved towards the throat of the disciple, who still lay on the ground.

"AAAHH!" the disciple shouted, and he attacked Gravis with his pike. Gravis simply evaded the attack. An attack made out of fear was easy to evade. After evading the attack, lightning appeared around Gravis' hand, and he slapped the disciple.

BANG!

The head of the disciple was reduced to ash. His Energy entered Gravis as his belongings popped out of his body. "Third idiot down!" Gravis said.

Did Gravis feel bad? Not at all! If he were weaker, he would have died to them. If he were weaker, they wouldn't have announced their goal of killing him at that distance. Like this, they would have suddenly attacked him from a close range. Weakness didn't absolve one of their decisions. They wanted to kill him, so he felt no remorse in killing them. They had chosen their path, knowing fully what awaited them at the end.

Gravis cleaned his hand off the blood and ash. Then, he turned around and looked at the barricade again.

"AAAHHH!" three disciples shouted with rage, panic, and fear. They charged forward with all their power, leaving the barricade. They had decided that their beliefs were more important than their lives. When Gravis saw them, he slowly walked closer to the charging disciples.

Whoosh!

The first disciple stabbed forward with his lance, trying to hit Gravis. Obviously, Gravis easily sidestepped the attack. Another lightning-filled hand ended the disciple's life. Then, Gravis turned to the other two.

CRR!

charging disciples rammed their feet into the ground in order to stop, destroying the ground in the process. One of the disciples hyperventilated, screamed, and

BANG!

happened as the Spirit of the disciple broke into pieces. All his belongings left his body and appeared around him. What the others didn't see was that his element also left his body. The disciple shouted in pain when

BANG!

When Gravis saw this, he smiled. This time, it was in relief. He didn't feel bad about killing people that wanted to kill him, but he also felt like killing those people was a waste. After all, as long as they still had their lives, they could change. Recultivating also wouldn't be an issue. After all, they still retained their Will-Auras and

have some brains!" Gravis shouted. "You have chosen life, and I won't betray you! You can always recultivate and build new ones." Then, Gravis walked closer to the first disciple and put his hand on his shoulder, making the

sure how to react as a cacophony of emotions attacked his mind. He could do nothing else but stare at Gravis. Right now, he was lost and had no idea how to

and also smiled at the other disciple. Yet, before Gravis reached the much smaller barricade, someone left it. Surprisingly, it was the younger of

Clank, Clank!

never agreed with this whole stubborn belief thing," he said calmly but decisively. "Yet, I was forced to accept it. Everyone around me followed that system, and I couldn't cultivate without it. I was afraid of losing all my progress, so I stayed true to this.

BANG!

is messed up! We are supposed to create our beliefs

burst forward. He had been unhappy for a long time, always accepting his current circumstances. He didn't want to lose his progress, so he had forced himself to

his cultivation was destroyed, he still had a powerful body. His voice echoed for multiple kilometers and shook some trees. "I have enough of this fucking bullshit! Even if I reforge my beliefs, right now, I am just a child in the eyes of my future self! My future self will think that I am an idiot right now, and my future self is probably right!

with him. Wasn't he also very different from his past self? Skye's parent's death had shown him how much he had changed, and he also somewhat believed his past self to be a naïve fool. If one always clung to the things they believed in the past, they

Gravis shouted and even clapped. "I am impressed by your mindset! What's your

releasing all his frustration and anger, the young man took a deep breath. "I'm Eros," he said. Then, he walked closer to Gravis. "Can I

brows shot upward in surprise. "Why the Lightning

dear to me. When my power eclipsed that enemy, the Earth Sect forbade me from taking

rubbed his chin. "How come?" he

my hatred. I think that everyone has the right to seek their own justice. If someone steps on your bottom line, your family shouldn't force you to swallow that enmity. This thing gnawed at me every day, and I finally want to

with fervor. Gravis also realized that Eros' Will-Aura was rather powerful. He was probably only one or two tempering experiences away

shouted and put his hand on Eros' shoulder. "I am certain that the Lightning Sect will accept someone like you!" Then, Gravis walked to the barricade and stopped in front of it. "Life or Beliefs!?" he shouted