Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis looked more closely at the young man. This was a very specific piece of information that basically no one but his family knew. Yet, there was still a possibility that he overheard Yersi or Orthar talking.

"Yes, I had fun," Gravis said slowly. "But, again, what's it to you?"

"Not much," the young man said, still smirking. "I'm just very interested in you."

"I'm not into guys," Gravis said flatly.

The eyelids of the young man twitched slightly. That comment obviously had an effect on him.

But then, the young man started laughing. "You're really good at this!" he said.

"At what?" Gravis asked.

"At finding just the right buttons to push," the young man said. "You did the same thing when you called the highest Heaven a marauding… you know, to infuriate that middle Heaven."

This guy knew far too much. He even remembered the specific words Gravis had said to infuriate the middle Heaven. Only the present Elders at the time, his father, the middle Heaven, and the highest Heaven, knew that. Gravis never repeated his actual words to anyone since it wasn't really relevant to his story.

"Is this some kind of Law?" Gravis asked. "Some kind of Mind Reading Law?"

The young man chuckled a bit. "That Law does exist, yes, but for you, specifically, it can't be used," he said.

"Why not?" Gravis asked with narrowed eyes.

"Because your mind is full of Punishment Lightning," the young man said. "Not even I can read your mind, at least, not directly like that. I only have way of speaking, facial expressions, and gestures to make my guess," the young man said.

"But that is obviously not enough to guess something so specific," Gravis said.

"That's right," the young man said.

"Anyway, let's stop this little play, Gravis," the young man said. "How about a bet?"

"What bet?" Gravis asked.

"You guess my identity, and I will answer one of your questions. Yet, if you guess incorrectly, you will answer one of mine. Sound good?" he asked.

Gravis furrowed his brows. "Sounds good."

"Then, go make your guess," the young man said.

highest Heaven," Gravis

young man only continued smirking.

sparkled. "Interesting," he said. "To be quite frank, I didn't think that you were

was that

how you would react. The fact that you didn't entertain the guess and played around with me means that you are afraid of the highest

man only chuckled but didn't say

and after a while,

man

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

as he teleported back to the young man with

he said. "You might be fine with going against your lightning when spiting the highest Heaven, but

the young man was correct. This was exactly the reason why Gravis returned. Gravis wanted to annoy the guy since he had also annoyed Gravis, but instead, Gravis

"Your question?" Gravis asked.

simple, actually. It might even surprise you

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

did you decide to punish that young trader in the Sky Community like that?" the young

the question. This

to kill anyone in the Sky Community," the young man continued. "Yet, there are ways. For example, you could have simply absorbed the Energy in his Spirit Space, forcing him into the

you could have simply teleported him to the outside of the city and killed him there. Tell me, Gravis, why did you decide to punish the young man like

you related to that trader?" Gravis

do with him," the young man

sighed. He really couldn't see

floating statue of the trader. "Several reasons, actually," Gravis said. "Punishing him is a very mixed bag. Yes, he stole from

truly fair thing would have been to make him give me everything he owned at the moment so that the relative punishment would

also feels like he would have gotten off far too lightly. So, I went with a middle way. He has obviously already sold my Emblem, which means he should have enough money in assets to pay me back. He just has to sell his house, company, or whatever. That would ruin him financially, but he is still a Cultivator in the

his most valuable possession without dying. That should be a bit worse than I have felt back then, which makes it a bit unfair, but it feels better for

that interesting?" he said. "It sounds like you are very torn between two things. Tell me, is it your lightning that is telling you to kill the guy, or is

got him thinking. "My Punishment Lightning wants to kill him. He

you kill an entire

why I made that trade with the highest Heaven to let the most powerful beasts keep living. Yet, I also don't

as long as it's not a hassle and doesn't interfere with your cultivation?" the young man

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

it truly not interfere with your cultivation?"

furrowed his brows again. "What do you

a compromise, you slightly alienate your lightning. Yet, you are also lightning at the same time. So, even

really angry ever since Gravis had spared the middle Heaven. His Law of Freedom allowed him to stay in charge of his being since it was more powerful,