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.

the highest Heaven," Gravis

only continued smirking. "No, I'm

quite frank, I didn't think that you

why was

you didn't entertain the guess and played around with me means that you are afraid of

man only chuckled but

walked away, and after a while, he

young man only

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

why didn't you stop me?" Gravis asked as he

going against your lightning when spiting the highest Heaven, but you wouldn't do that just

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.

even surprise you due to its irrelevance to

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

young trader in the Sky Community like

by the question. This

example, you could have simply absorbed the Energy in his Spirit Space, forcing him into the Initial Unity Realm.

there. Tell me, Gravis, why did you decide to punish the

you related to that trader?"

nothing to do with him," the

He really couldn't see through this

floating statue of the trader. "Several reasons, actually," Gravis said. "Punishing him is a very mixed bag. Yes, he stole from me, and I'm pretty angry about that, but the guy also doesn't deserve

just as important. The truly fair thing

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

the guy will feel the sting of losing his most valuable possession without dying. That should be a bit worse than I have felt back

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

anymore, but these words got him thinking. "My Punishment Lightning wants to kill him. He went against me, and it says he should die. I don't

young man said. "When you kill an entire world

kill so many beings, which is why I made that trade with the

killing someone as long as it's not a hassle and doesn't interfere with your cultivation?"

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

interfere with your

brows again.

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

really angry ever since Gravis had spared the middle Heaven. His Law of Freedom allowed him