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

young man only continued smirking. "No,

"Interesting," he said. "To be quite frank, I didn't

was that

would react. The fact that you didn't entertain the guess and played around with me means that you are afraid of the highest Heaven," Gravis said. "And that was

young man only chuckled but

while, he was already in a different

man only continued

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

asked as he teleported back to

he said. "You might be fine with going against your lightning

was correct. This was exactly the reason why Gravis returned. Gravis wanted to annoy

"Your question?" Gravis asked.

even surprise you due to its irrelevance to everything," the young

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

trader in the Sky Community

by the question.

forbidden to kill anyone in the Sky Community," the young man continued. "Yet, there are ways. For example, you could have simply

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

you related to that

I have nothing to do with him," the young

sighed. He really couldn't see through this

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

also isn't truly fair. Fairness is important to me, but my own emotions are just as important. The truly fair thing would have been to make

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

be a bit worse than I have felt back then, which makes it

man scratched his chin. "Isn't that interesting?" he said. "It sounds like you are very torn between two things. Tell

to kill him. He went against me, and it says he should die. I don't

kill an entire world

said. "I don't actually want to kill so many beings, which is why I made that trade with the highest Heaven to let the most powerful beasts

not a hassle and doesn't interfere with your cultivation?"

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

it truly not interfere with your cultivation?" the young

brows again. "What

lightning at the same time. So, even these

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, but what if Gravis transformed his being from