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

man only continued smirking. "No,

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

was that your

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 your question. My debt is

chuckled but didn't

and after a while, he was already in

man

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

he teleported back to

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

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.

you due to its irrelevance to everything," the

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

in the Sky

was surprised by the

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

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

related to that trader?"

do with him," the young man said. "So,

really couldn't see through this strange young

Yes, he stole from me, and

him would feel great for me, but it 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 him give me everything he owned at the moment so that the relative punishment would be fitting

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 Nascent Nourishing Realm. If he puts his mind

short, 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 then, which makes it a bit

between two things. Tell me, is it your

anymore, but these words got him thinking. "My Punishment Lightning wants to kill him. He went against me, and it says he

an entire world just by existing, you don't

that trade with the highest Heaven to let the most powerful beasts keep living. Yet, I also don't want to slow down my Cultivation just because it saves

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

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

it truly not interfere with your cultivation?" the

his brows again.

are also lightning at the same time. So, even

Law of Freedom allowed him to stay in charge of