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

continued smirking. "No,

quite frank, I didn't think that you were the

was that

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

young man only chuckled but didn't

away, and after a while, he was already in a

man only continued

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

Gravis asked as he teleported back to the

wouldn't anger your lightning because of something like this," he said. "You might be fine with going against your lightning when spiting the

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

"Your question?" Gravis asked.

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

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

did you decide to punish that young trader in

Gravis was surprised by the question. This question truly seemed absolutely

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

him there. Tell me, Gravis, why did

to that trader?" Gravis

have nothing to do with him," the

sighed. He really couldn't see through

is a very mixed bag. Yes, he stole from me, and I'm pretty angry about that, but the

own emotions are just as important. The truly fair thing would have been to make him give me everything

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 Nascent Nourishing Realm. If he puts his mind

worse than I have felt

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

man said. "When you kill an entire world

I made that trade with the highest Heaven

long as it's not a hassle and doesn't interfere

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

with your cultivation?" the young

furrowed his brows again. "What do

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

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 Punishment Lightning into Divine