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,"

man only continued smirking. "No, I'm

be quite frank, I didn't think that you

was

wanted to see how you would react. The fact that you didn't entertain the guess and played around with me means that

man only chuckled but

and after a while,

young man only continued

One minute.

Two minutes.

SHING!

why didn't you stop me?" Gravis asked as he teleported back to the young

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

Gravis wanted to annoy the guy since he had also annoyed Gravis, but instead, Gravis was

"Your question?" Gravis asked.

simple, actually. It might even surprise you due to its irrelevance

"Ask," Gravis said flatly.

punish that young trader in the Sky Community

was surprised by the question. This question

are ways. For example, you could have simply absorbed the Energy

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

related to that trader?" Gravis

him," the young

see through this

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 to die because of that.

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

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

dying. That should be a bit worse than I have felt back then, which makes it a bit unfair, but it

chin. "Isn't 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,

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

"When you kill an entire world

actually want to kill so many beings, which is why I made that trade with the highest Heaven to let the most powerful beasts

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

"Pretty much," Gravis said.

interfere with your cultivation?" the young

brows again. "What do

are also lightning at the same time. So, even these tiny decisions

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