Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis went to the Smart Cultivator to get his next Virtualization Array. Paying ten million Immortal Stones every time felt horrible, but it was necessary for his power.

Next on the list was Frost, the level three Law equivalent of water. Gravis knew the related Law of Graphite and the antithesis of Inferno. Just like with everything else, Gravis knew two Laws that would help him.

The more powerful the elements became, the more they changed. Water had been one with a weak offense and great healing, but that changed with Frost. Frost was nearly as offensive as Inferno but still had some minor healing capabilities.

"You're Gravis, right?" a voice transmission said to Gravis as he just finished his trade.

Gravis looked outside the shop with his Spirit and noticed someone in the streets. It was a man in black, casual clothing with a long and thin sword on his back, which only had one edge.

Gravis immediately noticed several things about this person. First of all, the person was wearing the weapon on his body, which indicated that he was probably a Weapon Cultivator. Additionally, that weapon was a World Weapon. Only Weapon Cultivators would pay so much money for a World Weapon.

Gravis also noticed the power of this person. This was an Early Major Circulation Immortal. This meant that this person was four levels above Gravis since the difference between the Late Minor Circulation and Early Major Circulation Realms were two levels.

This would be a formidable opponent in their own right. Yet, this human also had a Will-Aura, which was more powerful than his Realm. His Will-Aura was in the Middle Major Circulation Realm.

"Yes, I'm Gravis," Gravis answered evenly.

"Could you come outside for a bit so we can talk?" he asked.

Gravis lifted an eyebrow but complied. He teleported out of the store and onto the streets. "Yes?" Gravis said coldly. He already felt a feeling of animosity from this man, which was why he wasn't polite at all.

"A certain person has requested a favor of another person, who has requested a favor from another person, who requested a favor from my friend, who requested a favor from me. That's why I'm here," he said with neutral eyes.

"That's a lot of favors," Gravis said slowly. "Who might the first person be?"

Gravis' senses were pulled to the Sky Community, to the flying statue. It had been around 740 years since Gravis had encased that scammer.

"Him? Really?" Gravis asked. "Why didn't you just break him out yourself? You have the power."

"That would help him once, but he would never be able to come back to Opposer City like this. He wants it cleanly so that he doesn't lose his trading spot in the Sky Community. That's why I'm here," he said.

"So, you're willing to pay the 1,000 Immortal Stones?" Gravis asked.

"No," he said. "The reason why I'm here is to tell you that this person will be under my protection from now on. No one will pay you, but you will free him."

"Ho?" Gravis cooed. "Isn't a favor from you worth more than a thousand Immortal Stones? Why go to such lengths?"

"Why I have been tasked with this has nothing to do with you," the man said. "You only have to release him and leave him alone."

"And what if I don't?" Gravis asked.

"Then you will have to fight me," the man said.

"We are inside the city," Gravis said. "As soon as you launch an attack, the guards will drag you away."

"If I were to attack without your consent, yes, but you will consent," the man said.

"Why would I consent?" Gravis asked.

your powerful Will-Aura. Your Will-Aura is even far more powerful than mine, and someone with such a Will-Aura won't flee from

Yet, when you already accept that I can fight you, why would

that you can win against me doesn't mean that I believe that you can win against me," the man said. "I think you are overestimating your own ability

Gravis asked with

man said with narrowed

them glared at each other as the surrounding people felt the air heat up. Most of the people walking on the streets were either

talk about this, alright?" a third voice

looked at

It was Jake.

the power of Jake or more like didn't feel Jake's

yourself out of this," Gravis said

Gravis, I'm only

This," Gravis said

Gravis. No one in the Immortal Realm could jump four levels, and even if there were a person like this, they

said as she

resist his girlfriend but still looked with uncertainty

asked Yersi with a voice transmission. "I know that he's powerful, but the Realm

like he had just said something silly. "Trust in my father. He is far more powerful than you think. This wouldn't be the first time he jumped

Jake asked with shock. "Have you seen that for

didn't," she said, "but I heard it

he didn't

Yersi said

for a bit, sighed, and decided to

confident, huh?" the man asked

"I am," Gravis answered.

WHOOOOM!

of his Will-Aura and concentrated it on the

soon as he activated it, Gravis' Will-Aura was pushed back until Gravis was the

with uncertainty

WHOOOOOM!

Apathy. As soon as it activated, the man felt his Will-Aura being consumed. It was like Gravis'

eat enough of the Will-Aura to resist the endless push of new power. One shouldn't forget that the source of a Will-Aura was unlimited. As long as the speed

Apathy,

WHOOOOM!

also have that," he said, and as soon as he finished his words, Gravis felt his

WHOOOOM!

of Gravis' Will-Aura stopped as a superior Law countered it. Gravis had activated the level three Law of Minor Death. The apathy on the man's Will-Aura seemingly died, but Gravis' apathy was still consuming

weakened the edges of the enemy's Will-Aura, like they had been affected by old

he could feel its effect. This Law had

with the help of the Law of Apathy and Minor

WHOOOOOM!

BANG!

deep breath out of shock as he felt that he was on the losing end now. Right now, none of the two were suppressed, but the man was closer to being suppressed

man would have never believed that someone so many levels below him

around them turned to a shade of grey and black as suppression and death combined their power. The power of the level four Law of Major Suppression