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.

fight with me," the man said. "I can feel it from your powerful Will-Aura. Your Will-Aura is even far more powerful than mine, and someone with such a Will-Aura

accept that I can fight

I believe that you can win against me," the man said. "I

Gravis

are," the man said with

up. Most of the people walking on the streets were

alright?" a third

looked at the

It was Jake.

unsure when he felt the power of Jake or more like didn't feel Jake's power. This was, at least, an

keep yourself out of this," Gravis

Gravis, I'm

Gravis said slowly and aggressively

taken aback by Gravis' violent tone. This guy was four magnitudes of power above Gravis. No one in the Immortal Realm could jump four levels, and even if

back, Jake," Yersi said as she pulled him

still looked with uncertainty at Gravis and

with a voice transmission. "I know that

"Trust in my father. He is far more powerful than you

asked with shock. "Have you seen that for

I heard

looked like he didn't

Yersi said

himself for a bit, sighed, and

huh?"

"I am," Gravis answered.

WHOOOOM!

the full power of his Will-Aura and concentrated it on

and also activated his Will-Aura. As soon as he activated it, Gravis' Will-Aura was pushed back until Gravis was the suppressed one. The level

with

WHOOOOOM!

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

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

Law of Apathy, huh?" the man

WHOOOOM!

that," he said, and as soon as he finished his

WHOOOOM!

of Minor Death. The apathy on the man's Will-Aura seemingly died, but Gravis' apathy was still consuming

they had been affected by old age. This increased the effect of Gravis' Law of

was shocked, but he didn't relent. He had no idea what this Law was, but he could feel its effect. This Law had something to do with death, but he had never even

was still slightly suppressed, even with the help

WHOOOOOM!

BANG!

Will-Aura was violently pushed back like it had been punched. The man took a deep breath out of shock as he felt that he was on the losing

would have never believed that someone so many levels below him could suppress his Will-Aura. This was absolutely insane! What

level four Law of Major Suppression. The world 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