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.

powerful enough to 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 won't flee from a

bit. "You're right. I wouldn't flee from such a fight. Yet, when you already accept that I can fight you, why would you want to fight

believe that you can win against

Gravis asked with a

the man said with

Most of the people walking on the streets were either below the Immortal Realm or beggars at the beginning of the Immortal Realm. This was not something that they should come into contact

alright?" a third voice appeared as

them looked at the new

It was Jake.

more like didn't

of

Gravis, I'm only

This," Gravis said

was four magnitudes of power above Gravis. No one in the Immortal Realm

Jake," Yersi said

looked with uncertainty at

that he's

just said something silly. "Trust in my father. He is far

first time?" Jake asked with shock. "Have you seen that

I heard it from very trustworthy

looked like he didn't

watch," Yersi said to

himself for a bit,

are that confident, huh?" the man asked

"I am," Gravis answered.

WHOOOOM!

the full power of his Will-Aura and concentrated

Gravis' Will-Aura was pushed back until Gravis was the suppressed one. The level

looked with

WHOOOOOM!

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

pushed back a bit. Yet, the Law of Apathy didn't 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

of Apathy, huh?" the

WHOOOOM!

as soon as he finished his words, Gravis felt his

WHOOOOM!

superior Law countered it. Gravis had activated the level three Law of Minor Death. The

of the enemy's Will-Aura, like they had been affected

but he could feel its effect. This Law had something to do with death, but he had never even heard about

slightly suppressed, even with the help of the Law

WHOOOOOM!

BANG!

man's 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 end

that someone so many levels below him could suppress his Will-Aura.

world around them turned to a shade of grey and black as suppression and