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.

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 fight that

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

can win against me doesn't mean that I believe that you can win against

am I?" Gravis asked with

are," the man

the streets were either below the Immortal Realm or beggars at the beginning of the Immortal Realm. This was not something that

this, alright?" a

of them looked

It was Jake.

the power of Jake or more like didn't feel Jake's power. This was, at

yourself out of this," Gravis

I'm only

Yourself. Out. Of. This," Gravis said slowly and aggressively to

in the Immortal Realm could jump four levels, and even if there were a person like this, they would be the most secret disciple of the Peak

back, Jake," Yersi said

his girlfriend but still looked with uncertainty at Gravis and the new

die?" Jake asked Yersi with a voice transmission. "I know that he's powerful, but the Realm difference is just too much. Additionally, this

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 four

Jake asked with shock. "Have you

"but I heard it from very trustworthy

looked like he didn't believe

Yersi said to

wrestled with himself for a bit,

huh?"

"I am," Gravis answered.

WHOOOOM!

full power of his Will-Aura

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 difference was

looked with uncertainty

WHOOOOOM!

his level two Law of Apathy. As soon as it activated, the man felt his Will-Aura being consumed. It was like

his eyes and felt his Will-Aura being 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

of Apathy, huh?" the man

WHOOOOM!

as soon as he finished his

WHOOOOM!

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 the

enemy's Will-Aura, like they had been affected by old age. This increased the effect of Gravis'

but he could feel its effect. This

suppressed, even with the help of

WHOOOOOM!

BANG!

a deep breath out of shock as he felt that he

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

world around them turned to a shade of grey and black as suppression and death combined their power. The power of the