Lightning Is the Only Way

Some seconds of silence passed as Gravis calmed down. The past minutes had felt like he stood at the edge of chaos. Just one wrong step and he would stop existing.

"So, what is this Brand?" Gravis asked.

The Opposer looked at his son. "What I am about to tell you will never be repeated again, and you are not allowed to talk about these things with anyone, including your mother. Don't even talk to me about it with a voice transmission after our talk is over since the danger is too great that someone will overhear your voice transmission."

"If anyone ever hears of this, no matter who, they and you will be immediately extinguished by the old bastard. Absolutely no one can hear about this," the Opposer said severely.

Gravis felt like a colossal weight pressed on his entire being. This was obviously something of paramount importance, which the Opposer had never shared with anyone, including his wife. Probably only two beings in existence knew of this thing, and Gravis was about to become the third one.

Gravis took a deep breath and released it. Then, he looked at his father with conviction and nodded. "I will never repeat anything you will say to me during this talk."

The Opposer nodded. "You are only allowed to speak of this when you are directly in front of me and only when I give you permission to. If you handle this incorrectly, you will stop existing. Understood?"

Gravis nodded again. "Yes, father."

The Opposer looked at his son for several seconds.

"Good," the Opposer said. "I will now tell you why it is impossible for a second Opposer to exist."

'Impossible?' Gravis thought. It was one thing that reaching this power was very hard, but straight up impossible?

"This will also explain to you why I specifically targeted the Star Gods back then, and not the more powerful Gods," the Opposer said.

Gravis nodded again.

they will be able to somewhat resist the Old Bastard's power. I won't tell you the details since that power level is simply too far away from you and might move your cultivation into a

Realm around 50 billion years ago, the Old Bastard immediately tried to kill me. That had always worked, and he thought

long enough to ensure my survival. With my survival ensured, I managed

thought with surprise. 'Does this mean that father is not only one Realm higher than a

mistake and vowed that nothing like this would ever happen again. Because

Star God is called a Star God because they condense a star inside their being. They become connected to that star, and it will act as the embryo for all their future advancement. The star is the very

you the ability to retreat into

into your star when it condenses, and its purpose is to grant him access to your star when necessary. This means that the

being able to run from someone an entire major Realm above themselves spelled certain death. Battle-Strength also didn't matter since the highest Heaven probably had the most powerful Battle-Strength out of anyone alive, except for the Opposer, maybe. Additionally, the highest Heaven would

to reach the Realm after the Heaven's Magnate Realm.

of Energy, and that Energy will only be reclaimed

thought. Yet, he still

of its Energy? After all, only a select few will ever become Ancestral

potential. It's a significant expenditure of Energy.

Heaven had just used an incredible amount of Energy to brand the Star Gods, but not even one of them would ever be able to repay that Energy. Additionally, the

was a truly

higher worlds can't bring up the sheer amount of power required to infuse the stars with the

had already thought it unusual that the higher worlds didn't follow the ascension pattern of the lower

is a chance to reach my power, even if it is slim. Additionally, the Heaven's Magnates have not given up hope. Yet, if they

the Brand secret. It not only endangers his own survival but also the growth of his

Just knowing it felt like Gravis was weighed down

father," Gravis

would do it without hesitation. The only thing protecting your life is my threat right now, and that also only because I keep my

he sees that he can't negotiate with me, he has to get rid of me, even if it means sacrificing billions of years of Energy. If this gets out, I am forced