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.

the details since that power level is

billion years ago, the Old Bastard immediately tried to kill me. That had always worked, and he thought that this would continue

the Opposer smirked. "But he underestimated me. I managed to resist him just long enough to ensure my survival. With my survival ensured, I managed to cultivate in

this mean that father is not only one Realm higher than a Heaven's

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

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

into your

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

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

it was impossible to reach the Realm after the

Old Bastard a lot of Energy, and that Energy will only be reclaimed when the Star God becomes an Ancestral God," the Opposer

thought. Yet, he still had

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

slows down the growth of Energy in the Cosmos to 80% of its full potential. It's a significant expenditure of Energy. Yet, the Old Bastard

to brand the Star Gods, but not even one of them would ever be able to

was a truly

instead of the Star God Realm. The higher worlds can't bring up the sheer amount of power required to infuse the stars with the Brand. Additionally, the Old Bastard would never trust any of his children with something that important. As long as he deals with everything

it unusual that the higher worlds didn't follow the ascension pattern of the lower and middle worlds. Now, he knew the answer

if it is slim. Additionally, the Heaven's Magnates have not given up hope. Yet, if they know that it is

Old Bastard is so adamant about keeping the Brand secret. It not only endangers his own survival but also the growth of his Cosmos. If anyone hears of this, the Old Bastard won't stop until they stop existing," the

piece of information was truly heavy. Just knowing it felt like Gravis

father," Gravis said

the Old Bastard. Even if he had to kill all Heaven's Magnates to kill you, he would do it without hesitation. The only thing protecting your life is my threat right now, and

to get rid of me, even if it means sacrificing billions of years of Energy. If this gets out, I am forced to let you get killed. Otherwise, everyone I love will