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.

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

tried to

long enough to ensure my survival. With my survival ensured, I managed to cultivate in peace until I broke

not only one Realm higher than a Heaven's Magnate but two

he had committed a fatal mistake and vowed that nothing like this would

star, and it will act as the embryo for all their

star transforms multiple times until it finally gives you the ability to retreat into your own space, absent from the Old Bastard's control.

its purpose is to grant him access to your star when necessary. This means that the protection of the Realm after the Heaven's Magnate Realm doesn't work anymore.

entire major Realm above themselves spelled certain death. Battle-Strength also didn't matter since the highest Heaven probably had the

it was impossible to reach the Realm after the Heaven's Magnate Realm.

star with this Brand costs the Old Bastard a lot of Energy, and that Energy will only be reclaimed when the Star

Gravis thought. Yet, he

doesn't it mean that the highest Heaven loses most of its Energy? After all, only a select few will ever become Ancestral Gods," Gravis

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 would rather waste this much Energy instead of allowing a second Opposer to

brand the Star Gods, but not even one of them would ever be able to repay that Energy. Additionally, the Opposer had probably killed future

was a truly devastating

of the Star God Realm. The higher worlds can't bring up the sheer amount of power required to infuse

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

if it is slim. Additionally, the Heaven's Magnates

only endangers his own survival but also the

information was truly heavy. Just knowing

understand, father,"

said. "Right now, by knowing about the Brand, you are the second most dangerous being to the Old Bastard. Even if he had to kill all Heaven's Magnates to kill you, he would do it without

billions of years of Energy. If this gets out, I am forced to let you get killed. Otherwise, everyone