Lightning Is the Only Way

Arthur pulled out his saber.

WHOOOOOM!

His Will-Aura broke the earth as the guards barely managed to flee. Yet, some of them were still caught up in the Will-Aura and couldn't move anymore. This spelled their doom if the other guards didn't act correctly. As soon as Liran and Arthur clashed, they would be reduced to dust.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

All guards that managed to flee immediately cracked an emblem.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

A ton of powerful Immortals appeared. These Immortals were not there to rescue the already fleeing guards but to rescue the suppressed guards. The Sects had an interwoven network of alliances, friendships, trade agreements, rivalries, and enmities. The allied Sects called their powerful Immortals to get their captured allies out of there.

SHING!

These powerful Immortals threw one glance at the sky and quickly retrieved the suppressed guards from their allied Sects. Like this, 90% of all guards escaped unscathed.

The last 10% didn't have allies that were currently free. This meant that they would only be left to die. Even worse, no one would avenge them. The winner of the fight would only need to pay their Sect for their lives.

They were Immortals! They were supposed to be powerful! Yet, their lives could be bought off just like this!? Why had they even cultivated to this Realm if they would simply die like mortals?

WHOOM!

Liran also activated his Will-Aura and directly confronted Arthur's Will-Aura, pushing it just far away enough to allow the captured guards to escape. Liran didn't do this because of some empathy for them, but because he hated it when others were suppressed. He had been suppressed for a long time in his life, and he didn't want others to feel this pain, at least as long as they were not his enemy.

All the guards immediately fled, not even looking at Liran or thanking him. They only wanted to save their own hides.

Yet, Liran didn't mind. He wasn't doing it for them but for himself.

Right now, only Liran and Arthur remained. No one else was there.

Even the son of Liran had seemingly vanished into thin air.

"Do you think that your Sect will be able to escape my wrath, Liran?" Arthur asked coldly. "I will hunt down each and every last one of them. Your so-called Sect won't see another tomorrow. You have killed my child, and I will kill all of your children."

CRRR!

Liran's bow pulled taut with another Suppression Arrow. "Put your saber where your mouth is, Arthur. First, you need to get past me."

"Pff," Arthur spat in arrogance. "Do you honestly believe you can hold on for more than ten exchanges?"

"Maybe," Liran said with a smirk. "Maybe I have a surprise for you."

"Empty boasts!"

BANG!

shot forward in a

TWANG! TWANG!

Arthur destroyed all of them with just the correct amount of lightning.

superiority in speed. Arthur easily blocked all attacks and

BANG!

Liran blocked with his bow, but Liran got shot into the distance. They were on the same Realm,

was it possible that Arthur had the edge in physical

his two level four Laws. This was the High-Tier Law of Muscle Strength.

was the High-Tier Law of Lightning's Explosiveness. This Law boosted his

humans, Arthur was extremely powerful, but against beasts, he was average. The High-Tier Law of Muscle Strength worked wonders against humans but was basically useless against beasts. If a human went into close combat

the High-Tier Law of Lightning's Explosiveness, he would only be average. Yet, his High-Tier Law of Muscle Strength

Liran was helpless.

a distance. Thanks to the wind element, Liran was also a bit faster than average for an Immortal King, but

than Liran's. With Liran's Law of Major Suppression, he managed to slow Arthur by nearly 40%. Sadly, this was still not enough to close

already became injured. In comparison, Arthur hadn't even received a

"If I'm going to die, I might as well take you down

WHOOOOM!

his arrow, which started to warp the surroundings.

Arthur spat. "You think your pitiful attack can kill me? You know exactly of my power. I wouldn't have taken you for such a fool,

as he readied

BZZZZZZZZ!

saber broke out in an unreal amount of Punishment Lightning. He was also readying his most

CRACK!

more intensity as he also

clash between two level four Laws, the

Weapon Cultivation was different

physical power to an attack. Not even Gravis

this meant that it was now two level

want, Liran," Arthur said coldly. "No matter how much Energy you use, I will match it, and I will always come out victorious.

with a relieved smile like he just felt a weight

expression of

of someone who had already accepted

try, I will never know, right?" he said with a smile as he turned

don't realize your own situation even when you stare death in the face," Arthur said coldly.

slash. "In your next

Silence.

Several seconds passed.

his raised saber while

Liran asked with a smirk. "No, I'd rather watch you hold this