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!

Arthur shot forward in a lightning

TWANG! TWANG!

destroyed all of them with just the correct amount of lightning. Something like

fought from a distance, but Arthur had the superiority in speed. Arthur easily blocked all

BANG!

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

how was it possible that Arthur had the

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

High-Tier Law of Lightning's Explosiveness. This Law boosted his Punishment Cleaver to incredible heights of

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

Law of Lightning's Explosiveness, he would only be average.

Liran was helpless.

also a bit faster than average for an Immortal King, but not by much. The speed advantage of the

Suppression, he managed to slow Arthur by nearly 40%. Sadly, this was still

became injured. In

going to die, I might as well take you

WHOOOOM!

arrow, which started to warp the surroundings.

power. I wouldn't have taken you for such a fool, but once again,

Arthur said as he readied

BZZZZZZZZ!

amount of Punishment Lightning. He was also readying his most

CRACK!

the lightning on the saber crackled with far more intensity as he also infused

level four Laws, the Major

was different from

to an attack. Not even Gravis was able to do

this meant that it was now two level four Laws against

coldly. "No matter how much Energy you use, I will match it, and I will always

smile like he just felt a weight leave his shoulders. His determined look seemed

Liran showed the expression of someone who

look of someone who had

in a forlorn expression. "Yet, if I don't try, I will never know, right?" he said with a smile as he turned

realize your own situation even when you stare death in the face," Arthur said coldly. "It seems

himself for a slash. "In your next life, don't be foolish enough to offend

Silence.

Several seconds passed.

Liran with his raised saber while

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