Lightning Is the Only Way

Shock.

The onlookers were shocked.

Ryan was shocked.

Everyone had believed that Gravis was only putting on an empty show to get some more advantages from Ryan. After all, if Gravis could paint a picture of being entirely in the right, Ryan would have to pay so much more to save his daughter. This was how leaders often dealt with these situations. The more righteous their cause appeared, the more the enemy would have to give them.

Instead, Gravis had just killed Samantha.

Was he tired of living!?

SHING!

Ryan was so shocked and distracted that he didn't stop Gravis from teleporting. In an instant, Gravis had already arrived at the Formation Array and touched it.

'This has been created with a level four Law, which means I only need my normal Law of Freedom. I don't even need to use the power of my Avatar,' Gravis thought with a smirk.

FWOOOMP!

With that, Gravis simply stepped through the Formation Array like it didn't even exist.

The eyes of the onlookers nearly fell out of their heads as they saw Gravis leaving. This was possible? How was this possible!?

Even more, the onlookers' minds started to race with the new dynamic that now existed. Nothing stood between them and Gravis now, which meant that they couldn't find a reason to not intervene anymore. They could bend the rules, but they couldn't directly break them.

The rules stated that every battle in the Formation Arrays was final, but when someone offered others enough resources, they could look away for a bit.

This was also what had happened when Ryan had heard about Gravis' new opponent. The two other Sect Masters beside him stopped him.

Why?

So that Ryan was required to bribe them. If he didn't pay them enough resources, they would have stopped him. The same was true for the ten other Sect Masters looking on. Ryan promised them some resources so that they might look away this time.

beside Gravis. Now, a Sect

Gravis," Liran transmitted to Gravis with an excited smile. "I knew you could do it! Don't worry about anything else. I'm here now, and no one will touch

same one he had sent on this mission, he relied on the power of this soldier to escape from someone much more powerful than them. It

should be the one that dictated all the actions.

already despised Liran. Liran was a kind person, but his indecisiveness and mental weakness were unfit for his position. If he were only a normal Cultivator or a disciple of the Sect,

Gravis and the remainder of the

teammate was more fearsome than a

been afraid of Ryan for even a second. The entire situation was in

of the Formation

looked at each other covertly,

SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!

them to

Sect Masters would sit together with Ryan and create a plan that would result in Gravis' death without anyone knowing that all of this originated from Ryan. The Sect Masters had been paid by Ryan, and they would feel bad if they didn't

now was not the time! They still had to keep up the façade of the rules being unbreakable! Ryan

stopped as he realized that over ten Sect Masters stood between him and his target. Ryan was powerful, but he couldn't fight so many Sect

the Sect Masters showed that they were Gravis' allies and that they would protect Gravis with their lives, but in reality,

scoffed silently. 'All this

killed my daughter!" Ryan shouted

the rules, Sect Master of the Frost Rapier Sect!" Liran shouted as he stepped forward. "Right now, you have not committed an unforgivable

knew how humans acted and what to say in the right situation. His words pitted the entire Sect Alliance against Ryan, and his words and cause were righteous in

a fight, and

it, all of them stood in front of Gravis with their

such conduct, I have to admit that they are pretty good actors,' Gravis thought. 'Without all

all Immortal human Sects like this?' Gravis thought. 'Durian and Lazar hadn't been like this. Those two have never relied on my power to save the Sect's face. Lazar

while he is the most powerful. It's not the disciple's job to protect the Sect Master's face. The Sect Master is supposed to protect the disciple from unjust actions. Otherwise,

and fists. He wanted to kill Gravis so badly, but he couldn't! If he attacked now, all of his hidden allies would turn on him. The Sect Alliance might be morally flexible in secret but

wanted to kill Gravis so very bad! The murderer of his daughter stood

as the Sect Masters threw one righteous sermon after the other at Ryan,

Ryan seemed to

for me soon, while every other Sect Master will just

in thought. 'Is there a

if this would work. However, even if it didn't work, it wouldn't