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.

everything changed now. Gravis was outside the Formation Array, and Liran immediately appeared beside Gravis. Now, a Sect Master was protecting Gravis, and if Ryan wanted to kill Gravis, he would need to fight

done, 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 you

power of

he should be the one that dictated all the actions. He

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

pig-like teammate was more fearsome than a

for even a second.

in absolute rage as he shot out of the Formation Array, directly at Gravis, who only looked at him

each other

SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!

between Ryan and Gravis. The façade had broken down, forcing them to either directly break the rules or keep them up, and they couldn't

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

They still had to keep up the façade of

stood between him and his target. Ryan was powerful, but he couldn't fight so many Sect Masters at once. He might be able to fight

and that they would protect Gravis with their lives, but in reality,

knew all of this and scoffed silently. 'All this hypocrisy is so

my daughter!" Ryan

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

but he still 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 the eyes

Pay a fine for intervening in a fight, and the matter will be resolved. However,

echoed this sentiment, and by the end of it, all of them stood in front of Gravis with

such conduct, I have to admit that they are pretty good actors,' Gravis thought. 'Without all the context clues from the earlier situation, I might've

two have never relied on my power to save the Sect's face. Lazar had been incredibly powerful and dealt with everything himself, which was also a major reason why the Lightning Sect had been so powerful in the lower

protect the Sect Master's face. The Sect Master is supposed to protect the disciple from unjust actions. Otherwise, if my superiors don't even protect me from

If he attacked now, all

Gravis so very bad! The murderer of his daughter stood right in front

seconds passed as the Sect Masters threw one righteous sermon after the other at Ryan, dissuading him from

Ryan seemed to calm down

and his mind quickly started planning. 'All of these Sect Masters have been bought by him. Several assassination squads will probably come for me soon, while every other Sect Master will just happen to look away.

in thought. 'Is there a way for me to deal with Ryan

he had no idea if this would