Lightning Is the Only Way

"Yes, that is quite a strong incentive," Gravis said. "However, draconian rules often birth resentment."

"It doesn't matter," the old man said with a smile. "There are some cases of revolution here and there, but it's all an exercise in futility when the other side has overwhelming power."

Gravis' eyes shone. "So, the Life Sect's territory is not as united as you wanted to make me believe."

The old man furrowed his brows. "I have been honest with you."

"Yes, you have," Gravis said, "but you can be honest without telling me all of the details. I've also been honest, but we both know that there is more to my situation."

"There is?" the old man asked with surprise.

Gravis scoffed. "Don't act innocent," Gravis said. "You're not stupid."

"Alright, alright," the old man said with a smile. "Yes, yes, nothing is as simple as it appears on the surface," the old man admitted. "However, it doesn't change reality. The Life Sect is the only place where you can live without worrying that some random Immortal Emperor will find out your secret."

"Hm," Gravis uttered. "That's also true."

"Anyway, thank you for the map. I'll be going now, and I will probably also visit the Life Sect in the future," Gravis said.

The old man nodded with a smile. "It has been nice talking to you, and I'm looking forward to what you can do. From what I've heard, your Battle Strength is incredible. You will see that the Life Sect can give you the best home you can get in this world."

"Best I can get, huh?" Gravis commented after he turned around. "That doesn't promise much in this world where humans and beasts are at each other's throats."

"But it's still the best," the old man said with a smile. "In the grand scheme of things, a smaller man might appear small, but when he is among dwarves, he's a giant."

"Hmph," Gravis harumphed one last time. After that, he motioned for Siral that they would leave.

When the old man saw Gravis gesturing to Siral, a gleam appeared in his eyes. Yes, he had taken note of this powerful Immortal King when he had entered the room, but as he was talking to Gravis, the Immortal King had seemingly stopped existing. It was like the old man was subconsciously ignoring Siral.

old man noticed that Siral was not simple. To be able to hide one's presence to such an extent inside such a small room was no easy feat. There was something very peculiar about this

following our little friend?" the old man asked Siral. This Immortal King was not simple at all, and he felt like it was a bit weird that Gravis was actually the one that talked with him. Shouldn't that have been the job of the

he will do so again in the future. This is repayment," Siral said as he shot

had attacked Gravis with a sneak attack with the intention to kill him. Sparing his life in such a scenario was definitely not expected. Because of that, Siral counted it as Gravis having saved his

would obviously

his life before? When could that have happened? Shouldn't that Immortal King already have been quite powerful back then? After

left the house with their

only stroked his

couple of times, Gravis stopped

know that I have a beast body," Gravis commented. "What do you think about

is Master. That is all,"

me, what would the old Siral have thought, the Siral shortly before I used

furrowed his brows as he tried to emulate his old mindset. It was rather difficult since the Life Ring had

"I have been born a human, and I am still a human, even if I

Siral wouldn't have minded. As long as you genuinely consider yourself to be a human, you are a

he could trust Siral's answer or not since he was still under the influence of the Life

but decided against it. Sure, Siral couldn't betray him, but that was only temporary. Gravis planned to let Siral go in about 20.000 years. If Siral held some resentment towards Gravis,

threatened Gravis with his three children. Gravis wouldn't commit that mistake again. The less Siral knew about him, the better. If Siral decided to stay with Gravis after he had been freed from the Life Ring's influence, Gravis could still decide to unveil some of

journey as they followed the red arrow that the old man

were still teleporting. It was actually insane how huge the world was. Gravis didn't need more than a couple of minutes to go from one end

and Siral had stopped using their

Why?

Sect territory,

someone accidentally stopped before a private, fortified mansion while normally walking, the guards would tell them to scram and warn them. However, if these same people had been sneaking around in the night while trying to be as

end in

was not confident enough in his hiding ability that he could enter these

was no reason to, right

SHING! SHING!