Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis had practically been startled out of his Cultivation. After all, even while comprehending Laws, all his powers were active. His Laws of Danger and Safety were active, and his Spirit would also pick up if anyone came close to him.

Because of that, Gravis had been startled. This person in front of him had practically appeared out of nowhere.

Gravis couldn't feel the power of the person in front of him, so he decided to investigate the young man closely with his Spirit.

Mortal.

Gravis lifted an eyebrow when he noticed that this was a mortal. He had nearly no Energy, nearly no Life Energy, no Will-Aura, and his body was weak. Gravis could also feel the Spirit of this man, but it was so weak that it couldn't even interact with anything. This meant that his Spirit hadn't been formed yet.

This was a true mortal. Not even a single part of his body had been tempered.

Now that Gravis calmed down, he also noticed the disheveled appearance of the man. His skin was an unhealthy red, and he breathed quickly. Several parts of his body were injured, and he even had a broken rib. Additionally, parts of his body had started to freeze.

Where was Gravis right now?

Gravis was on top of a mountain that was nearly ten kilometers tall. For Cultivators, climbing such a mountain wasn't hard, but for a mortal, it was nearly impossible. The air up here was extremely thin, and the temperatures were far below freezing.

Judging by the mortal's appearance, he wouldn't survive the climb down. He would soon enter the last stages before hypothermia.

Seeing that Gravis didn't respond to his greeting, the young man became more nervous. He had come here with a goal in mind, and he had planned thousands of times on how he should plead his case.

However, as soon as the God in front of him opened his eyes, all the young man's plans vanished. The cold seemingly stopped existing, and his body stopped aching. It was like he was no longer in the real world and was pulled inside the world of this God.

This was a God!

A being of legend!

He was standing in front of something that shouldn't exist in this world!

The mortal's body started to shake, but not because of the cold. His body shook because of his emotions.

Fear, reverence, happiness, nervousness, hope.

Plomp!

The mortal fell onto his knees and nearly rammed his head into the cold mountain-stone. His knees and arms started bleeding heavily due to the impact.

"Please!" the mortal shouted with all his power, his voice sounding incredibly hoarse. "Take revenge for my family!"

Silence.

'Revenge, huh?' Gravis thought.

More silence.

"Why should I?" Gravis asked evenly.

the mortal heard Gravis' voice, his body

didn't sound any different from an average

do anything!" the young man shouted without looking at Gravis.

Silence.

revenge so important to you?"

the young man shouted as his

when your revenge is complete, what

"I'll return ho-"

young man

was no more

had killed everyone the

"What then?" Gravis repeated.

to answer. He hadn't

been killed six months ago, his entire life

dominated his entire

His enemies must die!

face to face with a God, he had

your previous

your smithing apprenticeship under a different master?" Gravis asked. It was not hard to

remain in your

"What will you do?"

suddenly shouted with tears in his eyes. Then, he looked down weakly. "I don't know,"

wishes of your family for you?" Gravis asked. "Did they wish for you to avenge them? Were they

However, his newfound conviction faltered just as quickly again.

butchers are still living under the same sky as me!?" he shouted as he punched

Silence.

Gravis said slowly. "It can help you attain freedom. It can help you to protect your close

happy," Gravis said slowly, his words putting a heavy weight

More silence.

for you," Gravis said, throwing the mortal

Gravis said. "Your willingness to climb to your death because of the ones you love, even if it was

eyes, "I will help your

Bing!

forward, and the

such a huge mountain for his loved ones. He probably saw my silhouette on a cloudless day, but from such a distance, he couldn't even be sure if

guy. Lastly, I could have already moved away before he

deep that he threw everything that he owned away just to take revenge as

an impressive amount of willpower, conviction, and he isn't

well. Let me help

the mortal's

due to the sheer amount of information that was shoved into his brain,

he gave the

young man how

was there anything better at teaching Cultivation than the preparation course for

mind. Stuff like how the