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,

He didn't sound any different

anything!" the young man shouted without looking at

Silence.

so important to you?"

as his

when your revenge is

"I'll return ho-"

young man

was no more

had killed everyone the young

"What then?" Gravis repeated.

young man found it hard to answer. He hadn't

six months ago, his entire

dominated his

His enemies must die!

face with a God, he had to confront this question without an

your

finish your smithing apprenticeship under a different master?" Gravis asked. It was not hard to read the memories of a

remain in your

"What will you do?"

suddenly shouted with tears in his eyes. Then, he looked down weakly.

of your family for you?" Gravis asked. "Did they wish for

gritted teeth. However, his newfound conviction faltered just as quickly again.

am I supposed to be happy when their butchers are still living under the same sky as me!?" he shouted as he punched the mountain below

Silence.

problems," Gravis said slowly. "It can help you attain freedom. It can help you to protect your close ones. It can help you take revenge. It

happy," Gravis said slowly,

More silence.

take revenge for you," Gravis said, throwing the mortal

to climb to your death because of the

in the mortal's eyes, "I

Bing!

forward, and the man

at the young man as he scratched his chin. 'A mortal that has the tenacity to climb 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 I actually existed. I could have just as well been

been a guy. Lastly, I could have already moved away before he reached the

threw everything that he owned away just

of willpower, conviction, and he

Let

finger on the mortal's

seized for about ten seconds due to the sheer amount

revenge for the young man, but he gave the young man the tools

taught the young man how to

at teaching Cultivation than the preparation

of the theoretical and practical lessons of the preparation course into the young man's mind. Stuff like how the highest world worked or something like Elemental Synchronicity were taken out, as was