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.

heard Gravis' voice, his

so very normal. He didn't sound any different from an

shouted without looking at Gravis.

Silence.

revenge so important to you?" Gravis

young man shouted as his head

your revenge is

"I'll return ho-"

young man

was no

family had killed everyone the young man

"What then?" Gravis repeated.

hard to answer. He hadn't thought about an

he knew had been killed six months ago, his

his entire

His enemies must die!

face to face with a God, he had

return to your previous life?" Gravis

and finish your smithing apprenticeship under a different master?" Gravis asked. It was

remain in

"What will you do?"

his eyes. Then, he looked down weakly.

family for you?" Gravis asked. "Did they wish for you to avenge them? Were they these kinds

the young man shouted with gritted teeth. However, his newfound conviction faltered just as quickly again. "They only

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

Silence.

help you attain freedom. It can help you

slowly, his words putting a heavy weight

More silence.

said, throwing the mortal into a

of the ones you love, even if it was for the wrong reason,

reignited in the mortal's eyes, "I will help your family to fulfill their dying wish

Bing!

forward, and

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 a cloud

have also just been a guy. Lastly, I could have already moved away

that he threw everything that he owned away just to

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

well. Let me

put his finger on the mortal's head, and it shone

to the sheer amount of information that was shoved

he gave

taught the young man

was there anything better at teaching Cultivation than

and practical lessons of the preparation course into the young man's mind. Stuff like how the highest world