Lightning Is the Only Way

Mortis didn't react to Gravis' comment as he teleported away.

He wanted to think on his own for a while.

Mortis was incredibly powerful, and his affinity for power was insane. When it came to the pursuit of power, Mortis was probably even superior to Gravis.

However, Mortis' personality was too black and white.

In his mind, there were only the neutral ones, the ones that he considered enemies, and the ones he considered friends. There was no nuance to his categorization of other beings.

Because of that, Mortis' mindset could easily be shaken as soon as something appeared that he couldn't put into any of these categories.

Gravis had also thought about Arc's words. After all, such a topic also interested him.

However, Gravis saw no issue.

So what?

If he were in Mortis' shoes, he would simply look at Arc with a more favorable expression, but that was it. There would be no debt or anything.

Arc's words didn't impact Gravis at all, even though they had forced Mortis to retreat into thinking.

This showed the difference in the strengths of their personalities.

"That guy needs to pull that stick out of his ass," Gravis commented. "He's always so tense and serious."

"That's his choice, though," Arc said. "Right?"

He now has his

also nodded. "And that's why I have said what I have said. Mortis' personality suppresses himself, and showing him the conflict inside his own personality may help him

said with a smile. "Even though I've had an intense disagreement with Mortis' personality in the past, he's still a part of me, and I want

Mortis is fine with his current circumstance," Arc said. "Obviously, he is not truly free yet. You two are still intrinsically

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

also knows how you think. He knows that he can trust you with his life, which is

head awkwardly. "Why does that make it sound like he's an angry teenager while I'm his

very powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature.

lightning is only one of the elements. Never stepping a foot out of your home doesn't allow you to grow as a person. You might become an incredibly powerful Cultivator, but in your head, you would still

that will make most decisions," Arc said. "Your

sighed. "That sounds like responsibility,"

Arc

said. "If it helps Mortis, I'm willing to take on

seconds of silence

Arc said. "You made

the direction Mortis left. Then, he turned back to Arc. "Yes, I think this was the

opinion of your father and my creator on

Gravis furrowed his brows.

Gravis said. "I can make a guess about my father, but

you think is your

he would say that any action that doesn't result in my death

isn't

just this decision. Instead, this decision might

asked with an interested

always fought directly with his saber. This means that there

might even be possible that the highest Heaven has supreme control over all