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

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 to

still a part of me, and I want that part to also be happy.

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

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

knows you very well and also knows how you think. He knows that he can trust you with his life, which is why he is willing to be in the weaker position. He knows that

make it sound like he's an angry teenager while I'm

are. Mortis is very powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature. His mindset could be shaken by just

of your home doesn't allow you to grow as a person. You might become an incredibly powerful Cultivator,

realize it yet, you will automatically become the one that will make most decisions,"

"That sounds

Arc asked

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

of silence

"You made

Then, he turned back to Arc. "Yes, I think

your father and my creator on this

Gravis furrowed his brows.

a guess about my father, but

do you think is

father would support me and that he would say that any

this isn't so

not something that ends with just this decision. Instead, this decision

Arc asked with an

I have also never heard about him using one," Gravis said. "He always fought

highest Heaven has supreme control over