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

Mortis' personality suppresses himself, and showing him the conflict inside his own personality

part of me, and I want that part to also

Arc said. "Obviously, he is not truly free yet. You two are still intrinsically connected, and you are also in a more

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

trust you with his life, which is why he

awkwardly. "Why does that make

are. Mortis is very powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature. His

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

doesn't realize it yet, you will automatically become the one that will make most decisions," Arc said. "Your mindset is far more accommodating and flexible than Mortis'

"That sounds like responsibility," Gravis

you unwilling?" Arc asked

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

seconds of silence

Arc said. "You made

back to

do you think? What's the opinion of your father and my creator on this solution?"

Gravis furrowed his brows.

"I can make a guess about my

think is your father's opinion?" Arc

think that my father would support me and that he would say that any action that doesn't result in my death is the correct

isn't so

that ends with just this decision. Instead,

so?" Arc asked with an

never heard about him using one," Gravis said. "He always fought directly with his saber. This means that there could be a possibility that using the Elements against

that the highest Heaven has supreme control over all the