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?"

now has his

that's why I have said what I have said. Mortis' personality suppresses

an intense disagreement with Mortis' personality in the past, he's still a part of me, and I want that part

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

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

trust you with his life, which

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

kind of are. Mortis is very powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature. His mindset could be shaken by just some careless words of mine, which

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 be a

most decisions," Arc said. "Your mindset is far more

sounds like

unwilling?" Arc asked

"If it helps Mortis, I'm willing to take on this small bit

seconds of silence

Arc said. "You made the right

looked in the direction Mortis left. Then, he turned back to

think? What's the opinion of your father and my creator

Gravis furrowed his brows.

"I can make a guess about my father, but

you think is your father's

that my father would support me and that he would say that any action

isn't

this decision. Instead, this

so?" Arc asked

also 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

possible that the highest Heaven has supreme control