Lightning Is the Only Way

"I would have never thought that you would be here," Zern transmitted to Gravis.

"Why not?" Gravis answered with a laugh.

"Well, first of all, you have a beast-"

Suddenly, Zern's eyes widened, and he looked at the corner of the hall. Every corner had a beast crystal.

Zern saw the beast crystals shining red, and panic appeared in his eyes.

Then, he looked around at everyone else with shock and confusion.

Why was no one noticing that the beast crystals were shining red!?

The bright, red light wasn't subtle. It nearly illuminated the entire hall. It was impossible to not notice something like that!

"Surprised?" Gravis asked with a voice transmission.

Zern looked with surprise at Gravis, while the other disciples from the Sects looked confused at Zern. What was up with that guy? Had he become nervous because of the tournament?

"How has no one noticed the beast crystals?" he asked.

"Secret," Gravis transmitted to Zern. "However, it has something to do with a Law I know."

Zern took a deep breath. "That's really impressive, Gravis. If anyone knew that someone with a beast body was able to enter the central palace of the Nine Elements Sect, they would start fearing that all the beasts could infiltrate them. However, no one would even believe such a thing!"

Gravis had to chuckle.

Zern and Gravis continued talking for a while. It was nice to see a familiar face among all these strangers.

Some minutes later, one of the doors opened, and several people entered.

All of them wore the uniform of the Nine Elements Sect. There were three in total, and Gravis couldn't feel the power of any one of them.

This meant that all of them were at least in the Major Circulation Immortal Emperor Realm.

Even more, Gravis knew two of those people.

In the middle of the three people was a woman with blue hair. Gravis had never met her, but he had seen her picture in the hallway.

This was the current Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect.

The woman smiled politely at the candidates, but her smile seemed frosty. There was no happiness or kindness behind that smile. It was like a being without emotion was trying to be polite.

Immortal Emperor, and the other two should be Vice-Sect Masters, which means that they are probably at the

the Vice-Sect Master that had invited

just like

saw the Sect Master looking intently at him. It

knew that he wasn't in danger. As

while, she looked away

old Vice-Sect Master said. The other one was a young man

versus one matches until only three remain. When three candidates remain, we will let the three candidates fight in an

The participants nodded.

what I should do if she isn't here? I need to lure

the Sect Master. "Sect Master,

The Sect Master nodded.

the Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits were moved to two

of them was a person from a High-Rank Sect, while

entered the arena as they waited for the signal

would die. The occasional death in the preliminary tournament wasn't bad, which was why the elder hadn't cared about that. However, here, it was essential to protect the disciples. After all, this was a gathering

"Begin!"

just after a couple of seconds, everyone was

of his

of years to perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only create their own

and complex as the Weapon Technique that Stella had

more than anything else, and Gravis

ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized

then had to leave the hall. Only the participants and the upper echelon of the Nine Elements Sect were

to leaving the central palace, another elder came up to him and offered him a spot as an Elite

the top of the world without joining one. Therefore, the disciple that had rejected the invitation previously accepted it

and was quite impressed. 'The Nine Elements Sect shows these prideful Cultivators the difference between a Sect and an unaffiliated Cultivator. Like this,

you," the Sect Master

and another one from a High-Rank

fight was an even bigger massacre than

fight didn't even take

"You and you."

Cultivator

think they want to clean up the trash before they start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These unaffiliated Cultivators really aren't

much closer, but in the end, the

beside her for a second, and

Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the

their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one would notice as long as he didn't include the Vice-Sect Master in his Spirit

'The Vice-Sect Master is inviting this Cultivator as a Core Disciple. Obviously,

rare for an unaffiliated Cultivator to put up such a good fight against a powerful disciple from a High-Rank Sect. If they taught

Sect because they had the most powerful and most talented people. A Core Disciple was supposed to be stronger