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.

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

person Gravis recognized was the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him into the Sect. His smile actually

politely, just like everyone

looking intently at him. It was like she

nervous, but he knew that he wasn't in danger. As long as she didn't suspect that Gravis was a beast, she

a while, she looked away

the tournament!" the old Vice-Sect Master said. The other one was

contestants, and we will continue with one versus one matches until only three remain.

The participants nodded.

here,' Gravis thought nervously. 'How am I supposed to know what I should do if she isn't here? I need to lure

back and bowed politely to the Sect Master. "Sect Master, if you may,"

The Sect Master nodded.

and you," the Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits were moved to

a person from a High-Rank Sect, while another was from the

participants entered the arena as they waited for the signal to

would die. The occasional death in the preliminary

"Begin!"

couple

but he just couldn't compete with the powerful Weapon Techniques of his opponent. After all,

Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only create their

imagine creating something as intricate and complex as the

powerful Weapon Technique required time more than anything else, and Gravis just hadn't had

the fight ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that he was running out

Only the participants and the upper echelon of the Nine Elements Sect

was close to leaving the central palace, another elder came up to

top of

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

the Sect

one

was an even bigger massacre than

even take ten

"You and you."

Cultivator

up the trash before they start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These unaffiliated Cultivators

but in the end, the one from the Sect barely

looked at the young Vice-Sect Master beside her for a second, and the

Master personally

Gravis had no reservation. No one would notice as long

inviting this Cultivator as a Core Disciple. Obviously, the

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

a Peak Sect because they had the most powerful and most talented people. A Core