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.

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

the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him

politely, just like

the greetings were over, Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at him. It was like she was inspecting him with her

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

while, she looked away

other

will decide who will fight who. Right now, we have 22 contestants, and we will continue with one versus one matches until only

The participants nodded.

I supposed to know what I

bowed politely to the Sect Master. "Sect

The Sect Master nodded.

said politely as everyone's Spirits

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

participants entered the arena as they waited for the signal to

die. The occasional death in

"Begin!"

each other, but just after a couple of seconds, everyone was already clear on who the victor

with the powerful Weapon Techniques of his opponent. After all, the opponent came from a powerful Sect with powerful Weapon

to perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only

still couldn't even imagine creating something as intricate and complex as the Weapon Technique that Stella had

more than anything

fight ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized

Only the participants and the upper echelon of the

leaving the central palace, another elder came up

top of the world without joining one.

saw all of this with his Spirit Sense 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

one from a High-Rank

even bigger massacre

fight didn't even take ten

"You and you."

third unaffiliated Cultivator was

trash before they start the actual tournament,'

was much closer, but in the end, the one from the Sect

beside her for a second,

personally escorted the Cultivator to the

no reservation. No one would notice as long as he didn't include the Vice-Sect

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

such a good fight against a powerful disciple from a High-Rank Sect. If they taught him correctly, this new disciple would

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