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.

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

the Vice-Sect Master that had invited

bowed politely, just like

Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at him. It was like she

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

she

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

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

The participants nodded.

'How am I supposed to know what I should do if she

Master stepped back and bowed politely to the

The Sect Master nodded.

and you," the Sect Master said politely as

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

participants entered the arena as they waited for

Vice-Sect Master also stepped into the arena. Apparently, he would be acting as a referee, and he would also make sure that no participants would die. The occasional death in the preliminary tournament wasn't bad, which was why the elder

"Begin!"

immediately started battling each other, but just after a couple of

Techniques of

Sects had millions of years to perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only create their own or buy mediocre ones with a ton of

imagine creating something as intricate and complex as the Weapon Technique that Stella had shown

than anything else, and Gravis just

30 seconds, the fight ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that he was running

Only the participants and the upper echelon

came

the Cultivator saw the gulf between him and the Sects, he realized that he could never reach the top

prideful Cultivators the difference between a Sect and an unaffiliated Cultivator. Like this, they can pull

the

Cultivator and another one from a High-Rank

an even bigger massacre

even

"You and you."

third unaffiliated Cultivator was called

start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These unaffiliated Cultivators really aren't that

the end, the one from the Sect barely

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

the Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the

dare to follow them with their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one would notice as long as he didn't

Master is inviting

for an unaffiliated Cultivator to put up such a good fight against a powerful disciple from a High-Rank Sect. If they taught him correctly, this new disciple would be able to run

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