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.

should be Vice-Sect Masters, which means that

had

just like

looking intently at him. It was like

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

a while, she looked

said. The other one was a young

will decide who will fight who. Right now, we have 22 contestants, and we will continue with one versus one matches until only three remain. When three candidates remain, we will let the three candidates

The participants nodded.

'How am I supposed to know what I should

bowed politely to the Sect Master. "Sect Master,

The Sect Master nodded.

Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits were moved

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

the arena as they waited for

old 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!"

couple of seconds, everyone was already

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

to perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only create their own or buy mediocre ones with a

complex as the Weapon Technique that Stella had

than anything else, and Gravis just hadn't had

ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he

the participants and the upper

leaving the central palace, another elder came up to him and offered

reach the top of the world

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

you," the Sect

Cultivator and another one from

an even

even

"You and you."

unaffiliated Cultivator was called

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

but in the end, the one from the Sect barely

Vice-Sect Master beside her for

personally escorted the Cultivator to

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

Master is inviting

to put up such a good fight against a powerful

they had the most powerful and most talented people. A Core Disciple was supposed to