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.

be Vice-Sect Masters, which means

the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him

just

Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at him. It was like she was inspecting him with her Spirit

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

she

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

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

The participants nodded.

'How am I supposed to know what I should do if she isn't here? I need

the Sect Master. "Sect

The Sect Master nodded.

you," the Sect Master said politely

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

as they waited for the signal to

would die. The occasional death in the preliminary

"Begin!"

couple of seconds, everyone

the powerful Weapon Techniques of his opponent. After all, the

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

and complex as the Weapon Technique that

time more than anything else, and Gravis just

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

and the

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

that he could never reach the top of the world without joining one. Therefore,

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, they can pull even these

you," the Sect Master

one from a High-Rank Sect stepped

even bigger massacre than

didn't even

"You and you."

third unaffiliated Cultivator

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

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

the young Vice-Sect Master beside her for

that, the Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the Cultivator to

dare to follow them with their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one

Master is inviting this Cultivator as a

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 over all the supreme geniuses of the High-Rank

Disciple was supposed to be. A Peak Sect was a Peak Sect because they had the most powerful and most talented people. A Core Disciple was supposed to be stronger than any genius outside