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

person Gravis recognized was the Vice-Sect Master that had

just like everyone

at him. It was like she was

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

a while, she looked

other one was a young man and

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 fight in an everyone versus everyone match!" the Vice-Sect Master

The participants nodded.

'How am I supposed to know what I

politely to the Sect Master. "Sect Master,

The Sect Master nodded.

you," the Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits

from a High-Rank Sect, while

entered the arena as

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 hadn't cared about

"Begin!"

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

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

Sects had millions of years to perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only

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

Technique required time more than anything else,

The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that he was running out

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

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

saw the gulf between him and the Sects, he realized that he could never reach the top of the world without joining one. Therefore, the disciple that had rejected the

difference between a Sect and an unaffiliated Cultivator. Like this, they can pull even these prideful people that

you," the Sect Master

Cultivator and another one

was an even bigger

even take ten

"You and you."

Cultivator was called

clean up the trash before they start the actual tournament,'

in the end, the one

beside her for a second, and

Master personally

had no reservation. No one would notice as long as he

is inviting this Cultivator

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

a Core 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