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.

two should be Vice-Sect Masters, which means that

other person Gravis recognized was the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him into the Sect. His smile actually felt

just

at him. It was like she was

As long as she didn't suspect

she looked

The other one was a young man and remained silent besides

we have 22 contestants, and we will continue with one versus one matches until only three remain. When three candidates remain, we

The participants nodded.

am I supposed to know what I should

to the Sect Master. "Sect Master, if you

The Sect Master nodded.

politely as

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

participants entered the arena as they waited for the signal

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 that. However, here, it was essential to protect the disciples. After all, this was a gathering of

"Begin!"

just after a couple

of

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

complex

required time more than anything else, and Gravis

the fight ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that

leave the hall. Only the participants and the upper echelon of

elder came

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

Nine Elements Sect shows these prideful Cultivators the difference between a Sect and an

you," the

and another one from

even bigger massacre than

fight didn't even take ten

"You and you."

third unaffiliated Cultivator was called

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

fight was much closer, but in the

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

the Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the Cultivator to

them with their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one would notice as long as he didn't include the Vice-Sect

I've thought,' Gravis thought. 'The Vice-Sect Master is inviting this Cultivator as a Core Disciple.

the eye of 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

was what 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