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.

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

was the Vice-Sect Master that had invited him into the Sect.

politely, just like

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

nervous, but he knew that he wasn't in danger. As long as she didn't suspect

a while, she looked away

Vice-Sect Master said. The other one was a young man and remained silent besides the Sect

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

The participants nodded.

to know what I

to the Sect Master. "Sect Master, if you may," he

The Sect Master nodded.

Master said politely

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

participants entered the arena as they

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 hadn't cared about that. However, here, it was essential to protect

"Begin!"

each other, but just after a couple of seconds, everyone was already clear

bravely, but he just couldn't compete with the powerful Weapon Techniques of his opponent. After all, the opponent came from a powerful Sect with

perfect their Weapon Techniques, while the unaffiliated Cultivators could only

intricate and complex as the Weapon Technique that Stella had shown him back

Weapon Technique required time more than anything else, and Gravis just hadn't

The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when

Only the participants and the

elder came up to him and offered him a spot

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

was quite impressed. 'The Nine Elements Sect shows these prideful Cultivators the difference between a Sect and an unaffiliated Cultivator.

you," the

Cultivator and another one from a High-Rank

fight was an even bigger

even take ten

"You and you."

Cultivator was

they want to clean up the trash before they start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These unaffiliated Cultivators really aren't that

in the end, the one from the Sect

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

the Vice-Sect Master personally

with their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one would notice as long as

Master is inviting this

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 him correctly, this new disciple would be able to

they had the most powerful and most talented people. A Core Disciple was supposed to be stronger than any