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 a Late Major Circulation Immortal Emperor, and the other two should be Vice-Sect Masters, which means that they are probably at the

had invited him into the Sect. His

just like

greetings were over, Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at

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

she

The other one

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

The participants nodded.

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

Vice-Sect Master stepped back and bowed politely to the Sect Master. "Sect

The Sect Master nodded.

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

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

the arena as they waited for

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

"Begin!"

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

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

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

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

than anything else, and Gravis just hadn't had enough

30 seconds, the fight ended. The unaffiliated Cultivator conceded when he realized that he was running out of

Cultivator then had to leave the hall. Only the participants and the upper echelon of the Nine Elements Sect

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

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

saw 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 prideful

you," the Sect Master

one

an even bigger massacre than

fight didn't even take

"You and you."

Cultivator was

before they start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These

much closer, but in the end, the one from the

Master beside

the Vice-Sect Master personally escorted the Cultivator to the

no reservation.

is inviting this Cultivator as a Core Disciple. Obviously,

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

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 Disciple was supposed to be