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.

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

recognized was the Vice-Sect Master that had

politely, just

over, Gravis saw the Sect Master looking intently at him. It was

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

she looked

the old Vice-Sect Master said. The other one was

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.

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

back and bowed politely to the

The Sect Master nodded.

the Sect Master said politely as everyone's Spirits were moved to two

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

entered the arena as they waited for

in the preliminary tournament wasn't bad, which was why

"Begin!"

immediately started battling each other, but just after a couple of seconds, everyone

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

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

something as intricate 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 out of

the hall. Only the participants and the upper

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

the Cultivator 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 invitation previously accepted

Cultivators the difference between a Sect and an unaffiliated

the Sect Master

another one from a

fight was an even bigger massacre than the previous

didn't even take

"You and you."

unaffiliated Cultivator was called

they want to clean up the trash before they start the actual tournament,' Gravis thought. 'These unaffiliated

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

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

personally escorted

them with their Spirit Sense, but Gravis had no reservation. No one would

thought. 'The Vice-Sect Master is inviting this Cultivator

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 run over all the supreme geniuses of

the most powerful and most talented people. A Core Disciple was supposed