Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis' world broke down.

'It's over!' he thought. 'Stella feels genuine fear towards me. My past actions are still fresh in her mind. She hates me!'

The fear in Stella's eyes hurt Gravis deep inside. The one person he loved feared him.

Suddenly, Gravis saw Stella's eyes darting to the corner of the hall, and her eyes widened in shock. Then, she looked around the room at the others. By now, her expression had changed to an aloof one.

However, in the end, her eyes returned to Gravis.

The fear was gone.

Instead, only confusion was left.

Gravis was also confused by Stella's actions, but then he realized.

'So, she knows,' Gravis thought. 'She has always known. I should have realized.'

However, Gravis' nervousness vanished as relief washed over him.

'She knows that I have a beast body. That was why she was afraid. She wasn't afraid of me but for me.'

'Of course her teacher would have informed her. I never told her of my beast body, but her teacher would have definitely noticed. She probably informed Stella of my beast body.'

Gravis almost couldn't stop himself from smiling.

Another big worry of his had been that Stella would deny him as soon as she heard that he had a beast body. After all, humans were not normally attracted to beasts.

Yet, since Stella had known from the very beginning, it meant that everything between them had been genuine.

The Sect Master was the only one that noticed Stella's imperceptible actions. Stella had camouflaged her actions very well, but the Sect Master knew her very closely.

After all, the Sect Master had acted as Stella's aunt for thousands of years.

if no one noticed, she

thing that she had noticed was the look that she had thrown Gravis. She hadn't noticed that Stella had also looked at the beast crystals. After all, why would

this Cultivator?' the Sect Master thought. 'She's the Nine Elements Sect's Holy Maiden, even if that won't persist. Her Battle-Strength is

Master remembered something, and everything clicked for

told me that this person has once battled her to a draw while being four levels below her. Originally, I didn't believe her, but her reaction was too genuine just

Master stealthily looked at

this the person

sense. He isn't here to join the Nine Elements Sect

Sect Master covertly frowned, but

Battle-Strength is real, he might actually

quickly changed

However, he had already contacted Stella. The

me, but she can't feel mine thanks to a new Law I know," Gravis transmitted. His nervousness was apparent in

Stella didn't react.

forever be myself. I told you that I will

have missed you. I wanted to see your smile every day.

"Stella, I love you."

Stella didn't react.

have been horrible, and I can understand if you don't want to be with me. I know that there is a high chance that you don't want to see

you don't want to be with me, I will repay you for what

to escape, or you will never be truly

your answer. If you want to escape this place with Liam, do something with the hair on your left side. If you want

over to the Sect Master and stopped beside her. Then,

some seconds of silence, she snorted

in a gesture of disdain. Obviously, all these gathered Cultivators were not up to her standards. She was the

the hair on her left

with more conviction than he wanted. He couldn't control his excitement. However, it still wasn't clear if Stella only wanted to escape or if she genuinely accepted

something to your Spirit,"

Gravis' Spirit Sense came into

access one's Spirit meant handing them a blade while one was

to someone