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.

no one noticed,

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 she look at the beast crystals? There was no

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

Master remembered something,

me that this person has once battled her to a draw while being four levels below her.

Sect Master stealthily

this him? Is this the

to join the Nine Elements

frowned, but

his Battle-Strength is real, he might

Sect Master's expression quickly changed to a

elicit any suspicion. However, he had already contacted

Sect Master can feel when you send a voice transmission to me, but she can't feel mine thanks to a new Law I know," Gravis transmitted. His nervousness was apparent in his voice

Stella didn't react.

I told you that I will come and find you when the problem is solved, and that time is

I wanted to see your smile

"Stella, I love you."

Stella didn't react.

don't want to be with me. I know that

even if you don't want to be with me, I will repay you for what I have done

out of here with you and Liam. I know that Liam also needs to escape, or you will never be truly

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

walked over to the Sect Master and stopped beside her.

seconds of silence,

hand in a gesture of disdain. Obviously, all these gathered Cultivators

the hair on her left

he wanted. He couldn't control his excitement. However, it still wasn't clear if Stella only wanted to escape or if

something to your Spirit,"

came into contact

access one's Spirit meant handing them

to someone else,