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.

one noticed,

only thing that she had noticed was the look that she had thrown Gravis. She hadn't noticed that Stella

Maiden, even if that won't persist. Her Battle-Strength is amazing. However,

Sect Master remembered something, and

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

Sect Master stealthily looked

this him? Is this the person with that ridiculous

He isn't here to join the Nine

covertly frowned, but no one

if his Battle-Strength is real, he might actually

the Sect Master's expression quickly changed to a hidden

not elicit any suspicion. However,

but she can't feel mine thanks to a new Law

Stella didn't react.

will forever be myself. I told you that I will come and find you when the problem is

missed you. I wanted to see your smile every day. I wanted to hear your voice every day. I want to be

"Stella, I love you."

Stella didn't react.

I can understand if you don't want to be with me. I know that there is

me, I

to escape, or you will never be truly free. Even if the Sect Master does her best to

Liam, do something with the hair on your left side. If you want to stay,

walked over to the Sect Master and stopped beside her.

silence, she snorted

Obviously, all these gathered Cultivators were not up to her standards. She was the Holy

was the hair on her left

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

Sense came into contact

meant handing them a blade while one was

Spirit was opened to someone else, the other