Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis' Spirit Sense encompassed the Life Ring, showing to Stella and Liam that he was currently in there.

Stella and Liam were currently just sitting in front of each other, probably talking with voice transmissions.

"We should be safe," Gravis said. "I'm just in front of the northeastern river. Whatever happens outside shouldn't include this region."

"We'll come out in a second," Stella said. Then, she looked at Liam with a knowing look and nodded.

Liam nodded back.

After that, both of them left the Life Ring and appeared in the small underground room.

This far down, the temperature and gravity were still far more powerful than on the surface, but Gravis wasn't so deep down that they couldn't resist.

It was just a bit uncomfortable for them.

Gravis sat at one side while Liam and Stella sat on the other side, side-by-side.

For some seconds, everyone only looked at each other.

Then, Stella sighed.

Gravis' heart began racing.

"Gravis," she said slowly. "I need to know everything about you."

Liam nodded on the side.

"I know that you have saved both of us, and we are immensely grateful, but there are too many unknowns about you," Stella said. "For example, you know this powerful plant, which brings up several questions about your affiliation with the beasts."

"You also have a beast body, and we don't know where you got it from."

"I know that you trust me, but I want you to also trust Liam," Stella said as she gestured to Liam. "Liam is my closest person, and I don't want to keep secrets from him."

"If you want us to stay in contact, you need to trust my brother too," Stella finished.

Gravis closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Trusting Stella was easy, but trusting Liam?

Difficult.

Liam and Gravis weren't close, and if he told the humans Gravis' secrets, it would become very dangerous.

Maybe even people from Arc's clearing would want to target him.

After all, Gravis knew a lot about the highest world, which was the next world that every Ascender would go to.

They would want to know everything about the highest world, and they would also want to know the secrets of the highest world.

Some people might even believe that Gravis had things from the highest world with him, and that was actually the case.

Even more, they would know that Gravis could make World Weapons, which would put an even bigger target on Gravis' back.

Maybe a powerful Ascender or Ancestor of the All-Matter Sect would want to kill him.

Maybe some other Sect coveted Gravis' World Weapon to sell it.

Maybe even the beasts would become interested.

In that case, Gravis could go nowhere in this world.

Telling Liam everything would put Gravis in a lot of danger.

Sure, maybe Liam would keep everything a secret, but what if Stella accidentally died?

What then?

Would Liam still keep Gravis' secrets?

Maybe he would fault Gravis for Stella's death, and unveiling all his secrets would be the best way to take revenge.

It was risky.

for some seconds

at Stella during this time, but he couldn't

Gravis willing to take such a risk for a chance to

to put his life on the

to think about?' Gravis thought

my life on the

already probably offended the

took another deep

said. "I will share everything

relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably

that Gravis was willing to share these secrets also with Liam showed how important she

furrowed

else of your secrets," Liam said. "Even if we two don't see eye-to-eye, I want my sister to be happy. I might

put a hand on

that Liam disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing to work

also not

also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that there was basically no

was impossible to like

Liam

Gravis nodded.

was born in the highest world, which is

sentence was already a shock to Stella

The highest world?

was from an even

his life in the highest world and about

after the other hit Stella

as powerful

told his story, the less believable

could fight the most powerful

Gravis told his story,

Gravis really telling the

him. No matter how unbelievable his story was, they wanted to hear

if it was fiction, it was still interesting to hear

doubt Gravis' words was

hadn't shown that

truly have this

came Gravis' tale of the

to Gravis' experiences in the lower world, even Liam felt bad for

get close to anyone while being surrounded by

It was depressing.

After all, wasn't he intending

did he intend to kill Stella

It made no sense.

Gravis told them about Gorn's death, they felt

one of the most horrible things one could go

guilt alone might

part was

had to choose between power and going against his own will and emotions.

Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam knew exactly how

lived for over 100,000

too many horrible feelings in too

sure enough, they noticed that the Gravis in the story became

surprise came when Gravis told them that his Spirit had

something like

It made no sense!

of Laws, and they knew how

had temperaments. The only reason why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any temperament. It adapted to

fill Gravis' mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

that, and they were Peak

wouldn't even know how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

against the very Laws and

was the first time Stella

believe something like that," she said with furrowed

far more about the world than back then, and he

can prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.