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 as he

looked at Stella during this time, but he couldn't read

to take such a risk for a

put his life

there even to think about?' Gravis thought

my life on the

I already probably offended the entire

another

said. "I will share everything with

like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength wouldn't be

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

furrowed his

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

hand on Liam's

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

not something easy to

for Stella, and she felt happy. She also

impossible to

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

in the highest world, which is the world above this

first sentence was already a shock

The highest world?

an even higher

his life in the highest world

other hit Stella and

as powerful as

more Gravis told his

that could fight the most powerful

story, Liam and Stella

really

unbelievable his story was, they wanted to hear

fiction, it was still interesting to hear about

words was when Gravis told them about his Elemental

shown

he truly have this

came Gravis' tale of the

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

get close to anyone while

It was depressing.

Gravis' story even more unbelievable. After all,

to kill

It made no sense.

told them about Gorn's death, they felt even worse for

was one of the most horrible things one

guilt alone

next surprising part was Wendy's death

to choose between power and going against his own will and emotions. He didn't want to kill Wendy, but he

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

all, they had lived for over 100,000

his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A teenager couldn't get

noticed that the Gravis in the story became colder and colder. He became cold,

biggest surprise came when Gravis told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction Lightning

was something like that

It made no sense!

a ton of Laws, and

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

Gravis' mind with a

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that, and

even know how to

It just wasn't possible.

the very Laws and principles of the

was the first time

know that we can't believe something like that," she said

also knew far more about the world than back then, and he also realized that something like this should be

can prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.