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.

some seconds as

this time, but he couldn't read her

a risk for a

he willing to put his life on the line

there even to think

my life on

I already probably

another deep

will share everything

She knew that someone like Gravis probably

was willing to share these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was to him, and she

furrowed

not tell anyone 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 betray your

a hand

However, for her, he

not something

were making sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that

impossible

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

world, which is the world

a shock to

The highest world?

an even

about his life in

shock after the other hit Stella

as powerful as

told his story, the less believable it

that could fight the

his story,

really telling the

his story was, they wanted to hear

it was still interesting

was when Gravis told them about his

shown that

he truly have

tale of the lower

lower world, even Liam felt bad

being able to get close to

It was depressing.

After all,

intend to kill

It made no sense.

Gravis told them about Gorn's death, they

the only person close to oneself was one

guilt alone might kill

next surprising part was Wendy's death at

will and emotions. He didn't want to

in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella

had lived for

had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A teenager couldn't get through these experienced without being

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

the biggest surprise came when Gravis told them that his Spirit had

was something like that even

It made no sense!

ton of Laws, and they knew

temperaments. The only reason why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy

mind with a different

Someone couldn't survive that.

that, and they

even know how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

the very Laws and principles of

first time

we can't believe something like that,"

By now, he also knew far more about the world than back then, and he also realized that something like

prove

"How?" Liam asked.