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

during this time, but he couldn't read her

Gravis willing to take such a risk for a chance to be

willing to put his life on the line

is there even to

my life on the

already probably

another deep

Gravis said. "I will share everything

She knew that someone like Gravis probably had

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

furrowed his

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 trust, but I

hand on Liam's

knew that Liam disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he

was also not something easy to

Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt

impossible to

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

born in the highest world, which is the world

first sentence was already a shock to

The highest world?

from an

told them about his life in the highest world and

shock after the other hit

as powerful as it

his story, the less believable

person that could fight

Gravis told his story, Liam and Stella became

really

they didn't interrupt him. No matter how unbelievable his story was, they wanted to hear the

was

words was when Gravis told them

shown

he truly have

came Gravis' tale

in the lower world, even Liam felt bad

to get close to anyone while being surrounded

It was depressing.

Gravis' story even more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he intending to come close

he intend to kill Stella by being close to

It made no sense.

about Gorn's death, they felt even worse

was one of the most horrible things one could

guilt alone

was Wendy's death at

against his own will and emotions. He didn't want to kill Wendy, but

have recovered by now,

lived for over 100,000

that there was a high chance that Gravis would suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an

they noticed that the Gravis in the story

Gravis told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction Lightning instead

was something like

It made no sense!

both knew a ton of Laws,

Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any temperament. It

fill Gravis' mind with a different

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that, and they were Peak Immortal

how to combine lightning with a

It just wasn't possible.

very Laws and principles of

was the first time

something

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

prove

"How?" Liam asked.