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.

waited for some seconds

this time, but he

take such a risk for a chance to be with

he willing to put his life on the line for

is there even to think about?' Gravis thought

already put my life on

already probably

took another deep

said. "I will share everything with

relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength wouldn't

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

furrowed his

I want my sister to be happy. I might betray your trust, but I won't betray

hand

Gravis immensely. However, for her, he

also not something

making sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt

was impossible to like

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

in the highest world, which is the

already a

The highest world?

was from an

in the highest

shock after the other hit

was as

his story, the less believable it

person that could fight the

his story, Liam and Stella

Gravis really telling

interrupt him. No matter how unbelievable his story

was still interesting to

that made them doubt Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about

shown

he truly

tale of

listening to Gravis' experiences in the lower

get close to

It was depressing.

After all, wasn't

he intend to kill Stella by

It made no sense.

death, they felt even worse for

the only person close to oneself was one

alone might

next surprising part was Wendy's

and going against his own will and

then. He might have recovered by

had lived

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

the story became colder and colder. He became cold, bitter, cynical,

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

like that

It made no sense!

of Laws, and

why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was

fill Gravis' mind with

Someone couldn't survive that.

they could do that, and they

how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

was against the very Laws and principles

was the first

believe something like that,"

knew far more about the world than back then, and he also realized

can prove

"How?" Liam asked.