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 as he

during this time, but he couldn't read

to take such a risk for a

his life on the line for

there even to think about?' Gravis

put my life

probably offended the entire

another

said. "I will share everything

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

these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was to

furrowed his

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 trust, but I won't

put a hand on

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her,

was also not something

of them were making sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty,

was impossible to

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

was born in the highest world,

already a shock to Stella and

The highest world?

from an even higher

them about his life in the highest world and about

other

background was as powerful as it

more Gravis told his story,

fight the most

told his story, Liam and Stella became

really telling

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

was fiction, it was

thing that made them doubt Gravis' words was when

shown that

he truly have this

Gravis' tale of the lower

lower world, even Liam felt bad

to get close to anyone while being surrounded

It was depressing.

more unbelievable. After all, wasn't

did he intend to kill Stella by

It made no sense.

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

close to oneself was one of the most horrible things

alone might

surprising part was Wendy's death at

will and emotions. He didn't want

have recovered by now, but Stella

lived for over 100,000

suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible

Gravis in the story became colder and colder. He

when Gravis told them that his Spirit had

was something like that even

It made no sense!

ton of Laws, and they knew how a Spirit

also knew that the Elements had temperaments. The only reason why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any

Lightning would fill Gravis' mind with a

Someone couldn't survive that.

could do that, and they were Peak Immortal

to

It just wasn't possible.

against the very Laws and principles of

first

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

far more about the world than back

can prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.