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

looked at Stella during this time,

Gravis willing to take such a risk

willing to put his

to think

my life

I already probably offended

took another

"I will

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

was willing to share these secrets also with Liam showed how important

only furrowed

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

hand

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

was also not

She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew

impossible to

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

world, which is the

sentence was already a

The highest world?

from an even higher

told them about his life in

other

was as powerful

more Gravis told his

fight the most powerful

told his story, Liam and

really telling

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

it was still interesting to hear

that made them doubt Gravis' words was when

hadn't shown that

truly have

tale of

the lower world, even Liam felt

able to get close to

It was depressing.

After all, wasn't

to kill

It made no sense.

death, they felt

the only person close to oneself was one of

alone might kill

surprising part was Wendy's

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

obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have

all, they had lived

suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in

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

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

like

It made no sense!

knew a ton of Laws, and they

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

fill Gravis' mind with a

Someone couldn't survive that.

that, and they were

wouldn't even know how to combine lightning with a

It just wasn't possible.

the very Laws and principles of

the first time Stella

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

about the world than back then, and he

can prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.