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

also looked at Stella during this time,

take such a risk for a

his

is there even to think about?' Gravis

put my life on the

probably offended the

another deep

will share everything

expression relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength

these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was

furrowed

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

put a hand

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for

also not something

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

impossible to like

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

the highest world, which is the

sentence was already a

The highest world?

from an

life in

shock after the other hit Stella and

background was as

Gravis told his story, the less believable it

person that could fight the most

Gravis told his story,

Gravis really telling the

No matter how unbelievable his story

fiction, it was still

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

shown that ability

he truly

that came Gravis' tale

in the lower world, even Liam

to anyone while being surrounded by good

It was depressing.

also made Gravis' story even more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he

he intend to kill Stella by

It made no sense.

told them about Gorn's death, they

one of the most horrible

guilt alone

surprising part was Wendy's death

against his own will and emotions. He didn't want to

in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam knew exactly how something like that could

had lived for over 100,000

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

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

when Gravis told them that his Spirit had been

like that even

It made no sense!

of Laws, and they

knew that the Elements had temperaments. The only reason why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to

would fill Gravis' mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

could do that, and

even know how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

was against the very Laws and principles

the first time Stella

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

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

prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.