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.

for some seconds

during this time,

a risk for a chance to

willing to put his

to think

I already put my

I already probably offended

took another deep

"I will share everything with you

expression relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets.

secrets also with

furrowed his

not 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 trust,

a hand on

However, for her, he

was also not something easy to

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

was impossible

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

in the highest world, which is the world

first sentence was already a shock

The highest world?

from an even higher

about his life in the highest world and

shock after the other hit Stella

background was as

more Gravis told his story,

person that could fight the most powerful

story, Liam

really telling the

interrupt him. No matter how unbelievable his story

it was still interesting

Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about his Elemental

shown

truly have

came Gravis' tale

in the lower

to get close to anyone

It was depressing.

unbelievable. After all, wasn't he intending to

kill Stella by being close

It made no sense.

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

killing the only person close to oneself was one of the most horrible things

the guilt alone might

part was Wendy's death at

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

conflict that obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but

lived

suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible

story became colder and colder. He became cold,

came when Gravis told them that his Spirit had

was something like

It made no sense!

both knew a ton of Laws, and they knew

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

would fill Gravis' mind with a different temperament and

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that, and they were Peak Immortal

know how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

Laws and

first time

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

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

prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.