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 as he

Stella during this time, but he couldn't read her

willing to take such a risk

his life on

is there even to think about?' Gravis thought

already put my life

I already probably offended the entire

another

"I will share everything with you

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

to share these secrets also with

only furrowed his

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

put a hand on Liam's

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

not something easy to

for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit

was impossible to

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

was born in the highest world,

was already a shock to

The highest world?

an even higher

his life in the highest world and about

shock after the other hit

was as powerful

Gravis told his story, the less

could fight the

story, Liam and Stella

Gravis really

how unbelievable his story was, they

was fiction, it was

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

shown that

he truly have this

came Gravis' tale

to Gravis' experiences in the lower world,

being able to get close to anyone while being surrounded

It was depressing.

even more unbelievable. After all,

he intend to kill Stella by being close

It made no sense.

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

was one

the guilt alone might

surprising part was Wendy's death at

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

He might have recovered by now, but

had lived for over

He had felt too many horrible feelings

story became colder and colder. He became

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

like that even

It made no sense!

Laws, and they

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

Lightning would fill Gravis' mind with a different

Someone couldn't survive that.

that, and they were Peak

how to combine lightning with a

It just wasn't possible.

Laws and principles of

first time Stella

believe something like that," she said

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

can prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.