Lightning Is the Only Way

The three of them arrived in a tranquil clearing.

Stella and Liam immediately noticed the powerful concentration of Energy in the atmosphere. It was far denser than the density of Energy in the human territory. Only the headquarters of the Peak Sects could compare thanks to all their Formation Arrays that gathered Energy.

Stella and Liam also noticed several beasts and humans talking to each other just a couple of kilometers away.

In this clearing, there was no difference between humans and beasts.

Everyone was just getting along as friends.

After fighting beasts for their entire lives, Stella and Liam found this surreal and strange.

The perception of having a mortal enemy didn't exist in this clearing.

However, their Spirit Senses immediately locked onto a single person.

He was bigger than average, and he had five eyes. His hair was blonde, and the world seemed to revolve around him.

Yet, one thing was different.

Gravis had told them that Arc was very friendly and kind.

So, how come they couldn't see anything of that on him?

Right now, Arc looked with narrowed eyes at Gravis.

Gravis looked back with a raised eyebrow.

"Mortal, doth thou have any idea about the number of lives that had been ended by the hands of thine actions!?" Arc's powerful voice reverberated in the small part of the clearing.

Liam and Stella felt the sheer power of the world gathering around Arc, and they felt that the world was angry.

Gravis had to chuckle a bit. "Why do you talk so weird?"

Arc only glared at Gravis as the atmosphere intensified.

Then, he lifted a hand and pointed at Gravis.

"Mortal, thine actions have gone against the holy decree of Heaven, and thou must pay the just price!"

Stella and Liam became confused and fearful.

Heaven was angry!

Gravis chuckled a bit.

"Daddy! Arc's breaking his promise!" Gravis shouted like an aggrieved child.

The world immediately calmed down as the apocalyptic forces vanished into thin air.

"Dude, chill out!" Arc suddenly shouted in his normal voice as he took a step back. "It was just a prank! No need to involve your father!"

Gravis immediately broke out into loud laughter.

"Oh man, you should have seen your face," he shouted in hysterics.

Arc released a sigh but then also started to laugh loudly.

They were just messing around.

still taken aback. They hadn't truly met Arc yet, which still made

all, this

was the very

like a normal teenager as

and Liam

was rather tall. However, he only had two eyes in

Stella nor Liam

he was either a mortal or a powerful Immortal Emperor, and based on the aura

Stella and Liam, and his eyes

of the Nine Elements Sect," he commented dryly. "Who would have thought that you would ever

glance at the laughing Gravis. "Ever since he appeared,

"The world is changing."

it is for the better or for worse

Liam felt that the words of this man were deeply

are you talking about?" Gravis asked as he

oldest

correlate some minor actions with a change in the world," Gravis said. "What, did you want to impress Stella with your words? Is that

man looked with neutral

actions have resulted in the deaths of around 15 Major

took a deep breath through

How many!?

had happened in the

not my fault, alright?" Gravis answered with furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for the death of

has exacerbated the polluted mind of the Sect Master of the Nine

groaned and rolled his

approached the man. "What has

Stella felt like he was able to see through

she felt his

Sky!

was like the

everything as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

just as powerful

she didn't know

of the Ancestors and Ascenders of the other Peak Sects,

he also felt distinctly human, which meant that

said, "the Sect Master killed a

Liam became shocked

couldn't have been Herius, which meant that

He was a spy!?

Ascender, the Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

Holy Guards died before the Ancestor of the

glib tongue of the Ancestor, a

looked at Stella again. "By the way, that person that made your life so difficult in the Nine Elements Sect, the Sect Master, has been put under the effects of a Slave

towards the

wasn't sure how she should

with some anger. "I would have wished for her death, but I guess this

Stella sighed.

also a certain feeling of loss in Stella's heart. Of course, she didn't mourn the loss of her cruel "aunt", but maybe the loss of the aunt she had

Stella still had held some hope that the kind aunt of her memories would

she never did, and she never would in the

all," the man said as he looked at Gravis.

"I