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.

taken aback. They hadn't truly met

this

very God of

appeared just like a

Liam also noticed someone else

also had blonde hair, and he was rather tall. However, he only

Stella nor

and based on the aura of immortality around him,

Stella and Liam, and his eyes focused

Elements Sect," he commented dryly. "Who would have thought

laughing Gravis. "Ever since he appeared, more unrelated beings have arrived

"The world is changing."

or for worse remains to

the words of this man were deeply

about?" Gravis

was the oldest brother

minor actions with a change in the world," Gravis said. "What, did you want to

with neutral

about the fact that your actions have resulted in

took a deep breath

How many!?

had happened

Gravis answered with furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for the death of one of them, which is the Ascender from

man blinked, unimpressed. "That might be true, but your presence has exacerbated the polluted mind of the Sect Master of the Nine

and rolled his

as she approached

looked at Stella, and Stella felt like he was able to

moment, she felt

Sky!

was like the

as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

just as powerful as

didn't know

Ascenders of the other Peak Sects,

distinctly human, which meant that he probably also

left," the man said, "the Sect Master killed a Vice-Sect Master for being a spy

became shocked

have been Herius, which meant that it

He was a spy!?

the Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect became enraged and gathered the entire Holy Guard

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

and eleven Holy Guards died before the Ancestor of the Nine

the Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld

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 Ring. She will stay at the

towards

she should feel

have wished for her death,

Stella sighed.

mourn the loss of her cruel "aunt", but maybe the loss of the aunt she had known

Stella still had held some hope

never did, and she never would

looked at

"I didn't hear