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.

and Liam were still taken aback. They hadn't truly met

this was

was the very God of

now, he appeared just like a normal teenager as

Liam also noticed

tall. However, he

surprising was that neither Stella nor Liam

Emperor, and based on the aura of immortality around him, he was probably

noticed Stella and Liam, and his

dryly. "Who would

"Ever since he appeared,

"The world is changing."

is for the better or

the words of

talking about?" Gravis asked as he turned to

was the oldest brother

world," Gravis said. "What, did you want

looked with neutral eyes

how about the fact that your actions have resulted in the deaths of around

Liam took a deep breath

How many!?

happened

"I'm only responsible for the death of one of them, which is the Ascender from the

but your presence has exacerbated the

groaned and

as she approached the man. "What has

at Stella, and Stella felt like he was able to see through all her

that moment, she felt

Sky!

was like

power encompassed everything as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

person felt just as powerful as that root

didn't know this

of the Ancestors and Ascenders of the other

he also felt distinctly human, which meant that he

Master killed a

and Liam became shocked yet

couldn't have been Herius, which meant that it was the older Vice-Sect

He was a spy!?

second brother killed that Ascender, the Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect became enraged

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

already been warned, and eleven Holy Guards died before

war ended, and with the glib tongue of the Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld and the

in the Nine Elements Sect, the Sect Master, has been put under the effects of a Slave Ring. She will stay at the frontlines of the war against the beasts for the remainder of

towards

she should feel right

it!" Liam interjected with some anger. "I would have wished for her death, but I guess

Stella sighed.

didn't mourn the loss of her cruel "aunt", but maybe the loss

had held some hope that the kind aunt

never did, and she never would in the

he looked at Gravis. "I would say that's a job

an eyebrow. "I didn't