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.

They hadn't

this

very

a normal

Stella and Liam also noticed

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

was surprising was that neither Stella nor Liam could

or a powerful Immortal Emperor, and based on the aura

noticed Stella and Liam, and his eyes

commented dryly. "Who would have

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

"The world is changing."

the better or

words of this

about?" Gravis

the oldest brother

said. "What, did you want to impress Stella with your words? Is that why you said that

with neutral eyes

that your actions have resulted in the deaths of around

and Liam took a deep

How many!?

had happened in the

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

your presence has exacerbated

groaned and rolled

said as she approached

and Stella felt like

moment, she

Sky!

like the

everything as he looked down on

Stella became shocked.

just as powerful as that

she didn't know this

of the Ancestors and Ascenders of the other Peak Sects,

which meant that he probably also

the man said, "the Sect Master killed a Vice-Sect Master

became

Herius, which meant that it was the older Vice-Sect

He was a spy!?

Nine Elements Sect became enraged and gathered the entire Holy Guard to go to war

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

Guards died before the Ancestor of the Nine Elements Sect

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

the Nine Elements Sect, the Sect Master, has been put under the effects of a Slave Ring. She will stay at the

looked towards the

she

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

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

her heart, Stella still had held some hope that the

she never would in the

at Gravis. "I

eyebrow. "I