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 Arc yet, which still made

this was

was the very

like a normal teenager as he laughed

that time, Stella and Liam also noticed

and he was rather tall. However, he only had

that neither Stella nor Liam

was either a mortal or a powerful Immortal Emperor, and based on the aura of immortality around him, he was

and Liam, and

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

the laughing Gravis. "Ever since he appeared,

"The world is changing."

it is for the better or for worse

the words of this man

are you talking about?" Gravis asked as

the oldest

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

with neutral eyes

the fact that your actions have resulted in the deaths

Liam took a deep

How many!?

happened in the

"I'm only responsible for the

"That might be true, but your presence has exacerbated the polluted mind of the Sect Master of the Nine Elements

groaned and rolled his

Stella said as she approached the man. "What

Stella, and Stella felt like he was able to see

she felt

Sky!

was like

he

Stella became shocked.

felt just as

she didn't

Ascenders of the other Peak Sects, but she didn't recognize this

human, which meant

Master killed a Vice-Sect Master

and Liam became

have been Herius, which meant that it was

He was a spy!?

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

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

already been warned, and eleven Holy Guards died before the Ancestor of the Nine Elements

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

person that made your life so difficult in the Nine Elements Sect, the Sect Master, has been

towards

wasn't sure how she should feel right

it!" Liam interjected with some anger. "I would have wished for

Stella sighed.

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 known

her heart, Stella still had held some hope that the kind aunt of

did, and she never would in the

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

"I didn't