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.

aback. They hadn't truly met Arc

this was

the very God of

like a normal teenager

Liam also noticed someone else

rather tall. However, he only had

neither Stella

a powerful Immortal Emperor, and based on the aura of immortality around him, he

Liam,

the Nine Elements Sect," he commented dryly. "Who

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

"The world is changing."

better or for worse remains to be

felt that the words of this

are you talking about?" Gravis asked as he

was the oldest

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

with neutral eyes at

the fact that your actions have resulted in the deaths of around 15 Major Circulation

a deep breath through

How many!?

happened

responsible for the death of

exacerbated

and rolled his

as she approached the man.

looked at Stella, and Stella felt like he was able

that moment, she felt

Sky!

like

as he looked down

Stella became shocked.

as powerful as

she didn't

the Ancestors and Ascenders of

distinctly human, which meant that he probably also was

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

became shocked yet

which meant that it was

He was a spy!?

Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect became

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

Guards died before the

Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld and the Nine Elements Sect

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 frontlines of the war against the beasts

towards the

she should

some anger. "I would have wished for her death, but I guess this is the next best

Stella sighed.

was right, but there was also a certain feeling of loss in Stella's heart. Of course, she didn't mourn the

Stella still had held some hope that the kind aunt

she never did, and she never would in the

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

lifted an eyebrow. "I didn't hear