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.

Liam were still taken aback. They hadn't truly met Arc yet, which still made them

this

was the very God of

a normal teenager as he laughed with

Liam also noticed someone

and he was rather tall. However, he only had two

Stella nor Liam could feel

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

and Liam, and his eyes

he commented dryly. "Who would have thought that

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

"The world is changing."

for the better or for worse remains

the words of

you talking about?" Gravis asked as

was the oldest

said. "What, did you want to impress Stella

with neutral eyes

resulted in

and Liam took a deep breath through

How many!?

had happened in the

my fault, alright?" Gravis answered with furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for

exacerbated the polluted mind of the

groaned and

approached

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

she

Sky!

was like the

he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

as powerful as that root

didn't

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

distinctly human, which meant that he probably also

killed a Vice-Sect

became

been Herius, which meant that

He was a spy!?

brother killed that Ascender, the Sect Master of the Nine Elements Sect became enraged and gathered the entire Holy Guard to go to war with

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

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

with the glib tongue of the Ancestor, a

man 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 frontlines of the war against the beasts for the remainder of her

towards

sure how she

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

Stella sighed.

in Stella's heart. Of course, she didn't mourn the

hope that the

she never did, and she never would in the

man said as he looked at Gravis. "I

an eyebrow. "I