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 truly

this

was the very

he appeared just like a normal teenager as he laughed with

Stella and Liam also noticed someone

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

Stella

Emperor, and

guy also noticed Stella and Liam, and his eyes

the Nine Elements Sect," he commented dryly.

"Ever since he appeared, more unrelated beings have arrived

"The world is changing."

better or for worse remains to

words of this man

talking about?" Gravis asked as

oldest brother in

Gravis said. "What, did you want to

man looked with neutral

resulted in the deaths

and Liam took a deep breath through

How many!?

had happened in

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

true, but your presence has exacerbated

and

she approached the man. "What has

and Stella felt like he was able to

that moment, she

Sky!

was like

encompassed everything as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

felt just as

didn't know

all of the Ancestors and Ascenders of the other Peak Sects, but

felt distinctly human, which meant that he probably also

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

and Liam became shocked yet

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

He was a spy!?

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

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

been warned, and eleven Holy Guards died before the

a cooperation between Underworld

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.

towards

how she

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

Stella sighed.

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

had held some hope that the kind aunt of her memories would

never did, and she

at Gravis. "I would say that's

"I