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.

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

this

the very

a normal teenager

and Liam also noticed someone else

blonde hair, and he was rather tall. However, he only had

was that neither Stella nor Liam could feel

and based on the aura of immortality around him, he was

Liam, and his eyes

Nine Elements Sect," he commented dryly. "Who would have thought that you would ever appear

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

"The world is changing."

it is for the better or for worse

words of this man were

Gravis asked

was the oldest

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

with neutral eyes at

fact that your actions have resulted in

took a deep breath

How many!?

happened in

"I'm only responsible for the death of one of

has exacerbated the polluted mind of the Sect Master of

groaned and rolled his

as she approached the

looked at Stella, and Stella felt like he was

she

Sky!

like the

everything as he looked down

Stella became shocked.

felt just as powerful

didn't

met nearly all of the Ancestors and Ascenders of the other Peak Sects, but she didn't

distinctly human, which

the man said, "the Sect Master killed

became shocked

Herius, which meant that

He was a spy!?

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

tongue of the Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld and the Nine Elements Sect had

been put under the effects of a Slave Ring. She will

looked towards the

she should feel right

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

Stella sighed.

there was also a certain feeling of loss in Stella's heart. Of course, she didn't mourn the loss of her cruel "aunt", but maybe

held some hope that the kind aunt

she never would in

at Gravis.

an eyebrow. "I didn't hear