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.

hadn't truly

all, this

was the very God

just like a normal teenager as he

Stella and Liam also noticed someone

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

was that neither Stella

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

Stella and Liam, and his eyes

the Nine Elements Sect," he commented dryly.

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

"The world is changing."

or for worse remains to be

Liam felt that the words of this man were

about?" Gravis

oldest brother in the

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

with neutral eyes at

then how about the fact that your actions have resulted in the

a deep

How many!?

had happened in the

furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for the death of one of them, which is the Ascender from the Nine Elements

blinked, unimpressed. "That might be true, but your presence has exacerbated

and

Stella said as she approached the man.

felt like he was able to see

that moment, she felt his

Sky!

was like the

everything as he looked

Stella became shocked.

felt just as powerful as

she didn't know this

of

also felt distinctly human, which meant that he

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

and Liam became shocked yet

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

He was a spy!?

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

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

been warned, and eleven Holy Guards died before

Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld and the

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.

looked towards the

she should

would have wished for her death, but I guess this is the next

Stella sighed.

but 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 the loss of the aunt she had known in the

her heart, 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

eyebrow. "I