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 met

all, this was

the very God of this

now, he appeared just like a normal teenager as he

and Liam also noticed someone else

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

neither Stella nor Liam could feel his

Emperor, and based on the aura

guy also noticed Stella and Liam, and

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

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

"The world is changing."

it is for the better or for worse

that the words of this man were

about?" Gravis asked as he turned

was the oldest brother in the

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

looked with neutral

have resulted in the deaths of around

Liam took a deep breath

How many!?

happened

not my fault, alright?" Gravis answered with furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for the death of one of them,

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

groaned and rolled

she approached the

Stella felt like he was able to

she felt his

Sky!

like the

everything as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

just as

didn't

and Ascenders of the other Peak Sects, but she

also felt distinctly human, which meant that he

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

Liam became shocked

Herius, which meant that

He was a spy!?

the Nine Elements Sect became enraged and gathered the entire Holy

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

been warned, and eleven Holy Guards died before

tongue of the Ancestor, a cooperation between Underworld

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

towards the

she should feel

some anger. "I would have wished

Stella sighed.

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

held some hope that the kind aunt of her memories

never did, and she never would

looked at Gravis. "I would say that's a job well

lifted an eyebrow. "I didn't