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.

were still taken aback. They hadn't truly

all, this was

the very

he appeared just like a normal teenager as he

and Liam also noticed

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

was surprising was that neither Stella nor Liam could feel

meant that he was either a mortal or a powerful Immortal Emperor, and based

and Liam,

he commented dryly. "Who would

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

"The world is changing."

or for

the words of this man were deeply

are you talking about?" Gravis asked as

the oldest

in the world," Gravis said. "What, did you want to impress Stella with your

man looked with neutral

that your actions have resulted in the deaths of

a deep breath through

How many!?

happened in

my fault, alright?" Gravis answered with furrowed brows. "I'm only responsible for the death of one of them, which is the Ascender from the Nine

presence has exacerbated the polluted

groaned and rolled

she approached the man. "What has happened

Stella felt like he was able to

that moment, she

Sky!

was like the

as he looked down on the

Stella became shocked.

person felt just as powerful as that

she didn't know

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

he also felt distinctly human, which meant that he probably

the man said, "the Sect Master killed a

became shocked yet

couldn't have 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

Stella gulped deeply.

That was bad!

Guards died before the Ancestor of the Nine Elements Sect

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

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

towards the

how she should

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

Stella sighed.

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

Stella still had held some hope that the kind aunt of her memories

never did, and she never

looked at Gravis. "I

"I didn't