Lightning Is the Only Way

"That's not necessary," Arc answered.

SHING!

A token appeared in front of Gravis. "As soon as you reach an isolated place in the eastern continent, crush this token. Exar will quickly arrive and talk about the specifics."

Gravis nodded. "Thanks, Arc."

Arc smiled. "Wish you luck."

"Is that a joke?" Gravis asked.

"Yes," Arc said with a slight chuckle.

Gravis rolled his eyes.

Then, Gravis and Stella waited for Liam's return. They wanted to give him enough time to think about his current situation.

In the meantime, Gravis and Stella talked to some beings in the clearing.

Gravis and Stella had to deal with a lot of insinuating comments and jokes made at their expense. After all, making someone embarrassed was always fun.

A couple hours later, Liam returned.

This time, he didn't have a cold expression but a relatively neutral one. However, he still shot Gravis a couple of complex looks.

To Liam, the situation between him and Gravis still felt a bit awkward.

Luckily, Gravis was good in conversations and could reduce the awkwardness to a minimum.

After talking for a bit more, the three of them set off.

SHING!

All three of them broke their emblems as they returned to the hot and uncomfortable underground room that Gravis had dug out.

Gravis quickly put the two of them into his Life Ring and transformed into his beast form.

After that, he passed through Narcissus' barrier and entered the beast territory. Traveling across the river in the human territory would be risky. After all, the Purist Sect controlled that river, and Gravis didn't know how their defenses were set up. It was far easier and safer to go through the beast territory.

After a couple of hours, Gravis reached the barrier to the eastern continent. Gravis dug into the ground again and officially entered the eastern continent.

Gravis came out of the ground. He had no map of this

CRACK!

that had just dropped a vase in

looked around and noticed that he had appeared in a

lost the focus in her eyes as she looked

of a mortal was not

human form and manipulated perceived reality in such a way that he appeared like

for some isolated

SHING!

half a minute

"You're ready?" Exar asked.

nodded. "So, why did

you the location of your shop directly. I don't

surprise. "Oh, you

goes directly into the beast territory. However, you

times. "Sure, sounds great!"

a direction with his head

hour, Exar and Gravis arrived at their

directly at the frontlines, near the coast

there was something surprising about this location. It was very different from the normal

was the fact that no one

humans and no beasts in this location,

other difference was the gigantic wall of roots that seemingly split the world in

wall of roots for a bit and noticed that this

yourself above ground, Narcissus?"

"I won't let beasts pass through, and I won't let humans

a complex expression on his face.

asked. "I said I investigated this random but powerful plant myself and noticed that its intentions of neutrality were pure. I came into an agreement with it. It would not let

already far better than

the most powerful beings in the world supporting his trading

again, and

meters wide

while the tunnel leading to the human territory was

confused as the tunnel to the human territory ended

you later," Exar explained. "We don't want the location of the trading firm to become public knowledge, or people might find out your relationship with the

a Teleportation Formation Array that leads to a bustling city. He will also place Spirit Isolating Formation Arrays so that people can't just

"I guess since the Elder hasn't been here yet, he also shouldn't know about the beasts?"

like to force my Elders to do anything they don't agree with. Just answer