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.

ground. He had no map of this part of the world, which meant that he had

CRACK!

a mortal woman that had just dropped a vase in shock when she saw

noticed that he had appeared in

the focus in her eyes as she looked

a mortal was

left the ground. He was already back in his human form and manipulated perceived reality in

some isolated forest and

SHING!

around half a

"You're ready?" Exar asked.

why did you want to

your shop directly. I don't like to waste

in surprise. "Oh, you

directly into the beast territory. However, you should build something that makes

a couple of times. "Sure, sounds great!"

a direction with his head and

hour, Exar and

frontlines, near the coast of

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

the fact that no one fought

in this location, even though it was directly at

of roots that seemingly split the world

wall of roots for a

yourself above ground, Narcissus?" Gravis

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

had a complex expression on his face. "But wouldn't the

Exar 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

already far better than anything he could

of the most powerful beings in the world supporting his

again,

out. It was around a hundred meters wide and a kilometer long. At the long

tunnel leading to the human territory was very short.

a bit confused as the tunnel to the

to 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

will also place Spirit Isolating Formation Arrays so that people can't just look through your trading firm to see the other side or look into the ground around the

hasn't been here yet, he also shouldn't know about

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