Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and Stella exchanged their love for a couple of hours.

After they were done, Gravis looked at Stella. "So, you want to help your boyfriend a bit in comprehending the element-neutral Law of Heat?" he asked.

Stella looked shocked. "What? No! Why would I want to spend more time with you!?"

Gravis was a bit taken aback for a second, but then he had to laugh.

"Okay, you got me. Your voice just sounded way too convincing," Gravis said between laughs.

Stella also giggled. "Of course I'll help you. Wherever you go is wherever I go. We are together. We are one."

Stella and Gravis left space and directly shot into the ground.

After a while, they stopped at a depth that was still somewhat comfortable for Stella. The gravity and temperature around them had shot up to insane levels, but they weren't some new Cultivators. They could resist something like this easily.

Gravis sat down, and Stella plopped on his lap again with a cute giggle.

Gravis also had to chuckle a little and then closed his eyes.

This time, Gravis felt like he was on a hot desert dune. There was red sand all around him as the sun ruthlessly bore down on him.

Stella was with Gravis, and she pulled him along.

Stella already knew the Law of Heat, and she would be Gravis' guide on this journey.

Stella showed Gravis interesting things and demonstrated a lot of other things. Yet, she never explained anything. Explaining something was entirely different from showing someone the correct way.

If Stella explained the Law to Gravis, he would be able to understand it instantly, but that wouldn't grant him any experience in comprehending Laws. It was important that Gravis made all the important connections himself.

They didn't even talk once. They simply traveled across the desert as Stella showed Gravis where they should go next.

Gravis simply followed with a smile as he looked at the magical world of Laws.

Comprehending Laws had never been so much fun!

In the past, it was like the time for comprehending Laws didn't even exist. It was like Gravis just started and then was already done.

But now, this process had become enjoyable with Stella.

It was like a fun vacation with his lover, and everyone that had a healthy relationship enjoyed something like that.

Even more, the time spent comprehending Laws now felt relevant and important. The memories of the process no longer got erased but engraved themselves in Gravis' heart.

The time also didn't feel short anymore.

Gravis now felt the full passage of time as he comprehended the Law of Heat, and he wouldn't want to have it any other way.

This was time spent with Stella, and Gravis cherished it.

Time passed as every day in the world of Laws felt like years. In the past, every year felt like seconds, but everything had changed now.

Eventually, Gravis had seen the entire desert, and Stella only smiled at him.

Gravis smiled back and looked at the desert in comprehension.

BOOOM!

Gravis comprehended the element-neutral level four Law of Heat!

Gravis smiled.

However, he didn't leave the world of Laws yet.

Instead, Gravis looked some more at this desert.

Something else was intriguing Gravis about this desert.

Gravis didn't know what it was, but he felt like he had seen something like this.

Gravis knew that this wasn't the Law of Temperatures. It was something else.

Yet, Gravis just couldn't put his finger on what it was.

'It feels like there is more here,' Gravis thought. 'Yet, that makes no sense. This entire world of Laws is only a visualization of the Law of Heat. This world actually doesn't truly exist. It's just the concepts of the Law converted into a visual medium.'

'I'm only looking at the Law of Heat, but why does it feel like there's more here? That shouldn't be possible.'

'Where have I seen something like this before?' Gravis thought.

Gravis' Spirit was racing as he tried to find the origin of this ethereal feeling.

Stella looked with confusion at him. What was up with him?

Gravis just kept looking. The feeling of familiarity had increased by now.

'I know exactly that I have seen something like this before!' Gravis thought as he furrowed his brows. 'I also know that it is of great significance. Yet, what is it? Where have I seen it before!?'

Gravis analyzed the desert around himself.

There was nothing.

and heat, and even the sand was

Everything was heat.

the

Absolute silence.

was no

no movement of

no

Everything was simply… dead.

Gravis' eyes widened!

world!' Gravis thought in realization. 'Before I met the middle Heaven, after the entire world died, I saw a similar scene!

WROOOOOM!

sky in the dead

blue, cloudless sky suddenly started moving like a

turned his head, and what he saw took his breath

outward. It was like a black sun was rising from the

this darkness didn't feel like the

It felt… different.

Element felt complex. It could hide things, engulf things,

this darkness felt

felt like the

was no complexity

was simply

a visualization of the Law of Heat! Why would there be something

horizon while Stella

direction Gravis was looking towards, but she saw nothing

only confused her even

looked at Stella, and he noticed that she

doesn't see

the black sun that was

impossible to not notice something

feels familiar, somehow,' Gravis thought. 'Yet, it

need to check

charging towards the direction of the black sun. This world didn't really

than any Divine God in this surreal dream of a

how far he flew, he didn't

still just

back and

irrelevant in such a surreal

actually physical distance?'

shot Stella a look and vanished

opening his eyes, and Stella

"What's wrong?" Stella asked.

his head to

still there," Gravis said. "I can still feel

on? You're worrying me!" Stella said with a serious

her what he had seen just now, and Stella also

quite like it," she said. "I've learned a lot about history in the Nine Elements Sect, but I've never

silent for a

calling to me,"

"Calling you?" Stella asked.

Gravis nodded.

what

shouldn't be many things in this world that could threaten them. By

be something that a Cultivator can do, even

or someone like Arc would be able

all, if Arc wanted something, he would simply call Gravis and directly tell

after Gravis stood

weird," Gravis said with furrowed brows. "All

his chin

into something like this, I should ask Arc," Gravis

breath and nodded. "Yes, that sounds

happened," Gravis

Arc answered directly

my previous conversation?"

things to do. Why? Something

explained to Arc what he had

done, Arc remained silent for several

made Gravis furrow

of his hand. Being silent meant

to think about? Arc knew everything

SHING!

in the underground room beside

Stella

the first time that they had seen

been in his clearing

this time, he

I know what's going on," Arc said with

to it," Arc said. "You don't need to worry. I won't let anything

do you mean with bring you to

can't see it," Arc said. "Only you can see it, and I need you to