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.

was only sand and heat, and even the sand

Everything was heat.

the

Absolute silence.

no

no movement of

was no movement

Everything was simply… dead.

Gravis' eyes widened!

realization. 'Before I met the middle Heaven, after the entire world died, I saw a similar

WROOOOOM!

in

started moving like a

his head, and what he

world of the Law of Heat, a black wave was moving outward. It was like a black sun was rising from the east

darkness didn't feel like the

It felt… different.

complex. It could hide things, engulf things,

this darkness felt far

simply felt like the

was no complexity about

simply the

thought nervously. 'This entire world is only a visualization

while Stella looked with confusion

also looked in the direction Gravis was looking towards,

only confused her

seconds, Gravis looked at Stella, and he noticed that she looked

doesn't see it?' Gravis

black sun that was

impossible to not notice

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

need to check

Gravis was suddenly charging towards the direction of the black sun. This world didn't really exist, and

God in this surreal dream of

how far he flew, he

still just below the

and saw

such a surreal

physical

a look and vanished from the world of

Gravis was opening his eyes, and Stella also

"What's wrong?" Stella asked.

turned his head

said. "I

worrying me!" Stella said with a serious

told her what he had seen just now, and Stella

she said. "I've learned a lot about history

remained silent for a while as

calling to me," Gravis

"Calling you?" Stella asked.

Gravis nodded.

what it is,"

be many things in this world that could threaten them. By now, Stella knew much more about the background of the world, thanks to Gravis' story and

thing shouldn't be something that a Cultivator can do, even the

Arc would be able to create

if Arc wanted something, he would simply call Gravis and directly tell him. Stella didn't think that Arc

Gravis stood up,

feels too weird," Gravis said with furrowed brows. "All of this feels

scratched his chin

instead of charging headlong into something like this, I should ask

breath and nodded.

something happened," Gravis

What's up?" Arc answered

heard my

Why? Something the matter?" Arc asked with a

explained to Arc what he

was done, Arc remained silent

made Gravis

back of his hand. Being silent meant

to think about? Arc knew

SHING!

appeared in the underground room

Stella raised their

that they had

had always been in his clearing

time, he left

what's going on," Arc

said. "You don't need to worry. I

a couple of times. "What do you mean with bring you to it? Can't you see the

my guess is right, I can't see it," Arc said. "Only you can see