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

Everything was heat.

across the world

Absolute silence.

was no movement

was no

no movement

Everything was simply… dead.

Gravis' eyes widened!

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

WROOOOOM!

sky in the dead

moving like a shockwave

and what he saw

like a

feel like

It felt… different.

darkness Element felt complex. It could hide things, engulf things, protect things, hurt

darkness

simply felt

was no complexity about

simply

only a visualization of the Law of Heat!

while Stella looked with confusion at

the direction Gravis was looking towards, but she saw nothing out of

only confused her

and he noticed

doesn't see

black sun that was just below

to not

Gravis thought. 'Yet, it

to check what this

the black sun. This world didn't really exist, and because of that, no

flew faster than any Divine God in this surreal dream of

matter how far he flew, he didn't come

was still just below

and

surreal world. After all,

physical distance?'

shot Stella a look and vanished from the world

higher world, Gravis was opening his eyes,

"What's wrong?" Stella asked.

turned his head to the

still there," Gravis said.

me!"

told her what he had seen just now, and Stella

never heard of anything quite like it," she said. "I've learned a lot about history in the Nine

for a while as his brows

like it's calling to

"Calling you?" Stella asked.

Gravis nodded.

what it is," he

threaten them. By now, Stella knew much more about the background of the world, thanks to Gravis'

be something that a Cultivator can do, even the most powerful ones in

would be able to create

if Arc wanted something, he would simply call Gravis

just after Gravis

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

scratched his chin in

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

and nodded. "Yes, that sounds

something happened,"

up?" Arc answered directly

heard my

Something the matter?" Arc asked with a cheerful

to Arc what

was done, Arc remained silent for several

made Gravis

world like the back of his

there to think about?

SHING!

appeared in the

and Stella

that they had seen Arc leave

in his clearing the entire

time,

Arc said with furrowed

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

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

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