Lightning Is the Only Way

A week passed, and most of Gravis' advisors had left.

Yet, that didn't matter to Gravis whatsoever.

The ones with shaky loyalty had left, and that was good. Oftentimes, internal dissent was a Kingdom's downfall, not external enemies.

Gravis' approach was similar to back when he had raised the River Tribe, but for different reasons.

Back then, Gravis had not suppressed anyone since beasts wanted to gain power more than anything. Suppressing their power would only make them leave.

This time, Gravis let the humans leave because of loyalty issues.

As long as someone was the most powerful, no beast in one's tribe would betray them.

However, when it came to humans, this wasn't the case.

Humans liked to use a lot of schemes to circumvent power and gain an advantage.

Because of that, unity in one's ranks was more important than with beasts.

When a week passed, the thing that Gravis had expected finally happened.

BOOOOM!

Gravis' castle was blown apart, leaving only Gravis on a throne.

The rest of the castle had turned into rubble.

"Would you have ever expected that this day would come?" a young man with a crown said with authority from above Gravis. Two other Unity Realm Cultivators flanked him.

"Yes, I did," Gravis said with a smirk.

WHOOOOM!

Then, Gravis activated his Will-Aura, making it impossible to move for anyone else.

Immediately, the invaders felt like they had committed a grave mistake.

And then?

There was no then.

The three invaders died quickly under Gravis' royal sword.

This hadn't even been a fight.

'Humility, huh?' Gravis thought with a smirk.

'I've used Humility to destroy my enemies.'

'That's what this is all about, right?' Gravis thought.

Over the next couple of days, Gravis' Kingdom annexed the other Kingdom, becoming more powerful in the process.

Sadly, the entire fortune of the other Kingdom was only enough to create one more Cultivator in the Unity Realm.

Well, at least Gravis' Kingdom had two Unity Realm Cultivators now instead of one.

Unfortunately, the trial still continued since Gravis hadn't comprehended the Law of Humility yet.

For the next couple of years, Gravis did his best to use Humility to get rid of his enemies.

Gravis deliberately made his Kingdom look weak, even fooling his own new advisors.

Eventually, another Kingdom had decided to attack them, and Gravis dealt with them just like he had dealt with the previous Kingdom.

Gravis had four Cultivators in the

His Kingdom prospered.

Gravis had arrived in this

prosperous area went through the Kingdoms,

this band arrived

Unity Realm Cultivators and

while the remaining ten dealt with the other Unity Realm Cultivators under

but the remaining

didn't have his beast body, and he didn't have his

an enemy didn't replenish his

an enemy, the Energy he had used to

these Cultivators had quite refined

was eventually exhausted to

time in his life, Gravis

then, Gravis reopened his eyes, which quickly

Gravis thought. 'Death is not the end in this

like I made some mistakes along the

need to make a decision on

looked at his

seems like dealing with the Red-White Kingdom is not the true goal. The band of raiders that comes in 15 years is far more dangerous than the Red-White

'I need more power!'

just asked Gravis what they should do,

BANG!

exploded forward as he flew out

advisors had no idea

an hour, Gravis reached the

future Unity Realm Cultivators and gathered

a frown. 'They have already used most of the resources. Sadly, I can't consume corpses to become

'I need more resources!'

had come to the Kingdoms on this

through every Kingdom, killing the

had accomplished

years left,' Gravis thought as he

needed to become a Mid Unity Realm

'I need more!'

since he had already killed all

And then, death arrived.

a mountain, he

even defend

BANG!

his eyes again, back in

immediately left the

last time, Gravis annihilated all the Kingdoms

Then, Gravis went north.

an even

eyes again, back in the

but this time,

with

and this time, Gravis

time, there was

when he noticed that there was

The Energy density also fell severely, as did

searching, Gravis found

this for real!?' Gravis thought. 'There are not enough resources to make me become a Mid Unity

like I have to find

back to his Kingdom and killed the "new king" that had been crowned in

most trusted advisors to the Early Unity Realm. There might not have been enough resources for Gravis to reach the Mid Unity Realm, but there

this, they would have enough power to

Gravis did his best to teach his two new helpers. They had to become as powerful as possible for

three years later, they