Lightning Is the Only Way

After Arc left, Gravis' mood had improved by a ton.

Tempering!

It was high time for some more tempering!

Even more, this would be his first opponent six levels above himself!

A feeling of overwhelming pressure appeared on Gravis' shoulders.

He knew that feeling.

This was the very familiar feeling of pressure Gravis got whenever he was about to truly put his life on the line.

However, the feeling of pressure had a much greater impact than usual.

Usually, Gravis enjoyed this feeling since it meant that Gravis was about to become even more powerful. This feeling had accompanied Gravis ever since he had started cultivating. It had been ever-present for a huge part of his life.

But things had changed.

Now, Gravis was not only living for himself but for others as well.

Especially Stella.

What if he died?

In the past, Gravis wouldn't have minded dying since it that would only have meant that he hadn't been powerful enough.

But now?

Now, Gravis had a lover.

What if he died?

What would Stella feel?

How much pain would Gravis' death inflict on her?

There was an old saying: "A man without shoes doesn't fear someone with shoes."

This saying refers to the concept of loss.

A man that was so poor that they couldn't afford shoes didn't have anything to lose. Because of that, such a man was willing to jump into danger again and again.

No one would miss them.

They didn't have any accumulated wealth.

Why not bet the little things he had for a brighter future?

In comparison, the man with shoes had a family, wealth, and a high status in society.

If he died, all of his past work would have been for nothing.

In the past, Gravis had had nothing to lose but his life.

His father and mother would get over Gravis' loss and continue on. Because of that, Gravis had never feared death much.

But now, Gravis had invested over 200,000 years into his Cultivation, and he had reached a terrifying amount of power. Even more, Gravis had Stella now, and Gravis had no idea how Stella would deal with Gravis' death.

she even get over

Would she commit suicide?

to commit suicide, even

this magnified the pressure manifold, making it

after becoming a Star God,' Gravis thought. 'He also found

just met Orpheus, I couldn't believe why he would stop cultivating

'But now, I understand.'

it was enough. He didn't need

also

Gravis had to sigh.

at me. I feel so pressured that I seek solace in the fact that I still have

not different from suicidal thoughts when someone goes

the time, these thoughts

'Why?'

still have a way to escape

need to

to know that they have options left and that they still have

Gravis snorted.

giving up to reduce the pressure on my

continue, no matter

thoughts from his mind and teleported to Stella with an excited

surprised when she saw

Why?

to comprehend the Law of

expected that Gravis would, at most, take maybe 300

he had been gone for over

had comprehended the level five Law variant of the Law of Humility, Stella's shock transformed.

in just a bit over

That was crazy fast!

quickly transformed into

man, and her man was

was the

it was like no time had passed

this was the first time

and fiery as the first

Mortis about everything that had happened and about the incident that would happen in

satisfied with Gravis' progress and said that Gravis could relax for 3,000 more

that and immediately spent more time with

in the blink of an

comprehended another Law, the Law of Twilight. This was the Mixed Elemental Law of

seven more to

and Mortis had comprehended a ton of level five Laws since the

there was

fruits of Laws left

much. The only usage of these fruits was to save time, and

weren't even

Realm, they would immediately get another

was out

after Gravis had returned from the Heaven's Trial, something

incident major was an

could only

Nine Elements Sect, All-Matter Sect, Primordial Force Sect, Life Sect, and even the frontline

the Purist Sect was able to deal with the incident in a relatively

got word of that piece of