Lightning Is the Only Way

Arc's eyes widened when he heard Gravis' words.

He could survive?

That was possible?

Yet, the more Arc thought about Gravis' words, the more sense they made.

Yes, there truly wouldn't be any reason for the highest Heaven to force the agreement.

Arc had seen that the highest Heaven had taken Gravis' emotions and words seriously in the past. The highest Heaven's conduct regarding Gravis was different than when it communicated with anyone else.

Usually, the highest Heaven didn't care about anyone's feelings. After all, it was the most powerful thing in the Cosmos, and everyone, other than the Opposer, was helpless in front of it.

However, even though Gravis was someone the highest Heaven could kill with a mere thought, it didn't ignore his feelings. The highest Heaven had to consider the Opposer's opinion, but it didn't need to consider Gravis' opinion. According to logic, it still shouldn't care about Gravis' feelings.

Yet, it did.

This meant that the highest Heaven had some plan regarding Gravis in mind that required his support.

This was the only reason Arc could come up with. There wouldn't be any other reason that would make it consider Gravis' opinion.

As soon as Arc saw a chance of survival, his emotions became wild for the first time in forever.

His life could change!

Gravis, Mortis, and Arc waited for some seconds.

"Fine."

The three of them looked to the side.

Someone new had appeared in Arc's clearing.

It was a blonde, middle-aged man with three eyes. He wore white robes, and his hands were behind his back.

He had a neutral expression on his face as he looked at Gravis.

The three of them couldn't feel his Cultivation.

However, Gravis' and Mortis' eyes widened as soon as they saw the new person.

They knew him!

"Orthar?" Gravis asked in shock.

This person looked exactly like Orthar!

at Gravis. "Hello, Gravis," he said

Gravis' eyes turned left as

appeared in the clearing, and he also

Gravis said

It was the Opposer.

the Opposer had his black saber in his right hand as he stood to the side between Gravis

longer any reason to

the person that wanted

Gravis, keeping an

noticed his father's actions

I thought you would become a middle Heaven. What

look at Gravis with a

name is Orthar," Orthar said. "However, I'm also not completely the being you know

Gravis furrowed his brows.

old bastard," the Opposer

Gravis' and

be some kind

Orthar was the

"How?" Gravis asked.

Gravis," Orthar said. "Observation is not always as reliable as experiencing

personality first-hand. Of course, that Orthar didn't have my memories. In essence, the Orthar that you met was a younger

in shock as he listened to the

fused with the Orthar you know and

process what he

is dead?"

and I still remember everything. Our interactions truly happened, and nothing has changed. My Spirit wasn't overtaken.

was still hard for

friend dead or

he wasn't, but was that

truth, Gravis,"

looked at

that he essentially made a younger copy of himself so that he could come into contact with

Gravis furrowed his brows.

you knew, why didn't you do anything? This doesn't sound like you," Gravis

didn't think like that, forcing you to come to my side in this conflict will drive you away instead. Freedom is too important to you, and if I don't respect your freedom, I might end up getting on

want to get on the bad side

looked at

in that

Opposer with an unsure

hold over his emotions, but as soon as he saw his "father", he

saw the Opposer as his father, and Mortis had Gravis' memories. Therefore, Mortis also

a different time and place," the Opposer said to Mortis. "Memories and feelings

things he hadn't felt ever