Lightning Is the Only Way

"Dorian even managed to hit you, Gravis. I guess my loss to him is not unjustified," a beautiful woman with azure-colored hair said as she stepped forward.

"Hey, Azure," Gravis said. "Glad you're still alive. How have you been?"

Azure smiled slightly as she gestured to the old man with white hair to her said. "Styr and I have been quite well. We also became quite powerful, but we both couldn't beat Dorian, which was surprising. We had both been sure that we were more powerful than him, but, somehow, he still won."

Styr also nodded. "His techniques are varied, bizarre, and incomprehensible," Styr said with praise. "He is impressive."

"Did you guys all fight each other before I came here?" Gravis asked with a lifted eyebrow.

Azure and Styr nodded. "We met each other when we waited for you, and we all got talking since we know you. In the end, after seeing that we are all on the same level, we decided to fight each other to compare our power."

"Oh? How many joined the fight?" Gravis asked.

"Twelve."

"So many?" Gravis asked in shock.

Azure nodded. "You built up quite a circle of connections in your life, Gravis," Azure said.

"Who won?" Gravis asked, looking at the group.

Silence.

"You know who won," Azure said with a frown.

Gravis thought about this for a bit.

"Was Stella part of the fight?" he asked.

Azure nodded.

"Okay, that explains it," Gravis said with an uncomfortable smile. "Where is she?" he asked, not seeing her in the gathered group.

"She wants to give you some time to meet your old friends first. She is currently spending most of her time with your three children," Azure said.

Gravis rubbed the back with discomfort. "You mean our children," he said.

"I don't really care. You should know that, Gravis," Azure said evenly.

Gravis had to sigh again as he got to know Azure again.

It still felt weird to Gravis that Azure didn't care about her children.

However, Gravis' three kids also must have had quite a lot of children since they managed to become Nascent Nourishing Beasts in the middle world. Yet, they had never even talked about them.

The familial ties of beasts still felt alien to Gravis.

"I guess they are all somewhere else right now," Gravis said.

Azure nodded. "They all know that you would want to spend the most time with them, which is why they're waiting somewhere else."

Gravis nodded with a weak smile.

was probably Stella's

had made the right decision when choosing her as

powerful, Gravis," Arc said

had seen Gravis' life, which meant that he also

Gravis

think I should fight them?" Arc

"Arc, this is

only grinned as he saw

as he looked

Styr had already spoken to him, leaving three

to the first

and a terrifyingly stunning body. She looked like a seductress that could

see you here. We've only met one time," Gravis said. "However, I'm happy that you didn't forget me

at Gravis as she looked him up and down. "Don't talk too much to me, or your woman might

entire body shook again as he saw her true

was a humongous,

Sary, the Life Ultimate,

the middle world and also the

very open with her desires, and she had also hit on Gravis back

"Where's Meadow?" Gravis asked.

probably remain in the higher world for another 1.8 million years, their time. I can't live that long, and I don't want to wait that long, but you don't need to worry about her. From what I've heard, her

the higher world. However, the

was nearly unkillable

was nearly unkillable in

a huge difference between these two

keep in mind that Narcissus was far older than

Gravis said. "Let me first

went over to a young man with green hair

looked at him with a

you were already dead,"

"The ways of the world are unchanging and unforeseeable. Sometimes, our goals change,"

have gotten more mysterious with age and power,

This was Manuel.

fought him in the lower world, but Manuel's master had unveiled Byron's deception. After that, they had

higher world, his father had told him that Manuel had stopped cultivating after getting a

Obviously, things have changed.

managed to push

Orthar wanted as many of Gravis' friends as possible to survive to secure his cooperation in the

to your family?"

Gravis could see some sadness in his

of old age,"

tragic as it is,

had feared that Orthar might have killed off Manuel's family, but that

and Lazar have

with Aion, but we've kept tabs on him. Apparently, he was not really interested in cultivating and simply stopped. Living like

said from behind Gravis. "He tried to jump two levels above himself. The fight was even, but his opponent comprehended

took revenge for Lazar,"

nodded with

it

heard that Nero stopped cultivating,"