Lightning Is the Only Way

The room fell into silence for a while.

"You can just call me Arc," Arc said with a smile. "No reason to be so nervous. I'm a Cultivator, just like anyone else now. You're acting familiar and friendly with Gravis, even though his Battle-Strength is immeasurable. I'm just a bit more powerful than Gravis. So, there shouldn't be much of a difference."

Arc was very good with placating feelings of nervousness, but it was still hard to placate feelings of disconnection due to such a massive gap in power.

"Hi, Arc! I'm Ferris!" Ferris shouted as he arrived in front of Arc with an excited smile. "You smell like a good guy! I like you!"

Of course it would be Ferris that took the first step.

"You can smell that I'm a good guy?" Arc asked with a slight chuckle.

"Yeah," Ferris said.

"That's quite an interesting power. It has probably served you well on your journey," Arc said with a smile.

Ferris nodded several times. "Friends are nice!"

Styr, Azure, and Sary looked at Ferris with complex expressions.

Ferris was genuine and excited whenever he was with someone he liked.

However, his image horrifyingly shifted whenever he talked with someone he didn't like.

As soon as Ferris met someone he didn't like the smell of, his eyes were constantly narrowed, and he spoke with a terrifyingly cold disposition.

It was even worse when he actually fought. Whenever Ferris fought, he basically transformed into a terrifying, blood-thirsty monstrosity. He appeared like a hegemon of fire that burned everything and everyone that dared to go against him.

He even knew the Laws of Rage, Pride, and Calm.

As soon as he unleashed his powers, the sky would turn red with the power of blind rage and unsurpassed pride. Everyone would be suppressed by him, and his attacks had an insane intensity to them.

Yet, right now, Ferris only smiled widely in excitement and happiness as he met a new friend.

Ferris was outstanding, even amongst this group of outstanding beings.

One had to remember one simple fact when thinking about Gravis' friends.

Were they powerful because they were Gravis' friends, or were they Gravis' friends because they were powerful?

No friend of Gravis was simple.

Manuel had had an astonishing maturity for his age back then, and he had been a terrifyingly powerful Cultivator.

Joyce had had a Unity Will before she had even entered the Heaven's Trial.

Skye had managed to comprehend the Law of Freedom on her own.

Azure had comprehended one of the Emotional Laws in the middle world.

Styr was very smart, and he managed to comprehend a level three Law in the Early Law Comprehension Realm.

Sary had been ancient in the middle world, and she had managed to fight three Ultimates at the same time.

All of Gravis' friends were monsters in their own right, and as long as they didn't meet with terrifyingly bad luck, it would only be natural for them to become this powerful.

Yet, even among this group of monsters, Ferris stood out.

"You're quite powerful, Ferris," Arc said with a smile. It was not difficult for him to see through all of Ferris' Laws. After all, Arc knew the Law of the True World. This meant that he could know everything about everyone under the Star God Realm.

Arc could even see what Ferris would do several years in advance, assuming Arc had access to all the information of Ferris' surroundings all the time. Something like this would have been possible if they were still in Arc's world, but that was obviously no longer possible.

"No, everyone else is way stronger than me," Ferris said with an excited smile, pointing at the group.

Arc chuckled a bit when he heard that.

knew why

Did Ferris lie?

No.

he was the

Why?

had the worst placing out

Why?

anyone in the

activate his Law of Pride since he wasn't prideful in front

activate the Law of Rage since he wasn't

of Calm since he was excited to

truly attack them since he was afraid of

Ferris got a horrible placing in the

she heard

found these

all out, he could

wanted to get to know Gravis' friends more, which was why he continued talking to Ferris. "Ferris, you're basing your power on the tournament

had mixed

with

came in second-to-last!" Ferris shouted with

interested in

had

as a reference since he knew how powerful Liam

wondered what

were the weakest?" Arc asked.

Surprisingly, Ferris frowned.

said. "She was surprisingly weak. She couldn't even resist

with interest, but he also found it a bit

didn't like someone, he could use all his

was understandable that his opponent would lose

this beast had

was it?" Gravis asked

as he looked at Gravis. "I think she's

Gravis cringed.

very well, and he

in last probably hurt

her later and check up

that Cera came in last, but when Gravis looked at the group, he could accept that Cera came

single one of

was not even a

came next?"

"Me!" Ferris said.

Arc said with a laugh. "I mean above

seemingly remembered

at Manuel, who only

truly go all out?' Gravis

Manuel closer, and his eyes

'No one else can

closely, which was why he had not noticed

didn't go all

all out, none

so certain of

Manuel knew four of the five

was only missing the Law of

also had two

light up when

Gravis nodded slightly.

also noticed Manuel's hidden power, and

a nice