Lightning Is the Only Way

Now, it was Gravis' time to tell his story, and he started by telling everyone how he had started cultivating. He started this early because he had kept a lot of his life a secret from them.

Why?

Multiple reasons.

First of all, if his friends from the lower world heard that there were actually three levels of worlds above them, they might have become demotivated by the gigantic mountain they had to climb. Just hearing that Unity Realm Cultivators, legendary existences in the lower world, weren't even allowed to enter Gravis' home city, they would feel like trash.

Something similar was true for the beasts of the middle world. After all, if they heard that Immortals, people that could teleport, could only be beggars in the city, they might also get demotivated.

Another reason why Gravis kept a lot of his life secret was that he didn't want the beasts to feel horrible. After all, Orthar only cared about humans, not beasts.

Now, that dynamic had changed. Orthar gave every beast a Spirit when they became a Star God, effectively raising them to the same level as humans.

Gravis started telling them this story without keeping anything secret, except for the stuff that Orthar didn't allow him to say. Yet, Gravis quickly stopped his narration as he arrived at the spot where Orpheus had appeared.

"Right, father," Gravis said, looking at his father. "Where is Orpheus?"

The Opposer looked at Gravis with an unreadable expression.

No one was able to see the subtle emotional fluctuations in the Opposer's eyes, but Gravis had known him for long enough.

He noticed that his father was unsure how he should feel right now.

"Gravis, something happened," the Opposer said with a heavy voice.

Gravis felt like his heart had stopped.

Something happened?

Was his big brother dead?

"What happened?" Gravis asked.

"When you left for the higher world, Orpheus only had 20,000 years left before his next tribulation would take place, and his Battle-Strength wasn't strong enough to get through that tribulation," the Opposer said.

Gravis took a deep breath.

More than 20,000 years had passed since then.

"Orpheus wasn't exactly honest with you," the Opposer started.

"Let me tell him," a new voice said.

SHING!

A black-haired, middle-aged man appeared in the Opposer's room. Stars seemingly shone inside his eyes as his gaze told of incredible knowledge and experience.

It was Orpheus!

Gravis released a huge sigh of relief.

Orpheus was still alive!

there, Gravis had been afraid that Orpheus

I will be

The Opposer nodded.

at Gravis and

waited for Orpheus to explain with a complicated

said slowly. "Do you remember how I have told

Gravis nodded.

things that have really happened.

fact, my family had passed away a long time ago," Orpheus

pain inside his

so happy when recounting the events with his family. Orpheus had truly shone with happiness whenever he told Gravis

I met

before that," he said. "I only had father and mother left, but that was it. Sadly, that wasn't enough to motivate

you here. The reason why I

"I just didn't care."

also released

about you since I just expected you to die in the lower world. I just wanted to meet you and relive a part of my youth

Gravis felt hurt.

for the first time, he had felt the unfamiliar feeling of brotherly

young back then. He hadn't been able to

Orpheus didn't care very much

about him

I heard that you managed to attune your Spirit to lightning. On top of that, you managed to kill a lower Heaven while never having

Gravis nodded.

natural for Orpheus to

it to kill a

it was

Why?

Heaven knew a level three Law, the Law of Punishment

was. As long as they were in the lower world, they would

enough to evade the speed of Punishment Lightning, and no being

lower Heaven was

accomplish this feat was

a

life wouldn't simply end," Orpheus said. "I realized that you were here

that I wouldn't feel the pain of loss again since I would be the first one

shocked that you remembered so many details about my family. This showed me how much you

from the middle world since you would be more mature by

even more difficult to tell you the truth. You comprehended a Law that allowed you to easily sever emotional

by telling them the name. After all,

this pain," Orpheus said with difficulty. "I decided that I would die while

idea how

The lies definitely stung.

had essentially lied about

point, Gravis also realized why his father held such

the Opposer care about Orpheus' lies towards

No.