Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and Stella traveled back to the Myriad Sect to prepare for every eventuality. Chances were high that the remaining two members of the Shining Purity Sect would attack them soon. However, even if they did, they wouldn't be a real danger.

The Myriad Sect had already won the war before it had even started.

Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Shining Purity Sect were trying to come to terms with their new reality.

They only had three Ancestral Gods, one level four Star God, and one level two Star God left. Sure, there were also some level one Star Gods outside on missions, but they wouldn't make a difference.

All the other Sects had several level two Star Gods.

The entirety of their power and future now solely relied on Austin.

"If you had simply accepted to become a level five Star God, nothing like this would have happened!" One of the Vice-Sect Masters shouted while pointing an accusatory finger at Austin. "We would have already conquered all the other Sects by now!"

Austin looked with even eyes at the Vice-Sect Master.

However, even though Austin appeared calm on the outside, he was the one that had been most shaken by the event.

He had destroyed his Sect.

"Stop trying to find someone to blame!" the actual Sect Master shouted at the Vice-Sect Master. "If that girl hasn't lied, she came from a new Sect, the Myriad Sect. They should have arrived only recently. They should have overtaken the territory of our neighbors."

"But if he had just-"

"And then what!?" the Sect Master answered with fury. "Then even our last remaining level two Star God would have been destroyed! This would have made things only worse!"

The Vice-Sect Master only grew angrier. "But if he had more power, he might have been able to see through whatever illusion had been put up! I've seen it near the end! He has attacked someone from our own Sect! That was also why there was no Judge!"

"And you think that would have made a difference?" the other Vice-Sect Master asked with a scoff. "Not even we have been able to see through the illusion. We three are all Ancestral Gods, and we haven't noticed anything! Don't try to blame Austin for our own shortcomings! The demise of the Shining Purity Sect is our fault."

The first Vice-Sect Master gritted his teeth.

However, instead of arguing, he looked to the side with a bitter expression.

He had realized that he couldn't blame this on Austin.

This was on them.

Silence.

The silence dragged on for minutes.

Everything they had worked for had been destroyed in a single day. They had built up the Shining Purity Sect for over 500,000 years!

Now, everything was gone.

This was the destructive effect that Star Gods had on their environments.

Without The Heaven Company or someone more powerful overlooking a fight, entire Sects would be decimated by a single attack.

It just needed a single slip-up for an entire Sect to be destroyed.

"What now?" the second Vice-Sect Master asked the Sect Master. "What do we do now?"

The Sect Master remained silent for a while.

Then, he sighed.

asked helplessly. "All our Karmic Luck has

two Vice-Sect

new Sect?" one of them

you have the time?" the Sect

Silence.

the Sect Master

Eternal Fire Sect as Elders-In-Training anymore. If we want to join the Eternal Fire Sect,

Vice-Sect Masters didn't

Entering as Inner Disciples?

were high that they wouldn't be

so important to get a good position in

Gods only had average Battle-Strength. If they could jump a level, it wouldn't be an issue to become an Elder in the Eternal Fire

couldn't jump

left two other methods to become a powerful member of the Eternal Fire

the methods was God

be able to buy their way into a good position where they wouldn't have to constantly fear other

of

person needed ten God

not

a God

amount of Energy of

God that knew the True Law of Matter, a level nine Law, to combine the one billion God Stones into a

two billion God Stones

the use

they could be used

over, they infused their God Crystals with

the other Sect. This would allow them to lease out a Law Comprehension Area safely. They wouldn't need to fear a sudden attack.

Eternal Fire Sect had no issues with giving someone a good position if they could pay ten

worth far more

very difficult for early Ancestral Gods

them couldn't

left the

Karmic Luck.

had more Karmic Luck, they would sometimes be informed about an upcoming ambush by coincidence. Their own ambushes would also succeed more

an even fight, their own fighters would probably win due

more powerful than the other Sect, Karmic Luck wouldn't make a difference. However, if they were about

did the Sects get their Karmic Luck

From disciples.

disciple would increase one's Karmic Luck. The more outstanding

Karmic Luck of the disciples would gather in the Sect, and

20 Star Gods had already created a terrifying amount of Karmic Luck

one's way into the Eternal Fire Sect. After all, in comparison to the entire Eternal Fire Sect, some 20 Star Gods were nothing. The Eternal Fire Sect had hundreds of Ancestral Gods

wars came

wasn't an annihilation war in which every living being of the other Sect would

the survivors would simply join the other

as the war was won by one side, they would put

Submit or die.

had to sign a contract that forced them to remain in the new Sect for

time, the new disciples would be treated

of that, when the mandatory time was up, most of the disciples would simply

remained in the new Sect for 40,000 years, and it was basically their new

the surroundings, they would

often also joined the other Sect to take a piece of