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.

Luck has been depleted. The

Vice-Sect Masters

new Sect?" one

have the time?"

Silence.

Sect

we lost thoroughly," the Sect Master said with regret. "Our work has been destroyed. We can't join the Eternal Fire

two Vice-Sect

Entering as Inner Disciples?

high that they wouldn't be able to

to get

jump a level, it wouldn't be

they couldn't

that only left two other methods to become a powerful member

of the methods was

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

amount of wealth

one person needed

not

a

had the amount of Energy of one billion God Stones. However, that

a level nine Law, to combine the one billion God Stones into

sold for two

use of a

be absorbed incredibly fast, or they

Yet, instead of straight-up handing them over,

allow them to lease out a Law Comprehension Area safely. They wouldn't need to

someone a good position if they could pay

far more than some

Ancestral Gods to get their hands

three of them couldn't

only left the second

Karmic Luck.

war between Sects. If one Sect had more Karmic Luck, they would sometimes be informed

an even fight, their own fighters would probably win

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

the Sects get

From disciples.

outstanding the disciple,

one's organization. Part of the Karmic Luck of the disciples would gather in the

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

ridiculous amount of Karmic Luck wasn't enough to buy one's way into the Eternal Fire Sect. After all, in comparison to the entire Eternal Fire Sect,

wars

annihilation war in which every living being of the other

would simply join the

side, they would put

Submit or die.

they had to sign a contract that forced them to remain in the new Sect for 20% of

the new disciples would be treated

mandatory time was up, most of the disciples would simply decide to stay in their

Sect for 40,000 years, and it was basically their new home

other Sects in the surroundings, they

the Ancestral Gods often also joined the