Lightning Is the Only Way

"Broad Walker is dead?" Gravis asked in surprise.

"Yeah, a lot of our members died. We're lucky that he's the only one to die in like 500,000 years," Ferris said.

"500,000 years?" Gravis repeated with a shocked expression.

"Yeah, it has been something like 500,000 since you had to deal with the entire Sin Aura thing. It's been a really, really long time!" Ferris said.

Ferris' words hit Gravis hard.

500,000 years.

It had been 500,000 years since Liam, Skye, and the others had died.

That was so long!

Gravis looked at his hands absentmindedly. 'But it feels like it happened only recently. Yet, it's been 500,000 years?' he thought in shock.

Gravis did some calculations, and he realized that he had already been a Star God for over 600,000 years.

'I have been a Star God for so long already? I haven't even truly fought another Star God during that time. My friends go through one tempering experience after the other while I simply don't. It's surreal.'

Of course, Gravis knew why he hadn't gone through as many temperings as the others.

First of all, Gravis had received a lot of tempering from Samsara and then even more from the Sin Aura. In essence, Gravis had skipped two to three temperings with those.

However, that wasn't everything.

Gravis knew exactly what the main reason was.

He had to comprehend so many Laws.

Gravis wasn't willing to fall a level in Battle-Strength, but everyone's Battle-Strength took a huge leap starting at the Star God Realm. In the higher world, comprehending a level seven Law as an Immortal Emperor would be the stuff of legends. No one was even certain if that had ever happened before.

it was necessary to achieve

in terms of Energy and Spirit or in terms of physical power due to his special beast body. However, that also changed with the Heavenly Treasure

Law of Sentience, it would

alone would have made him nearly unkillable in the Immortal Emperor Realm, even if he were only an

allowed Gravis an entry token

Gravis to unimaginable heights in the Immortal Emperor Realm now only gave him a slight chance at keeping his current Battle-Strength in

Law of Death. Without that, fighting six levels above himself would also be

comprehended a whopping 21 level seven Laws, not counting the level eight Law

21 level seven Laws!

for someone in the Star

powerful Star Gods might have comprehended five level seven Laws, but that was it. Five level seven Laws would be more than enough to comprehend a really powerful level eight

refuse to compromise on my Battle-Strength, but I have to pay a price. That price is the lack of personality progression

at the

in a room and comprehending Laws, while everyone else was dealing with enemies, administrating the faction, building up forces,

now, they probably don't even feel like they are the Myriad Sect anymore. After all, they have spent far more time in the Eternal Fire Sect than in the Myriad Sect. The Myriad Sect had probably become a distant, fond memory of theirs. It's like it isn't real anymore or like someone else

friends again with his Spirit Sense, and he felt like a slight thorn had buried

gotten used

Sense focused on Stella, and a grimace appeared on

loves me just as much as I love her, and she hasn't seen me for over 150,000 years. On top of that, the time we were together was only a thousand years

don't even see her

only visit for one day every four months. That's fine for extended family and children since they have

at Stella with

of the Star God Realm, making it hard for Gravis

love for Gravis

but it wasn't something she had been thinking about many

thought of

Silence.

the first few years, but I probably slowly

a deep

for not

Stella had basically forgotten