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.

become a Star God, it was necessary to achieve exactly that in

terms of Energy and Spirit or in terms of physical power due to his special beast body. However,

Gravis hadn't known the Law of Sentience, it would be impossible to jump six

nearly unkillable in the Immortal Emperor Realm, even if he were

Sentience only allowed Gravis an entry token to fighting

now only gave him

was also the Major Law of Death. Without that, fighting six levels above himself would also be impossible

a whopping 21 level seven Laws, not counting

21 level seven Laws!

was absolute insanity for someone in

but that was it. Five level seven Laws would be more than enough to comprehend a really

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

looked at the people

many experiences. I spent the last 500,000 years sitting in a room and comprehending Laws, while

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

and he felt like a slight thorn had buried

all gotten used to

Spirit Sense focused on Stella, and

love her, and she hasn't seen me for over 150,000 years. On top of

her for

extended family and children since

looked at Stella

the Star God Realm, making it hard for Gravis to see

Gravis

wasn't something she had been

of me

Silence.

about me a lot in the first few years, but I probably

a deep pain in

felt guilty for not being

Stella had