Lightning Is the Only Way

"You need to become a level four Star God again first," Orthar answered directly. "I've already prepared your opponent, and you can't win as long as you are not a level four Star God."

"Additionally, don't jump into a fight while feeling this confident. Confidence is good, but you can't commit any mistakes against your next opponent. If you do, you will die, and your suffering will have been for naught."

Mortis only looked at Orthar with fiery eyes, but Orthar's gaze didn't waver.

"He's right, Mortis," Gravis said from the side. "Calm down first. Orthar knows our power perfectly, and he will give us an opponent that will push us to our absolute limits. One wrong move, and we will die."

"After all, if we can't even prepare ourselves adequately for a fight, how will we ever reach the power of father?"

Mortis' gaze went from Orthar to Gravis.

"I won't make a mistake," Mortis said.

Gravis frowned.

"However, I trust in your judgment," Mortis said after he relaxed. "You might see things in me that I can't see."

Gravis' smile returned. "Thanks," he said.

The two of them looked at Orthar again and nodded.

Orthar nodded back.

Then, Orthar vanished.

After that, Mortis and Gravis sat down.

Gravis asked his father for another delivery of coffee, and his father delivered.

"I'm proud of you, Mortis," the Opposer said to Mortis.

When Mortis heard these words, something inside him shook.

"Thanks," was all Mortis said.

His thanks only sounded polite, but all of Mortis' feelings had been summarized in it.

Mortis had felt the deep feeling of pride his father held for him, and his father heard the appreciation in Mortis' voice.

Gravis gave Mortis some of the coffee, and the two of them started talking again.

and the incredible amount of suffering

impressed by Mortis. Back then, Gravis had only had so many Sin Monsters on his body near the end, but Mortis managed to survive against so many of them for

said the

had it harder than him. Back then, Gravis had been subject to an ever-increasing load of suffering. This meant that Gravis had also known that it would become harder and harder the longer it dragged on,

to," Gravis answered. "I could always shout at you, and you always supported me during these trying times. Meanwhile, you have been alone the entire time. I couldn't help you. The only thing I

of

to quantify Suffering to such

had gone through similar levels of it, and they were

Gravis and Mortis had talked

again, and he

was also something different

confidence inside Mortis,

Mortis truly was Mortis at this moment. It was difficult to put this feeling into words, but that was the most

and Mortis slowly absorbed God Stones until they both

two of them stood

of them nodded at

would be for both of them, and they had

mentally, Gravis and Mortis left the hall through the

next trial along the narrow and long

momentum slowly increased as their minds entered

at

each put their hands on one half of the

the gate opened and the two of them walked into their

There were no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and

simply standing

and black. It was like they were

was just endless

soon as the two of

and the other one could only

their opponent, their bodies

what they had

immediately dissolved as

your limits," Orthar said from

Laws during the fight, you will

power, and this trial will give you valuable experiences for when you

the end, and you will still need to fight some of them to comprehend the Law of Energy

you will

Orthar's words as their minds tried to process that they had to