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.

Monster, and the incredible amount of suffering

his body near the end, but Mortis managed to survive against so many

said the

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, which added a feeling of approaching dread. Additionally, Gravis hadn't been entirely sure for

to vent 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

both of

was impossible to quantify Suffering to such a

gone through similar levels of it, and they were

and Mortis had talked

down again, and he

was also something different about

certain maturity and confidence inside Mortis,

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

they both reached the fourth level of

of them stood

nodded at each

both of

themselves mentally, Gravis and Mortis left the hall through the

trial along the narrow and long

slowly increased as their minds entered

they arrived at

hands on

two of them walked into their new trial, their eyes fixated on one being in

had entered into endless space. There were no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and the two of them could

two gates were simply standing in the

black. It was like they were in space, among the stars. However,

just endless

soon as the two of them entered, they saw two

the other one could only be their

saw their opponent,

not what they

immediately dissolved as

push you to your

can't comprehend several Laws

specifically created this trial to push you towards true power, and this trial

Heaven's Magnate Realm isn't the end, and you will still need to fight some of them to comprehend the Law

why you

Mortis only barely registered Orthar's words as their minds tried