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 it brought with

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

Mortis said the

of suffering. This meant that Gravis had also known that it would become harder and harder the longer it

you to vent to," Gravis answered. "I could always shout at you, and you always supported me during these trying

both of them

to quantify Suffering to such a

through similar levels of it, and they

and Mortis had

Mortis had fully calmed down again, and he seemingly hadn't

was also something different

maturity and confidence inside Mortis, which hadn't been there

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

God Stones until they both reached the fourth level of the Star

the two of them stood up and looked

them nodded at

now on, the trials would be for both of

themselves mentally, Gravis and Mortis left the hall through the opened

walked to the next trial along the narrow

slowly increased as their minds entered

at the next

put their hands on

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

ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and

were simply standing

nothingness around them peacefully shone with dark colors of purple, blue, and black. It was like they were in space, among the

just

two of them

and the other one could

they saw their opponent, their

was not what they had

battle-ready states immediately dissolved as

fourth trial will push you to your limits," Orthar said from

can't comprehend several Laws during the fight, you

you towards true power, and this trial will give you valuable experiences for

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

why you

Orthar's words as their minds tried to