Lightning Is the Only Way

For a second, Gravis' mind remained in a battle-ready state, but eventually, his father's words truly entered his mind.

The current Opposer and the past Opposer looked identical.

The only difference was their eyes.

One pair of eyes had been filled with brutality and a disdain for existence, but nothing had been behind that.

It was like that pair of eyes had only acted on instinct. It was like there had been no actual will or personality behind it.

In comparison, Gravis could see the complex thoughts and emotions in his father's eyes.

Gravis finally realized that the fight was over, and he relaxed.

"Argh!" Gravis suddenly groaned as he grabbed the side of his head with his right hand.

After he had relaxed, he noticed that there were holes inside his Will-Aura, his Spirit, and his Realm.

These things wouldn't endanger him, but he would have to equalize the broken parts with the healthy parts.

Gravis' being stretched over the holes and repaired them by becoming thinner. As a result, Gravis felt his Will-Aura, Realm, and Spirit weaken slightly.

BANG!

Gravis and Mortis fell to the eighth level of the Star God Realm.

Luckily, their Will-Aura had not fallen a level.

And that's when Gravis' Will-Aura increased.

had also won a fight where he had nearly died,

through the roof, and Gravis felt that everything in his surroundings became

BANG!

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felt was the result

"Is that what

nodded. "Death cancels out Energy, and Energy cancels out Death. Usually, no additional force would be generated by this cancelation, but if your mind is attuned towards

Energy can't demonstrate true destruction. True destruction can only occur when Energy completely vanishes,

harness this peculiar force. You can liken it to two beings exploding and vying for the combined forces of the two of them. Yet, only one of the two beings

with the same mindset of the previous being. You could also call it an aggressive

force is very similar to Death, but it has a purer form of destruction. Death wants to destroy Energy, but this force, which I have decided to call Brutality,

clash, and Brutality gets born. Then, you use that form of Brutality to attack your enemy. However, your being will

Mortis had also arrived beside Gravis, and the two of them were

of your power, right?" Gravis asked. "You grind Energy and Death

is as volatile as it gets, which means that it can't be saved. The only thing I can do is keep a minimum amount of Brutality flowing as insurance for the case that the old bastard tries to pull a fast

reminded Gravis and Mortis that managing his Cosmos definitely wasn't easy. He truly

that pain allowed the Opposer to become unfathomably

be the most powerful being he had

of a fortified castle with guards. The owner of the tiger was the world's strongest man, but he was only a man,

security measures kept

they met outside, the owner wouldn't

say that he was literally riding

got down, the tiger would tear him apart. However, it couldn't injure him while he was on its back. Because of that, he was forced to

the Opposer

Brutality.

than Death?" Gravis

quantity," the Opposer explained. "I can unleash quite some Brutality, but the old bastard has just far too much Energy. On top of that, he