Lightning Is the Only Way

The world fell into silence after Heavenly Senior had invited the Opposer.

Gravis and the Black Magnate felt a bit uncomfortable. Sure, Heavenly Senior appeared like a nice guy, but he felt incredibly incompatible with the Opposer.

The others were nervous. The Opposer had always been incredibly mysterious and intimidating. Just his presence alone pushed everyone away. His aura told everyone that they should keep away from him.

It was similar to when someone saw a stranger walking down the street with an enraged expression.

One immediately realized that this person was not interested in conversation right now.

It was better to just let them be.

When the Opposer had said no, the others still didn't move, but they were relieved to some degree. After all, the Opposer hadn't killed Heavenly Senior for talking to him.

Gravis had already expected that the Opposer would say no. Being friends with the Black Magnate was one thing but being friends with Heavenly Senior was something entirely different.

The Black Magnate didn't talk with very many people, and he only joked with the ones he knew. In front of everyone else, he was similar to the Opposer. He just wasn't interested.

On top of that, the only goal the Black Magnate had had while contacting the Opposer had been to gain a new friend.

He hadn't been interested in the status of being his friend.

He hadn't been interested in the Opposer's power.

He had only wanted to find some company.

As for Heavenly Senior?

Gravis was not so sure.

Heaven's Magnates were beyond normal Cultivators, and Gravis couldn't even see part of their Law fragments, which meant that Gravis could only make a rough guess.

What was Gravis' guess?

Gravis guessed that Heavenly Senior was interested in being friends with basically everyone. That in and of itself wasn't a bad thing.

However, problems could appear when one looked at why Heavenly Senior wanted to be friends with everyone.

Gravis guessed that Heavenly Senior probably liked being in the center of attention.

Now, if he could get the Opposer to be his friend, wouldn't that be a great feeling?

He would have been the one that managed to coerce the Opposer out of his castle. On top of that, Heavenly Senior would have one of the two most powerful beings as a friend.

In a sense, being his friend was not a loss. After all, the feeling of friendship was genuine. Yet, the underlying reason for that desire could sour the relationship a bit. Most people probably wouldn't care, but some people definitely cared.

Gravis guessed that, in the Opposer's mind, such a mindset was akin to weakness. One could even call this mindset a kind of dependability.

wasn't interested in such

be sure. All

Heavenly Senior heard the refusal, his

come on," he said. "I know that you

BANG!

powerful bolt of lightning exploded

Magnates had even been able to

The Opposer didn't react.

felt the power of the bolt of lightning,

It was incomprehensibly powerful!

the bright image had been

bolt had been pure black, and it had demonstrated a complexity in terms of Laws Gravis

ridiculously complex

Lightning. Gravis knew Heavenly Lightning, and that definitely wasn't

left one

It was Orthar's lightning!

looked with absolute shock at the bolt

the place where Heavenly Senior had just

the same place with burning

Heaven looked with narrowed eyes at that

Crk!

could be heard, and everyone turned to the origin

an empty street, Heavenly Senior slowly sat up

and his

very close to

shaky breath with a shocked expression

immediately realized what had happened and

Heaven had gotten involved.

Why?

want to lose

could even finish

continued talking, the Opposer would have

been any other reason that would have moved Heaven

Senior began to sweat in terror as realization

He had nearly died!

nearly committed

have

talk to the Opposer like

That was ridiculous!

to kick his past self. He had gotten too used to being in control and being

still beings he couldn't even attempt

slowly floated

looked at the Opposer with a nervous and scared

said silently. "I don't know you, and I shouldn't have attempted

if you want