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.

obviously wasn't interested in

sure. All of these things were

Senior heard the refusal, his smile

said. "I know that you feel

BANG!

powerful bolt of lightning exploded from the skies and

even been able to react to the bolt of

The Opposer didn't react.

instant, Gravis had felt the power of the bolt of lightning, and

It was incomprehensibly powerful!

instant, but the bright image had been burned into Gravis'

demonstrated a complexity in terms of Laws Gravis had never seen

ridiculously

course, this wasn't Heavenly Lightning. Gravis knew Heavenly Lightning, and

only left one

It was Orthar's lightning!

with absolute shock at the bolt of lightning, except for

with horror at the place where Heavenly Senior had just

looked at the same place

with narrowed

Crk!

could be heard, and everyone

city, in an empty street,

half his body was gone, and his Spirit

was very close

a shocked expression as his body slowly

immediately realized what had happened

Heaven had gotten involved.

Why?

didn't want

before he could even finish it, which gave Heavenly Senior a terrifying

had continued talking, the Opposer would have most

have been any other reason that would

sweat in

He had nearly died!

nearly

could he have

to the

That was ridiculous!

wanted to kick his past self. He had gotten too

that there were still beings he couldn't even

Senior slowly floated

at the Opposer with a nervous and scared

silently. "I don't know you, and I

you if you