Lightning Is the Only Way

"We can begin," the Opposer said after he arrived.

To Gravis and Mortis, the Opposer didn't feel different. After all, they hadn't seen his interaction with his wife.

Orthar had seen it, but he didn't care.

"Condense your Cosmoses," Orthar said to Gravis and Mortis.

Gravis and Mortis threw each other a glance.

For some reason, the atmosphere between them was somber.

It was like they were saying goodbye to each other.

After some seconds, the two closed their eyes and summoned their worlds behind them.

WHOOOM!

Their Cosmoses began to widen and shine. When Peaceful Serenity had done that, the clouds of tribulation had appeared above her, but those clouds didn't appear for them. After all, there was no more sense in keeping up the act.

As this happened, the powerful Cultivators in the highest world looked up with surprise.

The Energy!

It was falling!

They tried to find where the Energy was going, but they couldn't find it. The Energy was simply leaving the highest world.

The most powerful Cultivators also checked the other worlds, but they also couldn't find anything. However, when they tried to check the void between worlds, they became shocked.

Their Spirit Sense was blocked!

Their Spirit Senses could look into the worlds but not into the void between worlds!

This quickly told them that the reason why the Energy was reducing was inside the void between worlds. Yet, they couldn't find out what this reason actually was.

Not even the Heaven's Magnates could look into the void between worlds. However, they didn't need to in order to find the reason.

They simply had to check who was missing.

Who was missing?

Gravis, Mortis, and, surprisingly, the Opposer.

When they noticed that, they became nervous.

Was the Opposer using Gravis and Mortis to overthrow Heaven?

However, their thoughts didn't matter. They couldn't change anything regardless.

They were the most powerful Cultivators, but they were just as helpless as the mortals.

Their power made no difference in front of the Opposer and Heaven.

As Gravis and Mortis absorbed more and more Energy, Orthar looked at the Opposer.

"Since I have more Energy, I will take on the first step by myself. After that, I will strengthen Mortis while you can strengthen Gravis," Orthar said.

"No, I want to strengthen Mortis," the Opposer said coldly.

Orthar only looked into the Opposer's eyes neutrally. He had already known that the Opposer would say that.

However, the statement made no difference.

He was the one in control, and he knew that.

"You have no choice," Orthar said. "I will strengthen Mortis. Do not forget. Time is on my side."

to turn the tide. I can abandon this chance.

Silence.

didn't seem any different, but

on

WHOOOM!

a very aggressive one.

his power was locked onto the Opposer, while the

and Mortis didn't feel the change since it was too subtle. They couldn't feel the killing intent of someone on

it?" Orthar asked coldly. "Is it

Brutality

destroy all of

after several seconds

Orthar was right.

not a

was not a

This was a capitulation.

the one in control, and

his eyes appearing cold. Yet, deep

At whom?

At himself.

so powerful that only Heaven could

had all of

protect his two

Nor his wife.

had suffered for it time and time again. His Cosmos

of this wasn't enough to protect the few people

He was too weak.

for

a second, the

the Opposer's

to protect the ones he loved at this moment,

as he could survive, he could achieve the power to protect his

but

couldn't protect his three loved ones at this moment. So, he had to

"Fine," the Opposer said.

in Orthar's Cosmos

"Good," Orthar answered.

two no

and Mortis were concentrating on solidifying their Cosmoses. They had to transform their Cosmoses from their ethereal state into an actual physical state first. Only when their Cosmoses actually existed could they work on building and

to the conversation

of them kept their conversation a

No.

Why?

Because it didn't matter.

It had never mattered.

knew how this day would

had known for

the day the feud between the Opposer and Heaven would finally resolve

Of course not.

just now probably realized

not

not the

was the

always had

he had said that he had been the victim. He had told them that he wanted to resolve everything peacefully with the

was that the

logical. He had even smiled at just the right

But who was Orthar?

back to the Orthar in

the story of how Orthar had become the ruler over all sea

Who was Orthar?