Female Novel
Chapter 276
Gravis left the Lightning Sect and traveled to the Darkness Sect. It was time for revenge! Byron surely wouldn't expect Gravis totake his revenge only one and a half years after their meeting. This was very little time for people in the Spirit Forming Realm. Ofcourse, Gravis wasn't alone, but the people accompanying him were not only Old Man Lightning but also Lasar.
Lasar rode on his own Lightning Board. Old Man Lightning was pretty good at smithing and had already created some LightningBoards. Making something completely new was difficult, but copying an already existing schematic wasn't really difficult. Thesenew Lightning Boards were also more robust than the old ones. Old Man Lightning was friendly enough to replace the LightningBoard that he had destroyed with a newer, better one.
The question was, though, why did Lasar also accompany Gravis? The answer to that was pretty simple. It was because oftempering. Old Darkness would never fight Old Man Lightning since he knew very well that he couldn't win. Yet, what about aperson that had just recently broken through into the Self Stage? That might interest Old Darkness.
A fight against Old Darkness would, for sure, be easier than a fight against a priest. Yet, it would still be dangerous enough toactually count as tempering. Because of these reasons, it was Lasar that accompanied Gravis. On top of that, Lasar was alsointerested in how Gravis fought. After all, he had never watched Gravis fight.
Of course, they still needed to be careful. If Lasar died to Old Darkness, Old Darkness might decide to kill Gravis next. Graviswasn't powerful enough to win or survive against Old Darkness. Therefore, Old Man Lightning also followed them. Of course, hewouldn't interfere, even if Lasar died to Old Darkness. He would also promise that he wouldn't kill Old Darkness. Otherwise, OldDarkness wouldn't even show up.
Gravis was a little bit worried about the Lightning Sect, but Old Man Lightning assured him that nothing would happen to theSect. After all, Old Man Lightning was still alive, and everyone knew that. If something happened to the Sect, he would just takehis revenge.
The Darkness Sect was rather far away from the Lightning Sect. They traveled for one and a half days until they finally arrived atthe Darkness Sect. Of course, they had timed their arrival so that it was early noon. Giving the Darkness Sect the advantage ofnight wasn't necessary. Fighting a whole Sect alone was already dangerous enough for Gravis.
One shouldn't forget that the defenses of a Sect weren't only the people, but also the Formation Arrays, and there were many ofthose in each Sect. Some of them could release attacks, while others created a powerful defense. On top of that, there were alsoIllusion Arrays, which could make someone lose themselves. Gravis would need to fight everything alone.
It was the perfect time for Gravis to take his revenge. A couple more days and he would be ready to reach the Sapling Stage. Ifhe could reach the Sapling Stage whenever he wanted, he wouldn't be able to temper himself at all. Right now, his Will-Aura waspowerful enough to stop basically every Seed Stage cultivator from moving, and that was considering that he didn��t compress it.
If he compressed it, half of all Seed Stage cultivators would lose consciousness. Only the Sapling Stage cultivators could stillmove, albeit in a suppressed state. If Gravis reached the Sapling Stage, this whole thing would jump a whole level. At theSapling Stage, Gravis could simply walk all over Byron and the whole Darkness Sect. He might even have a chance against OldDarkness at that point.
Right now, while being at the Seed Stage, fighting Byron alone would count as tempering, but not so much. After all, Gravis hadheard from Lasar that Byron wouldn't be able to win against the Ogre in a one on one. With the addition of the elders, the fightwould be a bit harder than against the Ogre. But if one also added the fortifications of the Sect, this would become real life anddeath tempering.
Gravis felt his insides shake in excitement. It felt like he had become addicted to betting with his life. The rush of being close todeath and having to use all of one's weapons was incredible. Every time he survived such an experience, he felt himself becomemore powerful with speeds that couldn't be compared to training.
Lasar and Old Man Lightning noticed Gravis' feverish state of mind and grew a bit anxious. In their minds, Gravis was taking thisway too far. If one walked too close to a river, their feet would get wet. This meant that, at some point, Gravis would join a fightthat was beyond his ability. They were worried about Gravis.
They knew Gravis very well, but not as well as Gravis knew himself. He knew that this mindset was dangerous. He had realizedthis feeling long ago and actively planned around it. This feeling didn't come out of nowhere. He actively released this intensefeeling.novelbin
Gravis always kept this feeling suppressed. He realized its danger and had already categorized it as some kind of addiction bornout of necessity. He had known that he was addicted to tempering long ago and used everything in his power to suppress it. Yet,when a difficult fight appeared, he stopped restraining that feeling. The excitement made him concentrate more than he couldwhen he was calm.
This feeling wasn't like blind rage. It was motivation! A strong motivation to survive and become more powerful! In a fight, thisfeeling made him more powerful, but that was only true for a fight. If he followed that feeling when he wasn't fighting, he mightget blinded by it and actively seek fights that were too dangerous.
As was told many times before, a disadvantage could become an advantage if used correctly. Over 99% of people wouldprobably describe such an addiction as bad, yet Gravis made use of it to empower himself. The only drawback was that he hadto actively go against it while not fighting.
Yet, with his powerful will, that was no problem. In actuality, he could completely eradicate it with his will if he wanted to, butdecided against it. As long as he handled the drawback well enough, it would only become another weapon. With this burningmotivation, he would always be able to fight at his emotional peak, something that was very problematic for other cultivators.After all, everyone had good and bad days.
The three people stopped about 70 kilometers away from the Darkness Sect. Like this, they would be inside the range of theSpirits of Old Darkness and Byron.
"Byron! Old Darkness!" Gravis shouted to get their attention. Maybe they hadn't taken note of them. Gravis wanted to make surethat they paid attention. "You don't need to flee in fear. Today will be a fair fight!"
"Gravis!" came a transmitted shout from Byron. "Are you actually so small-minded that you will eradicate the whole DarknessSect because of me outwitting you!?"
Gravis laughed slightly. "You don't need to worry about that," Gravis said. "I said it would be a fair fight. You have, at least, a 50%chance of winning. On top of that, as long as you comply with a small request, no one below the Sapling Stage will die today,well, maybe except me, of course."
"Explain!" came a voice that Gravis had never heard, but he was sure that it came from Old Darkness. His voice sounded hoarseand decrepit. It sounded similar to a whisper, even if it was a shout.
Gravis smirked. "Old Darkness, Lasar will fight you one on one! He won't attack anyone else in the Sect! After all, that is my job. |will tear through your whole Sect, but don't be worried! You have an hour to clear the Sect of everyone beneath the SaplingStage. In one hour, | will charge into your Sect and kill all the elders and that bastard Byron. At the same time, Lasar will searchfor you, Old Darkness. It's up to you if you want to fight him or flee," Gravis shouted.
After some seconds, Old Darkness answered again. "Why is Dorian here?" he asked.
Old Man Lightning laughed slightly. "You don't need to worry about me," he said with a smirk. "I am only here for the eventualitythat you kill my Little Lightning Bolt. After all, | can't have you kill Gravis too! Of course, you don't need to be worried by me. Evenif you kill my Little Lightning Bolt today, | won't attack you as long as you don't attack Gravis or me. Today, my only job is toprotect Gravis�� life from you."
There was nearly a minute of silence. Byron and Old Darkness were probably discussing how to proceed. After the minute wasup, Old Darkness answered. "Fine, but Lasar has to fight me, at least, 500 kilometers away from here. Our fight shouldn't involvethe Darkness Sect. On top of that, Dorian must swear upon his cultivation that what he said is true."
Lasar narrowed his eyes, and battle intent raged inside of them. Finally, some good tempering! "| agree," Lasar shouted.
Old Man Lightning smiled warmly atLasar. He was happy that he had thechance to temper hinealt further!Evemif Narvi&, it would be a fairfight. Dying in a fair fight was thebest death that cultivators couldhave. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
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"That is enough," Old Darkness answered. "Lasar, Dorian, follow me!" Old Darkness said.
Suddenly, a mighty Spirit appeared.Gravis hadn't felt this Spirit befo �,but he was sure-thaxthia was OldDarkine Shirt, He showed himselfso that the other two could followhim. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Lasar and Old Man Lightning turned to Gravis. "Good luck!" Lasar said.Gravis only smirked. "I never had luck, and | won't need it today!"
Old Man Lightning and Lasar looked at each other. Lasar remained stoic, while Old Man Lightning smirked a little. Then, theycharged after Old Darkness.
Gravis crossed his arms and waited.
In one hour, he would charge right into the Darkness Sect!