Chapter 263: The Ogre (1/2)

As soon as Gravis took out his Lightning Board, Old Man Lightning grew interested. ”Hey, can I have one?” he asked.

Gravis looked at the old man with a smirk and retrieved another one. ”Try it, but it's pretty hard to control it at first. Here, I'll show you.”

Gravis gave Old Man Lightning some tips on how to use the Lightning Board correctly, and then they shot off. In the beginning, Old Man Lightning was a little clumsy, but he quickly adapted. After all, he had supreme control over his body.

With Gravis' higher lightning density, he was able to move way faster than before. His speed on the board had increased by half again, which was insanely fast, but that wasn't the end. Due to his lightning poking out of his body, its inherent magnetism also pulled the board upwards. Of course, the passive magnetism of his lightning wasn't enough to lift the board and his weighty body. Still, that made him even faster. Yet…

”WOOOOOOW!” Old Man Lightning transmitted with his Spirit as he shot through the area. His lightning was way denser than Gravis', so he was also way faster. He even started circling Gravis with insane speeds.

Right now, Gravis' speed was a little faster than Old Man Lightning's speed without the board. This already showed how fast and powerful Old Man Lightning was. Yet, Old Man Lightning's speed on the Lightning Board was just insane. Gravis guessed that he would need to reach the Tree Stage to reach such speeds.

CRK!

Suddenly, the Lightning Board under Old Man Lightning cracked apart. Apparently, he had been too fast for the board. After all, the Lightning Board was made by forgers in the Middle-Continent. They weren't able to make a Lightning Board that was able to resist such speeds.

Old Man Lightning tumbled and fell to the ground. His insane speeds made him tumble and roll for several kilometers until he finally stopped. His tumble left a wake of destruction behind. Gravis stopped beside Old Man Lightning and saw his destroyed clothes and dirty body.

”Hahaha!” Gravis broke out into loud laughter. After all this time of Old Man Lightning abusing him, it was finally Gravis' turn to see Old Man Lightning getting abused.

BZZZ! Whoop!

Old Man Lightning incinerated all the dirt on his body with his lightning and retrieved new clothes. Then, he gritted his teeth and looked at Gravis in annoyance. He quickly summoned his cane and shot it towards Gravis.

BZZZZ!

Gravis, who had seen that coming long ago, quickly moved his lightning from his chest into his head. After leaving the Sect, his lightning had already recovered to full, so when it went into his head, Gravis' head was seemingly replaced by a ball of lightning. The cane halted, and Old Man Lightning gritted his teeth further in frustration. This was not the first time Gravis had done that.

The first time Gravis got the idea, Old Man Lightning wasn't prepared for it. So, he had hit Gravis' head with his cane, which made the lightning shoot out, destroying the majority of Old Man Lightning's arm. Ever since that day, Gravis hadn't been hit with the cane again.

”I might just kill the Ogre myself if you don't stop laughing!” Old Man Lightning said with frustration.

”Oh, shut up,” Gravis said between laughs. ”You already swore upon your cultivation.”

”Tch,” Old Man Lightning spat to the side. Of course, he only said that out of frustration, and Gravis knew that. Old Man Lightning wouldn't risk endangering Gravis' tempering for something as simple as Gravis laughing at him. ”Give me another one.”

Another Lightning Board appeared. ”This is my last one, so please, try not to destroy it, okay?” Gravis said.

Old Man Lightning didn't answer and just accelerated on his new board, though this time, he wasn't traveling at his full speed. He only moved about as fast as Gravis.

Like this, they traveled for a little over half a day until they reached their target. On the horizon, they could see Quake City already. It was an absolutely massive city. Not only was it many kilometers wide, but it also resembled a mountain. The buildings at its edges were so big and bulky that they created a wall all by themselves. Due to that, Quake City didn't even need any walls. The buildings were just too massive and cluttered.

Like before, Gravis' Spirit wasn't able to enter the city, even though it was well within his range. ”How many people are in the city?” Gravis asked.

”That's not that easy to answer,” Old Man Lightning said. ”Quake City acts as a hub for the Earth Sect. Many holes around the city act as tunnels to the Earth Sect. Just for your information, the Earth Sect is around 200 kilometers to the north of Quake City. Therefore, the top cultivators in the city can change anytime. Right now, there are three Sapling Stage cultivators in the city.”