Chapter 706: Changes (1/2)
The Opposer checked the middle world again.
”Calling him Old Man Lightning is inappropriate at this point,” the Opposer said.
”Why?” Gravis asked.
”The more he progressed on the path to power, the younger he felt. He left his old man appearance and mindset behind. Right now, he is acting like an excited teenager with a lot of Energy. You should refer to him by his actual name, Dorian,” the Opposer said.
”Oh? So he's still alive?” Gravis asked.
The Opposer nodded. ”He's making great progress in the Laws. He abandoned his pure path of lightning and condensed an Avatar of the Minor Law of the Elements. He is also fighting and challenging a lot of other Cultivators.”
Gravis had to smile when he heard that. ”That's quite a powerful level three Law,” Gravis said.
The Opposer nodded.
Gravis also knew this Law. This was the Law that allowed him to use all the elements, and it required the understanding of a ton of Laws. This was one of the major components of the Law of the Dead World. With this Law as an Avatar, Dorian could unleash nine elements, each with the power of a level three Law.
Additionally, Dorian was probably focusing on the same path as Gravis, understanding all the elemental level three Laws. Gravis found it funny that their paths were so similar.
”What about Joyce?” Gravis asked.
Yet, when he asked the question, Gravis felt unsure. He still remembered his promise to Joyce, but he wasn't certain if she actually cared about the promise. In addition, Gravis still remembered the feelings he had for Joyce. Because of that, he still felt a longing for her.
The Opposer checked again.
”She changed,” he said.
”That means she's still alive, right?” Gravis asked.
The Opposer nodded, making Gravis release a sigh of relief.
”Her surroundings, and especially you, have changed her mindset,” the Opposer explained.
”Can you elaborate?” Gravis asked.
”I'll show you,” he said.
Whooosh!
A glimmer appeared at Gravis' side, and a woman appeared.
Gravis immediately noticed that this was only an image, but the image perfectly demonstrated Joyce, including her aura.
Joyce looked like a young woman with purple hair that nearly reached the floor, but she seemingly glared coldly at everything. Gravis also felt her Will-Aura, and he was taken aback. Her Will-Aura was really powerful!
”She is like my past self, the Black Magnate's past self, and your past self,” the Opposer said. ”She has completely suppressed her emotions and violently chases power.”
Gravis sighed when he heard that. ”Just like I have been in the lower world,” he commented.
”Yes,” the Opposer said.
”Does that mean that she also has an illusion of happiness based on power?” Gravis asked.
”Correct,” the Opposer said. ”She believes that emotions are a weakness and that she needs to reach the highest world to become powerful. She saw how you have been in the lower world and completely emulates your mindset from back then. Therefore, she also believes that this is the only path to power.”
”In her mind, you are the perfect Cultivator and the perfect man. She chases power to reunite with you, believing that this will make her feel happy,” he said.
Gravis didn't like what he heard one bit. After such a long time of nothing but cold slaughter, would she still even be able to feel anything but greed for power? Without knowing, she was chasing an empty goal, just like the Black Magnate.
Gravis knew how this would go. They would meet again, and Joyce would look at Gravis. At first, she would be surprised that she wasn't feeling anything when she saw him. Then, she would be confronted with her goal and would need to reevaluate her life.
After that, she would realize that the Gravis she was speaking to was no longer the Gravis from back then. The person she was chasing no longer existed. It would be no different from chasing a dead person.
Gravis felt a heavy feeling of guilt. His unhealthy conduct from back then had infected Joyce, changing her path tremendously.
Sadly, there was nothing he could do.
He only hoped that she would be able to deal with the tribulation when they met again.
”What about Skye?” Gravis asked.
The Opposer also remembered that one bird and checked the timestream of Skye's middle world.
”Oh?” the Opposer said with some interest and even surprise.
Gravis was taken aback. His father was surprised about something? That happened only very rarely!
”What is it?” Gravis asked.
”The bird is still alive,” the Opposer said, banishing Gravis' anxiety, ”and she's doing well.”
”Really well,” he said.
”I take it that Skye has become really powerful?” Gravis asked.
”Hm,” the Opposer hummed. ”Not exactly, but there is something else. In terms of Battle-Strength, she is only slightly behind Joyce, but she has something else.”