Chapter 737: New Arrival (1/2)

Everything happened at once.

The guard was being healed.

The Core Disciple attacked.

Gravis attacked.

A new Cultivator appeared, shouting about a dead captain.

A vast explosion of lightning appeared around Gravis as he absorbed just enough lightning to not get noticed while also protecting the guard.

Gravis was among humans again, which meant that he had to keep most of his powers secret. If they knew that he was inside a beast's body, they might decide to kill him directly since they would think that he was a beast.

If they knew that he could remotely control lightning and even absorb it, they might also decide to capture him to learn his secrets. These were very experienced Cultivators that had lived for over a thousand years. They knew what was normal and what wasn't.

The explosion of lightning vanished, and space calmed down again.

Gravis stood at his previous position, still filling the injured guard with Life Energy and Soul.

The Core Disciple had retreated to several kilometers away with some injuries. If the Lightning Crescent had hit him directly, he would have died without a doubt. After all, this was a human, not a beast. His physical defense wasn't even close to a beast's.

The Core Disciple had blocked the attack with some kind of weird slash that split Gravis' lightning apart, forcing it to miss his head and the middle of his torso. Yet, he still received several injuries. The sides of his body were burned beyond recognition, and one could see that the Core Disciple had become narrower. It was like the sides of his body had been shaved off. Luckily, all his organs were still intact.

The Core Disciple glared at Gravis with hatred. This mere Minor Circulation Immortal dared to injure him!? That's it! He had been nice up to now, but that was over! Something as disrespectful as this was unforgivable!

Meanwhile, Gravis looked at the new arrival.

Above Gravis and the Core Disciple floated a young man with brown hair and eyes. The man wore grey robes and carried a spear on his back. This was obviously a superior of the previous person Gravis had killed.

Even worse, this person was a Late Major Circulation Immortal. This was a power that Gravis couldn't even attempt to resist. If this guy decided to kill Gravis today, Gravis would have no way to survive. The Realm difference was just far too significant.

The new arrival looked at the Core Disciple with narrowed eyes but then changed his gaze to Gravis. Gravis could immediately feel the hostility of the new arrival.

Then, the new arrival turned to the Core Disciple again. ”You are in luck,” he said.

The Core Disciple also looked at the new arrival, but he pulled back his aggressive will when he felt the new arrival's power. This was someone truly powerful. In terms of Battle-Strength, this new arrival was probably about as powerful as him, but he was also a level higher than him. He couldn't fight someone like that.

”What does senior mean?” the Core Disciple asked, neither respectful nor disrespectful. The Core Disciple still had his own dignity.

”A soldier and a captain of mine have died here,” the new arrival said. ”My captain was in the Major Circulation Realm, and the only person powerful enough to kill him would be you.”

The Core Disciple gritted his teeth. ”I didn't kill him!” he shouted.

Surprisingly, the new arrival nodded. ”I know, and that's why you are lucky,” the new arrival said as he turned to Gravis again with narrowed eyes. ”If I hadn't seen this Ascender's power with my own eyes, no matter how many people would have told me otherwise, I would have never believed them.”

”An Early Minor Circulation Immortal killing someone in the Early Major Circulation Realm? Something like this is unheard of. Yet, I felt the power of this Ascender's attack just now, and shockingly enough, that is more than enough to kill someone in the Major Circulation Realm,” he said.

”This coincidence has saved your life today, Core Disciple from the Punishment Cleaver Sect,” the new arrival said.