Chapter 916: Secrets and Risk (1/2)

Gravis' Spirit Sense encompassed the Life Ring, showing to Stella and Liam that he was currently in there.

Stella and Liam were currently just sitting in front of each other, probably talking with voice transmissions.

”We should be safe,” Gravis said. ”I'm just in front of the northeastern river. Whatever happens outside shouldn't include this region.”

”We'll come out in a second,” Stella said. Then, she looked at Liam with a knowing look and nodded.

Liam nodded back.

After that, both of them left the Life Ring and appeared in the small underground room.

This far down, the temperature and gravity were still far more powerful than on the surface, but Gravis wasn't so deep down that they couldn't resist.

It was just a bit uncomfortable for them.

Gravis sat at one side while Liam and Stella sat on the other side, side-by-side.

For some seconds, everyone only looked at each other.

Then, Stella sighed.

Gravis' heart began racing.

”Gravis,” she said slowly. ”I need to know everything about you.”

Liam nodded on the side.

”I know that you have saved both of us, and we are immensely grateful, but there are too many unknowns about you,” Stella said. ”For example, you know this powerful plant, which brings up several questions about your affiliation with the beasts.”

”You also have a beast body, and we don't know where you got it from.”

”I know that you trust me, but I want you to also trust Liam,” Stella said as she gestured to Liam. ”Liam is my closest person, and I don't want to keep secrets from him.”

”If you want us to stay in contact, you need to trust my brother too,” Stella finished.

Gravis closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Trusting Stella was easy, but trusting Liam?

Difficult.

Liam and Gravis weren't close, and if he told the humans Gravis' secrets, it would become very dangerous.

Maybe even people from Arc's clearing would want to target him.

After all, Gravis knew a lot about the highest world, which was the next world that every Ascender would go to.

They would want to know everything about the highest world, and they would also want to know the secrets of the highest world.

Some people might even believe that Gravis had things from the highest world with him, and that was actually the case.

Even more, they would know that Gravis could make World Weapons, which would put an even bigger target on Gravis' back.

Maybe a powerful Ascender or Ancestor of the All-Matter Sect would want to kill him.

Maybe some other Sect coveted Gravis' World Weapon to sell it.

Maybe even the beasts would become interested.

In that case, Gravis could go nowhere in this world.

Telling Liam everything would put Gravis in a lot of danger.

Sure, maybe Liam would keep everything a secret, but what if Stella accidentally died?

What then?

Would Liam still keep Gravis' secrets?

Maybe he would fault Gravis for Stella's death, and unveiling all his secrets would be the best way to take revenge.

It was risky.

Gravis waited for some seconds as he deliberated.

He also looked at Stella during this time, but he couldn't read her thoughts.

Was Gravis willing to take such a risk for a chance to be with Stella?

Was he willing to put his life on the line for her?

'What is there even to think about?' Gravis thought suddenly.

'Haven't I already put my life on the line?'

'Haven't I already probably offended the entire world?'

Gravis took another deep breath.

”Fine,” Gravis said. ”I will share everything with you two.”

Stella's expression relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength wouldn't be so powerful.

The fact that Gravis was willing to share these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was to him, and she appreciated it.

Liam only furrowed his brows.

”I will not tell anyone else of your secrets,” Liam said. ”Even if we two don't see eye-to-eye, I want my sister to be happy. I might betray your trust, but I won't betray my sister's trust.”

Stella put a hand on Liam's shoulder.

She knew that Liam disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing to work together with Gravis.

That was also not something easy to do.

Both of them were making sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that there was basically no other way.

It was impossible to like everyone.

Stella and Liam turned to Gravis.

Gravis nodded.

”I was born in the highest world, which is the world above this one…”

The first sentence was already a shock to Stella and Liam.

The highest world?

Gravis was from an even higher world?

Gravis told them about his life in the highest world and about his background.

One shock after the other hit Stella and Liam.

Gravis' background was as powerful as it got!

However, the more Gravis told his story, the less believable it seemed.

A person that could fight the most powerful Heaven?

As Gravis told his story, Liam and Stella became skeptical.

Was Gravis really telling the truth?

However, they didn't interrupt him. No matter how unbelievable his story was, they wanted to hear the entire thing.

Even if it was fiction, it was still interesting to hear about it.

Another thing that made them doubt Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about his Elemental Synchronicity.

Gravis hadn't shown that ability before.

Did he truly have this ability?

After that came Gravis' tale of the lower world.