Chapter 988 - 988 – The Incident That Shook The World (1/2)

After Arc left, Gravis' mood had improved by a ton.

Tempering!

It was high time for some more tempering!

Even more, this would be his first opponent six levels above himself!

A feeling of overwhelming pressure appeared on Gravis' shoulders.

He knew that feeling.

This was the very familiar feeling of pressure Gravis got whenever he was about to truly put his life on the line.

However, the feeling of pressure had a much greater impact than usual.

Usually, Gravis enjoyed this feeling since it meant that Gravis was about to become even more powerful. This feeling had accompanied Gravis ever since he had started cultivating. It had been ever-present for a huge part of his life.

But things had changed.

Now, Gravis was not only living for himself but for others as well.

Especially Stella.

What if he died?

In the past, Gravis wouldn't have minded dying since it that would only have meant that he hadn't been powerful enough.

But now?

Now, Gravis had a lover.

What if he died?

What would Stella feel?

How much pain would Gravis' death inflict on her?

There was an old saying: ”A man without shoes doesn't fear someone with shoes.”

This saying refers to the concept of loss.

A man that was so poor that they couldn't afford shoes didn't have anything to lose. Because of that, such a man was willing to jump into danger again and again.

No one would miss them.

They didn't have any accumulated wealth.

Why not bet the little things he had for a brighter future?

In comparison, the man with shoes had a family, wealth, and a high status in society.

If he died, all of his past work would have been for nothing.

In the past, Gravis had had nothing to lose but his life.

His father and mother would get over Gravis' loss and continue on. Because of that, Gravis had never feared death much.

But now, Gravis had invested over 200,000 years into his Cultivation, and he had reached a terrifying amount of power. Even more, Gravis had Stella now, and Gravis had no idea how Stella would deal with Gravis' death.

Would she even get over it?

Would she commit suicide?

Gravis didn't want her to commit suicide, even if he died.

All of this magnified the pressure manifold, making it feel nearly overbearing.

'No wonder Orpheus stopped cultivating after becoming a Star God,' Gravis thought. 'He also found a partner.'

'When I just met Orpheus, I couldn't believe why he would stop cultivating after achieving so much.'

'But now, I understand.'

'Maybe Orpheus thought that it was enough. He didn't need more.'

'I can also do that.'

Gravis had to sigh.

'Huh,' he thought with a derisive tone in his mind. 'Look at me. I feel so pressured that I seek solace in the fact that I still have a way out.'

'These thoughts are not different from suicidal thoughts when someone goes through emotional turmoil.'

'Humans often think about suicide, but most of the time, these thoughts make withstanding the pain easier.'

'Why?'

'Because it shows the human that they still have a way to escape the pain.'

'They don't need to use it.'

'They only need to know that they have options left and that they still have control over their life.'

Gravis snorted.

'Surprising that I find myself in a similar situation now. I think about giving up to reduce the pressure on my shoulders, but I know exactly that I won't stop.'

'I'll always continue, no matter how difficult it will get!'

Gravis banished these thoughts from his mind and teleported to Stella with an excited smile on his face.

Stella was surprised when she saw Gravis.

Why?

Because she had expected him to comprehend the Law of Humility much faster.

She had expected that Gravis would, at most, take maybe 300 years.

Yet, he had been gone for over 1,200 years.

However, when Gravis told her that he had comprehended the level five Law variant of the Law of Humility, Stella's shock transformed. It went from one extreme into the other.

An Emotional level five Law in just a bit over 1,000 years?

That was crazy fast!