Chapter 1164 - 1164 – Manuels Faction (1/2)

Gravis arrived at Manuel's faction pretty quickly. The Eternal Fire Sect's territory was gigantic, but it also had many Teleportation Formation Arrays inside it, making it easy for Gravis to get there.

When Gravis arrived, he was surprised by how small Manuel's faction looked. There were barely any buildings, and it looked more like a solitary castle than an entire faction.

However, the twelve core members of Manuel's faction were all present.

Manuel was the Leader.

Aris and Broad Walker were the Vice-Leaders.

Meadow and Narcissus simply sat beneath the headquarters.

Dorian, Ferris, Azure, Stella, Exar, Yersi, and Jake were simply the elite force. Apparently, Elders were no longer necessary due to the new way everything was set up.

Everyone welcomed Gravis, including Mortis. After all, Mortis was also here because of Azure.

”Why are only you guys here?” Gravis asked. ”I expected you to create a formidable faction with a lot of members.”

”Things are different now,” Manuel said with a tranquil smile. ”We aren't really warring with other Sects but fighting over resources.”

”Resource war?” Gravis asked. ”Is it like the Sect Alliance in the higher world I have been to?”

The last question was mainly targeted at Stella, who had even been part of the Sect Alliance back then.

”Not entirely,” Stella said with a smile, happy that Gravis was here. ”We have about 3,000 Star Gods in our faction, which doesn't sound like much, but 3,000 Star Gods is already the average for the factions inside the Eternal Fire Sect.”

”That's not as much as I had thought,” Gravis answered with surprise. ”Why are there not as many members?”

”Because of the fucking meatgrinder,” Dorian said with an annoyed tone.

”Meatgrinder?” Gravis asked.

Dorian snorted. ”Yeah. Star Gods have to be able to jump one level outside the Eternal Fire Sect to become true members. Any Star God that joins via a faction or absorbed Sect has to enter the meatgrinder.”

”The meatgrinder is basically just an amalgamation of team fights with comprehension breaks between the fights. Three people form a team, and they have to kill their three opponents to advance.”

Dorian snorted again. ”Even more, the ones the Eternal Fire Sect deems as more powerful will be paired with weaker partners to make the fights fair. Apparently, that fairness exists for late-bloomers. According to them, if one Star God knows a level seven Law and only two level six Laws, they are weak. However, if they can suddenly comprehend a second level seven Law, they will be powerful. That's why the fights have to be equal.”

”Guess who they sent into the meatgrinder. Come on, take a guess,” Dorian nearly shouted with annoyance.

Gravis only smiled bitterly. ”Was it you?” he asked.

”Hell yeah it was!” Dorian shouted with anger. ”Oh, you don't feel like someone that can jump a level. We have to be fair to everyone. We don't care if you say you can fight a level above yourself,” Dorian mimicked with a sarcastic voice.

Gravis scratched the back of his head with an amused smile. ”I mean, I can understand them. Your power is very… non-traditional.”

Dorian snorted again. ”You shoulda seen my two teammates. I always had to fight two powerful Star Gods at the same time while they had to deal with one, and most of the time, I also had to deal with the third one. It was honestly ridiculous.”

”Then, I complained to the Eternal Fire Sect and told them that I was obviously powerful enough. But what did they say? Come on, guess!” Dorian said with a sneer.

”Luck?” Gravis asked.

”Right! They said that I only won due to luck. My opponent was taken by surprise by my fighting style, which stopped them from showing their real power. Even more, my Laws weren't powerful enough for them, apparently. According to them, it was impossible for someone with my Laws to fight someone a full level above themselves.”