Grand Return System

Chapter 222: The Heaven-Crushing Sword Formation

The Heaven-Crushing Sword Formation

"Leon, didn’t you want to see my Sky Breaker Acedmy’s true ultimate technique? Today, I’ll do as you wish."

Dario’s voice thundered across the wasteland as the enormous Abyss Sword Formation rotated beneath the heavens. Countless sword symbols floated through the air like stars circling a dying sun. The pressure alone distorted space, causing cracks to appear across the surrounding mountains.

After the sword formation was formed, Dario revealed a confident smile and said arrogantly, "But don’t blame me for not reminding you. This sword is extremely powerful. Once it is used, it will be a sure-kill sword. I can’t even control it. Don’t blame me if you can’t take it and accidentally die inside. It’s not too late for you to admit defeat now. You can’t pay with your life for a moment of impulse."

His voice carried both warning and hidden pride.

The moment the formation stabilized, even the surrounding spectators instinctively retreated several kilometers.

Nobody doubted Dario’s words.

This was Sky Breaker Acedmy’s supreme inheritance.

A true heaven-grade killing formation.

Even Hektor’s expression became grave as he stared at the terrifying sword domain stretching across the sky.

"This old thing..." Hektor muttered softly. "He’s really using it."

Harrier Taylor’s face turned pale.

"Teacher Leon is in danger..." Harry whispered anxiously.

Fairy Fiona’s teal eyes trembled slightly as she stared at the black-robed figure standing calmly within the formation.

Yet Leon himself showed no fear.

Not even the slightest tension appeared in his eyes.

Instead, he lowered his head quietly, studying the enormous sword patterns beneath his feet as though examining a curious piece of art.

The winds screamed around him.

Sword energy cut through the air endlessly.

Yet Leon remained completely relaxed.

Dario frowned slightly.

Why wasn’t he afraid?

After a long silence, Leon finally raised his head slowly and said seriously,

"I don’t think there’s anything special about this sword formation."

Silence.

Then—

"Arrogant!"

Dario’s roar shook the heavens.

His face instantly twisted with fury.

He had already given Leon a chance to retreat honorably, but instead of appreciating it, Leon openly mocked Sky Breaker Acedmy’s supreme inheritance in front of countless cultivators.

That final trace of restraint inside Dario completely vanished.

"You truly don’t know the difference between heaven and earth!"

Boom!

His mana exploded violently.

The sword formation instantly began rotating faster. Endless sword shadows descended from the sky like a divine punishment.

The surrounding wasteland trembled violently.

Mountains cracked apart.

The rivers below reversed direction from the pressure alone.

Just as Dario prepared to activate the formation fully—

A sudden dragon roar echoed across heaven and earth.

ROAR!

The sound was ancient.

Domineering.

It carried a pressure that seemed capable of suppressing all living things beneath the heavens.

Everyone’s expressions changed instantly.

"What was that?!"

Above the dark clouds, space suddenly distorted.

Then—

A colossal sword slowly descended from the Heavenly Abyss.

At first, it was only a shadow.

But as it gradually revealed itself, everyone felt their souls tremble instinctively.

The sword was enormous.

Ancient.

Its blade seemed forged from the essence of heaven and earth themselves.

Purple sword intent wrapped around it like endless flowing rivers while golden runes flickered across its surface.

It did not merely float in the sky.

It dominated the sky.

"This sudden change shocked everyone present."

Even Dario’s pupils contracted violently.

"What... what is that?"

Before anyone could recover from the shock, Leon slowly rose into the air.

Step.

Step.

Step.

He walked calmly through the heavens like an immortal descending into the mortal world.

His black hair fluttered softly beneath the violent winds. The amethyst embroidery on his robes glowed faintly beneath the overwhelming sword aura.

Under the giant sword, Leon looked impossibly small.

Yet somehow—

It felt as though the sword existed solely because of him.

Leon soared into the sky step by step. He arrived in a leisurely manner above the Heavenly Abyss and stood under the huge sword. That world-destroying sword force instantly pressed down. Everyone was suppressed to the point where they found it difficult to breathe.

The pressure was unbearable.

Many weaker cultivators collapsed directly to their knees.

Some could not even raise their heads.

Even the older experts found themselves breathing heavily beneath that terrifying sword force.

"This..."

"This is a true sword formation."

Everyone was shocked.

Under that huge sword, the vegetation within a hundred miles seemed to have been revived. Every blade of grass, every fallen leaf, every drifting fragment of wood transformed into sword energy.

In an instant, Leon condensed the power of ten thousand swords again and set up a killing array beneath the Sky.

The heavens dimmed.

The earth trembled.

The sword intent covering the wasteland became hundreds of times more terrifying than before.

Everyone could clearly feel that the aura of these swords of grass and leaves were hundreds of times stronger than before.

"Oh my god, what kind of sword technique is this? Isn’t it too exaggerated?"

"Compared to this, the Abyss Sword Formation is simply a disgrace."

"It’s ridiculous. It’s simply ridiculous."

The crowd erupted into chaos.

Nobody had ever seen such terrifying sword mastery before.

This was no longer ordinary swordsmanship.

This was Sword Principal manifested into reality.

Hektor stared blankly at the sky.

Even he felt chills running down his spine.

"This brat..." he whispered hoarsely. "What exactly did he comprehend?"

High above the battlefield, Leon stood beneath the enormous sword calmly.

At this moment, he truly resembled a Purple Sword Monarch from ancient legends.

Cold.

Detached.

Untouchable.

A shocking sword force instantly erupted from the huge sword hanging above his head. At this moment, he was like a Sword Monarch who had fallen to the mortal world, filled with an immortal aura.

Coming under the huge sword, Leon said calmly,

"Let’s stop here. I’ve already seen your so-called Sky Breaker Acedmy supreme inheritance."

His voice was soft.

But beneath the silent heavens, every word sounded incomparably clear.

"Hmm... how should I put it?"

Leon tilted his head slightly as though genuinely considering his answer.

"It was just so-so."

Dario’s face instantly turned pale with rage.

Veins bulged across his forehead violently.

Yet before he could speak—

Leon continued.

"Now, it’s time to let you see how the inheritance of Amethyst Summit Division that you once looked down on is."

The winds howled louder.

Sword intent surged endlessly.

"My time is limited, and I don’t need any extra sword techniques."

Leon slowly raised two fingers.

The giant sword above him trembled slightly.

"If you can withstand this strike, I can pretend that nothing happened today."

Then—

His purple eyes locked onto Dario completely.

"Come on..."

The moment those words fell—

The heavens exploded.

The enormous sword above Leon’s head slowly descended.

At first, its movement seemed slow.

But the pressure accompanying it was enough to crush space itself.

Boom...

Boom...

Boom...

The entire battlefield shook violently.

Mountains collapsed one after another beneath the terrifying pressure.

The sword energy within the domain instantly went berserk, attacking Dario from every direction like countless divine execution blades.

At this moment, Dario’s face was pale and weak, and the hand holding the sword began to tremble.

He finally understood.

Leon had never taken his techniques seriously from the very beginning.

Not once.

Everything before this...

Had merely been Leon playing with him.

That realization shattered Dario’s confidence completely.

He could not understand it.

Back then, he lost to Respected Zeon.

Now—

He could not even defeat Zeon’s student.

Why?

Why was Amethyst Summit Division always stronger than him?

Fear slowly spread through Dario’s heart.

But there was no longer any path of retreat.

He roared furiously and unleashed all his power.

The aura of a half-step pinnacle Realm expert erupted completely.

Boom!

Mana surged wildly across the heavens.

The Abyss Sword Formation rotated frantically as Dario used all his strength to resist Leon’s sword domain.

His robe tore apart from the violent pressure.

Blood slowly dripped from the corner of his mouth.

Yet Leon remained calm.

Completely calm.

Leon seemed to have entered a magical state. He gently raised his right hand, pressed two fingers together, and slowly slashed down.

The motion was simple.

Almost gentle.

But the moment his fingers descended—

The giant sword above the heavens fell.

BOOM!

The world instantly lost its color.

Dario revealed a look of fear.

For the first time in many years...

He smelled death.

Real death.

He no longer held back and erupted with his full strength as he faced this sword. He finally used some of his strength as a half-step pinnacle Realm expert.

His right hand wielded the Abyss Sword wildly.

His left hand suddenly summoned a massive ancient cauldron covered in mysterious runes.

The cauldron expanded rapidly until it covered the sky above him like a divine shield.

"Block it for me!"

Dario roared hysterically.

The sword collided.

The cauldron shook violently.

The entire wasteland within a hundred miles exploded into chaos.

Mountains shattered.

The earth collapsed.

The sky itself seemed to split apart.

A powerful force spread out, and the wasteland in a hundred miles was in a mess.

Boom...