Grand Return System

Chapter 263: The Green Lotus That Shook Heaven and Earth

The Green Lotus That Shook Heaven and Earth

Clang!

The sword cry echoed across heaven and earth.

In an instant, the sea region within hundreds of miles erupted.

The blood-red ocean boiled.

Countless ferocious beasts lurking beneath the sea fled in terror. Some massive creatures burst through the surface before diving deeper into the abyss, unwilling to remain beneath the pressure of a peak Sage Realm battle.

"Retreat!"

"Everyone back!"

"Don’t get caught in the shockwaves!"

The surrounding experts hurriedly withdrew.

Even they did not dare remain close to such monsters.

A dazzling sword light appeared.

The strike seemed slow.

Almost leisurely.

Yet it crossed space itself.

One moment it was in Tobias’s hand.

The next, it had already arrived before Sirius.

The surrounding experts felt chills run down their spines.

What terrifying sword comprehension.

Sirius’s expression immediately became serious.

"This old bastard..."

He no longer dared to underestimate Tobias.

Boom!

All the Mana in his body exploded outward.

The air shattered around him.

With a wave of his sleeve, an enormous black-gold overlord blade appeared in his hand.

The blade seemed capable of splitting mountains.

"Break!"

Bang!

Sword and blade collided.

The impact erupted like the birth of a star.

Shockwaves swept across the sea.

Huge waves exploded skyward.

Entire sections of the coastline crumbled.

Even Sirius’s pupils shrank slightly.

The power behind Tobias’s strike exceeded his expectations.

His body slid backward through the air.

Thousands of meters of space cracked beneath his feet before he finally stabilized himself.

"Tobias!"

Sirius shouted angrily.

"You still remember something that happened hundreds of years ago?"

Tobias laughed coldly.

"Of course I remember."

"You stabbed me in the back and stole my inheritance."

"How could I forget?"

"That inheritance belonged to me!"

Sirius immediately retorted.

"You were already trapped inside a formation."

"I was merely protecting it for you."

The surrounding crowd stared speechlessly.

What shameless reasoning.

Even Dario couldn’t help coughing awkwardly.

Protecting it?

The entire Forsaken Domain knew Sirius had escaped with the treasure.

Tobias clearly thought the same.

"Good."

"Very good."

"Today I’ll protect your life for you as well."

Boom!

The two instantly clashed again.

Sword light and blade energy filled the heavens.

The battlefield split into two.

Meanwhile, on the other side—

Dario’s eyes immediately turned cold.

A sinister smile slowly appeared.

Finally.

The troublesome Tobias had left.

Only Hektor remained.

Dario looked at Hektor like a hungry wolf staring at prey.

"Old thing."

His voice carried unmistakable killing intent.

"Let’s see who else can help you this time."

The next second—

Boom!

Dario instantly attacked.

The Abyss Sword erupted with brilliant silver light.

Countless sword runes appeared across the sky.

Sword energy covered the heavens.

"Die!"

A furious roar echoed.

The sword descended.

It seemed capable of cutting apart the world itself.

Yet Hektor remained calm.

His expression did not change.

Not even slightly.

The sea breeze fluttered his robes.

His gaze remained steady.

"Still as impatient as ever."

He sighed softly.

Then—

His hands formed a seal.

Holy light erupted from his body.

A mysterious force instantly spread throughout the battlefield.

The terrifying sword energy suddenly bent.

Its direction shifted.

Its power dispersed.

Its target changed.

The surrounding experts widened their eyes.

"A reversal technique?"

"A spatial redirection art?"

"No..."

Someone immediately recognized it.

"It is one of the Soft Water Divine Sect’s supreme inheritances."

The sword energy was redirected elsewhere.

Thousands of meters away.

Boom!

A mountain exploded into pieces.

The entire summit vanished instantly.

Dust filled the sky.

Dario frowned.

"Still using these annoying tricks."

Hektor ignored him.

His hands continued moving.

He was already preparing another technique.

Dario’s eyes suddenly flashed.

Instead of continuing the attack—

He vanished.

"What?"

Hektor’s expression finally changed.

Something felt wrong.

Very wrong.

Dario had no intention of fighting head-on.

His real target had never been Hektor.

At the edge of the cliff.

A spiritual fruit tree swayed gently in the wind.

The precious fruit hanging upon its branches emitted brilliant light.

Dario appeared beside it instantly.

"Haha!"

"You old fool!"

"Thank you for keeping it safe for me!"

Before anyone could react—

He snatched the spiritual fruit directly from the tree.

The surrounding experts were stunned.

Speechless.

Absolutely speechless.

Hektor nearly exploded from rage.

His face darkened immediately.

"Old man, stand down!"

His voice thundered across the battlefield.

The calm mountain-like elder was finally angry.

Boom!

A terrifying palm emerged.

Space itself twisted.

Countless strands of holy light gathered together.

At that moment, Hektor seemed to become one with heaven and earth.

His body fused with endless holy radiance.

Then—

A lotus appeared.

A massive green lotus slowly bloomed behind him.

Its roots seemed connected to eternity.

Its vines stretched toward the endless heavens.

Its leaves covered the world.

An ancient and sacred aura descended.

The surrounding experts gasped.

"That’s—"

"The Soft Water Divine Sect’s supreme inheritance!"

"The Green Heaven Lotus Art!"

A technique so powerful that Hektor had spent centuries mastering only a fragment of it.

Yet even that fragment was enough to terrify countless experts.

In the entire Forsaken Domain, only the Celestial Sacred Art of Celestis Academy could rival it.

Even Dario’s expression changed.

A trace of fear flashed across his eyes.

"Damn it..."

"That old monster is serious."

The green lotus released boundless holy light.

Its brilliance illuminated the crimson heavens.

The black clouds were torn apart.

The blood-red sea became calm.

Everything seemed frozen beneath its presence.

Then—

Hektor moved his hand.

The lotus moved with him.

A giant palm descended.

The attack carried the power of heaven itself.

Dario’s scalp immediately tingled.

"Not good!"

Bang!

The world exploded.

The blood-red sea surged violently.

Gigantic waves rose thousands of meters high.

The mountain beneath them instantly disintegrated.

Not cracked.

Not broken.

Completely erased.

The entire mountain became dust.

The shockwave spread endlessly.

Space distorted.

The sea split apart.

The heavens trembled.

Experts throughout the battlefield hurriedly retreated again.

Their faces were pale.

Their hearts pounded.

This was no longer a battle between ordinary cultivators.

This was a collision between true giants of the Forsaken Domain.

In an instant, the world descended into chaos.

Dust filled the sky.

The crimson heavens darkened.

The blood-red sea roared.

And among the fleeing crowd, one expert stared at the devastation before him and swallowed hard.

"Damn, isn’t this too intense?"