[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grand-return-system":3,"chapter-grand-return-system-grand-return-system-chapter-160":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grand Return System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1080230,1397,"Chapter 160: The Demon Mouth Opens","grand-return-system-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>\"Forbidden technique?\" Leon was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers lightly tapped the armrest once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was indeed such a forbidden technique within Celestis Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A method that forcefully elevated one’s cultivation by burning blood and Mana together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Division masters had long reached a quiet consensus not to let their students cultivate this secret technique. Not because it was formally banned in the academy laws—ironically, it wasn’t written anywhere—but because everyone understood its cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator might win one battle... and lose the path of a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for gifted heirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s gaze deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the arena, Mike’s expression remained unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the boy ruined himself willingly, what did it have to do with others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, interesting... Forbidden technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, it seems like it’s nothing much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leon’s expression did not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this had been any other realm, perhaps Blood Rage would have been troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan stood in the awkward threshold between Astral Realm and GrandMaster Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No true transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Blood Rage could amplify strength—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not help one touch laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could not create a true breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wiser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\" she demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really don’t know if you’re truly confident... or just pretending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smile made Maya even more frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a small part of her relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena had already noticed Shan’s change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent instability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally prepared to unleash Moonlight Flicker Strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword technique in her hand dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a faint smile touched her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she whispered to herself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization struck her like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she thought of Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of his strange insistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought stirred in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that why he taught me Moonlight Flicker Strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stood that white figure she admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight robes touched by amethyst thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something warm flickered in Selena’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Teacher had prepared a path for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold snort escaped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Amethyst Mist Sword turned in her hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An odd movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it made every elder’s pupils contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even colder blood energy erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-piercing cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murderous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White frost...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven and underworld interwoven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds above twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something monstrous seemed to form in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gigantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a Demon from the netherworld had opened its jaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wind seemed dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists clenched so hard his knuckles whitened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What sword technique is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what he sensed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mike stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shera stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could remain seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon from Nine Nether was roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that ancient shield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripples spread across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder gasped,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shera’s face finally lost color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silver hair swept like moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voice cold as judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp cry she drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devouring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword intent became apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all blood left his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confident in brute strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With love,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creator of Grand Return System\u003C\u002Fp>",531,"2026-06-03T10:40:08.788Z","2026-06-03T10:40:17.095Z",1,"novelbin.me","bed263548b6c06cc31f16d51b3fa7e69d571b0b8ce5a572fa04bdaf6167b594f","grand-return-system-chapter-161","grand-return-system-chapter-159",234,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrand-return-system-cover.jpg"]