[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grand-return-system":3,"chapter-grand-return-system-grand-return-system-chapter-73":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},1080377,1397,"Chapter 73: The Name That Shook the Eastern Wasteland","grand-return-system-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>The Name That Shook the Eastern Wasteland\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied Harry’s face carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are in Ashford City. With your father, Harrier Taylor, backing you... could he truly kill you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question lingered in the air like incense smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Rias tilted her head slightly, crimson hair cascading over her shoulder, curiosity flickering in her large red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena’s gaze shifted as well—quiet, sharp, observant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier hostility had dissolved into something subtler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t boast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t dramatize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply said quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Walton... is the person I’m talking about very powerful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried something new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fear alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavir Walton’s brow lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Powerful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry let out a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s more than amazing. It’s insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed the back of his neck, recalling the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know the two five-star King Realm experts from the Lavahound household, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavir Walton nodded faintly. Of course he knew them. He had crossed paths with them before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy,\" Harry continued, swallowing unconsciously, \"just lightly waved his sword... and almost took both their lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory made his fingers twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god,\" he muttered under his breath, \"I’ve never seen someone that fierce in my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room grew quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias’s playful expression faded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena’s breathing slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavir Walton’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" he murmured. \"Now that you mention it... I’m suddenly intrigued.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew those two old Lavahound experts very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their strength wasn’t shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone to seriously injure both with a single strike...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did such a figure appear in the Eastern Wasteland?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he hadn’t received any intelligence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm,\" Cavir Walton said calmly, though his interest had clearly risen. \"Young Master Taylor, what is the name of this great person? Which immortal mountain does he cultivate upon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestis Academy. Amethyst Summit Division’s master... Leon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestis Academy... Amethyst Summit Division!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavir Walton repeated the words slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something stirred in his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone, he had once suppressed the immortal sects and Powerful Sects of the Eastern Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legend beneath the Martial Sovereign Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this Leon... be Zeon’s student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Cavir Walton murmured, eyes narrowing slightly, \"he’s Zeon’s disciple. No wonder...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeon had once presided over Amethyst Summit Division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Leon inherited even a fraction of that legacy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavir Walton’s gaze shifted toward Selena and Rias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single glance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew in a soft breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two innate divine bones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His composure cracked for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena stood calm and poised, her silver-white hair falling like frost. Beneath her serene exterior, the aura of Divine Ice Bones flowed faintly—pure, cold, noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias stood beside her in layered crimson silk, heat coiling subtly beneath her skin. The aura of a divine fire bone pulsed within her like suppressed hellflame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposing attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both extraordinarily high grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena had already reached one-star Astral Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias, though only two-star Onyx Realm, radiated a terrifying latent inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two prodigies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were Leon’s students?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unbelievable,\" Cavir Walton muttered softly. \"I can’t believe someone like that exists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of his mouth lifted faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zain household truly didn’t expect this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze returned to Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding dawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was why the Taylor household’s young master was willing to offend Vita Zain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wise choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very wise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, unaware of Walton’s deeper thoughts, turned back toward Selena and Rias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, Fairy?\" he asked sincerely. \"Would you be willing to stay at my household for a few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. I, Harry Taylor, will never offend you. Earlier... I was ignorant. I offended your Teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I only wish to atone for my mistakes and pray for his forgiveness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you follow me back, Vita Zain absolutely won’t dare do anything to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue eyes flickered with thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to escalate matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Vita stood Sky Breaker Acedmy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this spiraled into sect conflict...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might trouble her Teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would never forgive herself for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister,\" Rias chimed in gently, her voice light yet steady. \"I think we can stay for two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced toward the horizon beyond the restaurant windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher went into the depths of the uninhabited region yesterday. We don’t know when he’ll return. Instead of wandering around, we might as well wait here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t worried about the Zain household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unnecessary trouble was best avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her own identity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Best left hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uninhabited region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast riot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange dark aura seeping from the beasts they had slain days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her sleeve faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I ask Teacher to investigate that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for her request, he wouldn’t have ventured deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed sage-level strength...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if he encountered sage-tier ferocious beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can only pray you’re safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long breath, she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. That’s fine too. We’ll do as you say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we’ll have to trouble Young Master Taylor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry waved his hand quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, not at all! It’s nothing much. As long as Fairy doesn’t mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone lightened, but his eyes remained alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should leave quickly. We must guard against Vita Zain returning for revenge. That man holds grudges deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further delay, Harry stepped toward the stairs first, leading the way down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the wind shifted faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if carrying the scent of gathering storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hi everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you so much for reading my book—it’s a dream come true. Special thanks to all who support my book with: Golden Ticket, Power Stone, for the wonderful review and Generous gift! Your support truly motivates me to keep going and create even better stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, continue show more support for my book if really enjoy it—it helps me a great deal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks again for being here with me on this journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Your neighbourhood writer: Scoturn777\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-03T10:40:08.787Z","2026-06-03T10:40:17.094Z",1,"novelbin.me","090b3abc0d3bf2d8134b089e7cf2a6b14b8f87d4ada0387268c93a56fd26e058","grand-return-system-chapter-74","grand-return-system-chapter-72",234,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrand-return-system-cover.jpg"]