Grand Return System

The Damaged Supreme Demon Sword

At first glance, the sword was ugly.

Not just ugly.

Almost disappointingly ugly.

Leon stared at the old iron lump in his hand for a moment, his expression strange.

If he had found something like this lying on the side of the road, he probably wouldn’t have spared it a second glance.

But Leon knew better.

The moment his fingers had touched the sword, he had felt it.

Something ancient.

Something ruthless.

Something that had survived countless years and countless battles.

This was no ordinary weapon.

It was an ancient immortal artifact.

And its power was terrifying.

In fact, the pressure hidden inside it was even more frightening than the First Mist Immortal Sword.

That alone was enough to make Leon take it seriously.

The First Mist Immortal Sword was already an astonishing weapon. Having such a sword in his possession was something most cultivators could only dream about.

Yet compared to this broken piece of iron, it suddenly seemed inferior.

The First Mist Immortal Sword was merely a low-grade immortal artifact.

This damaged Supreme Demon Sword, on the other hand, had already reached the middle-grade immortal artifact level.

And the most ridiculous part was that it wasn’t even complete.

Leon slowly drew in a breath.

His eyes remained fixed on the sword.

"If this thing were completely repaired..."

He stopped.

For some reason, even imagining it made his heartbeat quicken.

A damaged middle-grade immortal artifact was already powerful enough to make countless cultivators fight to the death.

But if the Supreme Demon Sword could be restored to its original condition...

Leon didn’t even dare to imagine how terrifying it would become.

It might reach the level of a top-grade immortal artifact.

Perhaps...

It could even become a supreme-grade immortal treasure.

The thought alone made Leon’s eyes light up.

"Damn."

A grin slowly appeared on his face.

"I’m going to be rich."

He turned the sword over in his hand and examined it again.

Its appearance was still terrible.

The surface was rough and uneven, covered in scars left behind by countless years.

There was no elegant blade.

No beautiful inscriptions.

No dazzling divine light.

It looked more like a chunk of ancient iron that someone had crudely shaped into the form of a sword.

Anyone else might have taken one look at it and thrown it away.

Leon certainly wasn’t foolish enough to do that.

A weapon didn’t need to be beautiful.

It didn’t need to shine.

It didn’t need to look impressive when it rested in someone’s hand.

When it came down to it, a weapon only needed to do one thing.

Kill.

And this sword...

Leon could already feel that it had been born for exactly that purpose.

There was something savage hidden inside its damaged body.

Something that made even the air around it feel colder.

The First Mist Immortal Sword had an extraordinary presence.

But standing beside the Supreme Demon Sword, even that weapon seemed to lose some of its brilliance.

Leon narrowed his eyes.

He couldn’t help but imagine what would happen if he fully released the power sleeping inside this ancient sword.

His expression gradually became sharper.

If the sword could display its true strength...

Then even a Respected Immortal might not be able to withstand his slash.

As for a Martial Emperor?

Leon almost laughed.

That level of opponent was hardly worth mentioning anymore.

"Haha..."

A low laugh escaped his throat.

Leon tightened his grip around the damaged sword.

"Awesome..."

Leon couldn’t help but laugh.

There was genuine excitement in his voice.

He had been giving treasures away.

He had given Selena the Red Abyss Sword.

He had given Rias the Heaven Cleaver dagger.

He had even given both women defensive inner armor.

At first glance, it seemed as though he was constantly losing treasures.

But the Grand Return System had never let him suffer.

Every gift was an investment.

And now the return had arrived.

Unfortunately, this was not the perfect Supreme Demon Sword.

Leon carefully examined the damaged weapon.

The cracks were obvious.

Some parts of its original power had clearly been lost.

If the sword had been complete, the reward would have been even more astonishing.

Moreover, repairing such an ancient weapon would not be easy.

The materials alone would probably be difficult to obtain.

Leon could only give up on that idea for the time being.

There was no point worrying about something he could not accomplish right now.

He had enough treasures to deal with.

For the moment, this was already more than enough.

All in all, even a defective Supreme Demon Sword was powerful enough.

If it was in a perfect state, it would probably be difficult for Leon to use it with his current cultivation.

The First Mist Immortal Sword had already taught him that lesson.

Back then, when he had forced himself to use its full power, almost all the Mana in his body had been drained.

A weapon of this level was simply too powerful.

His cultivation still had limits.

Leon might possess extraordinary treasures, but treasures did not erase the difference between realms.

He needed strength to control strength.

That was a rule he understood very well.

Leon looked at the sword again.

For now, he would keep it hidden.

There was no reason to reveal such a terrifying weapon before necessary.

After all, the less people knew about his trump cards, the better.

"Hmm, not bad. I didn’t expect there to be such an unexpected gain. I’ve profited greatly this time."

Leon nodded in satisfaction.

The corner of his mouth lifted.

He carefully put the Supreme Demon Sword into his jade pendant.

Only after confirming that its aura had been completely sealed did he relax.

Then his attention returned to the Grand Return System.

There were still more rewards waiting.

He had only just begun.

Leon rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

The inner armor he had given Selena and Rias was still waiting for its return.

Considering the previous reward, he had a feeling that the next one might also be interesting.

His purple eyes flickered with anticipation.

The familiar system notification sounded again inside his mind.

[Ding, you have given your student two inner armors of ice and fire, triggering a hundredfold return.]