Chapter 465: The Fate of Sky Breaker Academy

The Fate of Sky Breaker Academy

Leon stepped forward.

This time, he entered Gareth’s lightning domain again.

The countless bolts of lightning immediately descended around him.

The countless bolts of lightning immediately descended around him.

Thunder roared.

Electric arcs crawled across the void.

Yet Leon did not retreat.

He did not disappear.

He did not leave the domain.

Instead...

He stood firmly within the lightning.

The divine lightning struck around him.

Some bolts passed close enough to tear the ground apart.

Others exploded against the surrounding void.

Leon simply stood there.

His expression was calm.

His midnight robes fluttered in the storm.

His long black hair danced behind him.

Then he looked directly at Gareth.

A playful smile slowly appeared on his face.

This time, there was something different in his eyes.

It wasn’t merely teasing anymore.

It was confidence.

Absolute confidence.

"Old man, I’ll satisfy your last wish."

The moment those words fell, the atmosphere changed.

Everyone stared at Leon.

Gareth’s pupils contracted.

Leon had finally stopped running.

He had voluntarily entered the lightning domain.

And this time...

He had no intention of leaving.

Leon slowly raised his hand.

His voice remained calm.

"Come on! Do it any way you like."

His purple eyes locked onto Gareth.

"As long as you can defeat me, all the students of the Sky Breaker Academy can live today."

Silence.

The words echoed across the battlefield.

Gareth’s breathing suddenly stopped for a moment.

Then his eyes lit up.

"Are you serious?"

Wasn’t he most afraid of the lives of those children?

Otherwise, why would he fight to the death with the Celestis Academy?

In order to continue the inheritance of the Sky Breaker Academy, he was willing to give up everything, even his life.

That was the one thing Gareth could never abandon.

The Sky Breaker Academy had already stood for countless years. It had survived countless disasters, carried the hopes of generations, and preserved an ancient inheritance that had nearly been lost to the passage of time.

But now, with the Celestis Academy surrounding the battlefield and the situation developing as it was, the destruction of the Sky Breaker Academy was already destined.

Even if Gareth risked his life, he would not be able to salvage the situation.

He knew that.

Deep down, he had known it for a long time.

Yet knowing it and accepting it were two completely different things.

If he could save even a portion of his students and preserve the inheritance of his academy, he would gladly pay any price.

That was why Leon’s previous words had struck directly at the weakest place in his heart.

Now that Leon had given him a chance, how could Gareth possibly let it go?

Above the battlefield, the lightning continued to rumble.

Dark clouds covered the sky like an enormous curtain.

Countless silver serpents of lightning twisted through them, illuminating the battlefield for brief moments before disappearing again.

Leon stood calmly within the lightning domain.

His long, shoulder-length black hair fluttered behind him.

The violent wind tugged at his midnight robes, causing the thin amethyst embroidery along the edges to shimmer faintly beneath the flashes of lightning.

His purple eyes remained remarkably calm.

There was no arrogance in them.

Only confidence.

Leon smiled faintly and said, "I’ve always kept my word. The survival of the Sky Breaker Academy depends on whether you have the ability. If you defeat me, you can keep your inheritance. If you lose... then you can only perish."

His voice wasn’t loud.

Yet every word carried clearly across the battlefield.

Gareth’s pupils contracted.

For a brief moment, he simply stared at Leon.

Was this young man truly serious?

Was he actually willing to gamble the fate of the entire Sky Breaker Academy on this battle?

No.

Gareth’s fingers slowly tightened.

It wasn’t a gamble.

Leon was completely confident that he would win.

That realization made Gareth’s expression even colder.

"Hmph, arrogant..."

The sneer barely left his lips before his body moved.

Mana erupted from him.

The lightning domain trembled violently.

A terrifying pressure descended from the sky as Gareth instantly struck out with his palm.

The surrounding lightning seemed to respond to his command.

The clouds roared.

The space around his palm distorted.

He didn’t know who had given Leon the confidence to be so arrogant.

But Gareth admitted one thing.

Leon was extremely strong.

Much stronger than any young cultivator should have been.

However, that did not mean Leon was truly untouchable.

Gareth had cultivated for countless years.

He was a mid-stage pinnacle Realm expert.

His foundation was deep.

His combat experience was immense.

How could he possibly believe that he was incapable of doing anything to an early-stage pinnacle Realm cultivator?

One had to know that Leon was only an early-stage pinnacle Realm expert.

Even if Gareth had to fight to the death, he had to defeat Leon.

Not for his own sake.

For the inheritance.

For the students of the Sky Breaker Academy.

For everything that generations before him had protected with their lives.

The moment those thoughts surfaced, Gareth’s eyes became frighteningly sharp.

His palm descended.

With a palm strike, the power of a mid-stage pinnacle Realm instantly erupted.

BOOM!

The heavens seemed to shake.

The lightning domain expanded violently.

Countless arcs of divine lightning converged toward Gareth’s palm, adding layer after layer of terrifying force to the attack.

Gareth didn’t intend to hide anything.

Facing an opponent like Leon, holding back was simply courting death.

He needed to win.

And he needed to win with everything he had.

Leon raised his palm.

The two palms collided in midair.

A tremendous shockwave exploded between them.

The air seemed to split apart.

The surrounding clouds were pushed away by the impact.

Both figures trembled.

Leon took one step backward.

Gareth also took one step backward.

For an instant, neither of them moved.

They simply stood there, catching their breath.

The battlefield became strangely quiet.

Then—

Neither side hesitated.

They moved again.

BOOM!

Their figures collided.

Again.

And again.