[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1166":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1564488,2028,"Chapter 1166 Floor 1: Sea Of Sands","divine-path-system-chapter-1166",1166,"\u003Cp>The Tower of Harmony, the Tower of Invincibility, the Tower of Gods…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The titles of the title were endless. So were its legends. But the ones that came out of it were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian realized it the moment he entered the first 'floor'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike normal people whose first perception when landing in a strange place would be either smell or touch, Varian's first perception was the vastness of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his feet even touched the ground, Varian realized he was on a planet that was as large as the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when his feet did touch the sand, he flinched instinctively. Looking down, the sand looked perfectly normal, just like any sand you'd expect on a hot desert. But it was cold. Bone-bitingly, blood freezingly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's actually hot. But why do I feel cold?\" Varian picked up a handful of sand and the sensation instantly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the freezing coldness, the sand went into…wetness. Varian's hand was soon drenched and droplets of water dripped down his forearm as he stared at the sand in utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is ridiculous.\" He noticed something absurd from this sand and put a few sand grains on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tingling sensation spread from his forehead to the back of his skull, slowly seeping into his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a bit of sand, but the power was already enough to kill a level 3. If he used the fistful of sand, it'd kill a level 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian raised his head and looked at the endless sea of desert that stretched beyond the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the three suns in the sky that shone ferociously, the air above the sand seemed to twist and twirl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Varian raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mass of sand was spiraling like a tornado. It was just the size of a person a moment earlier, but now it had already grown to the size of a building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, crap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tornado was growing larger faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Will this place be monitored?' As the aura channeled into his hand, Varian asked his dear system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Tower is a special entity by itself. It's hard even for a Divine Ranker to monitor. Host doesn't have to worry.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he got the assurance, Varian pointed his index finger at the brewing sand tornado and used his matter powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's still a bit early to call them 'matter' powers since the transition really began at rank 4. Until then, the elementalists usually have limited control over matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Varian had the slivers and they let him exert strength beyond his rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of invisible aura spread out from his index finger and enveloped the sand storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next moment, the sandstorm froze. The tornado fluctuated violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a wild beast trying to get out of the net that trapped it, it struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian stumbled a few steps before he stretched his right palm and channeled the power through his whole palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A finger should've been more than enough to control a sandstorm. But now, even when he was trying with his whole palm, it wasn't calming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on…\" Beads of sweat dripped down Varian's forehead as he felt a tremendous force on his right hand, slowly stretching it outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something hidden in the sand and the planet that was keeping it so resilient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peak rank 2 doesn't work, huh? Then, rank 3 should.\" Varian's sliver powers enveloped his divine paths and the next moment, all his celestial paths turned into the power of matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Peak Rank 3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"I think you should take a look at\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian raised his left arm and clapped forcibly, pushing against the resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand grains in the storm spun violently for a moment and dropped to the ground. The storm died off without even a whimper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew.\" Varian's shoulders drooped as he exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't be afraid of a normal sandstorm. Not even a hundred. But the sand here was too weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a rank 1 falls into the sand, he might die. If completely buried, rank 3s might never come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for a sandstorm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank 4s should pray for their lucky stars to survive. Only rank 5s and 6s could face it confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if the sandstorm was too big, even rank 5s could end up dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is 1st floor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stranded in an endless sea of red, yellow, and grey sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was wondering if he should ask the System to help him out, a screen popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations on surviving the screening test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're one of the 495,000 lucky ones this month. 5,000 failed the simple test and died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are now eligible to climb the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0) 1st Floor to the 30th floor is referred to as Zone 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1) Every challenger has 24 hours of survival time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2) If you kill a native of your rank, you can get 2 hours of additional survival time. If you kill someone of higher rank, you get 4 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3) If you kill a challenger, you can get 30 minutes of survival time if their rank is lower than yours. 4 hours if you're of the same rank. 6 if higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4) You'll be rewarded only for the first 5 native kills every 24 hours and the first three challenger kills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5) For every person you kill above the 100 count, you'll lose the corresponding minutes. 101 minutes for the 101st kill, 102 for the 102nd kill, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>6) To get to the next floor, you just have to reach one of the many 'magic circles' scattered across the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7) You can forfeit at the 15th and 29th floors and return to the safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A) You can go to other planets in the star system, but you cannot leave the star system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(B) There is a second safe zone after clearing Zone 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(C) You can choose to exit the tower after clearing Zone 2.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian rubbed his forehead with his thumb and index fingers as he figured out the implications of these rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could analyze anything concrete, something pulled his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-06T07:58:42.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","c4624cd11d44663c93e4375be82cd56988bd531302c069ff3d4420805de23c25","divine-path-system-chapter-1167","divine-path-system-chapter-1165",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]