[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1276":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},1564748,2028,"Chapter 1276 Pick One","divine-path-system-chapter-1276",1276,"\u003Cp>'Is everything alright, Oob?' Varian shifted his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Isadora is furious for some reason. Sarah tried to pacify her but it only backfired. She's now beating up some crystal race.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They'll go extinct.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sarah sealed her power to rank 1. But she advanced just a while ago. Master, the seal might not hold on for long.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Good grief.' Varian apologized to the crystal race for the violence they were about to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that bastards knew was eating and sleeping. Heck, they sleep even in imperial meetings. Perhaps it was karma that Isadora picked them for a thrashing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian trusted Isadora won't go too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Varian! Oye! Varian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian looked at Baldur's sweating face. \"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He asked us to meet!\" Baldur took a deep breath and patted his chest. But his breathing wasn't getting any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian quickly guessed. \"Your brother-in-law?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fortress was way more powerful than Varian expected. Its defense functions were hard to breach without some heavy pre-planning. Even then, it might need the help of an insider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Don't look away like that.' Baldur pushed his shoulder and whispered in a breaking tone. 'That's just a fucking garden!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wanted to kick him but since he was acting as a mere lord graced by Prince Baldur, he nodded with a meek expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Rudolph's envoy Finar was at work, it was the maid who received them. She glanced at Baldur with visible disdain and she didn't even give a glance at Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she led them elegantly down the hallways and up the stairs to the meeting room, her aura on them grew stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a little taxing to walk at first but in the end. They were sweating and panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once they reached that door, Baldur was crawling. Varian didn't want to crawl, so he when he couldn't walk normally anymore, he conveniently passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid shook her head in disappointment as if he was even weaker than the trash she expected him to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Baldur managed to crawl all the way and collapsed, his hand stretched out and his index finger touching the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very diplomatically, the maid removed her aura pressure. A soothing energy entered Baldur and relieved him of his fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his head, Baldur looked at his brother-in-law, Prince Rudolph, staring at him with an amicable smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, now, Baldur. Why are you on the ground? Get up. Let's have some tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clearly humiliating him and establishing the power dynamic, Rudolph once again turned into a friendly brother-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baldur knew what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demonstration and a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fiasco with Miss Calamity was seen as a betrayal. But Rudolph also saw it as amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he showed Baldur his 'place'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you got the merit, you're just a weakling that even my maid can trample.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words were never spoken but they rang loud and clear in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baldur flinched as he got up, his knees were bleeding and the sudden movement tore apart the wound even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oops, Young Master Baldur. Please take care of yourself.\" The maid spoke in a gentle voice but didn't even try to help him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing his fate inwardly, Baldur grabbed the door handle and slowly got onto his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he entered the room, the maid wanted to close the door when a certain someone realized he was being completely ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The fuck!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian began to snore loudly and spread his arms on the floor as if he was sleeping on fresh grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudolph's brows furrowed but he quickly returned to his usual calm and dignified expression. \"Daphne, please entertain that gentleman. We are the guests of his little tribe after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid nodded and walked to the unconscious Varian. She raised her leg and was about to kick him when Varian screamed and thrashed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bitch! Bitch! Get away! Don't lay a finger on my body!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her aura on him was also removed, he struggled violently on the ground, punching, and kicking and he also started jumping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What the hell is this?' Daphne wanted to slap him to death. But like the Prince said, priorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission was first. Everything else could come later. Besides, killing him now could become a political weapon for the other two to attack her Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her finger, Varian's injuries and fatigue were gone. Rubbing his eyes, he yawned, snapped his fingers, and slowly got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he showed confusion. \"Where am I—oooh, miss maid, I apologize, really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne's chest heaved up and down at his 'uncivilized' actions. But she showed no anger on her expressionless face and led him to a smaller room. \"Please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they got seated, she got to the topic without any pleasantries. \"The gate will be constructed and the Prince, along with the two, will leave in twenty hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before that, the Prince has to relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian raised a brow. \"If you want to taste the delicacies of my race, then our best che—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He likes married women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I heard you are married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian tried to control his killing intent but it leaked out and struck Daphne right in the face. But it quickly retracted itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne was taken aback for a moment but she thought she was overimagining it. 'There's no way.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she no longer looked at him with indifference. She took out two things from her storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pill with a sweet fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This can keep you alive for a thousand years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dagger is enough for me to kill you and everyone in your race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne stared straight into Varian's eyes. \"Choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wanted to control the surging killing intent in his heart and give off a proper answer. But he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I still have to control my fucking anger!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury filled his heart and set him ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian, however, didn't lash out or yell. He took out two things from his storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blank paper and a pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly wrote a statement in lingua franca and turned it to Daphne. \"This is the most famous, high-class whore you can get for money. Pay her and get her services.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sword is better than that dagger. Take it and kill every last one of the forty billion lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian stared right back into her angry eyes and smiled. A gentle, hospitable smile. \"If I have to sell my wives for survival, then fuck off that survival. I'll just go to my lady death with my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming aura enveloped Varian. It cracked his skin open, tore his muscles, and began to break down his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a blink, he turned into a bloody mess on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think you can get away with this?\" Daphne's voice rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rank 7 aura was genuinely oppressive. Even if Varian tried his best, he wouldn't be able to beat her, yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coughing out blood without breaking eye contact, Varian answered. \"The question you should be asking…can you get away with a scandal like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne's senses expanded and scanned Varian for a moment before they glowed in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three separate devices, all doing surveillance, exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her negligence. But even in her wildest dreams, she never imagined someone to be so bold! Much less someone from this uncivilized place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why she didn't bother to check and it backfired on her big time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delete everything now or you'll die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure on him increased threefold and Varian's body began to implode, bit by bit. Like a sandcastle faced with the waves, he began to dissolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah…Ah…Ahahahaha!\" Even as his face began to disintegrate, Varian let out a mad laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne took a step back instinctually, a fear she should not have creeping up her spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking into his mad eyes, she realized it. Even if she killed every soul in his race, he wouldn't budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This son of a…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing happened in this room.\" Daphne withdrew her aura and threw a glass bottle at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smashed his head, cracked open and the healing liquid inside smeared down him. In seconds, all his injuries healed and he was back to full health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian didn't say a word and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anything leaks, everyone will die,\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian didn't give a response and simply walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Daphne shuddered. It was an irrational thought, but a part of her mind said that she should've killed him right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It told her from the fear that came from a place she didn't know existed, that by letting him go now, she was inviting a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disaster that even her prince wouldn't be able to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>",1479,"2026-06-06T07:58:46.334Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f22ecf661fd788912157c32ac82eff4f7c66c254230a0fb18541c59099ffd52","divine-path-system-chapter-1277","divine-path-system-chapter-1275",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]