[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1452":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},1564774,2028,"Chapter 1452 Connection","divine-path-system-chapter-1452",1452,"\u003Cp>Samantha and Xeola were not friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha didn't see any merit in provoking the heiress of the oldest duchess and spoke words that pleased the princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, whenever there were any interactions between the two, Xeola was the dominant one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xeola wasn't interested in antagonizing anyone without reason, so other than being a little haughty, she didn't show her any disrespect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their interactions were as artificial as they were between any two nobles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pleasant lies. Fake laughter. Contrived smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something between them. Something they never told each other but could sense at a deep level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princesses felt, for no apparent reason at all, that they were similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xeola's standing was way higher. Samantha's talent was acknowledged to be much greater. A bright extrovert who could talk to anyone and a silent introvert who only talked when she had to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were parallels lines that should not connect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the connection was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know it back then—both of them were maintaining a public image in complete contrast to their true self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were both wearing masks, not a typical mask of a noble or a politician, but as a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fakeness in them was so ingrained that it appeared to real to everyone else but themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only they could feel it from the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha was a proponent of harsher rules for Spiritless in the outside world and cemented her position as a Spirit supremacist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To drive that point home, she publicly mocked her dead spiritless parents, calling them worthless and claiming that she was ashamed that their filthy bloodline flowed in her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That speech was her debut into the high society, establishing her profile as a haughty and powerful princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stomach churned for every word she uttered that day, but Samantha forged ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she embarked on this mission was to avenge her parents. They were killed without impunity by a divorced Spirited because he was irritated by their loving interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After growing up, she managed to kill him in secret. But like many journeys of revenge, all she felt at the end was a void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she decided to go further and use her aimless life for something meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd upend this system and fix it. Unlike her, there should be no child heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world without children crying on the streets, begging and struggling…that should be the paradise, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Xeola lived a very, very mundane life despite being very talented. She forgo fame, accomplishments and respect from her peers. She lived a very difficult, dark and boring life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sacrificed centuries of youth, gave up friendships that could've lasted for a lifetime and single mindledly pursued the one thing she sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she had no friends, no lover, no meaningful relationships with anyone other than her grandmother who's set to die soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're here.\" Samantha broke into a genuine smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xeola pursed her lips and nodded, her eyes flashing with a frantic desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of Cradle as they called it wasn't a specific area defined by coordinates. It's the precise place where the influence of Fortune Anvil could be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zing! Zing! Zing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around them turned…soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just the wind, even space itself seemed to bend and twist, welcoming them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A particular region was enveloped in a divine golden hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they stepped past the hemisphere, their bodies quivered in esctasy. Their injuries healed in a blink without them having to do anything and their breaths grew steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm, like stepping in a hot spring. The two subconsciously relaxed and drooped their shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rich vitality of this place was overflowing. There were beautiful flowers growing all over the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than looking like a dreaded place holding a divine treasure, it was a stunning landscape of flowers that even the best of painters couldn't bring to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princesses who reached this place were women of firm conviction. They were ready to die for their goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even their hardened minds couldn't help but pause and take a look at the natural beauty of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surpassed anything a mortal could think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorful mists gently flowed through the area, swaying the flowers and touching their skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The touch of the wind here felt like the caring caress of a parent , the hug from a friend and the parting whisper of a lover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mystical aura of a divine weapon gently pervaded the place and swept them like a gentle tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, feeling its greatness, the two froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no intimidation in that aura, no hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a human being standing on top of a mountain and watching the starry sky, they too froze in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this divine land, they were not warriors who reached the peak of rank 8. They were two women as weak as anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insignificance of their existence dawned on them like a crashing roof and they looked at each other with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, they questioned the point of it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did they have to do everything they did if it's all inconsequential?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mortal's accomplishments, no matter how great, were trivial in the face of a divine will. Their lives were but a fleeing blink for a living god. The strength they're so proud of couldn't even flutter the robes of the divines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever they did and didn't, what difference would it make in the grandscheme of things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just pawns in the grandgame played by the cosmic players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't everything…meaningless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even so…even if everything is destined to end…even if she's destined to die, I want to see her a bit longer. A bit more.\" Xeola bit her bleeding lip and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A god will worry about another god. As an ant…I worry about my fellow ants.\" Samantha wiped tears from the corner of her eyes and marched ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful anvil awaited them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1004,"2026-06-06T07:58:52.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","057020b11038703ed79ae089400f181e397fb446a6dc7aaac483a3076e377c5a","divine-path-system-chapter-1453","divine-path-system-chapter-1451",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]