[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1480":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},1564802,2028,"Chapter 1480 Peace","divine-path-system-chapter-1480",1480,"\u003Cp>Like a needle piercing through layers of fabric, slowing with each layer, Varian's sword cut through the nearly endless layers of defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every layer of defense, a thick circular mass of white energy, vibrated lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the sword touched it, a part of the aura was either forcibly kept in the present or skipped a bit into the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inertia applied to all things against all properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moving object could not be stopped without force. A static object could not be moved through space without effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, every object had resistance against change, in whatever form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This applied to aura as well. When the power of time tried to gulp it away into the future, aura resisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, instead of disappearing wholly from the sword and rendering the attack useless, only a bit of the whole disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first layer of defense took away only 1%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next grabbed 1.1%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next 1.3%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sword advanced through the layers, the resistance of the aura fell sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Varian pierced through the final barrier, the weapon had practically turned barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't help that a bit of aura that previously disappeared a microsecond ago appeared now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword moved a microsecond forward but the aura hadn't. So, when it tried to fit in its previous setting, a clash ensued and disrupted the momentum of the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the left over physical momentum, the weapon hit Zahara's eyes. But its momentum was so weak that it couldn't even pierce her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara's echo was defective and didn't even have the strength of a rank 9. So, her physical capabilities were also significantly lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she could not have more physical defense than a typical rank 6 body awakener.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put things into perspective, Varian's attack, which was capable of killing any peak rank 8, was so weakened that it wasn't even able to injure a rank 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward silence ensued as Varian withdrew his sword and checked the blade. He gave Requiem briefly to Xeola before grabbing it back. Was it possible that he got a counterfiet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian gripped the handle of his sword and let out a heroic sigh. \"Tsk, to think my enemies are so vengeful that they'll fake my weapon and render me powerless now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara rolled her eyes. \"What happened to that punch line? I'm not the Hunter, but you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no.\" Varian shook his head fervently. \"You are not the Hunter, I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said the same thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you said I said 'I'm not the Hunter, you are.' But I said the opposite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to buy time, you should really search for better ways, you know?\" Zahara sighed and a thorned white sword began to materialize in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian backed off, building cubical defense structures around him. They included those from space, time, order, chaos, life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm trying, okay? It's not like I have a 101 ways to waste tactically important time with your enemy during a critical battle moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too was trying to buy a few seconds to try contact her mainbody. Once it proved futile, she decided to take things into her own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lady swung her sword casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light split the world into two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barriers were 'skipped' an instant into the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's chest split open and blood spurted out like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urgh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a pained expression, he clutched his chest and accelerated his healing powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wound that should've started healing started taking a lot more time. It took the power of Paragon Body and shouldn't have shown such reaction. The time flow for the injured part was far slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even though it was technically healing, there'd be no difference even if it hadn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was disappointed when my civilization didn't have time awakeners.\" Varian grabbed that part of flesh and blasted it with the power of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dissolved into nothingness and in an instant, new flesh grew. The injury that was recovering at a snail pace closed up before a blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm glad there were none. You guys are fucking annoying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming a stage of aura, he kicked it hard and shot toward Zahara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached her, she vanished abruptly, skipping that brief duration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin spear pierced from Varian's back and emerged from his chest, his beating heart attached to the tip of the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of time infused in the spear poured into his heart and a time bomb started to get quickly arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All divine paths are equal, but some are more equal than others.\" Zahara's calm voice sounded from behind. \"Time is a lot more equal, I say. So does my Princess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian snatched his heart back. It turned purple and was on the verge of skipping time. Once it did, it'd drown a good chunk of his vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of fearing the situation, he used his immense vitality to resist the time skip and then infused time power into his own body to skip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara realized what he was trying to do and dismissed it without even thinking. Yet, a moment later, Varian skipped time along with his heart in perfect sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's something that'd need not only a perfect control over power of time but also over vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mastery over two paths?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Hybrids, no one could do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this guy…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's sword raced for Zahara. It was exactly the same attack he just tried and failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lady put up layers of defense and decided to destroy the sword using the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword, the stone and the ring—all of them were making him stronger than normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Once he's weakened, I can incapacitate him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the sword began to lose momentum as it passed through the defenses. And this time, it came to a halt by the time it reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara reached her hand for the sword but her battle instincts kicked in at the last second and she tried to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a black and white light emerged from the sword and enveloped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknown to her, a new law was set through the power of slivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Matter and Energy within the boundary increases.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her powers still worked and Zahara was able to skip a second, moving to a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time skip was a delicate activity, dependent on the initial conditions. Due to sudden interference, the skip ended up being imperfect and she landed up in a place she didn't intend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's fist reached her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that momentum, Zahara tried to escape and this time, the power of slivers acted. Aura was pulled from the woman, momentarily halting her escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's enough of a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahara's head exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of dying, the scatterd pieces began to come together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regressing was an extremely difficult activity for any time awakener, the cost increasing exponentially with every new addition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it's just onself, it's possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even if you get your head blasted, with enough expertise, you could still turn back time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone wasn't intent of blasting your head, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-06T07:58:52.436Z",1,"novelbin.me","05dd61675b8323fce03230e52c74cc5a179e9f25c132f8c787b9c9ff88a28e2e","divine-path-system-chapter-1481","divine-path-system-chapter-1479",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]