[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1723":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},1565068,2028,"Chapter 1723: A Long, Long Time","divine-path-system-chapter-1723",1723,"\u003Cp>A long, long time seemed to pass. Or maybe it’s just a year and two months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It certainly felt like an eternity to Aion, Eon, the Chieftain and his barbarian warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chieftain was chasing Eon. Eon was chasing Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Varian...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me, my loyal minions!\" Varian waved his arm, casually lifting Aion with it, as he pointed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An onlooker might’ve assumed him to be the leader of this strange group, leading them to an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You...\" Aion, dizzy from the run, knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was a member of Ares tribe, the only group closest to their madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least that’s what he foolishly believed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire tribe of Heaven was killed in an explosion. The golden city was blasted to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he survived, thanks to the overwhelming power of a peak rank 2. Aion was only spared thanks to his protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this guy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The life force on him, he spread his life cores and resurrected after the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He managed to sneak them away from the city before the war, bypassing our highly advanced surveillance systems!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would he prepare such contingency against an enemy that appeared so weak?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aion’s weak heart thumped violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old scientist’s mind reached the implausible yet the only possible conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s from the future. He really is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You barbarian! Leave my brother!\" Eon yelled, green aura surfacing from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of time was distorted quickly and his speed accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! You newcomer! And stop, you blasphemer!\" The chieftain yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around him shifting as he covered large distances with small, effortless steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery changed in a blink. The forest zoomed in before it vanished and the open plains with the depressing grey sky came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re not going to spare him, then I’ll take you down with me.\" Eon’s fury seemed to strike the heavens, as his aura blasted up and the entire sky turned a sinister green for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for a moment. It reverted in less than a second to the depressing shades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruler of this realm, Eon, used to command the weather as he pleased. But now, he couldn’t even control the sky for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-Brother!\" Aion tried to yell but couldn’t get his voice across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Held by Varian, the merciless kidnapper who gave absolutely no damn about the hostage’s well being, he was stacking new injuries like cards from a rare event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s face repeatedly hit the ground, particularly the rocks, bruising his face at good times and piercing him at bad ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why the hell are you running along the rocks in this plains? Even if run with your eyes closed, it’d be better!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aion, held upside down, tried to glare up at Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\" Varian glanced down, a smirk on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ah!’ Aion remembered how he treated this ’lab rat’ until recently. ’I’m screwed’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the old scientist felt rocks no longer slamming his face, he opened his eyes weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon appeared a few steps away, still running towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You better leave my brother or els—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon collapsed onto his knees, coughing out blood, as he slid straight to Varian. This whole journey with such terrible injuries had taken its toll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Threatening to kneel if I don’t comply?\" Varian slammed Aion to the ground, forming a small crater on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hot blood splashed onto his face, Varian crossed his arms at the kneeling ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll kill you!\" Eon’s aura flared up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aion’s muddled head finally cleared. Too much happened in too little and the fog on his mind was only beginning to lift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he used the origin to communicate with his brother instead of resorting to aura or voice—as he should’ve earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Brother! He is from the future! Future! Heaven tribe went extinct! We went extinct!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed to do the trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could utter another word, the space rippled and the chieftain stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was slightly flushed and he looked at Varian with unmistakeable wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a mid rank 2 like him, the severely injured Eon and the dying Aion posed no threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this new comer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you an accomplice of these blasphemers?\" Tightening his staff, the Chieftain asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian didn’t answer. He looked at the tribal leader. The latter felt as if Varian was staring at him, through him and also behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at him—for asking such a ridiculous question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through him—as he seemed to sense his underlying fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him—at the army wouldn’t catch up until a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chieftain swallowed, beads of sweat dripping on his forehead as he realized he’s facing a dangerous threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need answers.\" Varian lifted a finger and pointed at Eon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruler tensed, preparing for an attack. Instead, Aion flew out of the dusty crater and crashed beside his elder brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In exchange, I’ll save you from him.\" He pointed to the Chieftain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence ensued before a scoff rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re weakened too.\" The Chieftain said, his eyes shining as he examined Varian. \"He told me. Indeed, I can smell it now. You resurrected not long ago. You’re not as strong as you originally are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m weaker than usual.\" Varian acknowledged with a light nod and smiled. A confident smile. \"But I can beat up the three of you and your army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chieftain blinked, wondering if he was mishearing things. Then, he laughed—an unbridled laughter as he mocked Varian in his heart and his own self for treating this guy as a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon, on the other hand, glanced down at his brother and let out a defeated sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re indeed from the future and Heaven tribe is indeed destroyed today,\" The injured peak rank 2 paused. \"Then, saving us is meaningless. We are...not real, are we? We’re just projections. A memory that repeats.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian glanced at Eion, whose body was healed by a green glow, before turning to its source, Eon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes. They were both dead anyway. This projection would collapse sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nothing he could do to save those that died billions of years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No exchange. No leverage. No trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chieftain looked at them in confusion, his brain unable to comprehend the exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t really giving them time. Tapping his staff and whispering strange syllables under his breath, he seemed to be communicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army was also approaching. Once they’re here, the Chieftain would act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian’s thoughts raced and he identified the only thing he could give the Eon brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Revenge. I’ll kill the guy who did that explosion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon blinked. So did the Chieftain who grasped the conversation this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eon’s was a wry, weak, powerless laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chieftain’s was a loud, mocking and boisterous laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ’eyes’ imprinted in his soul seemed to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the third laugh that disturbed Varian the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furrowing his brows, he said. \"I’m your only chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fi—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky suddenly darkened. Endless spears rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army was here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a blunt object hitting soft flesh rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Eon reacted, the Chieftain’s staff already lodged itself into Aion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space rapidly compressed in Aion and then it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aion exploded into pieces of blood, flesh and bones. And then, the spears, imbued with the power of space arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>",1229,"2026-06-06T07:59:03.344Z",1,"novelbin.me","f395baecab123c5eb12e2247c0c9fbad1ea755e7933326b213d1729e1870bcb1","divine-path-system-chapter-1724","divine-path-system-chapter-1722",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]