[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1726":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},1565071,2028,"Chapter 1726: Conflict at the Palace","divine-path-system-chapter-1726",1726,"\u003Cp>Varian's aura, already in stealth due to the slivers, diminished to a minute level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With minimal application of space power, he passed through the grand entrance of the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the grand corridor, two dragonic beasts were restrained by a crimson gas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The power of death'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mid rank 2s, they were still resisting, but wouldn't be able to break free anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Mid rank 2 beasts as guardians…wow.' Varian clicked his tongue in amazement as he passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no lamps in the corridor for lighting. There were stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Luxury is a small word.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real stars were captured and compressed using the power of space, kept as lighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls on either sides had no paintings or valuables. Instead, there were records. Of all the rank 2s that ever existed in Jai Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grander the awakener, the more space they were given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The space is limited, so the weaker ones are squeezed out by the new ones.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian approached the wall and noticed the inscriptions. This black wall, made of an unknown material, could withstand a light punch from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In practice, it wouldn't change at all under the full fledged attack of a mid rank 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His full strength as a high rank 2 can indeed damage it. But if he had to make such inscriptions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian gently brushed the imprints and sensed the power. Space and time were used together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space was made the pen and time the ink. Using the sheer flow of time within the confined space, an imprint would be made on the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he used his perception to delve deeper, Varian caught a glimpse of the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like a lone man on a cliff facing the ocean. The power was so unfathomably vast it felt endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'God Emperor'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian exhaled as he moved forward. The ruler of Jai vanished and didn't even bother to stop the invasion of his own capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he not care? Or did something happen to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The knowledge you have regarding Origin is sufficient. Only the shard making method is needed.] Seeing him lost in thought, Logos spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hm.' Varian reached the end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It split into three paths, the middle going straight to a grand silver door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked less like the entrance of a throne room and more like the gateway to paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even if we both try, making mini-slivers takes weeks. For others, it'd take years. Aurora doesn't have much time. This is the only way.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I know. It's just…' Varian paused, looking left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path on the left had the walls inlaid with precious gemstones, paintings and trophies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance looked very luxurious. And more than a dozen protective formations were present, hidden in each valuable hanging on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the Treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path on the right had more modest walls. But they had items related to the grand and long history of the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was less flamboyant and more regal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it's the place of Administration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Are you worried that God Emperor is somewhere inside, watching all of this? Waiting?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian stiffened, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't be blamed for having such thoughts. With luck as good as his, it might as well happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We can go back. But with the origin knowledge alone, Aurora won't survive more than a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you're willing to sacrifice her for the greater good, it's okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great, in fact. I hope you don't risk it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God Emperor is very, very, very dangerous.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logos knew the effect of her words. That's why she said them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian was worried about the danger. But he's more worried about Aurora's death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian fully expanded his perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central path, Throne Hall, had a very precious treasure. It might even allow him to climb to high rank 2 in one or two paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades was the only one inside. And he's currently conquering that treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left, Treasury, was filled with treasures. Ophion and Rakz were inside, breaking some defensive formations as they collected the treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the right was a Relic Hall, containing many notes, books, herbs and medicines. Asherah was breaking the defenses and collecting them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them had grown stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades was on the verge of reaching high rank 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophion reached the very edge of mid rank 2. That low rank 2 was fast approaching the next sub-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asherah's injuries have all healed. While not as strong as Ophion, she's now in a decent state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can't fight Hades in this condition. Nor Ophion. I can try Asherah, but it'd take time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You don't have to. Just get the information and return to save Aurora. Treasures can wait. She can't.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian appeared in the Treasury a moment later, aura still concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dazzled by the endless rows of treasures on the shelves. And the sheer amount of precious materials, weapons and the like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calming his mind, he expanded his perception in search of the Shard making knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process, he avoided Ophion who was blasting a barrier shielding a precious elixir and Rakz who was working on a strange bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Found it!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a piece of ice. But it contained a lot of esoteric knowledge about the slivers, including how to make shards from slivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's protected by a barrier, despite the barrier being relatively weak compared to the ones Ophion and Rakz were dealing with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They mustn't have found value in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'None of them have slivers, so of course.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wondered if he should openly ask them for that one treasure, in exchange for a favor. Or should he try to take it away—he'd be found once the barrier broke, but if he hurried, he could quickly leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Depends on whether Ophion considers you an ally]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, an arrow of pure light shot from the distance and reached Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his current state, the attack couldn't be brushed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian side stepped and used the power of chaos to mess with the attack, causing it to crash somewhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand over the slivers and I'll let you leave!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rakz, the low rank 2, jumped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hands was a treasure pointing in the direction of Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A very exquisite aura radar. Bad luck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rakz wasn't a threat. But fighting openly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian turned to the man who stood silently in the distance, staring at him. \"Ophion, I just want one unimportant thing and I'll owe you a big favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophion didn't speak. He only stared at Varian with a blank look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are allies. Nexus and me.\" Varian narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were.\" Rakz scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophion did not refute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no God Emperor. No more threat. Hand over our slivers and you would stop being the enemy of Nexus.\" Rakz brandished a precious sword and warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword was dangerous. Varian's senses were warning him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous aura rose from the Throne Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Hades sensed you!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian poured everything into his space power. He had to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space channel was hit by the power of chaos, nearly collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophion, who remained silent, used this moment to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Varian!\" Hades aura was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I'll cover you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logos used the power of order to stabilize the space channel, saving him a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That moment was life changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Varian vanished, Ophion's next attack landed and Hades appeared in the Treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did he go?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-06T07:59:03.344Z",1,"novelbin.me","add26910eb35fbbdadea29809d0dcbf51e866f2774a2afa8802aa7f29e9dbc05","divine-path-system-chapter-1727","divine-path-system-chapter-1725",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]