[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1727":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},1565072,2028,"Chapter 1727: Aurora’s Smile","divine-path-system-chapter-1727",1727,"\u003Cp>Varian was already halfway across the galaxy. The nasty injury on top of his weakened state made it impossible to win against Hades and Ophion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this new injury, he’d need over 30 hours to recover back to his peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, there were only the warships of Nexus and Genesis Empires roaming the region. After Varian ’vanished’ every undead in Jai out of existence, both of these invaders were behaving cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone did detect him, they wouldn’t try anything. Such was the deterrence of his act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades, even at the height of high rank 2 wouldn’t be able to replicate Varian’s feat—it needed a mix of paths and their masterful application.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his usual travel when he transversed entire galaxies in mere steps, Varian was moving slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Go slower. You’re overexerting yourself.] Logos still felt it was too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his current state, Varian would have a hard time fighting against even Rakz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Var, Hades is about to hit high rank 2 anytime now.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark, deep space around him continued to blink in and out of existence as Varian kept teleporting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hades being an enemy isn’t an issue. But Ophion...’ Varian didn’t naively believe alliances meant loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he expected Ophion to stick with him for his own mutual benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were slivers important? Yes. They’re the most precious treasures in cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But were they better than Varian? No. A few more years and the whole of Eden would bow down to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian reaching a peak rank 2 was a foregone conclusion. And he always treated his own people favorably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the humans who revolted against him were spared. He even saved them and built them Elysium, a safe haven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just based on the alliance, they could always ask him for mini-slivers or even help with breaking into a higher rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they foolishly wanted slivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Keman and Yami had the slivers. But they never reached peak rank 2. Do they really believe they’re better than them?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just that, once Hades broke through, he’d set his sights on Genesis and Nexus. Was Ophion so dumb he couldn’t see the most obvious thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He is the Snake of Chaos.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\" Varian grunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Ares tribe and Devas got killed. These chaos-aligned guys were retards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, Varian reached the Pala kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Hortus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"\"Varian!\"\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah, Sia ad Enigma appeared just as he entered the world. Faces pale and eyes puffy, the grief on their faces was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" Even as he asked, he used his authority and searched for Aurora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Found her!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost didn’t appear. The thing he feared the most didn’t come to pass. Varian breathed a sigh of relief and gave them a questioning gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enigma threw herself into Varian’s arms and said with choked sobs. \"She won’t hold out any longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah nodded with a grim expression. Sia looked at Varian blankly and slowly walked to him, before collapsing on his shoulders. \"She...she doesn’t deserve this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian carried the two emotional ladies and turned to Sarah. \"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah was equally devastated, but she accepted Aurora’s death as inevitable. She had already grieved so she could be strong on the D-day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve sent away Primula with dad and the two. She can’t witness this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the beautiful pink lake was a small, homely manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isadora, with disheveled hair and pale face, was holding Aurora’s hand. The sister-in-law was staring blankly at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was barely any life in her body and hardly any light in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those bright, mischievous, sometimes cunning eyes...they were now dim and about to go dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian’s heart ached and his body grew heavy. His legs seemed to be filled with lead, making it hard to move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body tried to resist reaching Aurora. It couldn’t bear to see her like this. He couldn’t see that lively girl so...lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he steeled himself. \"Aurora.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark was lit in those dim eyes. With great difficulty, Aurora focused her eyes and saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-Bro...ther-in-law!\" She tried to stand up and failed. But she kept trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isadora gently helped her up and walked her to Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they came face to face, he was forced to see her face up close. Where had the liveliness all gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian found himself stroking her face with trembling hands. Aurora leaned forward, a weak smile forming on her delicate face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought...\" She spoke, struggling to utter those few words \"...you would miss...thank you...for coming on time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian felt like someone knocked the air out of his chest. He looked at his wives who seemed to share the opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gave up all hope of saving her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I should tell her she can be saved. Once I get the shards—)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But are you sure it would work? We never tried it. It’s all a hypothesis. If you give her hope now and it fails later, her despair would be painful to even imagine.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Logos’ intervention, Varian stopped himself. He couldn’t give promises he wasn’t sure of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aurora. You’ll have one more day. A full day. And your body will be at the level of a normal celestial ranker. When your time is up, you won’t go in pain. That much, I can promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright smile blossoming on that weak face. \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian gently sat her down and rubbed her hair. Then, the slivers of order and chaos worked on her origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a crack when he left. Now that crack widened itself into a crater. Her Origin looked to be at the breaking point. It could happen any minute now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the knowledge of Origin from Heaven’s tribe, Varian prevented the immediate breakdown and applied the emergency measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crack didn’t vanish or even heal. But the origin itself gained some stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the final light before darkness, Aurora’s origin began to work properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaa!\" Aurora took a deep breath, aura rushing into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, her pale face was rosy, the disheveled hair once again silky and her body brimming with energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yaaay!\" She jumped up and looked at everyone with a cheerful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t smile back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, smile! I thought it’s already over, but I still have one more day. And.\" Aurora hugged Isadora with one hand and Sia with another. \"I’m feeling so much energy! I can go with a smile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, smile everyone or I’m going to get really angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian, exhausted from the complicated operation, tried to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia turned her head away to wipe away the dripping tears, and weakly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isadora’s mouth was bleeding, but she managed to curl her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah sighed deeply and sat down. She couldn’t smile. It’s impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enigma walked to Varian and hugged him tightly. Then, she began to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Aurora so lifeless hurt. But seeing her like this hurt her even more as it reminded her what precisely was being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was fate so cruel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian patted Enigma’s back, but she couldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on! Stop crying!\" Aurora pulled Enigma up and wiped out her tears. But they just kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about I give you a gift?\" She turned to everyone with a mischievous smile. \"In fact, I prepared a gift for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1218,"2026-06-06T07:59:03.344Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2adad50fd8d81ffd7bbf8882d0721896e1b277b70bea72cdc2026d5b005cdce","divine-path-system-chapter-1728","divine-path-system-chapter-1726",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]