[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1748":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},1565093,2028,"Chapter 1748 1748: Origin Story of God Emperor","divine-path-system-chapter-1748",1748,"\u003Cp>Thoren woke up a few hours later to a head that's trying to kill him with pain. He wondered if a hundred needles pierced his skull, for it hurt. It hurt so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down his cheeks even as he tried to hold them back and the young boy tried to cry away the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a whole hour, he rolled, curled and thrashed on the bed, trying to wish it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, the young boy stopped struggling. The pain might've subsided or maybe he just got used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great effort, he rose from the bed and staggered a few steps towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a click, he saw the dirty street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drisda slums…\" He looked around, trying to find who saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh!!! Why are you out? Go in, in! You haven't healed yet.\" The green-skinned boy rushed from a ditch he seemed to be digging and gently shoved him into the thatched hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren was forced to rest on the bed while the frog-raced boy gave him some type of dried grass. \"Eat up. You can't recover on an empty stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the offering with hesitation before taking it and devouring with furious bites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for helping me. You almost died.\" The frog-boy lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did what's right. They shouldn't bully you because some frog-men surrendered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that surrender eventually killed so many brave soldiers. So many people of this town died. The army returned to conscript.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren paused, the calmness on his face breaking. \"My…my parents…didn't return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog boy raised his head, looking sickly pale. \"I…I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren fell silent as he looked at the boy for a moment. Then, he shook his head. \"It's not your fault. I wish we punished people who actually did the wrongs than every unrelated person. I hate those cowards with every fiber of my being. But I don't hate you one bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog boy didn't offer any comment in support. He only said. \"It's always been this way. People are like this. The world is like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren didn't have an answer for that. This was reality. The culture of Jai empire was shaped for hundreds of millions of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never changed due to a person. At least not a person born in this small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worry about yourself.\" The frog boy sighed. \"My parents also perished in the war. But I have some relatives in the neighborhood. They take care of me. If you need something, I'll help you out. Like finding odd jobs and the best places to train.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the frog boy left, Varian, as pure consciousness, slowly approached Thoren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't really care what the young God Emperor was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can I kill him now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to see if he could exert his powers. Nope. He's purely consciousness now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he still retained the connection with his origin self, he couldn't affect the world or its people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even pluck a blade of grass or kill an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But I can still do something, can't I?' Varian pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to observe first. This was time travel and he had plenty of 'time'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following months were some of the brutal things to witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wasn't born when abyssals first invaded humanity. But he figured it wouldn't be much different from what he's seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male population of the whole town fell by a quarter in a single year. All those at fighting age were either already conscripted or were kept as reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the young boys and older men were asked to be prepared just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like this everywhere. But this was a border province and this was a border town. Their luck was in the gutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Border towns like these often 'died' with these wars. Not from slaughter, but from being emptied of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more years like this and the town would be left with very young and very old, both unfit to take care of themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hollowing out' was the term people used for this phenomena. And to avoid being send out as cannon fodder in this endless war, many people began to smuggle themselves out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a strict violation of law, but the Jai empire in this period was incredibly corrupt. And some powerful nobles were using this chance to buy slaves en masse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren, with the help of the frog boy, managed to get into a nearby border town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year later, he moved again. Then, again. And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war was growing tense and they had to move faster and faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young and bright Thoren now had gloomy eyes. His heart, once filled with hope was now full of cynicism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same boy who previously called for peace was now chanting death to the enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he also started hating Jai empire. And fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army that was recruiting people without any regard for their willingness or the long term sustainability of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people that were still trying to deceive and trample each other for more benefits in these dire times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nobles that were exploiting wartime refugees without a shred of mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was the breaking incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survive, Thoren! Get to a safer town and train hard. You're more talented than me. You can definitely get an official position!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog boy pushed him into a hidden tunnel, closed it completely and faced the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bang, it exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few guards broke in, followed by a large woman in flamboyant clothes holding a chain. Behind her were a few young boys chained at their necks, crawling with numb eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, the green frog kind with purple spots. A rare mutation.\" The woman observed him with a look of interest and waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're now honored to be a part of my collection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog boy unleashed a knife from his shirt and tried to strike down a guard. But he was quickly crushed to the ground, his arms and legs broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tough one, hohoho.\" The woman found his struggle amusing and gestured to a special guard in all red. \"I bought that…mind awakener from Genesis. Tell him to break this rebellious mind and train me an obedient slave by next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Countess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoren didn't witness this as he had to leave. If he stayed, the guards would've easily found out his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year later, he was also conscripted despite attempts to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, as he was declaring his pledge to the empire and the baron, he saw his friend alive in such a state that he felt no joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the seats of noble guests, the baron was flattering a woman holding a leash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It held many young boys. One of them was that kind, familiar face. Now, it was broken, dull and held a worshipping gaze towards the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I…' Thoren clenched his fingers into his palm and raised his bloody palm to read the pledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Thoren, will serve the great baron and under his supreme leadership, take all his enemies as my enemies and dedicate my life to eradicating them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glory to baron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glory to Jai!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at those burning eyes, Varian understood. 'This is the beginning…of the end.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-06T07:59:03.344Z",1,"novelbin.me","531001561d995538a56d202c82f3bd159694580166981e23fa65635a6977d7f0","divine-path-system-chapter-1749","divine-path-system-chapter-1747",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]