[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-218":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},1563710,2028,"Chapter 218: Roxanas Journal [2]","divine-path-system-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>Day 2400:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing happened after I killed him. Julius took care of everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that also cut off all my interest in the outside world and the so-called normal life that I was once desperate for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I returned to my lab. Oh, my cold, peaceful and desolate lab, I missed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, this was my habitat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 3000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Paths. Most people don't know why Divine Paths are grouped into three the way they are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the past saw it in the Ruins. But even they didn't know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I think I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Divine Paths in Divergents are dealing with some aspect of 'Life'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body Awakeners are growing stronger using Chi to activate and strengthen their cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morphers are growing stronger using Prana to merge themselves with an entity and eventually transform into it. This is increasing their life force as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind Awakeners…they don't fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 4000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha! I found the inscription in the ruins talking about Divine Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 5000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just need to add one more variable and my theory is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I started calling the Divine path groups as Avenues as on the inscription.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sage Avenue contains Life and Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though people don't believe in soul these days, I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body Path and Morpher Path deal with Life Aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind Path deals with Life Aspect but eventually evolves into Soul Aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same can be said for the dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space deals with Space. Time with Time. Gravity is a blend of both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So maybe Soul can be considered a blend of Life and Death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Creator Avenue thus has Space-Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Elementalists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They belong to Ruler Avenue. I don't get the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the strangest avenue. But the most appropriate aspect I could give to this avenue…Order and Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just felt right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 6000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had that level 8 Space Awakener guard who used to guard me killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he did not expect it, but I loved the look on his face when he breathed his last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am broken, aren't I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trivial matters aside,? I dissected him in my bid to study the Divine Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, I jumped into another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does a certain individual awaken in a divine path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 7000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easy peasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any person has affinities towards each of the Avenues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whichever affinity is the highest, they awaken in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why is this answer so simple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I cut down thousands of unawakened and artificially tested their affinity with life, space-time, and order & chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones that survived awakened in the Avenue I predicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one boy I put in a block of special ice. He survived the longest and as expected awakened in the Water path. He reminded me of Julius, I burnt him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, 99% of the test subjects died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the advancement of science and the human race, their lives are not wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 8,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing how divine paths start, I delved deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I divided talent into three grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low. Medium. High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent shows their affinity towards their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people have low talent and they can never reach level 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medium talent is likely to remain at level 6, but it's possible to reach level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High talent allows you to get to level 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Sovereign is a state in level 9 and not a level itself, you need to be at the extreme of high talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what if you had a higher talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be a level 10 after level 9….they should be able to reach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 8,500:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people claim their talents increased after taking some secret fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is indeed true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many went from medium to high talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So talent is changeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since natural fruits and treasures can do it, it should be possible to change the talents—affinities artificially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 9,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I studied many of those special fruits and made a potion to change the talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best I could do is use fruits that change mid-grade to high-grade talent and make a potion that changes talent from low grade to mid grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, I failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My theory so far has been right. So where did I fail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 10,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's useless. I have the knowledge but I am missing…something. I can't put my finger on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps command over life? It's like I have the knowledge but not the power over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to increase my talent. My talent is just entering high grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, none of these fruits work on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've yet to see a natural treasure that increases a high grade to something higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 12,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My nephew! I have a cute little nephew. He visited me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Xander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>8 Years Old but very smart. He must have inherited it from me. Kek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was initially shy, but I felt a natural affection towards him. He looked a lot like my brother and his late mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 12,500:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hypothesize the existence of Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger an awakener gets, the closer they are to wielding power over the abstract concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching level 9, every awakener accesses a 'Divine View'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could see a white ball on a long road. They have a deep connection to the white ball. They also feel the connection from the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white ball was called by different names. I call it Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone before me thought the white ball and the road were something related to becoming a Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it's undeniable that they are crucial to becoming a Sovereign, I think they're much more than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 13,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I discovered a few things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linking talent to Origin, I wondered about one thing. Why should a person have only one origin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I have two origins, then unlike Dual Awakeners, can I awaken in two paths of the same avenue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had to pick, I'd choose Body and Mind Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that's my long-term research goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shall raise my talent to a higher level and get myself multiple Origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lives can be lost, but research must not be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 14,000:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My project had no progress. I would've gone mad but thanks to the little fellow Charles, I'm sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's growing up quickly. He's already a handsome little fellow at 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tells me about his dreams. He wants to be like his father. He wants to make his mother proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She told him to follow his father's words before dying. So he tries to make his father proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, he respects me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he sees me as his mother, eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't try to instill my ideologies into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know something in me broke when I killed the man I wanted to date. Charles shouldn't be like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's a good child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius too…was a good child. But now, I don't know what changed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Would the pure Charles also grow to neglect his family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he be another Julius?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No! I can't let that happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 14,200:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles brought Narcis over once. But boy, he is full of jealousy. They are from different mothers after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told Charles to leave Narcis alone. But he insists as an elder brother, he must take care of the younger ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I'm happy that he is not leaving his family cold, I'm also worried that he will be troubled by Narcis one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 14,500:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good news! After an unknown number of failures, I developed the procedure to let a high-grade talent reach a higher level…what do I call it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial Grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes everything before it Mortal Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So from high mortal grade to low celestial grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is only one key component missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used all my connections, but I couldn't find anything that increases talent from high grade to Celestial Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It'd be weird if they did. Anyone who took the said treasure would easily be a Sovereign and even reach the 10th level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 14,700:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can't get those fruits, it also works if I can get a human or abyssal with Celestial Grade Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can use their sample to increase the talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…from the hundred thousand humans and abyssals I checked, none of them even approached Celestial grade talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am kidding. How can any Celestial Grade talent not be an absolute genius that shocked the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 15,287:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles went to Defense Academy. He bade me farewell. I'm gonna miss him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius is too much! He's doting only on Narcis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles broke down a few times under the pressure. If not for me…I couldn't imagine what would've happened to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't tell Charles that Julius is actually jealous of him, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man that killed his father to become the head of Xander Family, Julius' biggest fear is the same happening to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narcis talent is great, but not a threat to Julius. Charles, however, is better than Julius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone might wonder why did he not just kill Charles and end the farce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Julius loved his first wife! Even though she is dead, he can't bring himself to kill his own child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Charles eyes resemble hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Julius must have reached a compromise and intends to put Charles down through these psychological pressures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, I am worried if Julius snaps and orders someone to kill Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not on my watch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled my connections and put security for Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles, I will help you reach the state your father never could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day 15,790:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is the best day of my life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found the way to help Charles and pursue my own goals at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gift from the Heaven's Will!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came in the form of a seventeen-year-old girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is called…Sia.\u003C\u002Fp>",1695,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.288Z",1,"novelbin.me","0374b9b96792171523fb475651284666b39a1cef54691b5d43eeac9066943a4d","divine-path-system-chapter-371","divine-path-system-chapter-370",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]