[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-273":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},1563545,2028,"Chapter 273: Taking down a Goliath","divine-path-system-chapter-273",273,"\u003Cp>Sarah Albert initially opposed the plan of jointly attacking Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's shameful even if you win that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was what she said, but Ashtarh asked her one simple question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have no wish you want granted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah didn't speak against it anymore. It wasn't because she wanted to ask for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Father, I'll prove myself. Even if brother is gone, you still have a daughter. You used to brag about Sam to everyone, I want to see you with that same smile again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, here she was, in the central plains of Theodra, standing in the air and channeling her water mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Dragons measuring dozens of meters bloomed into existence under her exquisite control and Sarah pointed her hand down to the middle of the central plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty ice dragons dashed down at lightning quick speed, their trails freezing the air upon contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Garh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Dragons opened their mouths as they reached the four meter tall Semi-Wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Xander after transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Dragons' mouths worked like cannons as they shot thick and sharp icicles imbued with water mana onto the tall figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coldness instantly caused the air to slow down and resulted in a white fog covering the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just them, there were two Water Dragons, two Thunder Dragons and two Fire Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Elemental creations attacked simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deadly Fire, Water and Thunder attacks reached Charles in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before they hit him, Charles's skin turned red, white and numb all at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gulp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the combo, even Charles didn't want to take it head on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made an instantaneous decision—dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was sluggish. His body wasn't in complete sync with his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was off only by a dozen milli seconds, but for their level of battle, that small difference could determine victory or defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Garh!\" Charles glowed as he fought against the familiar mental energy trying to control his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With bloodshot eyes, he glared at Xavier Bell into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard telepath was a nuisance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles decided to get rid of him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Karh\" Forcibly suppressing the external mental interference, Charles moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his tall figure, his body blurred and he crossed hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the elemental dragons crashed into the ground behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground suddenly shook and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles' brows knit together as he glanced at the four elementalists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Philia, Sarah created the Ice and Water Dragons. Tiama, Caleb made the Thunder Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus Caron made the Fire Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Five people.' Charles realized his defenses were weaker than the combined strength of five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a frustrating realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn't completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire dragon was the closest to him and even though he escaped the core attack, his back was scorched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white fur was now pitch black as his warm blood slowly flowed out of his? burnt skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Charles didn't care. He needed to eliminate the telepath and he could then take on them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked the ground and in an instant, was only a hundred meters from Xavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, it was a negligible distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xavier, you're over—eh?\" Charles stopped speaking and jumped away in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kacha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space he was at previously twisted and compressed before exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion spread for dozens of meters, swallowing everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Space Awakeners!' Charles saw Helia in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took the attack head on, it would be more than a light injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait, Maissa is also a space awake—'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he realized she was missing, he sensed three presences behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shua!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind behind him was compressed and Charles felt a pressure looming on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, he punched back, his acute senses reaching for the precise locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles was blown away and crashed into a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three attackers—William, Ashtarh and Rodey Nial rubbed their stinging fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maissa was behind them and without a word, they extended their hand towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly grabbed their heads and they teleported close to Charles location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they did, Charles was already up and was about to rush forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, Xavier Bell slowed him slightly and using this opportunity, the elemental dragons of ice, fire and thunder descended down on him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\" Charles tried to escape like last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the Level 6 Space Awakeners Maissa and Helia worked together and solidified the space around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles felt the extremely hard space around his body and his pupils dilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastards!\" Veins popped up on his forehead as he hurriedly exerted his strength to break the solid space restricting his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Maiss and Helia, two most powerful space awakeners of their generation worked together, keeping him locked was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were't aiming for that since the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they wanted was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kacha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solid space was broken right when the Elemental Dragons reached Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\" Charles hurriedly crossed his arms and shielded his vitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight elemental dragons crashed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice dragons nearly froze his blood and slowed his movements as the coldness rushed through his body, injuring his internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Dragons burnt his skin away, and almost grilled him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Dragons attacked his now injured body and tore through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning coursed through his body as Charles howled in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spilled out from every corner of his body as he pieces of his flesh breaking under the wrath of the thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder nearly paralyzed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, all that wasn't enough to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kugh!\" Charles was back on his feet and was about to move when four figures suddenly teleported above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After teleporting the body awakeners, Maissa vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William, Ashtarh and Rodey Nial shot towards Charles at breakneck speed and their fists connected with his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thrown into the sky like a ball, his body making an arc as blood gushed out of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that moment, Charles was fighting off Xavier, albeit he was slowly losing control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles landed heavily on the ground. The final attack by the three broke too many bones in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles felt like his insides were destroyed. Perhaps if he was any weaker, he'd have fainted already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's end this.\" Ashtarh said, prompting a nod from Sarah, Xavier and Helia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles burnt the scene into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the space around him solidified and the elementalists created the dragons again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took this attack, Charles was done for. Even if he didn't try, the key would activate and he would be teleported out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be eliminated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fire burnt in Charles heart and he felt unprecedented rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I worked for everything I have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only I have the potential to quickly be a Sovereign!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only I can make the Xander family great like my grandfather!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mustn't lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My destiny is the top of Federation. I am not going down like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arghhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles drew strength from the depths of his being and the solid space around him shattered like mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elemental Dragons were about to reach him and the three Body Awakeners were about to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles did what he never thought would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked the ground and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure blurred and he quickly vanished into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….He escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** **** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A\u002FN: Discord link below:\u003C\u002Fp>",1273,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.288Z",1,"novelbin.me","57bd12cefd685699184e65bd007d6f9347647a545118cfadc339795e15f63f64","divine-path-system-chapter-274","divine-path-system-chapter-272",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]