[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-538":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},1563910,2028,"Chapter 538 Shadow Guardians [4]: Hope","divine-path-system-chapter-538",538,"\u003Cp>Misha sat with a thousand people in an auditorium. On the way, she also changed her dress and put on the black uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the smooth walls that reflected her figure and sighed. Unless they were on a mission, shadow guardians didn't cover their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, looking at herself in all-black, she had a weird feeling. It was as if she gave up on the path of light and could only live in darkness from now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Barry is brought here, her connection to light would be gone. She'd live as a shadow from then on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But for how long?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most, two years.\" A voice reverberated in the auditorium, causing the pair of thousand eyes to focus on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hologram appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a golden throne filled with white carvings. Like a jewel under the sunlight, it glittered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more striking than the throne was the man seated on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to the shadow guardian code, he was in a pure white dress. A brilliant golden mask covered his face except for his eyes—those eyes glanced at the crowd silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hek.\" It was just short eye contact, but Misha straightened her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't explain this feeling, but there was a sense of…authority in his gaze. It was like a lion's command over sheep. They were fundamentally on a different level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha controlled her pounding heart and focused on Dreamer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most for two years, you guys will give up everything about yourself and fight for our cause,\" Dreamer said lightly, but his words caused a ripple in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It began as a little wave, but soon, everyone realized the implications behind his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's why their eyes widened in disbelief and they felt like they were being fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can abyssals be solved in two years?\" An old woman raised her hand and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her unstable aura, Misha was able to infer that she was a level 8. From the same unstable aura, Misha was also sure that this granny was reaching her end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She might survive for three more years at most. Nah. Maybe only two years.' Misha understood the reason for her agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've lived for a hundred and twenty years. I'll die soon.\" The old woman looked at Dreamer and said in a plain tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to contribute my life to this cause. Don't insult it with such cheap promises.\" Her tone was even harsher than her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ohhh!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd fell silent as they waited for Dreamer's reaction. While some of them didn't feel or think much about Dreamer's statements, a good portion of them felt offended that he was making light of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if humanity grew at the best rate, it'd take at least a decade to overpower the abyssals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But overpowering never meant crushing. Yes, humans would grow stronger than abyssals, but they wouldn't be able to wipe them out without inflicting serious damage on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was true for abyssals today would be true for humans tomorrow. And if they needed to reach a level where they could crush abyssals without much damage, it'd take a few more decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn't like humanity would overpower abyssals in a decade for certain. If they didn't grow fast enough, it'd take longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was another possibility—humanity would be exterminated before it reached that stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People would've scoffed at the idea a few weeks ago, but after the Uranus Cluster conspiracy, they were slapped with a harsh truth that if planned properly, abyssals did indeed have the ability to wipe them all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why no high awakener was complacent since then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dreamer's words sounded exactly like that. And more. They were an insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insult?\" Dreamer repeated his words plainly. \"You can believe what you want to believe, but in the near future, you'll accept reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\" The old woman wanted to refute, but somehow, his words were too confident, like he had already seen the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mysteriousness only helped him further as no one tried to refute him any further. Not even the old woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It isn't like they accepted his words.' Misha sighed inwardly. 'They and me, we all decided to wait and watch.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since those words came from a man who always did the impossible, perhaps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights in the auditorium flickered and Dreamer disappeared, leaving behind a few more words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most is two years, but at the latest, it's just one year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gawked at his final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either he was trying to fool them or knew something they didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If they let him speak here, he's not crazy.' As Misha sighed, the auditorium flashed a light once again and another hologram appeared on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in complete black. They could only see her tri-color hair and eyes, but that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Enigma!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the auditorium, be it a level 5, level 6, or even the level 8s stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not only a show of apology for humanity's wrongdoings but also a show of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enigma glanced at everyone. Unlike Dreamer, she wasn't commanding. She was merely…indifferent and distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the end of this year, we'll take back Pluto.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's minds stopped working. At first, they thought they were hearing it wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Enigma repeated her words again, they could no longer deny reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare yourself. You might lose your life in the war, but we'll take Pluto back.\" Enigma declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, like every other person in the crowd, couldn't believe what she was hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Dreamer's words which they only decided to observe and didn't take to heart, Enigma's words carried a far heavier weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where does her confidence come from?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just her or the crowd in the secret realm, but across the solar system, shadow guardians, new and old, asked the same question inside their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't given answers, instead, the leaders of the respective secret realms appeared on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the secret realm, Misha was in, it was Seth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us sweat more during peace to bleed less during the war.\" Seth raised his arm and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YES!\" The crowd roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding on the momentum, Seth started the actual orientation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian watched the roar of a hundred thousand thousands of recruits across the holograms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, they mostly had recruits from Earth and their total numbers barely amounted to ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, people from all over the solar system came forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius tried to destroy them, but his actions only made them stronger than ever.\" He chuckled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their cohesion is still weak.\" Enigma shook her head as she sat at a distance from him. She glanced at his throne and said. \"You're still using it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" Varian raised his chin proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you're still holding onto your childhood dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Sia tell this to you?\" Varian narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Enigma remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever, their cohesion is indeed weak. They're newbies after all.' Varian shrugged. Then his voice turned serious. \"But their dead predecessors and they had one thing in common.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enigma looked at the holograms and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident in their collective voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope to see a world not plagued by war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope to watch the moon without military bases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope to live in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to Julius nearly wiping out the guardians, Varian mockingly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A verse he read in the past resurfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Throughout history, it was proven again and again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People can be killed, Nations can be destroyed, Races can be eliminated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as a heart is left beating,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope lives on.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A\u002FN: End of Arc. We're moving to the Fifth Volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please give feedback on this arc—share what you liked, and didn't like, and also, what you expect and would love to see in the next volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank You.\u003C\u002Fp>",1327,"2026-06-06T07:58:24.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","d154de5306dd4ab1b8df98461b2c8c3e4e60ac5eacffe80d27ebcc16fc58155a","divine-path-system-chapter-539","divine-path-system-chapter-537",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]