[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-569":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},1563941,2028,"Chapter 569 Lake Of Illusions [8]: Reversal","divine-path-system-chapter-569",569,"\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian roared into the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he took a deep breath and filled the air in his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roaaar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This roar was slightly different from the last. It stressed different parts of the sound and stretched the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian held his throat and wondered if it was still working. If he was a normal human, it'd have broken by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how difficult the mermen sounds were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His superhuman body took care of such issues and he focused solely on becoming a true merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a lot of provocation, observation, and testing, Varian concluded the necessary 'roars' for a merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A) Gather\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(B) Attack\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(C) Who To Target\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He initially thought there'd be a roar signaling retreat. That was common sense. But common sense didn't apply to mermen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were on the verge of death, they'd fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an annoying trait for any human entering the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian too didn't like the trait before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roaar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't stop smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mermen were simple creatures. A bit too simple, in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recognized their race through pheromones, followed an alpha, and attacked based on the alpha's roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian had the pheromones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why, when he encountered three mermen, they didn't attack him. They merely looked at him for a moment before they started to search for prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't their alpha. So, they didn't listen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to prove himself to be an alpha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked the most straightforward way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He beat the shit out of the mermen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kree~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kree~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kree~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three mid level 7 mermen bowed their heads in subservience. They had accepted his lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\" Varian gave a simple roar and moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three mermen looked at each other and followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he already surveyed the area surrounding them, Varian made sure they didn't run into any humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they ran into more and more mermen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his frequent moving around, Varian discovered that mermen had a strong sense of territorial ownership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A territory's alpha never left their territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then what if another alpha steps in?' Varian did what he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the same thing happened to animals, then they'd fight it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The native territory's alpha with his five subordinate mermen came to battle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian smiled. 'They aren't much different from animals.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap! Kacha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky-blue surface of the lake reflected a golden light followed by a grey crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alpha of the group knelt on the ground and bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kree~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates naturally followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\" Varian smiled and gave a victory roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His henchmen increase to nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian looked at the large group he made in a few hours and stroked his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They're pretty strong collectively.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was careful, they ended up encountering humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his group was able to defeat them with ease. Of course, Varian didn't let them kill the humans and only threw them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, this group filled Varian with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then, it's finally time for the high level 7s.\" Varian turned his gaze to the thirty-sixth mile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** *** ***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince on the thirty-sixth mile sighed in exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange merman escaped. It was surely a rare boss that'd have given him way more points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was a high level 7, albeit every new one, he lost against a low level 7 merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fricking merman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my defense, it has multiple paths. Five or six? What a monster!\" The prince sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only that bastard thing appears in front of my eyes, I won't let it escape. Neve—\" The prince froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This…\" His eyes nearly bulged out of his sockets as he saw the merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was so strange, his lightning sense memorized it. So, he recognized it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince's lips curled up into a smile that stretched from one ear to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! The heavens blessed me with a second chance!\" With a burst of reverberating laughter, the prince turned into a streak of lightning and reached the strange merman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\" The merman looked him in the eye and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit different from a usual merman roar, but the prince didn't care much. He was too ecstatic to notice such trivial details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are done. You can't escape this time!\" The prince raised his hand and summoned a long lightning spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifty meters long spear soon condensed into just two meters. Its glow, however, intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a burning sun descending on earth, the spear reached Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seared the air and spiked the temperature. The lake's surface reflected a beautiful gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the spear was about to touch the merman, the prince finally pumped his fist into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words stopped abruptly as more than a dozen attacks of various kinds drowned the lightning spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water dragons. Gravity locks. Space breaks. Branch shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning spear which seemed to be capable of burning down a hill dissipated like a weak candle in the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—\" The prince opened his mouth to question but shut it in utter horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were fifty fricking mermen behind this special merman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the signal of the strange merman, the fifty turned their gazes to him and channeled their powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he wasn't attacked yet, the prince's body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I knew it! I fucking knew it! This thing is a rare boss! More points! Or how could it have so many paths? Argh! Damn it! I should've killed this thing!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attacks materialized and were aimed at the prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince looked at the special merman and thought of kidnapping him. But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space that continuously solidified around him made it clear that it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\" Varian ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fucking hell!\" The prince cursed and channeled his lightning mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body turned into lightning and he broke the space lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the attacks reached him, he didn't even try to block them and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian looked at their reversed roles and covered his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aha! Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his laughter sounded for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-06T07:58:24.533Z",1,"novelbin.me","ea5c5cdd40aa7951e167caef72a4127d9e4573e1fc1b943cb18b90f8a7a9d156","divine-path-system-chapter-570","divine-path-system-chapter-568",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]