[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-586":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},1563958,2028,"Chapter 586 - Varian [1]: Training","divine-path-system-chapter-586",586,"\u003Cp>Chapter 586 - Varian [1]: Training\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening of 34th, Trian Month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first day of Charles' journey was coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, it was the second for Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Charles, he estimated that he needed one more day for the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he entered the valley right on 33rd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the second day was also ending for Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he entered the valley, the rather narrow valley expanded and multiple paths came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian randomly picked a path and went ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like every other path, this too had the same natural beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A serene river, evergreen trees, and colorful flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, it formed a picturesque scene rivaling that of a fairy tale. But instead of the soft white moonlight, it was an eerie red moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the world lit up under the red light, Varian stopped by the river. He crouched on the pebbles and looked at the river's surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face, no, his disguised face was clearly reflected in the blue water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the face of a young adult in his 20s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian touched his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Boo managed to make him some skin masks. Even level 7s couldn't find the flaws in that disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ultimately, it was Enigma's disguise treasure that he always used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was broken by Julius during the Gamma Expo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without him asking, Enigma gave him another face mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was equally good relative to the previous one. Even if level 9s checked him with their powers, they wouldn't be able to determine it was a disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep doing this, I'll have to sell my own mask to fund you.\" She joked! It was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Varian had no problem replying. \"Really? Then I'll work hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll tell Sia you're working hard to see the face of another woman.\" She threatened, but in a mischievous tone that even she didn't notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh,\" Varian smirked. \"She won't mind if it's a 500-year-old grandma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say that again!\" The temperature of the room dropped to a freezing point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oops! I gotta go!\" Varian escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling their conversation, Varian shook his head and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reflection on the lake, however, didn't shake its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red moonlight reflected on the lake, but the eyes of Varian's reflection shone blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand reached out from the lake and grabbed at Varian's throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the hand appeared out of the lake, the surrounding temperature dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the hand reached Varian's throat, it changed into a claw with long nails and was about to pierce his windpipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This again?\" Varian gripped the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was cold, slippery, and pale blue. It was even a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wrist of the hand turned into water and traveled to the palm from which they joined the long nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nails elongated in an instant and touched Varian's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice blue nails made the sound of metal clashing the moment they touched his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand stopped at the unexpected result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hree?!\" A shriek came from the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least you tried.\" Varian sighed and grabbed the blue hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand turned into a branch and forcibly absorbed the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he looked at the river and raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force gathered in his palm. It was the telekinetic force. Varian folded it into a mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each passing second, it grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was a soccer ball. Then, it was a bike. Soon, it was a car. Before long, it was a bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it reached the weight of a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm, this will be enough,\" Varian muttered and pushed his palm to the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river was forcibly split!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side, there was water, but there was a huge gap in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀʟʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ꜰᴜʟʟ.ᴄᴏᴍ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that gap was a strange frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grok!\" It stared at Varian with an open mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man escaped its assassination so easily. His strength was on a different level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the creature's instincts informed it about its impending death, its senses told it not to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water on both sides was about to join. The creature knew this and cheered happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kree~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it's in water, it could escape easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it could escape before Varian came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Kacha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Varian didn't even move an inch. He simply snapped his fingers and the space around the frog-like creature blasted into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grok!\" It croaked and created a water shield around itself. Then, it quickly elementalized itself into water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic space currents blasted its water shield to pieces, but they deal only a little damage to the elementalized frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\" Varian tapped a finger into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaaap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lightning net was cast around the water and began evaporating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grok!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog-like creature couldn't bear it and turned back from its physical form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lightning started to burn it down, the frog attacked Varian with its final blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of water mana shot out from its body and enveloped Varian before freezing him into a block of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frog itself was burnt to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river re-connected and everything seemed usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the block of ice at the banks of the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the ice block, Varian closed his eyes and channeled his own water mana outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was incredibly difficult for two reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, he was currently trapped by the water mana of a high level 7 beast, even though it was a novice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two and most importantly, the aura pressure here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire valley had some sort of pressure on his aura. Since aura was everywhere in his body, the same pressure applied to Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to high gravity or solidified space, this was worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it directly affected the ease with which Varian could channel his auras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like dragging a bag that had an additional weight attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aura pressure prevented many awakeners from using their full strength and resulted in their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is an excellent training opportunity.' Varian's eyes shone in the ice block and his water mana slowly seeped into the ice block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bit by bit, it covered the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemingly normal operation was much harder here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's water mana clashed with the water mana in the ice, the water mana that was left behind by the frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like a tug of war was about to unfold between the two mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the water mana of the frog had no more source, due to the inherent strength of the frog, the mana itself was high in both quality and quantity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Varian's water mana lacked in both quantity and quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I know how to deal with this kind of stuff.' The experience came from clearing his memory fog daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Varian didn't wage an all-out war. Instead, he started chipping away at the sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When faced with an unmoving, unintelligent enemy, this was an excellent method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice began to slowly melt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'More!' Varian could've broken it apart had he wished to, but instead, he chose this approach for a good reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana mobility was hard under this pressure. But instead of despairing, Varian used this to hone his water mana by pitching it against foreign water mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To give an analogy, it'd be like exercising to increase muscle, but under a higher, and tolerable gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last bit of ice melted, the efforts paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+500 Xp]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current level wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sia might be a high level 7. I need to at least be equal to her.' Varian clenched his fists and vowed to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\" \"Kroww!\" \"Dreh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weird-looking tree with its branches waving around, a humanoid monster made out of pebbles, and a flower that gave off lightning arcs surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is gonna be fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1336,"2026-06-06T07:58:24.533Z",1,"novelbin.me","05a8349809ec384440bd3691ca594cea2d9c08ea8a261d9f7bc74d29f41c22c2","divine-path-system-chapter-587","divine-path-system-chapter-585",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]