[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-623":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},1563995,2028,"Chapter 623 Royal Garden [3]: What Are Ruins?","divine-path-system-chapter-623",623,"\u003Cp>Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing that was associated with this word was a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasures that were so great that they could change your fate in a blip. Great enough to turn even a weak awakener into a formidable one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Ruins inspired stories of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stories that kept even a person at the bottom keep going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My life still has hope. Maybe it'll turn around for the better one day.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the awakeners that entered the Royal Garden with Varian shared the same view. They viewed it as an opportunity to change their life for the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the public opinion, including these princes, wasn't incorrect, in the end, it was only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opinion. An interpretation of the ground reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And what ruins really are?' Varian exhaled lightly as he recalled his experience since he entered the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place for the young devas to test their aptitude and decide their role in life—general, prince, emperor, and…Scion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place for the devas to get a 'gift' when they come of age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lake of Illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hunting place for young devas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruins…\" Varian opened his mouth and said lightly. \"Are devas' home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was where they used to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every trial and treasure humans encountered were their daily life encounters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Welcome To The Royal Garden}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's perspective of the giant forest flipped on its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped viewing it as a trial to gain rewards and reach the ruler's abode. Rather, he viewed it as a garden managed by the royal family of devas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian shot a small lightning arc at a tree. A translucent barrier appeared and bounced off his attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's why the trees in the garden are given special protection unlike the ones in the valley. Devas don't want the trees in their garden to be destroyed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a bit similar to how humans used to fence their garden but in deva style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Style that means even level 7s can't do anything about it.' Varian smiled wryly and focused back on the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So, the beasts in the garden are the beasts reared by devas.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't like crude wild animals, but more like, 'pets'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pets such as giant humanoid monsters, nine-headed hydras, and dragons…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian clicked his tongue. 'Power truly limited my imagination.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BooM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saa—arggh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following a loud explosion, a scream echoed throughout the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another awakener died. The death count was rising with every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian shook his head and tapped his chin. 'None of the tests so far are designed for humans. The golden room is a test for deva teens, azure plains is a coming of age ceremony, the lake of illusions is a hunting ground…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if I think along those lines, then the Ruler's Abode is a palace where normal devas could meet their ruler, then this garden is something like an entrance test that checks the qualification of the incomers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the terms of the old earth, it was like a subject needing to pass a test to meet their king or a citizen acing a test to meet their president.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The test was obvious. Keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since this is a garden, we aren't expected to kill the emperor's pets and get the keys to meet him, right?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's head spun as he imagined such a scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the teams did succeed in killing the beasts and getting keys and finally met the emperor, he'd kill them in range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thankfully, he's not alive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, his deduction so far proved that there must be a method to get the keys without killing the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>,c`o`m\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Think. Think. Think.' Varian looked around and tried to find any clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a forest, a flying restriction serving the role of a cage, a giant entrance that needed keys…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KaBoom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant cloud of dust rose in the forest and the ground started to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, the aura turned chaotic and the sound of air being torn apart reached Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Raising his head, Varian saw two men and two women rushing out of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>, ᴄ`ᴏ`m Two of them were body awakeners who ran extremely fast. The other two were elementals in their elementalized form to boost their speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian guessed their rough trajectory and distanced himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, a giant monster was chasing them. Even after they exited the forest,  it didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team continued to sprint, but the distance between the monster and them continued to shrink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team members were in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shouldn't have attacked it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's sleeping. It was the perfect chance. If it woke up, it'd have attacked us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot! A level 7 won't know when we approached it? Of course, it does. It didn't attack us. We did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roaar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ice spikes manifested in the air and shot at the team. They managed to dodge most of them, but the few that hit did a number on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team's speed slowed down further and they started to bleed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuuuck! How are we going to escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With slowing speed, the gap between them and the monster began to shrink rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…My hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-We'll die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team got more and more injured with each attack. A few more hits and they'd be done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" The man leading the team cursed out loud and his gaze shot towards the huge entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, at the blue vortex at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…One last sprint!\" He shouted and bent his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His team members followed him without hesitation and reached the blue vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roaar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice spikes reached them the next moment, but before they could strike them, the team jumped into the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, they went back to the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roooa..\" The monster stayed for a few minutes before heading back to the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian who watched the whole thing unfold was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an even more surprising thing happened next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex flashed. The two men and women came back again!\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-06T07:58:26.198Z",1,"novelbin.me","a493c8623b2395c97f1d03093b13a751668fcaa765e118841497a3f20eacb461","divine-path-system-chapter-624","divine-path-system-chapter-622",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]