[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-738":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},1564160,2028,"Chapter 738 The Haunting Illusion","divine-path-system-chapter-738",738,"\u003Cp>Chapter 738 The Haunting Illusion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thirty seconds, Varian was gasping for air as he exited the illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System indicated he broke a bottleneck, but Varian was in no mood to appreciate his progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F-Fuck!\" Clenching his fists, Varian hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn't encounter the abyss emperor but saw Enigma killing his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In high-level illusions, you'd typically not know how you got there. You'd just be 'present' in the scene and believe everything was true. It's like a dream, but even more realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Varian had to go through the heartbreak of his mother's death and the rage at Enigma once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Kill! Don't kill! Kill! Don't!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian took deep breaths in an attempt to calm his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it barely did anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why do you have to give me that one illusion?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, he experienced the same illusion when he was fighting the Xanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that illusion as well, Enigma was killing his mother…and looking at him with a mocking smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that illusion which was cast by a peak level 7, this one was way more realistic and thus, dug deeper into his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You can't kill me.' Varian recalled Enigma's mocking smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood pumped with rage as he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If not for Sia's existence, I'd definitely…' Varian shook his head and suppressed the negative thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hope I just don't have to see Enigma anytime soon.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more minutes, Varian dived into the illusion again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-Enigma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes seemed to spill fire as Varian spat her name with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia flinched at his words. She could more or less guess the illusion. So, she wanted to tell him to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Var—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian rejected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And entered the illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nails dug into his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he entered it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know it's an illusion, but why can't I calm down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spilled from his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop fucking laughing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Varian who got more and more enraged after each illusion, Sia bit her lip and left for her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the door shut, she covered her eyes with her hands and started sobbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was selfish on her part. But Sia thought, no, she wished that he was able to overcome his negative feelings against Enigma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how 'normally' he behaved with Enigma after she made the potion, Sia rejoiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought in the near future, Varian's relationship with Enigma would return to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…When did you learn to act so well?\" Sia muttered as tears dripped down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatred he showed made her realize how much he was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Varian himself didn't realize this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was working hard to improve his bond with Sarah and Sia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, that's not right.' Sia shook her head and recalled everything from the moment she confessed about his mother's death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning such a big truth, anyone else in Varian's position would've asked for a showdown with Enigma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Varian didn't. Not only that, but he also waited for a long time before facing her. Even when he did finally face her, he didn't show any abnormal reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just too strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just what are you thinking?…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia wiped away her tears and looked at the woman in the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes flickered as they turned into violet for a split second before turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Enigma, you want to meet him?\" Sia raised a brow at the sudden message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No voice sounded in her mind, but Sia understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia nodded and after ensuring there were no traces of tears on her face, she rushed back to the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In case Varian got into trouble, she had to help him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaa~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an hour, Varian slumped on the sofa as he looked at the silver sky with complicated emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Status'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Superhuman L7: 6\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space L7: 5\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning L7: 5\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plantae L7: 6\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psychic L8: 0\u002F25K\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Macrokinetic L7: 6\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water L 7: 5\u002F7]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's been a while since he last checked his status. But it was better than he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with his recent actions that could only be described as self-afflicted torture, the Psychic path finally reached level 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wasn't in the mood to check out his new strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he used his mind sense once again to try and view the capital city once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to common knowledge, he shouldn't be able to see it until he was at least a peak level 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the addition of mindpower he got from the macrokinetic path, Varian defied the convention and got the view of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boo...got it!\" Varian said in a tired tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um.\" Boo gave him a replenishing potion and nudged him to drink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian patted it softly and drank the potion. The heaviness in his mind slowly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, Varian used his authority as the ghost ship's master and shared his 'vision' with Boo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two views overlapped and a more comprehensive view was generated in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor of the ghost ship went transparent and with Boo's help, Varian could now see the whole capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every building here was a mobile fortress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the castle that was floating a few feet above the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They really went all out in their defense.\" Varian clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his most anticipated plans was scrapped at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since psychics had relatively weak bodies, you just need to sneak attack them before they could stop your attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why most psychics remained in the rear during wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any battle with a psychic would typically be determined based on whether they stopped you from attacking and took control of your body or you attacked them, thus killing the weak bodied psychic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barring the capital and a few cities where very strong abyssals resided, if Varian used a ghost ship and sneak attacked the cities with lightning and water, what would happen to the psychic abyssals with weak bodies that didn't do anything to prevent him from attacking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them would die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an improvisation of the plan he already made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian really wanted to destroy a big portion of Mirage Abyss' cities and break the balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it came down to this, he could only follow his original plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boo, be careful. Go to the holy altar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-06T07:58:30.121Z",1,"novelbin.me","424e973694f92895a4afe71cbe4359dec289b875c9ec5e8d7df7b1918e3b08cd","divine-path-system-chapter-739","divine-path-system-chapter-737",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]