[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-912":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},1564384,2028,"Chapter 912 It's Good To Be Alive","divine-path-system-chapter-912",912,"\u003Cp>​ I am a eighteen year old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I was a kid, I always had great dreams about my future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though my world came crashing down when I was seventeen, I managed to pull myself back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things about me changed in that one year. But my dream of growing stronger didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still wanted to grow insanely strong. But not just to defeat the Abyssals and bring peace, but also so that I don't have to ever watch my people killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's my greatest dream. But it's also my greatest fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dread the day where I have to watch someone I love being killed in front of my eyes as I watch helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that's why I train. That's why, even though I can take it easy and easily reach the Sovereign state, I shed sweat and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many say they're driven by their dreams. But I am driven by fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can stand physical pain. I can hold on against mental torture. But I can't stand my nightmare becoming a reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think of myself as a rational and calm man, but I know I act on impulses and emotions many times. This happens when the people close to me are harmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pursued a cold blooded revenge against Kreo without thinking things through. I slaughtered the younger generation of the Xanders, destroyed the geniuses of Demon Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tortued Dr. Thomas to the point he broke and brainwashed him with a new identity. I oversaw brutal torture of my enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, I'm the same guy who is angry that my girl got tortured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I hypocrite? Not that I care, but with some exceptions, the people I torture are the ones actively harming the Human race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the same be said about an innocent seventeen year old girl who was kidnapped by a mad scientist and treated like a lab rat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But does this justify my actions that resulted in deaths of people not guilty enough of death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. My actions led to death of people that shouldn't have died. And I admit this without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this doesn't weigh down on my conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After causing millions of deaths on Mars indirectly and almost letting Mirage Queen start a war, I witnessed the horror I inadverdently caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suffering, the pain and the cries engulfed me. My conscience almost choked me to paralysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as I saw more corpses and heard more tragic cries, my heart grew numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I no longer cried for people who died. I still felt sad, I still knew I was the one responsible, but I no longer lost my sleep over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't become a psychopath that wished to actively harm people and seek pleasure from it. Nor did I become a whiner who cried in guilt over the loss he caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I accepted the loss. And I moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite the growing indifference, I felt more and more responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to continue protecting the Human Race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I'm no hero. When my own life was threatened, I decided to back off. Or at least, that's what supposed to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still went into the Abyss, I still fought the Undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was implanted with a strand of death energy I can't destroy. I was pushed into a space crack that nearly killed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah, Sia and Enigma paid the price for my actions and nearly died. I tried my best to keep them safe. But as the Undead chasing us grew every day, things got tricky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, I was confident that I'd grow strong enough soon enough to keep them safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my body failed under the death strand and instead of protecting them, I ended up being protected. I became a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was the reason Enigma was almost pushed to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when I woke up and learned her condition, I ran to her without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't care if it's dangerous. I didn't care if it's stupid to risk my life that she saved by risking her own life. All I cared was her safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely spent time with my father. Being the single parent, my mother couldn't spent enough time with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lost my father. I lost my mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want to lose anyone else. No matter the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I ran. Across the thick forests, up the dangerous mountains, down the scary valleys, I ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I finally found her, she was on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind turned blank at that sight. My body froze and I thought the blood in my body stopped flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Dying in front of me as I watch helplessly...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of my mother's death flashed in my mind and overlapped with the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, I didn't care about my safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roared at the Undead and jumped to save the girl who grew closer to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah was dismayed at my actions. I felt sorry for her. But even that guilt didn't stop me from doing what I must.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want to live in a world where I'd lose the people close to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sarah, go!\" I told her that I had a plan. I did. A stupid plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd negotiate with the System and retain my memories. The price would of course be tremendous. But there's no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System, I have a request...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fires of the Undead engulfed me and my consciousness started fading, I called out to the entity deep inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan was stupid. But an agreement was reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd sell away my soul to the System in exchange for a life of one year. But it's the best plan that's possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then darkness enveloped me and I lost all form of consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew right then, the next time I opened my eyes, my soul would no longer be mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then why--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Varian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of sky blue eyes appeared in front of him and woke him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world suddenly came to life and I gasped, relishing the long lost sensation of being 'alive'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the clear sky, heard the pleasant sounds of a river flowing by, smelled the sweet scent of the flowers, and felt the gentle touch of the wind on my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the blonde girl on my left and the silver haired girl on my right. Their eyes were closed and their soft hands were holding mine. And I noticed my hands were pressing their palms tightly, as if to crush their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, their hands were bleeding heavily and the scent of blood filled the air. Yet, they didn't let go of my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host, you are lucky. System was about to bring back your memories when they performed Synergy with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember how you can share your insights through Synergy? It's because Synergy is actually building a link between your souls. So, the same Synergy enabled them to wake your soul and restore your memories.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth but no word came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was prepared to sell my soul and live for a single year. Yet, now I'm told that not only did I return, I didn't have to pay anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a shocked mind, I just stared at them blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world dimmed at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my eyes, only their profiles remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the corner of my lips lifted up and I looked at the rising star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good to be alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1257,"2026-06-06T07:58:32.856Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a5c5e6bd63720af3100fb50fb680f11e5cd1dfba9023dea8e742f9a3f13c2d8","divine-path-system-chapter-913","divine-path-system-chapter-911",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]