[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-93":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},1563455,2028,"Chapter 93 - Escape","divine-path-system-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>The old ape didn't move and missed its final chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mffff\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian punched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gauntlet pierced through the coiling lightning and its spikes pierced the neck of the old ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Splash\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden blood burst out of its neck and his gauntlets were dyed golden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old ape died a silent death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards didn't catch the sound due to the cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Varian was running out of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unsheathed his sword, and a light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recuperating ape that just opened its eyes was silenced. Along with it, every other golden ape was also put to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed to the walls and, using his greater human speed to the fullest, plucked the aura crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was all about risk management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sooner he jumps into the lake and leaves, the safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the longer he stays, the more aura crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's space ring was a level 5 star treasure gifted by Maya. The storage capacity was as large as a mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the cave was large and had a lot of aura crystals, it was unrealistic for them to fill his mansion-sized space ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after checking so many nests, Varian knew the chance of finding aura crystals was rare. So he had to do his best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura crystals were too important to not risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without aura crystals, his progress would slow down and even if his talent was high, he'd have to spend a lot of time to advance to the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian moved from one location to another, picking the aura crystals and filling his space ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his space sense and focused his hearing on the outside. He had to be prepared for the guards' response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they sensed the slightest difference, the guards would be suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the unavoidable sound each time an aura crystal was picked, they were bound to notice sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes, notice they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards were furious but restrained their impulsive to attack directly. They didn't want to risk damaging their treasure land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rushed at him. However, they were thunder practitioners. Their speed was naturally slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian used this chance to pluck a few more aura crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the distance, they didn't have any scruples and raised their hands to zap him with thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian wasted no time and jumped into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting arcs struck the wall, and the cave shook a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion above the mountain suddenly halted. The silence was scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian, however, didn't care and was already diving in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guardian apes roared and a huge lightning ball shot into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian tried to dive in quick, but the lightning ball was quicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning flowed through the water and Varian was electrocuted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the distance, it wasn't a large injury, but his skin was still burnt and he started to bleed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Blood… gives away my position.' Varian gritted his teeth and reached into the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the System prompted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lightning Path: Level 0: 10\u002F30]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You really can't find a better timing, can you?' Varian cursed and swam through the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he used space binding to freeze the space around his wounds. This prevented his blood from spreading in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That really hurt.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike was weakened due to the distance it had to travel. If Varian faced the same attack on land, then he'd be severely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he swam out of the tunnel, Varian sensed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up through the river surface, his heart stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of apes stood on the bank of the river and gazed into it. They all raised their hands and lightning twirled around their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is really too much. I didn't even take half.' Varian was aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the apes understood his grievance, they'd have coughed out blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stole their aura crystals and was now saying attacking him with all their strength was too much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How shameless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they wore no clothes, their golden ape tribe had more shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the lightning arcs bombarded the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian swam to the bottom of the river to mitigate the lightning attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the river was constantly and heavily bombarded with lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to expectations, even such a large scale attack didn't kill Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, there were no blood traces on the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the fact that the river itself was very deep, they couldn't pinpoint his location. So they could only resort to carpet bombing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to the apes spreading themselves across the length of the river and targeting different sections of the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that did not mean Varian was safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the amount of water reduced the electricity he had to face, it also meant he would be electrocuted, no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zapp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zapp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian had to bear the pain and continued swimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were multiple injuries on his body. He was literally bleeding from everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he couldn't freeze his entire body to the stop the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only locked the space around his blood and locked it from escaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock from the attacks caused his body to spasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the river surface. It was covered by the golden lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian gritted his teeth and continued to swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only way to survive. Swim away from this goddamn tribe. They wouldn't be able to follow him everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian channeled the chi in his body and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he propelled forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zapp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zapp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each second, he was hit by the attacks indirectly and was further injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the pain was immense, there was one silver lining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lightning Path Level 0: 20\u002F30]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Almost there.' Varian took a deep breath and saw he reached the end of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the pain from his numbing legs, he pushed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the last moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaaap!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large lightning arc shot at the river and was aimed towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck his body and Varian felt a burning, numbing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing stopping from the river turning blood red was his last trace of space binding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the attack did its job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian felt like his body was falling apart. The world spun, and he was about to lose his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No! If I faint, it'd be the end!' He struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, the System prompted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lightning Path Level 0: 30\u002F30]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Awakening]\u003C\u002Fp>",1096,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.287Z",1,"novelbin.me","843f9afca205e5ef8121d29e6e9c7b8a3ac2d505c36f736ebd025263acc0ac70","divine-path-system-chapter-441","divine-path-system-chapter-440",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]