[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-97":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},1563462,2028,"Chapter 97 - Boss","divine-path-system-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>Varian reached the end of the passage and saw the unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Isn't this too early?' Despite the surprise, he prepared himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a giant tree in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a tree per se, but it sure looked like one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as tall as a five-storey building and was as wide as an aeroplane. Its branches were like tentacles, and Varian absolutely didn't want to get caught by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How the fuck am I supposed to \"kill\" this thing?' He wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was still assessing his enemy, the long tentacles rose into the air and shot at him at an insane speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's body instinctively moved to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss\" A huge boulder behind him was pulverized by the tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is a high Level 3 attack?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning his lesson, he didn't stay still, but sprinted around the tree. Not moving in presence of these deadly tentacles was courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he dodged the consequent attacks, a question struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If the goblins earlier were lightning beasts, why isn't this tree-like creature not using any lightning attacks?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian rolled down and dodged a tentacle lash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, another tentacle followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian barely side stepped and was about to sigh in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then came another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian crossed his arms at the last moment and took the attack head on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shielded himself with lightning mana and solidified the space around his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, the lightning barrier's effect was nonexistent. The solid space held off some damage, and Varian's arms bore the brunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gurgh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown tentacles slammed at his arms and Varian was pushed back with his feet planted on the ground, as he left behind large trails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As blood dripped down his arms, he sprinted to the side and escaped the next attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Its physical strength is higher.' The ache from his bones told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait, is that?!' Varian spotted a few white things at the base of the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like human skeletons but were much small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Goblin's bones?' Varian realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder there were only so few goblins in the earlier passages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they were supposed to be way more in the first and second layers. This tree killed most of them, and reduced the difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he strained himself to dodge the lethal attacks, he spotted many more piles of bones. Dozens and dozens of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just how did it manage to kill so many?' He wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled his lightning mana, and a lightning ball shot towards the tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zapp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not even a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was only a Level 1 attack, it shouldn't be so useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This thing is resistant to lightning.' He concluded. 'That was why it could kill so many goblins. They had only lightning attacks.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian unsheathed his sword and slashed at a tentacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creaaak~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one cut, and the tentacle was still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian ducked, and the tentacle lashed at the ground behind, creating a crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the tree, and suddenly; it clicked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian spread the space sense and sensed underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his fist and slammed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust rose into air as three tentacles hurriedly shot towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his earlier experience, Varian was able to dodge them with relatively more ease this time. And he kept punching the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large hole was formed by the force and Varian saw 'it'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light red things. The roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were extending from here, and were heading towards the exit he came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So they are connected to every plant in the dungeon?' Varian gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the plants that weren't killed by the goblin's lighting attacks. Now it seemed that they too were slowly developing resistance against lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian found the solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his sword and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles twisted for a moment as though they were feeling the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green juice spurted from the severed root, but Varian had no time to revel in the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinted around the tree and used his space sense to estimate the feasibility of his plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was almost no chance. There were too many roots. If he cut them down one by one, he'd be exhausted before he did the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the tree would gain an upper hand, and he'd have to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should cut them all together.\" Varian glanced at the base of the tree and rushed towards it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles didn't let him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hurled at him from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian didn't bother setting up a lightning barrier and used space binding to solidify the space around the tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles stagnated for a moment before they broke the solid space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Varian was only halfway from the tree with that one moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lashed at him again and this time, with greater urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian splurged his space power and continued using space binding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles broke the space binding only to find the space around them solidified again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian managed to continuously block them but his space power was about to run out. Doing this in a normal battle would be suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, it was a brilliant move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the short but crucial time bought by the reckless space binding, Varian reached the tree base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His space power was already running low, so instead of it, Varian channeled all his lightning power and created a large ball of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles were undeterred and shot towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian smiled and jumped back while throwing the lightning ball at the ground around the tree base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at the moment, the lightning ball blasted the ground around the tree base and exposed its roots, the tentacles reached Varian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles whipped at him, and Varian couldn't dodge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian broke too many bones and blood was pouring out from every corner of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since he was in mid-air, the tentacles attack hurled him into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location he crashed into was exactly the tree base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was drenched in blood, under the pain of broken bones and torn muscles, Varian smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped down into crater formed by the lightning blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was where all roots began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his sword, and a white light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roots were cut out brutally and Varian was bathed in the green-colored liquid gushing out of them and with that, the life of the tree-like creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo…om!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo…om!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles that were about to slam his head collapsed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right with them, Varian also collapsed and breathed in rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha! Ha!\" The tentacle attack earlier almost punctured his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he laid in the ground drenched by the green liquid, he was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the tree thingy hunting them? For nutrients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thankfully, the estimate was true.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from its reaction when its first root was severed, Varian guessed it'd die when all its roots were cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+20 Xp\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>+10 Xp\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body Path Level 3: 40\u002F400\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space Path Level 2: 60\u002F200]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System prompted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian glanced around and saw no other passage openings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This should be it.' And he collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes, he slowly got up and reached the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree's healthy green trunk was now dead black. Its brown tentacles laid dead like withered snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the reward?\" He wondered and circled around the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating the special location was supposed to give a reward… right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked around everywhere, time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Varian's injuries were healed, and he started panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he didn't want the reward anymore. He just wanted to get out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passages were locked. He couldn't break them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden light flashed from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.287Z",1,"novelbin.me","4064c0479b9f006eac43c4a13a42c216d6afeceb97ffc5efba3ae6f209e928e7","divine-path-system-chapter-444","divine-path-system-chapter-443",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]