Divine Path System

"Evander!" Varian's heart sank as he called his master by his name.

Standing in between Earth and Demon King, Evander looked fearless.

"Oh? It's you, lost puppy." Demon King recognized the famed high general of Earth and scowled. "Is Julius so arrogant that he sends a mere High General to fight me?"

His voice exploded like a storm and resounded across Earth. The chaos erupted on the blue planet as every man, woman, and child wondered.

'Where is our Sovereign?'

So many lives were already lost, and even Earth was about to be attacked. So, where the hell was their guardian? The Xanders call themselves the Guardians of Earth, so where was their head when he's actually needed?

The public grew resentful but fear still dominated their hearts. The figure on the large screens on the street—Demon King—seemed to be the agent of death. Just a punch from him would kill tens of millions. It's not a matter of if, but only when.

With death literally staring at them, the citizens collapsed. Even before anyone died, the spirit of the earthlings began to wither.

Some hopeful men and women called out in the streets and yelled that they were going to live. They pointed to the former high general Evander and said he'd save them.

But those words didn't bring any peace. Realizing that their best bet was only a peak level 9, the people panicked even more. Chaos reigned supreme as the streets turned violent.

Amidst this chaos, the safest place on the planet—The Guardian Islands—was flooded with dignitaries from all over the planet. As they saw it, the private islands of Earth's first family were the only sanctuaries during this catastrophe.

Sovereign Julius didn't appear yet. Perhaps he's injured. Perhaps it's something else. But he'd surely not let his family die. Moreover, as his family, they could contact him even though no one else was able to reach him and get to safety.

That line of thought was the reasoning of all the members that rushed into the Xander estate.

Unfortunately for them, the Xanders were the most clueless bunch.

"Where? Where is Patriarch?"

"He was fighting Demon King an hour ago. And then he disappeared."

"How? Where? Check all the drones!"

The administrative building was rocked by panic shouts and loud cries.

No one knew what was going on. The vice patriarch position had been filled after Julius himself executed the former vice patriarch. But when the enemies knocked on the door, the vice patriarch collapsed under the pressure and locked himself in his room.

The dignitaries that stormed into the estate thought the Xanders were simply refusing to call Julius. Worse, these Xanders didn't even lead them to the 'safe place' where Sovereign Julius was currently present.

Things quickly devolved into violence and the Guardians Islands, known for tranquility and stability, were on fire.

"What is your confidence?" Demon King floated to Evander and asked with a curious but also despising gaze. "To think you can stop me even in your dreams, you weakling pest."

Evander didn't even bother to speak. He simply used the method he won from the Fairies.

After being nearly beaten unconscious by the Undead Leader, he did figure out the next level of the technique.

"Wai—"

The vitality in Evander's body shrank in a blink and the aura around him exploded.

Evander punched the unsuspecting Demon King who was too close for his own good right in the gut.

His fist punched with more power than any level 9, and slammed into the tough abdomen of the Demon King.

The abyssal ruler was blown away as his insides shook from the violent punch. Blood leaked out of his mouth continuously and he felt as if he was going to vomit his insides.

Evander quickly followed and threw another punch right at his temple. He wasn't going to miss this chance.

But Demon King was already prepared. Even though Evander did his best, the only reason the abyss ruler even got injured was because of the surprise element.

Had he been expecting Evander's strength to be a Sovereign level, then he'd have blocked Evander easily, like he just did.

"Heh." Demon King wiped the blood off his lips and held Evander's fist that tried to push through his hand.

Preceding a sharp sound, another fist reached for his stomach and this time, Demon King met it with his own fist.

The sound of bones cracking rang out and blood sprayed out of Evander's left fist as it met Demon King's attack head-on.

The sound continued as Evander's left fist in Demon King's grip also turned bloody as the latter increased his monstrous grip.

"You're strong." Demon King stared into Evander's eyes with a burning gaze.

Evander struggled to get his hands out of the abyssal's grip.

"But not enough." Demon King roared and slammed his head into Evander's.

The space around them seemed to compress and explode as a dangerous shockwave originated from them and spread across the moon, razing the defense structures in its path.

Evander retreated back at his full speed even as his head grew painful. Using the moment Demon King attacked, he managed to free his hands and exploited the momentum of the attack to jump back.

But things weren't going well.

The blood flowing from his forehead entered his eyes and painted his vision red and blurry. It was just a single headbutt, but it nearly killed Evander.

Even though he reached the Sovereign state, Evander didn't have any confidence in defeating this foe.

'Julius sent a Sovereign this weak to fight me. He's mocking me. Trampling on my dignity.' Demon King clenched his fist and roared. "Julius, you'll regret this! I'll kill your dog and destroy your home!"

Demon King shot forward and Evander raised his arms in defense. But the abyssal passed him and reached Earth in a blink.

"No!" Evander rushed after him but his speed was a bit worse and that made all the difference.

With a resounding sound ringing all across the planet, like a thousand claps of thunder rumbling at the same time, Demon King shot past the clouds and crashed straight into the Guardian Island.

And then, Earth shook.

The famed islands broke into pieces and sank into the ocean. Every single person on the island turned into broken bones and blood.

Even the famed 'Guardian Palace'—the symbol of Xander's majesty—cracked into pieces and exploded.

In just a breath, an irreversible change occurred. The world would never be the same.

"Huh?" Floating above the remains of Julius' home, Demon King gazed around in confusion.

There were only pieces of bodies, blood, and broken materials in the surrounding. His archenemy, the man who humiliated him was nowhere to be found.

"Julius!" Demon King looked around with rage. "Julius, answer me! You pathetic coward! I killed everyone in your family! Every fucking one of them! Come out and avenge them!"

Carried by his incredible chi, Demon King's words spread across the entire planet.

The people were still reeling from the sudden earthquake and the whole earth was in chaos. But hearing those evil words, everyone fell silent.

The Xander family perished!

Demon King waited. And waited. The reply never came.

"Fine. Then I'll tear down your plane—"

Someone suddenly grabbed him from behind and yanked him out. Three tremendous attacks struck him at the same time and before he knew it, Demon King was back in outer space, facing four people.

"Let's end this," Varian said with a determined expression.