Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang waited in front of the Isolation Chamber for a while.

Even for him, entering wasn't easy.

He had trained inside the Isolation Chamber three times before, and all three times had been terrifying.

"One month, 24 days, six hours," Shang said.

The Sweeper took a deep breath.

That was three hours more than last time.

Shang had nearly died last time.

"I understand," the Sweeper said.

She wanted to convince Shang not to do something like that. If he didn't stop, he would one day die to his insane training.

However, she remembered how Shang had coldly brushed off her concern earlier, and she decided not to say anything.

Shang approached the Isolation Chamber and stopped near its entrance.

His heart was racing, and his entire being was screaming at him not to enter.

It didn't show on the outside, but deep inside, Shang was terrified.

He was in deep fear.

Eventually, he took a shaky breath and entered.

Then, he sat down in the middle of the Isolation Chamber.

"Do it," he said.

The Sweeper's expression wasn't visible beneath her black cloak, but she was also anxious.

She had gotten to know Shang quite a bit over the past couple of years, and in some sense, she had a lot of respect for his willpower.

She didn't want to see Shang die.

Nevertheless, it was his decision.

The Sweeper only took a deep breath and closed the entrance.

From the outside, it looked like a black plate appeared at the entrance of the huge black cube, which then fused with the walls.

Lastly, the Sweeper activated a couple of Magic Circles, one of which was a reminder to get Shang out.

Then, she only sat down and waited beside the black cube.

Inside the cube, Shang was sitting in silence.

Funnily enough, after the door had actually been closed, Shang's fear and anxiety calmed down somewhat.

There was no way out anymore.

No Mana and no Spirit Sense could exit the Isolation Chamber.

Some of the Magic Circles absorbed all shaking of the Isolation Chamber and kept it in place.

Shang couldn't destroy the Isolation Chamber, and since it was made of Entropy Ore, Shang couldn't even use his Entropy ability to break out. Entropy Ore was immune to the powers of Entropy.

Shang was stuck.

No matter what he did, he would remain in this Isolation Chamber for one month, 24 days, and six hours.

move

his mind

body entered a deep

And so, time passed.

two days, all the Mana inside the Isolation Chamber was

that allowed Mages and

an area without Mana was like being underwater as

as important for Shang as air was

Shang were to be teleported to Earth as he was now,

unreal, and only Mana

only Mana that Shang could feel

the Mana vanished, Shang's body began to

in secondary locations had vanished. These were locations like skin, hair,

on, Shang's body would consume the Mana

this moment, Shang felt

their head. There was still gas in the

cold

in here, Shang was reminded of the time in Jerald's garden when he had landed on his back and couldn't

sensations

time, the feeling would hold

Shang's mind had extreme

I NEED MANA! I NEED- just calm.

in a constant

result in his death, but the feeling

I'm dying!

so very

It was horrifying.

in here!

the outside, Shang seemed

don't want to die! Just stay

was like Shang

sensation of drowning would keep persisting for more than a full month

thought about suicide

It was too much.

wanted it

somehow

state, Shang spent almost 40

of

Mana inside Shang's Beast Core

the real terror

order to keep producing life energy, Shang's body was turning itself into

skin, muscles, and bone were being turned to Mana for Shang's organs

BANG!

slammed his fists against the wall of the Isolation

"Get me out!"

"Get me out!"

that all this hitting, kicking, and punching wouldn't accomplish anything,

screeching in

He was dying!

He was dying!

He was dying!

out!

"Help!"

"I'm sorry!"

flesh

could no longer

screamed whatever came to

whatever

nails scratching

teeth breaking apart and

of bloody flesh hitting