Sword God in a World of Magic

Mistra gestured for Shang to come over, and Shang wordlessly walked up to her.

All the warriors with their friends and families were gone, making the previously crowded area seem quite desolate.

"Name?"

"Shang Sword," Shang said.

"You're still using that last name?" Mistra asked with a raised eyebrow.

Obviously, Mistra knew a lot more about Shang than about all the other warriors.

"I didn't have a last name previously. Might as well use it," Shang said evenly.

"Why did you kill one of the Assistant Supervisors from Area 23?" Mistra asked neutrally.

"Personal reasons," Shang answered.

"Those being?" she asked.

"They're not of your concern."

Mistra raised an eyebrow at Shang's very rude tone. "They are of my concern. I need to verify where your loyalties lie."

Shang snorted. "What is loyalty worth when you are one of the nine strongest powers in the world? Even if I wanted to rebel, I would never reach the Eighth Realm without the help of an Empire. So, what's the point?"

Mistra had expected Shang to be a bit different from the other warriors, but she hadn't expected him to be this cold to her.

Wasn't he in the least intimidated by her? If she wanted, she could turn Shang into dust with just her Spirit Sense.

"You've come up with the Impose Stage, a theoretical way to the Sixth Realm and even one to the Seventh Realm, correct?" she asked.

Shang nodded wordlessly.

"Then, what makes you think that you can't create one for the Eight Realm?"

"Creating the Path is not the issue," Shang said.

"Then, what is? Why do you need an Empire?" she asked.

Shang wasn't quite sure why Mistra was asking these questions. "Because I need the required Mana to reach the Eighth Realm."

"Why don't you just absorb the Mana of the world like with any other breakthrough?" Mistra asked.

Shang remained silent for two seconds. "Because there isn't enough Mana."

This time, it was Mistra that snorted. "That's an interesting reason," she said. "You think there's not enough Mana in the world? Have you seen how big it is? How can there not be enough Mana?"

Shang's Spirit Sense inspected Mistra very closely.

She didn't seem to be lying.

"I'm not in

brows. "What's that supposed to

your department," Shang

"Says who?" she asked.

whoever you are supposed to deliver

but the

what Shang could see, he had probably hit

Shang to someone else

you think that I have to deliver

topic," Shang said. "I don't want to ruin my chances with the

I am the one that is evaluating your chances with the Lightning Manor. How

Shang didn't move.

Silence.

Ten seconds of silence.

Mistra asked. "What's

more about that topic," Shang

my questions!" Mistra said with a

answer your questions, but I won't speak more of

How does that

questions again and again, but Shang only kept quiet, not answering any of

of that, Mistra gritted her teeth and actually used her Spirit

didn't move at

Sense didn't even shake in

into the ground by Mistra, but it felt just as calm and neutral as before, just more

passed, Mistra started

Shang, someone two entire Realms below her, but he

extremely desolate and white aura around him. Looking at him was almost like looking at an endless salt

was almost like he wasn't

before, and together with

she gave up trying to get any important answers out of him. Even when she had straight-up threatened him, he didn't move at

after

the Peak Fifth Realm, but I'm not at

furrowed her

that mean?"

about

this time?! Why can't you talk about it?!"

"Sensitive information," Shang answered.

get more information out of Shang, but he

Stage? You came up with it,

Shang nodded.

did you come up with

about the Wind Blade Seeds. Then, he explained how he had come up with the concept of an Impose after analyzing the Wind Blade Seeds

you for answering," Mistra said. "What about your Mana Pathways? I can see that you have far more Mana Pathways than everyone else, and you even managed to

is sensitive information," Shang

warriors and distributing several techniques. This is very well

a sensitive topic. I will tell the person I will be under all about it, and