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.

see," Shang said. "I'm

her brows. "What's that supposed to

your

"Says who?" she asked.

are supposed to deliver

frustrated, but the

what Shang could see, he had probably hit the nail

else while all the other warriors would

think that I have to deliver

said. "I don't want to

am the one that is evaluating your chances

Shang didn't move.

Silence.

Ten seconds of silence.

Mistra asked.

about that topic,"

questions!"

won't speak more

that even make

asking very similar questions again and again, but Shang only

gritted her teeth and

didn't move

Spirit Sense didn't even shake

was essentially pressed into the ground by Mistra, but it felt just as calm and neutral as before,

Mistra started to get

someone two entire Realms below her, but he hadn't reacted in any way

aura around him. Looking at him was almost like looking at an endless

almost like

never felt such a strange aura before, and together with Shang's lack of

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

asked after giving up on getting answers about the

but I'm not at the Impose Stage," Shang

her

does that mean?"

talk about it," Shang

the problem this time?! Why can't you

"Sensitive information," Shang answered.

out of Shang, but he

Impose Stage? You came

Shang nodded.

you come

time he had found out about the Wind Blade Seeds. Then, he explained how he

far more Mana Pathways than everyone else, and you even managed to create a Beast Core. How did you

sensitive

responsible for gathering knowledge about warriors

the specific way in which I managed to create a Beast Core is related to a sensitive topic. I will tell the person I will be under all

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