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

not in your department," Shang

"Says who?" she asked.

whoever you are supposed to

and frustrated, but the confusion didn't exactly

had probably hit the nail on the

was most likely supposed to deliver Shang to someone else while all the other warriors would probably be under

I have to deliver

speak more on this topic," Shang said. "I don't want to

supposed to mean? I am the one that is evaluating your chances with the Lightning

Shang didn't move.

Silence.

Ten seconds of silence.

Mistra asked.

speak more about

answer my questions!"

I won't speak more of these sensitive topics," Shang

does that even

but Shang

teeth and actually used her Spirit Sense to put Shang

didn't move at

Sense didn't even shake

Mistra, but it felt just

more time passed, Mistra started

on Shang, someone two entire Realms below her, but he hadn't reacted

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

was almost like

a strange aura before, and together with Shang's lack

trying to get any important answers out of him.

Impose Stage, right?" she asked after giving up on getting answers about the previous

Fifth Realm, but I'm not at the Impose

furrowed her

does that mean?" she

about

the problem this time?! Why can't

"Sensitive information," Shang answered.

more information out

what about the Impose Stage? You came up with it, right?"

Shang nodded.

did you come up with

the Wind Blade Seeds. Then, he explained how he had

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

is sensitive information," Shang

am responsible for gathering knowledge about warriors and distributing several techniques. This is very well within my

is related to a sensitive topic. I will tell the person I will be under

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