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.

see," Shang said. "I'm not in

furrowed her brows. "What's

your

"Says who?" she asked.

whoever you are supposed to deliver

be confused and frustrated, but the confusion didn't

he had probably hit the

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

you think that I have to deliver you

"I don't want to ruin my chances with

mean? I am the one that is evaluating your chances

Shang didn't move.

Silence.

Ten seconds of silence.

asked.

about that topic," Shang

my questions!" Mistra said with a strict

will answer your questions, but I won't speak more of these sensitive topics,"

does that

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

two minutes of that, Mistra gritted her teeth and actually used her Spirit Sense to put

didn't move at

didn't even

pressed into the ground by Mistra, but

time passed, Mistra

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

and white aura around him. Looking at him

almost like he

strange aura before, and together

gave up trying to get any important answers out of him. Even when she had

right?" she asked after giving up on getting answers

Peak Fifth Realm, but I'm not at the Impose Stage,"

furrowed her brows

that mean?"

about it," Shang

time?! Why can't you talk

"Sensitive information," Shang answered.

tried to get more information out of Shang, but

what about the Impose Stage? You came up with

Shang nodded.

come up with

had found out 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 and

about your Mana Pathways? I can see that you have far more Mana Pathways than everyone else, and you even managed to create a

sensitive

am responsible for gathering knowledge about warriors and distributing several techniques. This is

sensitive topic. I will tell the person I will be under all about it, and if it is truly within your scope, they will