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.

Shang said. "I'm not in

"What's that supposed to

not in your

"Says who?" she asked.

you are supposed to

but

Shang could see, he had probably hit the nail on the

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

you think that I have to deliver you

topic," Shang said. "I don't

your chances with the Lightning Manor. How can not answering

Shang didn't move.

Silence.

Ten seconds of silence.

asked.

can't speak more about that topic,"

my questions!" Mistra

I won't speak more of these sensitive

that even make

asking very similar questions again and again, but Shang only kept quiet, not answering

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

move at

even shake in

Spirit Sense was essentially pressed into the ground by Mistra, but it felt just

more time passed, Mistra started to get creeped

pressure on Shang, someone two entire Realms below her, but he

extremely desolate and white aura around him. Looking

almost like he wasn't

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

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

Impose Stage, right?" she asked after giving up

Realm, but I'm not at the

her brows

that

talk about

the problem this time?! Why can't you

"Sensitive information," Shang answered.

to get more information out of Shang, but he just

the Impose Stage? You came up with

Shang nodded.

did you come up

to her about the time he had found out about the Wind Blade Seeds. Then, he explained how he had come up with the concept of

have far more Mana Pathways than everyone else, and you even

sensitive

"I am responsible for gathering knowledge about warriors and distributing

I will tell the person I will be under all

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