Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang didn't react in any special way to Wester's words.

"I would prefer the second way," Shang said.

Silence.

Shang couldn't see it, but Queen Primordium was looking at him with furrowed brows.

When the Custodian talked about severe pain, he was probably talking about some very serious pain, and to top it all off, Shang would have this pain for the rest of his life.

Yet, Shang didn't even ask the Custodian about the pain.

This didn't make Shang appear like someone that could resist a lot of pain but like someone that was hopelessly overestimating themselves.

However, Shang had a fivefold Spirit Sense. So, maybe he actually knew what he was talking about.

"You don't care about the pain?" Wester asked with a smile.

"It doesn't matter," Shang answered.

Silence.

The two Mage Kings waited for Shang to elaborate, but Shang had already said everything he wanted to say.

"Alright," Wester said. "Let me explain what is happening in your body right now and how we will change things."

"Your soul is connected to your body via a tether. You could look at it like a thread connecting the two things."

part on your body that connects to the tether is called the

tether is made

soul that connects to the tether is called the soul

is in your brain. Because of that, your mind

within the tether that connects your body to your soul. This is the connection responsible for transferring your power back

to strengthen your soul since there is simply no connection, which also

to absorb Mana with your mind and push that Mana into your soul, which will then grow more powerful, which,

is no primary connection, this

soul only becomes stronger by gaining Mana via the much smaller connections, which means that you have to be

the tradeoff is that the Mana in your body is always in an over-full state since it can't escape into your mind and soul

transform your Mana into life energy in the blink of

the primary connection. Your Mana would find a way to escape

transform your Mana into life energy. You could imagine it

instant, but if they are threatened by two kingdoms on two opposite borders, it takes a long while for the forces to

Shang listened intently.

I am proposing to solve your issue would be to re-establish the primary connection, but on

to take one of the two

to connect the tether to your center

but it takes more effort. Additionally, the soul

energy, the more life energy your body produces out of instinct. Your survival instincts kick in, you become awake, you become attentive,

situation, this state only happens when

reaches 70%, at which point you will experience said symptoms perpetually for the remainder

be impossible for you

you will feel like you're in

the loss of great amounts of life energy feels like you are about

"Forever."

Silence.