Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang felt his mind swim, and a second later, he felt like something extremely important to him was being torn away.

It was like someone had shoved their hands into his chest to tear out his heart!

However, Shang didn't move, and he didn't say anything.

He only gritted his teeth.

Queen Primordium was looking at Shang with surprise, while Wester had a small gleam of recognition in his eyes.

Sure enough, the Lightning Emperor had been correct.

Wester was essentially inflicting the greatest pain anyone could feel by tearing apart Shang's soul and establishing new connections.

Yet, Shang was just gritting his teeth.

This was an unreal amount of willpower and resistance to pain.

After a couple of seconds, Shang got used to the pain, and he simply stood there motionlessly.

Queen Primordium got surprised even more, and even Wester was surprised this time.

An equivalent picture from Earth would be someone looking evenly at someone that was currently slowly cutting through the first person's torso with a searing knife.

Shang wasn't showing any reactions anymore.

A couple of seconds later, Shang felt something he had never felt before.

It was extremely difficult to describe this feeling.

The closest thing Shang could say would be that he felt like the world had become more real.

It was like someone that had seen the world through the haze of tiredness was suddenly injected with adrenaline. They were more alert, took in all their surroundings in great detail, and wanted to do something.

This was the effect of anchoring Shang's soul.

only been anchored by the smaller connections of the tether, and

a friendly smile as he pulled his finger back. "Your soul will now absorb life energy,

nodded. "Thank you," he

Shang wasn't

feeling of fatigue in his body, but he

quite fast since your body is so much more powerful than

Realm within five years, the Early Archmage Realm within 15 years, the Mid Archmage Realm within 45

a level, your

if I remain at the peak of a Realm for

the mind can advance individual levels without problems, it needs a concerted effort to push through a major breakthrough. When your mind reaches the peak of a Realm,

Initial Archmage Realm, you would just need to do nothing. At that point, your soul will feel like it has been filled to the brim, and it will no longer absorb as much life energy

Shang nodded.

come to terms with his

had arrived in this world, his mind had always been so much weaker

and worst of

What had been wrong?

had been the thing that made it impossible for him to

had learned all of that, and even

Shang wouldn't practice

longevity by only training in his physical Path. He didn't have any time to waste

still extremely useful for many

easier for Shang, which resolved one of

there were four Concepts of Entropy that needed

had comprehended two of those with the

again would

be at the Peak Fifth Realm, which would allow

Peak Sixth Realm, which would

Shang would be able to combine his

have everything

via Addition to Light, which went via Twilight to Darkness, which went via Subtraction to

and this circle would allow Shang

be in the