Sword God in a World of Magic

Queen Primordium looked with surprise at the Custodian.

Then, she focused on Shang.

Right now, Shang felt nervous.

After all, this wasn't just anybody he was going to be talking with.

This was the Lightning Emperor, one of the ten strongest beings in the entire world, someone that had lived for an incomprehensibly long time.

"Don't worry," Queen Primordium told Shang. "The Ancestor is very friendly and wise."

Naturally, Queen Primordium had seen the Lightning Emperor a couple of times.

While the Custodian was essentially the Lightning Emperor's mouth and hand, the Lightning Emperor also left his study from time to time.

Sometimes, he just walked around his castle, and he also appeared when he had to make a public appearance because of something important that happened.

For example, every millennium, the Lightning Emperor came out to congratulate the winner of the grand tournament.

But these were basically the only times anyone could get a hold of the Lightning Emperor in any way since the Custodian dealt with everything else.

However, this still meant that the Lightning Emperor only exited his study every 500 years or so, which was an insanely long time for everyone below the Mage Lord Realm, and if one missed it, they would need to wait another 500 years.

And it was even rarer that someone was allowed to enter the Lightning Emperor's study since this was his private space.

Only the Custodian was allowed to enter the Lightning Emperor's study.

And now, Shang would also enter the Lightning Emperor's study.

Shang took a step forward and walked through the door.

Even though he was a bit nervous, it still wasn't nearly enough to shake his resolve in any way.

The Custodian smiled politely towards Queen Primordium and closed the door.

Then, the Custodian traveled down the hallway, followed by Shang.

After a couple of seconds, they stopped in front of an ordinary wooden door.

The Custodian politely knocked on the door and opened it just a second later without waiting for the Lightning Emperor's command to enter.

With the door now open, Shang's Spirit Sense entered the Lightning Emperor's study, and he could finally sense it.

It was simple but also earth-shattering in a sense.

the study didn't

of

even

knowledge, he could sense the truth

over

it looked barely

but he could still feel that all these kinds of Mana were not acting in a

insanely high that Shang could feel them as clearly as

they did, but

maybe about 100 books visually, but when one looked past the simple appearance, one

even estimate how many books there were in

Billions?

Trillions?

More?

top of that, there were no Spells that kept the books hidden

the books, but he could see them and

an instant, Shang had read the titles

Spark Wraith Realm, which was

continued looking at the titles of even more books without even really thinking about

saw thousands of books for some

Impose had been

of

had to take a deep

that there was nothing

God had told him so, and Shang had also never heard about the other Paths until he had met with

were billions of books in front of him, explaining all

other

just kept

a second, Shang had already seen the names of over a hundred different Paths, which was

Paths had there been back

"Cool, huh?"

out of his thoughts and focused on the person that had just

with white hair and a

thought in confusion. 'Did he just

word that left the Lightning Emperor's mouth to be

I can't have you continue

Shang heard the quiet sound

Custodian hadn't entered with

been distracted," Shang said, trying his best not to sound cold or aggressive but failing miserably due to his lack

Emperor said with

chair in front of him that had just

felt the Space, Time, and