Yet, even though the Lightning Emperor understood Shang better now, the problem still hadn't been resolved.

Naturally, the metaphor the Lightning Emperor had given couldn't completely cover all the aspects of the problem.

For example, while the beast in the metaphor could help the person become more powerful, Shang couldn't possibly help the Lightning Emperor become more powerful.

The Lightning Emperor was already at the peak of what he could achieve. Even if Shang became a Warrior Emperor and even if he decided to help the Lightning Emperor with everything, what would that accomplish?

At most, the Lightning Emperor would become the strongest Emperor after Shang, but that didn't make much difference to him.

Not everyone was like Shang, and the Lightning Emperor was fine with the power he had.

He could do what he wanted, talk with whomever he wanted, and go wherever he wanted.

Becoming the strongest Emperor wouldn't change that.

As for reaching Lucius' power, that was impossible. The Lightning Emperor knew that much.

Sure, Shang could become an incredibly powerful Warrior King, which would boost the Lightning Manor's prestige and soft power.

But then what?

They would have a bit more power for 100,000 years, and then Shang would die, and everything would return to normal.

And if he hadn't died by then, it meant that he had become an Emperor, in which case every other Emperor needed to fear for their lives.

There was nothing positive about supporting Shang.

"Your goal is to become powerful?" the Lightning Emperor asked.

Shang nodded.

"Powerful in what sense?" the Lightning Emperor asked. "Do you want to rule over others?"

"No," Shang answered.

"Do you want the freedom to do whatever you want?"

"No."

"Do you want to use your power on others?"

"No."

"Then what do you want with that power?" the Lightning Emperor asked with furrowed brows.

Everything Shang had said up to now was in tune with the world, which meant that he wasn't lying.

Yet, exactly that confused the Lightning Emperor so much.

but a means to achieve one's

It was a tool.

do

the power without actually having a reason

was like he was trying to hoard the most powerful weapons in the world

Look at them?

Have them?

want to have power?" the

be the strongest,"

status?" the Lightning Emperor

Shang didn't immediately

answered after two

Emperor blinked

assuming there were no people or beasts in the entire world, would you still

"Yes," Shang answered.

don't care about

"No."

Fifth Realm, and it is completely impossible for anyone else to even reach the

"Yes," Shang answered.

"Why?"

to be the strongest," Shang said. "I don't expect you to understand. I don't know why I

this is why

what I am supposed to do, and if I can't achieve

Lightning Emperor was completely ignoring his tea at this point since he

sound like an ambition," the Lightning Emperor said.

"Mind control?" Shang asked.

every conscious action of a

"You want power, right?"

Shang nodded.

do you want

"Because I want power."

problem," the Lightning Emperor said. "Your action is self-referential. The reason for your action is

because it

that might actually have this reason for existing, a human's action

don't know the reason, you can be assured that it is

don't know that something exists doesn't

"Then, what's my reason for

I haven't seen your life," the Lightning Emperor

far

Shang nodded.

and you reached the top of

to become an Emperor," Shang

an Emperor, what

a God,"

reason why you want to become a God?" the Lightning Emperor

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