Sword God in a World of Magic

What after that?

At that moment, Shang's thoughts began to turn more and more abstract.

He was trying to think of something, but all his thoughts somehow stopped making sense.

He was thinking of something, but he had no idea what he was thinking about.

It was just a weird and indiscernible mess.

Shang was just sitting there, not moving.

He was just thinking.

Wait, what was he thinking about?

He didn't remember.

'Can't be that important if I forgot,' Shang thought. 'Anyway, it's interesting to know what led me down to my current Path.'

'Killing the God, huh?'

'Sure, I can do that.'

'Then, I will get rid of the Abominations as long as it doesn't require me to sacrifice myself or something like that. And finally, I will find a way to become even more powerful.'

'I refuse to believe that becoming a God is the end.'

"You haven't answered my question yet," the Lightning Emperor suddenly said.

Shang was pulled out of his thoughts and returned to reality.

He had completely forgotten that he was sitting in front of the Lightning Emperor just now.

"What was the question?" Shang asked.

"Why do you want to become a God?" the Lightning Emperor asked.

Shang didn't immediately answer because he realized that he was now in a troublesome situation.

Earlier, he could have answered that question with no problems.

Because he wanted to become more powerful.

But now, Shang had remembered the original reason for wanting to become so powerful.

the truth from lies, and he also knew that he most likely couldn't deceive the Lightning Emperor with

he

is a specific reason why I once wanted to become a God, but that reason is no longer important,"

the Lightning Emperor uttered with some interest. "Please,

a God because I want to become even more powerful.

said

Lightning Emperor said with a nod. "Nevertheless, I want to hear

don't want to tell

vanished, and a polite but strict expression replaced

are free to refuse to answer, but in that case, I will assume the worst possible reason and base my judgment on that. In this case, I am assuming you want to subjugate the

are a God, you would have already killed nearly all Emperors

the Lightning Emperor said. "Nearly every other Emperor has been my personal friend

are my

saying that you want to become a God, you have essentially told me that you want to

becoming powerful and realizing their destiny, but is that still true when that person has

Silence.

eliminate you. You are not here because I want to find a reason to kill you. This is a chance for you to defend yourself and convince me

it,"

Silence.

felt a strong feeling of déjà

he

his last conversation

was

were still

Lightning Emperor

didn't have the power to kill

Lightning Emperor didn't know that Shang was the

to become a God?" the Lightning

Silence.

to kill someone,"

person or several?" the

"Only one," Shang answered.

The Lightning Emperor.

wanting to kill one

that person?" the Lightning

I'm certain

an eyebrow as he looked at

certain of

be certain of whom the Lightning

makes you so certain?" the

and if he doesn't

he leaned forward a bit. "And who