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.

could tell the truth from lies, and he also knew that he

was he supposed to

a specific reason why I once wanted to become a God, but

Emperor uttered with some interest. "Please, tell me the

a God because I

said was

with a nod. "Nevertheless,

to

Emperor's friendly smile slowly vanished, and a polite but

will assume the worst possible reason and base my judgment on that.

would have already killed nearly all

Emperor has been my personal friend for a very long time. We traveled together, trained together, fought

my

you have essentially

can come to terms with the reason that everyone deserves a shot at becoming powerful and realizing their destiny, but is that still true when that person has directly told you that they are

Silence.

are not here because I want

use of it," the

Silence.

a strong feeling of

he

his last conversation with

was basically

were

Emperor wasn't Shang's

didn't have the power to kill the Lightning

Emperor didn't know that Shang was the Child

your original reason for wanting to become a God?" the

Silence.

wanted to kill someone," Shang

or several?" the Lightning

"Only one," Shang answered.

The Lightning Emperor.

wanting to kill one person

that person?" the Lightning Emperor

I'm certain of that,"

an eyebrow

certain of

could this warrior be certain of whom the Lightning Emperor

so certain?"

he doesn't want to be known, and if he doesn't show himself, no one will know that he exists,"

leaned forward a bit. "And who