Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang knew that Lucius hadn't kept all of his abilities as the Child of Calamity a secret.

He had made some of his abilities public, but he had disguised them as something else.

"You can use Anti-Magic?!" the Lightning Emperor asked in shock.

"I don't know exactly how Lucius' Anti-Magic works," Shang said. "This is a Domain that I can use to turn Elemental Mana into Neutral Mana in exchange for parts of my body."

"In exchange for parts of your body?" the Lightning Emperor repeated. "This is..."

The Lightning Emperor became silent.

"Very different," he said.

"You called it Anti-Magic," Shang said. "You said Lucius can use something like that."

"He could," the Lightning Emperor said. "Since when did you have access to this Domain?"

"I comprehended it at the Peak of the Second Realm," Shang said.

Silence.

At this moment, the Lightning Emperor became incredibly shocked.

Peak of the Second Realm?!

"Lucius had something very similar," the Lightning Emperor said. "However, he only comprehended it as a Peak Ancestral Mage shortly before he became a Mage Lord."

"And yet, you comprehended it in the Second Realm?"

"However, your Domain is different in a fundamental way. Lucius didn't need to sacrifice anything for his Domain, but you need to sacrifice parts of your body."

"I'm certain Lucius couldn't do that."

This shocked Shang.

Shang had assumed that the Domain of Entropy was something that every Child of Calamity could use. After all, Abominations could also use it.

And yet, Lucius had only been able to use it as a Peak Ancestral Mage?

had no access

had assumed that all the Children of Calamity shared the

Shang, and he

a bad way.

the end, Shang's curiosity won out,

power I

the Lightning Emperor

took a deep breath and pointed

Realm when I was at the Peak Second Realm, and I used it again to

Silence.

an Abomination," the Lightning Emperor

Shang nodded. "Correct."

More silence.

to comprehend right now the one Lucius had also comprehended as a Peak

"Most likely," Shang said.

Silence.

much trouble for Lucius. I'm not surprised that you've

and even more, you have unlocked powers that Lucius had only

share a power, but

seem even closer to Lucius' power than he

Silence.

become even

have a shot at

had nothing. Our little group had to earn every little bit of resources ourselves, and we didn't have a

this lack of resources has probably stopped us from growing even more

been a Mage Lord and later a Mage

now, things

a Mage Emperor

know how or why you and Lucius are connected, but I am willing to invest

need to enter the

certain now that Lucius left the Trial of Want for you, his

nodded. "I'm planning

"You have access to way more than we've had access to back then. The only thing that can stop you

you," Shang said absentmindedly as he left his Isolation Barrier to

Silence.

Lightning Emperor