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?

no access to the

of Calamity shared

for Shang, and he wasn't sure if he should

way. Shang felt like the Lightning Emperor wasn't about to kill

the end, Shang's curiosity won out, and

power I have," Shang

the Lightning

breath and pointed

Realm when I was at the Peak

Silence.

Abomination," the Lightning Emperor

Shang nodded. "Correct."

More silence.

back then? Is the Concept you are trying to comprehend right now the one Lucius had also comprehended as a Peak Ancestral Mage?"

"Most likely," Shang said.

Silence.

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

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

a power, but something between you seems fundamentally

even closer to

Silence.

become even more powerful

a shot at

little bit of resources ourselves, and we didn't have a place

don't want to believe it, but this lack of resources has probably stopped us

strongest support had been a Mage Lord and

things are

backing of a Mage Emperor and several

you and Lucius are connected, but I am willing to invest in the future so that it may be better

need to enter the Trial

am certain now that Lucius left the Trial

"I'm

said. "You have access to way more than we've had access to back

you," Shang said absentmindedly as he left his Isolation

Silence.

Lightning Emperor said