Sword God in a World of Magic

A Peak Mage Lord.

A Mage who surpassed Shang by an entire Realm.

Was it possible to win this fight?

No.

Even if Shang used his most powerful attack, Fate, George would only lose about 20% of his Mana.

And then what?

George could easily replenish the lost Mana, while Shang would be unable to launch further attacks.

The cost was clear.

Lucius had understood the concept of entropy by sacrificing external mana, a process that took him a long time. But what could be better than experiencing it oneself?

By experiencing the true power of Entropy, Shang could understand the feeling of fading into nothingness.

The price?

Whatever Shang needed to sacrifice from his own body to comprehend the Concept of Transformation.

That was the price.

Shang had already sacrificed 15% of his soul to Entropy, and killing George would likely require sacrificing at least another 5%.

Naturally, Shang had often contemplated what he would sacrifice next, and he knew what he had to do.

As George prepared his spells, two small black lights appeared behind Shang's bandages.

It almost seemed as if a void was peering through the bandages at George.

of imminent death

Ssssshhhh!

gust of

sound of Entropy consuming

remained intact,

a withered shell, but compared to the previous occasions, he could

while

George had never been there, except for the fact that a part of Shang's body was

slowly lifted his left arm and gazed at the bloody stump. He didn't need to sacrifice his entire arm to kill

hand had been

happened twice before, yet he still couldn't grow accustomed to permanently losing

the price I have to pay, I accept

had made the decision to

feet for swift movement and acceleration. Without a foot, his speed would decrease, and he would likely become vulnerable to avoidable

would be even worse, as they produced and converted life

his organs, he

other body parts wouldn't be valuable enough. Thus, Shang opted to sacrifice his left hand. Moreover, the reduction in Shang's

Shang retrieved his Subsis,

CRKSSSH!

he froze the Subsis into

had lost some mobility and flexibility with his sword, but it was still preferable to losing a

with his new

complex aspects of the Concept of Transformation, but there was still much for Shang to comprehend. The main issue was that time had passed too quickly. He hadn't

Shang remarked, turning to the

image said. "I never even attempted to sacrifice a part

has its pros and cons," the image

leg to understand the Concept of Transformation faster, I would have done so. At that time, I feared for my friends' lives and desired power above

Shang didn't respond.

moment, several piles of green crystals materialized in

sense a significant surge in the density of

Mages," the image said, "but I also created it for

you're here, you won't lack life energy