Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang could easily envision someone like King Sanctified Death resorting to extreme measures in order to comprehend two Concepts. In fact, Shang himself contemplated doing the same. His desire for supreme power made him open to understanding something as profound as the level six Concept of Death. However, he faced four significant challenges.

Firstly, Shang recognized the importance of having life around him.

While power remained his top priority, surrounding himself solely with death would be akin to being trapped within the Reality Tear once again.

It would render everything devoid of value, eventually leading to monotony.

Secondly, Shang lacked a Life Affinity, and it was unlikely that he would ever possess one. Although his affinity for Life may have reached a high level, it was insufficient.

Both Life and Death Affinities required compatible mindsets. Without a mindset attuned to the Death Affinity, prolonged exposure to Death Mana would quickly drive someone to self-destruction. The Life Affinity likely presented similar challenges, and Shang simply did not possess the suitable mindset.

This meant that once Shang annihilated the world, it would never return.

The third issue surprised Shang. He experienced a genuine sense of guilt when contemplating the destruction of an entire world. While Shang was willing to go to any lengths for power, he found himself uncomfortable with extinguishing all life within a world.

The notion of transforming Aterium into a realm of eternal silence and stillness did not sit well with him.

Lastly, Shang realized that he did not actually need the level six Concept of Death.

The Entropy Affinity appeared to be an even more potent and extreme form of death. Death signified the cessation of life, whereas Entropy encompassed the end of existence itself, including matter, movement, energy, space, and time.

that a theoretical level seven Concept of Death would simply be Entropy. Therefore, why fixate on the level six Concept of Death when Shang could focus on

"So, you believe he intends to annihilate the entire world?"

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the other Emperors are okay with

existence itself is unwavering. Life exists because the world desires its existence. If

they are certain he will not succeed.

the other Emperors held this belief, but he himself did not share

world lay with the deranged God. However, the entire Abomination phenomenon seemed to contradict that notion. Did the God truly control

and Shang engaged in further conversation on various topics before the Lightning Emperor employed a

that of King Sanctified Death, and if others sensed his true aura, they

before the war would enter its next phase. In the meantime, Shang should focus

faced immense pressure as the Land and Sky

not yet violated

openly formed an alliance. The Land and Sky Empire had ceded a significant amount of land near the frontlines

pressure on the Lightning

them from fully concentrating their efforts on the

the world, but they were unrelated

war against the Sungod Mountain Empire in the southeast. Their

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agreed that a bit of warfare would