Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang remained silent for a while.

Abaddon also didn't say anything.

Nearly half a minute passed.

"Tell me," Shang said.

"I'm sorry, but I can't," Abaddon answered. "You need to understand that I can't put all my trust in you. Trusting someone like you would be just as stupid as trusting someone like me."

"Okay, what's your plan?" Shang asked.

"First, I use my influence to give you a chance to win at the grand tournament," Abaddon said. "Then, we are going to fight at the Mage Emperor tournament."

"I am going to lose in the battle and concede. Before any of the other Emperors can do anything, mother will hand you the Inheritor Sphere, and you will absorb it to reach the Ninth Realm immediately."

"The other Emperors will immediately attack. They don't care that you have won. They are going to try to kill you regardless."

"The Lightning Emperor, mother, and I are going to fight the other Mage Emperors."

"I am going to kill one and get my Mana. We will both reach the Ninth Realm and with the Lightning Emperor helping us, the Archivist won't get out."

"We kill the Mage Emperors and become Gods. Mother and the Lightning Emperor will survive, and I will destroy the world. Mother, you, and I will comprehend the level six Concept of Death. I resurrect the world to comprehend the level six Concept of Life."

"Then, we leave and search for a greater world."

"That's my plan."

Shang remained silent for a while.

"What about the Abominations?" Shang asked.

"I don't care," Abaddon said. "As long as you keep them at bay until I get a chance to resurrect the world, I don't care. You can go destroy it after that if you want. Who knows, maybe we can learn even more by witnessing that?"

Shang thought for a while about everything.

had noticed several things during his talk

his name, but he

was the Child of

would also comprehend the level six Concept of

that Shang had a

Abaddon knew

enough, Abaddon was

more, Shang wasn't certain whether or

sounded extremely beneficial for both of

be stupid to

were those

Empress of

the plan in which Shang

just following the plan would also result in the best-case

as it got,

also knew that he didn't seem

be just as hard as Shang trusting

Which meant impossible.

that neither of the two would trust the other,

could only trust the other when they were in an advantageous position that would give them the victory if

most of the advantages to

means that he has several contingency plans that he hasn't told me. He probably has a way to deal with me any time I might

me to become a Mage Emperor. It's possible that he has a way to become a Mage Emperor immediately if he

me to become

at

focused

then, the Life Mana emanating from

Shang's heart nearly stopped.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

explosion of pure Death Mana came out of the

by the explosion, and he felt the Death Mana penetrate his mind and attach to

even able to give the command to use his Domain