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 with

with his name,

that Shang was the Child of Calamity, but

would also comprehend the level six Concept

knew that Shang

Abaddon knew all of Shang's

Abaddon was

wasn't certain whether

for both

be stupid to believe

best lies were those that gave a perfect

been tampered with by the Empress of Death, and when Shang tried to absorb it, he

in the plan in which Shang could

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

from trustworthy as it got, but his

that he didn't seem any

Shang should be just as hard

Which meant impossible.

was obvious that neither of the two would trust the other, and both

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

Abaddon gave most of the

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

even need me to become a Mage Emperor. It's possible that he has a way to become a Mage Emperor

to become powerful enough

looked at Shang with a

focused

Life Mana emanating

Shang's heart nearly stopped.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

apocalyptic explosion of pure Death Mana came out

was completely consumed by the explosion, and he felt the Death Mana

able to give the command to use his Domain of Entropy before the Death Mana started