[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-1025":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1492859,1940,"Chapter 1025  1025 - Terminus","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-1025",1025,"\u003Cp>The four of them just looked at the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never witnessed anything even remotely like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when they were in a dead place like the old pit of death, there had still been some movement or life. But now, there was just nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Literally nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just mere minutes ago, there had been humongous trees, powerful beasts, ancient Mages, vast meadows, powerful dragons, and monumental sea monsters in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world had been teeming with life and movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was just nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of existence had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a situation was unprecedented, even for the Archivist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Archivist had gone through many apocalypses in his world, but none of them had even come close to something this absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was tragic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gregorio and the Archivist felt like a heavy weight was suppressing their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shouldn't be here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a place where they could or should live or stay in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their souls were telling them that they should leave as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Kali, Abaddon, and Shang felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt at peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this was what the world should be like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dead world with infinite untapped potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the unnecessary life had been transformed into usable and pure Neutral Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The density of the Mana in the world had reached untold levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that they could use all the Mana however they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shang felt something a bit different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Shang felt like he hadn't gone far enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he should also get rid of all the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last five living things in the world remained silent as they watched the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody knew how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time had become irrelevant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there was no life and no movement, time stopped mattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I see,' Shang thought suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It is actually as I've thought.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Death Affinity gets closer and closer to Entropy the more powerful it gets.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And eventually, the two meet up.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Shang understood everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The level six Concept of Death, Terminus.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The end of all life.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang isolated himself so that he wouldn't disturb the other three and summoned a black ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black ball was a bit bigger than Shang's human fist, and it didn't seem to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw the black ball, he smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black ball looked exactly like the black balls of Entropy Shang had experimented with many thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this wasn't Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Death Mana that looked and acted like Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Concept of Terminus, the Death Mana had gained the ability to consume itself for an explosive increase in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely powerful, but it still couldn't compare to Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Entropy consumed itself and Mana to produce something dangerous, which was far stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, this new kind of Death Mana also couldn't erase Mana from existence like Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, this Death Mana could only produce around 5% of the power of Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, 5% of Entropy was already terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Death Mana strives to imitate Entropy, but it can never truly become Entropy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After all, Death Mana is still Mana.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But I wonder. Is there actually a way to turn Mana into Entropy?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't know, but if there actually is such a way, it would be far too advanced and powerful for something as weak and pathetic as Aterium.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If there is a way, I can probably find it in the world of the Abominations.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang grew a bit excited when he thought about another possibility of becoming more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In the end, I have still been proven correct,' Shang thought\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Concept of Terminus is, without a doubt, the most powerful Concept in Aterium.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And yet, it can only mimic a fraction of Entropy's power.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Comprehending Aterium's Concepts is a waste of time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shang got rid of the Isolation Barrier around him and simply sat in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Shang couldn't deal with sitting still for even a minute, but now, he had no issues with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was no longer relevant, and even more, Shang's strength couldn't really improve anymore inside Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had reached the end of his Path in Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To continue, he would need to leave Aterium behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang just waited in silence for an unknown period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Abaddon opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small glint of recognition and enlightenment could be seen in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon quickly noticed that Shang had already finished watching the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotions in Abaddon's eyes had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Abaddon had looked at Shang in the past, he had viewed Shang as an extremely terrifying monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, things were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Abaddon looked at Shang like he was looking at someone vastly more powerful than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Shang, Abaddon had realized that the next logical step of the Death Affinity was the force called Entropy he had heard about from Gregorio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When looking at Shang, Abaddon felt like he was looking at what he might be able to become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he continued, Abaddon might also reach such incredible heights of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon didn't say anything and also waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only Kali was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gregorio hadn't paid a lot of attention to the world since he didn't have a Death Affinity anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, he felt uncomfortable whenever he looked at the dead world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown period of time, Kali also finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Abaddon, Kali looked at Shang with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she realized that Shang essentially represented perfection in Death Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kali knew that she and her son were merely imitating Shang's power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang actually had the real thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone done?\" Shang asked a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three people behind Shang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shang looked at an island far to the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Archivist became nervous when he felt Shang directly looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Archivist alsojust nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang flew far up into the air and created an invisible Isolation Barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not interested in the Concepts of Life,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may start, Abaddon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon's smile widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to help,\" Gregorio said from behind of Abaddon. \"I know a bit about life, but not a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure,\" Abaddon said with a friendly laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to help as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon, Kali, and Gregorio looked with raised eyebrows at the Archivist, who had just appeared behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon threw a glance at Shang, who was still visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure,\" Abaddon said the next moment with a friendly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-06T04:07:30.030Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e0c271fb54a7d9f1d9ec62d4fff4a9df4130dd29a394cf1dc96046000b44c53","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-681","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-680",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]