[{"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-1030":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},1492880,1940,"Chapter 1030  1030 - Empathy","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-1030",1030,"\u003Cp>CRKSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic black tear tore through Lucius' body, destroying it and scattering bits and pieces of it across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I'm going to do,\" Shang said with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius had told everything Shang needed to know, and there was no more reason to keep him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Shang just killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the will on Aterium vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody was controlling Aterium anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait,\" Shang transmitted to the distant Abaddon. \"Don't take control of the world just yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon could sense where Shang was, and hejust nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to leave the world for a bit to confirm something,\" Shang said. \"I will be back within the next six months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six months?\" Abaddon asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would Shang need so long?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Shang answered, \"Aterium is surrounded by a nearly infinite void of Entropy, and I need to travel to its edge to confirm something. It will take me about six months or so to go there and return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sounded bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if there were a cloud of Entropy around Aterium, it might become difficult to travel through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, Shang could get them through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Abaddon answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang cut the connection and created a portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After floating through the portal, Shang found himself in a seemingly infinite void filled with Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Shang was a humongous ball of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang expanded to his full size and shot in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a seemingly random animal in Aterium was born with an Affinity for Fire, Ice, Light, and Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Child of Calamity had left, and a new one had been created by Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wouldn't become an issue for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang traveled forward for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere he looked, he only saw an infinite void of Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Shang reached the edge of the nearly infinite void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That confirms it,' Shang thought as he looked at the unimaginable forces of Destruction in front of him. 'Lucius didn't lie.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked around a bit more, but in the end, he flew back to Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang entered Aterium without any issues and appeared in the place where the Judgment Palace had once been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon, Kali, and Gregorio quickly arrived at that spot and looked with anxiety at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they finally leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they finally see the outside world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did the outside world look like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are some issues,\" Shang said as he looked at the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them became nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang told them everything about the infinite void of Entropy and the unimaginable forces of Destruction beyond it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't tell them about Lucius since he didn't want to explain all of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard about the forces of Destruction, the three of them became terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't leave?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There might be a way to leave,\" Shang said. \"However, you have to give me like a day or so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them were still nervous, but there wasn't really anything they could do, so theyjust nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang left again and reappeared in Lucius' space castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang floated through the hall, some thoughts shot through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Shang had found out that he could change his mind with Entropy, he had considered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he get rid of the part that allowed him to feel empathy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had decided against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what if he somehow needed it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a certain way, he kind of needed it right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'According to Gregorio's description, Lucius was generally a nice and helpful person with a dark core that sometimes broke out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In a certain way, I am the opposite. I am a very selfish person, but I also kept Kali, Abaddon, Gregorio, and the Archivist alive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Was there a reason to keep the four of them alive?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Would they be useful in any way?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And yet, I still did it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't want to betray the promise that I made to Gregorio.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't want to betray Abaddon's help.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is still some humanity left in me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sflence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Time to change that,' Shang thought with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shang looked at the numbers that made up his own being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lucius used his powers as a God to purify his self.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He got rid of his impure thoughts and became a peaceful and nice person.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, a peaceful and nice person will inevitably get taken advantage of and die in the end.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lucius died to his own stupidity.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I won't make the same mistake.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shang began to tear at his being. Immediately, Shang was assaulted with incredible pain, but he didn't even react to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was no stranger to pain, and he could deal with every pain imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a man with black hair and a black saber appeared in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the man was turned into Mana and Entropy in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been an Abomination God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How powerful was an Abomination God?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had no interest in finding out and hadjust instantly split it into Entropy and Mana before it could do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had summoned the Abomination God for one simple reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal appeared in front of Shang, and the black ball of Entropy flew through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had taken the Abomination God's Entropy and threw it into the infinite void of Entropy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only the Mana was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's enough,' Shang thought with a chuckle. 'You don't need a full body.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shang's will grabbed Aterium violently and shoved part of his self into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was painful, but the further it progressed, the louder Shang laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weakness!\" Shang shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My weakness is leaving my body!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's laugh became louder and louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, even the last bits of empathy left his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And about an hour later, it was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with blonde hair was thrown at the ground of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked extremely similar to Shang's human body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only differences were that he was fully human and that his hair color was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there wasn't even a single bit of Entropy inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a fully-fledged human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying on the ground, the man slowly opened his eyes, which then widened into shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHAHAHA!\" Shang laughed as he looked at the pathetic human in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite rage and hatred appeared in the human in front of Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAAACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a terrifying black tear tore through the black ball that was Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHAHA!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Shang didn't stop laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, foolish human,\" Shang said with a mocking tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you truly believe I would give you the power to hurt me? I'm not as naive as Lucius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more black tears tore through Shang, but they couldn't injure him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\" the man shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're a monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hate you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a tendril shot out of the black ball and pushed the man onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wasn't able to resist in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why so angry?\" Shang asked with a chuckle. \"After all, I've freed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're finally able to do whatever you want to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should be thankful to me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1251,"2026-06-06T04:07:30.030Z",1,"novelbin.me","a97fcdbfbf6f0b71c2e1f8ab8d74d5dafabe8602e74f87185731c75ac7a17c3e","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-1031","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-690",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]