[{"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-338":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},1492423,1940,"Chapter 338 – Mind Battle","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-338",338,"\u003Cp>Chapter 338 – Mind Battle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked at the fish for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It would be a matter of luck to get the right beast, and I don’t want to accidentally run into something too powerful. I think I should try it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang slowly dug out the fish’s heart and started to consume it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he had eaten around half the heart, his brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Mana is not activating. I thought I could eat half of the heart, but apparently, I need to eat the entire thing to strengthen my body. I think it has something to do with the beast’s will.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked at the remaining heart, narrowed his eye, and consumed it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang swallowed the last bite, he felt his body heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was reminded of the time he had consumed the Earth Fruit Hedgehog’s first fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Speaking of,’ Shang thought. ‘I think I am powerful enough to fight the Earth Fruit Hedgehog equally now. Duke Whirlwind said that it reached the Mid Commander Stage after consuming the Old Ice Octopus.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insurmountable gap of power Shang felt whenever he had looked at the Earth Fruit Hedgehog had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Can’t get distracted now. Need to deal with the Mana.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang decided that he had to take drastic measures. After all, if there were too much Mana remaining inside his body, it would become troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang released two opposing Blasts, one after the other, severely injuring his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang quickly shoved all his own Mana into healing his body, and his body was consuming the beast’s Mana to regain its old storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang hadn’t cleared his Mana before swallowing the heart since he didn’t need to. He had already experimented a couple of times. Thanks to his warrior body, he had the ability to use up his own Mana at terrifying rates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s Mana was entering Shang’s being at rapid rates, but that wasn’t nearly fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang injured his own body even more, the pain starting to face him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was trying to heal rapidly, but controlling foreign Mana wasn’t very easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shang noticed that his body was absorbing the Mana a tiny bit faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have to try it! It’s too risky having so much foreign Mana inside myself!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang released another two blasts, his organs spreading over the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was out of his own Mana, and his natural regeneration might not be fast enough to heal him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang gritted his teeth as he tried to stay awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness of death was calling for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If you don’t absorb faster, I will die!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s body began to shiver at several places, and he resisted the urge to convulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steam came out of Shang’s body as the Mana got absorbed even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, Shang noticed that his Mana had become imbalanced. It was like his body was starting to mutate violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His organs were regenerating in the wrong places and in wrong sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang destroyed parts of the incorrect organs, doing his best not to accidentally kill himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a constant battle of death on the tiny tightrope above a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wrong step and Shang would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s Mana was rapidly being consumed under Shang’s controlled destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly painful, but Shang kept an iron grip on his focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably one of the most panic-inducing and painful experiences in Shang’s life, only superseded by the Procedure and the time he had consumed the first fruit from the Earth Fruit Hedgehog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and guts gathered around Shang, and he wanted to do nothing more but lose consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shang kept going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, an hour later, Shang stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The will of the beast had returned, and it became impossible to absorb the remaining Mana now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang allowed foreign Mana to enter his being again and fully focused on recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang felt some kind of foreign will attack his mind. It felt very similar to fighting unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he fought against the foreign will, Shang sat down and closed his eye, focusing on the mental battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like he was desperately leaning against a door as someone tried to open it with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a battle of attrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had to put his full focus on resisting the enemy’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every moment was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t know how long he kept fighting off the will, but he was sure that a long time had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, the assault grew weaker, and Shang could actually relax a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some more time later, Shang didn’t need to focus on the battle anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s will had grown so weak that it was no longer a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a long while, Shang opened his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he did was look at the big stone in his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“73 days remain,” Shang read in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have been battling the beast’s will for 13 days?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the will was only slightly more powerful than when he had strengthened himself the normal way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘With enough work, I can clear the beast’s will in about twelve days.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It seems like it’s possible to strengthen myself with a beast heart a level stronger than me, but it will take longer to recover in total.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang took out his sword and tested his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a bit of testing, he could estimate his newfound power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t as good as he had hoped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hoped for some kind of boost after going through so much danger, but the efficiency seemed to only be a little bit better than if he were to do it the normal way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If an Initial Commander Stage beast gives me one unit of power, this one gave me 2.4 units. A normal beast takes me about twelve days to recover, while this will take me a total of about 26 days. It’s a net gain of about 0.2 units, but it’s extremely dangerous, and I am essentially completely helpless for two weeks after consuming one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s not worth it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I have a normal one, I should use the normal one. I should only go for Early Commander Stage beasts if I don’t find anything else.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang remained sitting for some time longer to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind had been strained for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Shang stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have about twelve days to kill,” he said as he looked at Sword. “I think we need to strengthen you. How about I dig into the Plague Rat Zone deep underground, and you tell me if you feel any useful ore? I think the Plague Rat should have calmed down by now. On top of that, it lives many kilometers to the east.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine with that,” Sword answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he left his inner world and went back into his real body, which had been buried inside the sand for nearly two weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s real body felt quite stiff, but that wasn’t really an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening his eye, Shang continued digging deeper into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a minute later, he felt the earth becoming harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he continued digging through the hard earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just three hours later, Sword told Shang that it felt something useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be Shang’s new life for the next three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strengthening and digging.\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e877886a7850fc85166348406ef64944e3a458c691381268f1caaccd565c98f","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-339","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-337",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]