[{"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-350":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},1492435,1940,"Chapter 350 – Forsaken Future","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-350",350,"\u003Cp>Chapter 350 – Forsaken Future\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword pierced Shang’s heart again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost count of how many times that had already happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how long they had been fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew that it had been incredibly long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign Mana inside Shang’s chest had already vanished months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the two of them had been fighting for months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Shang felt nervous about missing an opportunity to strengthen his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it just needed a bit of time for him to strengthen his body after hunting another beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Teacher Mervin very quickly convinced Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strengthening your body is the easiest part of your Path. It only counts as a single step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can strengthen your body whenever you want, but you don’t always have someone ready to teach you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right now, only your swordsmanship is important, nothing else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when Shang ignored his body and everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only learning from Teacher Mervin was important now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had fought for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s heart was pierced again as Teacher Mervin’s sword mimicked the horn of a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin was incredible at mimicking beasts. Whenever he mimicked a beast, it was like Shang could see its image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it had been a huge octopus, but suddenly, the octopus had grown a horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had been prepared for ranged attacks, tentacles, and even its beak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the horn had gotten him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hadn’t been the first time it had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How am I supposed to fight something, which then suddenly changes into something else in a moment?” Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin only grinned. “This is the Path you have chosen. You need to be stronger than everything at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how is that possible?” Shang asked with a sigh. “I can adapt to many kinds of attacks, but I can’t be prepared for all of them at once. I would need to perform several movements at the same time or be at several places at the same time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t strike up, down, left, and right at the same time without dispersing my power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is only so much I can do,” Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin’s smile widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang knew what was coming next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know how you can achieve something impossible like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, this is the Path you chose, and it is your duty to find a solution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am only here to help you. I can’t lift you up, but I can act as a wall that you can use to vault further into the sky,” Teacher Mervin explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had been fighting for so long that even the God had left. The jester itself was still there, but it had lost all signs of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the God was not interested in watching Shang train with the same opponent, but he also knew that this was a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more powerful Shang became, the more interesting his journey would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no responsibilities right now,” Teacher Mervin said. “And as a copy, I also have no responsibility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have all the time in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a luxury that nearly every warrior in the world wishes for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang knew all of that, but it was still difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had they been fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no day or night in his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unchanging, and Shang had long since lost his feeling for the passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Shang continued fighting Teacher Mervin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he had made no progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always lost in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner world seemed endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Teacher Mervin’s power seemed endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time lost all meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like Shang was reliving the same moment again and again, and yet, the moments were all slightly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like Shang was trying to do something impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he was learning, the more he felt like he knew nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he knew, the less he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Teacher Mervin had appeared, Shang could have stated with confidence how he would fight different opponents and how he would win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, only emptiness appeared in Shang’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the beasts, Mages, and warriors blended together in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing made sense anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like everything in existence had become relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only guesses and probabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Shang powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, but he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much longer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang moved only on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t certain what he should do, but he was doing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he fought, the more he felt like he was no longer himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang hadn’t said a word in forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only fighting and adapting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he doing again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, to become the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was he actually progressing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should be progressing, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he fighting again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much to do, but with endless time, there was so little to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was fighting, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, that should be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang suddenly shook his head, and his right eye focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like someone had just dumped a bucket of cold water on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” he asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough,” Teacher Mervin said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough?” Shang asked, still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yep, we fought enough. We are done. The training is finished,” Teacher Mervin said. “I think this is a good moment. You adapted very well, and your growth is astonishing. However, if you keep fighting me, I fear that you will start to adapt to only me. You need to fight others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could still scarcely believe that the fighting was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long have we been fighting?” Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin only laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang only looked at the laughing Teacher Mervin with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I think it’s time for me to go,” Teacher Mervin said as he readied his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang knew what Teacher Mervin was about to do, and he didn’t feel comfortable letting him do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing oneself was different from someone else killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t have to,” Shang said. “I can do it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin only smiled as he looked at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not about could but should,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Teacher Mervin’s sword entered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Mervin’s corpse fell over and the jester regained life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Took you long enough,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t even register the God’s words as he looked at Teacher Mervin’s slowly vanishing corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that the Teacher Mervin in front of him was only a copy, but for some reason, Shang’s emotions exploded at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he grieving for Teacher Mervin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, Shang knew that the real one was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for the first time in a long while, Shang actually fell to his knees…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And tears ran down his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t arrived yet, but Shang knew what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his own goal, he would most likely see those dear to him die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could have just abandoned the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, he wouldn’t have done that since Teacher Mervin was only a copy, but he had the power to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for his own goal, he was ready to sacrifice someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was only a copy of someone Shang had a deep connection with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But next time, it might be a real person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Shang’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Path he had chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Shang wept for the other futures he had forsaken.\u003C\u002Fp>",1293,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","2569c75837b59be41bc08519b37a9707d457605d78947d15fbc4baccec435dd0","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-501","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-349",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]