[{"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-358":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},1492243,1940,"Chapter 358 – Universe","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>Chapter 358 – Universe\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Focus of the Mage started to burn fiercely again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball!” the Mage shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, a huge fireball shot out of the Focus, right towards Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang evaded to the side with a Fire Blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remote version!” the Mage added with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of continuing, the fireball exploded just as it passed Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s legs became severely burned, and the skin on the rest of his body didn’t have it any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that the Mage could detonate his fireball from a distance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the bit of Mana Shang had regenerated over the fight allowed him to heal his body, but he was out of Mana yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, Shang continued shooting at his opponent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, he had gotten rather close. Only twenty meters were between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage also released his own version of a Fire Blast to escape, but Shang kept charging after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison to Shang, the Mage had to use his own Mana every time he did that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several small embers were left behind as he retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang shot after him, the Mage turned around with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire Mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he snapped his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the small embers exploded violently just as Shang passed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right side of Shang’s body turned black, and his right arm essentially became useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could only grit his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any Mana to heal himself anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage gained a couple of meters due to this attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, it’s kind of unfair that you can control the temperature of your body!” the Mage shouted at Shang while retreating. “I would have used my Fire Domain otherwise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s brows furrowed. “You have a Domain?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been the first time Shang had spoken during the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang moved to the side again as he barely evaded a concentrated beam of fire. Yet, his right arm was now completely burned off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that True Mages had a terrifying ability to regenerate Mana thanks to Mana Tranquility, but this Mage had been throwing a rapid avalanche of attacks with intense power at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was certain that the Mage was using way more Mana than he was regenerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not your kind of Domain,” the Mage shouted back. “It’s a Spell I invented! It makes the surroundings very hot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, it’s time to end this fight!” he shouted with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, three fireballs were floating around the Mage. He had been preparing them while he was retreating from Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the three fireballs shot at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang shot upward, leaving only one fireball shooting directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang swung his sword, and a wave of fire left it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball in front of Shang exploded as Shang’s ranged attack hit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang released another Fire Blast and charged right towards the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost like he wanted to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM! BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two fireballs exploded diagonally behind him, severely burning his body and blasting him even faster into the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang entered the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a moment later, a bloodied figure came out of the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had activated his Domain of Entropy again, and he had sacrificed his skin to survive the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was now very close to the Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage only looked with disgust at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ew,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a spear of fire shot out of his robe, right towards Shang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s right eye narrowed, and he shot another wave of fire at the spear. Sword had absorbed a lot of Fire Mana just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two attacks hit and exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the explosion, the Mage only smirked and lifted his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another fireball in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black beam shot out of the explosion and hit the Mage’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Circles on his chest activated again, but this time, they broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His robes would no longer protect him from now on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black beam had been Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had thrown it towards the Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Shang wouldn’t throw his weapon at a Mage. After all, their Mana Shield would just block it by using up a negligible amount of Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this Mage didn’t have a Mana Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of this throw was even stronger than when Shang had hit the Mage in the chest with his elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage was thrown back and flew towards the ground, not being able to control his trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of his bones broke, and blood leaked out of his body as he rolled across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, his body stopped, and he could see Shang approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severely burned, skinless figure looked scary and simultaneously disgusting in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword returned to Shang, and he would soon reach the Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, is the Soma Universe X7 out yet?” the Mage suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s world stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he just say?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he hear that right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… how?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A smartphone?! He knows about smartphones?!’ Shang thought in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the Soma Universe was a smartphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang paused in his attack due to his shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the Mage only smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball he had prepared earlier was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, his chest became red and then black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t get my points! Fuck you!” he shouted with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s instincts were screaming at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was nowhere to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage’s body exploded with a violent explosion, and Shang was in the middle of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang activated his Domain of Entropy by sacrificing his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explosion seemingly took forever, and Shang’s body slowly collapsed onto itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang ran out of bones, he had to sacrifice his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And eventually, the explosion passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheering returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shang was injured too heavily, and he died just a minute later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got the points, but he wouldn’t get the points for the next two levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial was over.\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b8b3346d08fe668185e7cd266340b402ff81b918b69a18b2b9e6820956be780","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-359","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-357",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]