[{"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-646":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},1492581,1940,"Chapter 646 -Lesson In Power","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-646",646,"\u003Cp>WHOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang swung his sword, and the world around him followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, eight people were sitting on the grass on top of a hill in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all watching Shang's swings attentively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Shang was swinging with a completely new kind of sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, this new State could be seen as a mix of Shang's Saber State and his Colossal Sword State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword was around 150 centimeters long, and it looked a bit like a long cleaver. It was curved and only had one cutting edge. In the middle of the cutting edge was a small \"corner\", which was used to gather all the power of a swing into one single point. From bottom to top, the sword looked a bit like a [-symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang was swinging his sword, different kinds of Mana could be felt by the present people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, there was extremely hot Fire Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, there was extremely bright Light Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, there was Light Mana that completely focused on mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not a Path that exists within the Star Map,\" Shang said during a swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know who has created the Star Map, but it has definitely been created by a person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang swung another time, the world seemingly warping around his new sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Star Map we all know has a limited number of weapons, and only a few of them are swords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is a knife a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is a dagger a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A long sword is a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A saber is a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A great sword is a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A colossal sword is a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is a colossal mace with an edge a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is a colossal axe a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every sentence, Shang performed another strike as the eight people listened intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are only four swords in the Star Map that are definitely swords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet, does that mean that those are the only swords?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Star Map has been created by a human, and the knowledge of humanity is limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Things we have known in the past might be incorrect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Things we have known in the past might be correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, even if they are correct, it doesn't mean that they include the entire picture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When someone knows that sword can slash, that knowledge will be true now and in a million years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But a sword can do more than just slash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about stabbing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about parrying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person that knows that a sword can slash is correct, but they do not know the entire picture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the same sense, the person that has created the Star Map might have gathered an impressive amount of knowledge and managed to transform it into a digestible form for weaker people, but it doesn't mean that the Star Map includes all the Paths that can possibly exist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sword I am using right now is not in the Star Map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, the sword I am using doesn't even have a name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not a saber. It's too big for that, and the form doesn't completely fit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not a great sword since it only has a single edge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not a cleaver since it's too long and thin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One could surely find a category that my sword would fit into the most, but it doesn't completely fit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I say that someone uses a sword, people don't think of a saber. They think of a long sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A saber is a sword, but only when I say the word saber does the correct image appear in your mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a word doesn't exist for my sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang kept swinging while he was talking to his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of you have asked me why I decided on creating a fifth Path, a Path outside the Star Map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said that I wouldn't be able to rely on the Star Map anymore and that I would have to blindly find my way forward without any guidance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang released an especially powerful slash, and the entire world seemed to follow his every will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But isn't that what I have been doing all this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students kept listening intently and respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New knowledge gets created by pioneers that venture outside the comfortable and known.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have the Mages achieved perfection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have the Mages reached their maximum potential?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will the Mages in five million years be just as powerful as the Mages today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Power and innovation get born by fear and competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As of right now, the Mages are growing very slowly, or maybe not even at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet, when a powerful class of warriors appears, the Mages will realize that they might lose their position of dominance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And at that point, new kinds of Spells and weapons will be created by them, and their power will grow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not know a surefire way to create a Path for my new sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I am sure of one thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Path exists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I so sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I know how Paths work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know how Imposes work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know how power works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know how the world works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might take me an unknown number of years, but I know that I will eventually create the path for this new kind of sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In comparison to others, I don't search for the most fitting weapon for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In comparison to others, I don't search for the most fitting techniques for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, I create my own weapons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I create my own techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang stopped swinging and put his sword away as he faced the eight people that respectfully watched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are my disciples, and I don't want you to be mere followers of others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want you to just copy what everyone else is doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When there is no path, weapon, or technique you are completely happy with, it is not the one for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there is nothing available, create something new.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang turned away and flew back to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lesson is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-06T04:07:21.127Z",1,"novelbin.me","4484ed206b89d3612582fdecc0dd9b73c9043224688c6959847552b4eab41867","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-647","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-645",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]