[{"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-714":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},1492499,1940,"Chapter 714  714 – Heart","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-714",714,"\u003Cp>Shang continued to look around his new surroundings, and it didn't take long for him to see the next Archmage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were casting several Spells in the wilderness, and the surroundings became increasingly colder the closer one came to that Archmage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang avoided looking at them since everyone seemed to notice him when he did so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang definitely needed to get used to his new surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a couple more High Mages focusing on some complex diagrams that were written on an ancient wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang also saw a Mage Lord playing some kind of string instrument made of wind and ice that seemed to be part of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melody it played created a really strong headache in Shang's mind, but he could also see a whopping 40 Clouds sitting there with closed eyes and listening to the melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, most of them smiled contently, while only a couple of them seemed to grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, judging by their expressions, the ones that grimaced didn't think the melody was very painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Shang's hand turned white as he pressed it with nearly all of his power on the side of his head to alleviate the monstrous headache he was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could deal with a lot of pain, but for some reason, this melody created such a strong headache that Shang immediately turned around to get away from the sound as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Shang, the sound was absolutely horrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost felt just like the operation the Custodian had done on Shang's soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't want to hear this melody ever again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him angry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to kill whoever made that melody!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He despised it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absolutely hated it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fucking melody!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THIS FUCKING MELODY!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>IT NEEDED TO DIE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HE WOULD KILL-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had already gotten away from the melody, and he wasn't hearing it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly breathed in, and he slowly breathed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't need to breathe to survive, but slowly breathing in and out could calm someone's nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained like this for several minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Shang completely calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What just happened?' he thought as he put his hand to his chin in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's not like me to feel so much pain and to lose control over my emotions. This was just a bit of music. Why would it have such an intense effect on me?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, just thinking about the melody made Shang's heart race with anxiety and even fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't know what was up with that strange melody, but he vowed never to go to this place again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Shang looked to a different place. When he had been retreating from the melody just now, Shang had arrived at a new location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an extremely dark forest in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees were black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sign of life were three Mages that were very slowly walking through the forest, their expressions stressed and their eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black forest interested Shang a little, and he landed in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he slowly walked towards it, just like the other Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, when Shang reached the entrance of the forest, he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs were shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't walk forward anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Shang's mind was calm, and he looked at the current situation with cold indifference and logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, his body was showing all the signs of panic and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands uncontrollably shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs wouldn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Curious,' Shang thought as he took note of his panic-filled body. 'I don't feel any fear, but for some reason, something inside of me refuses to let me advance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sure enough, this place is unlike any I have ever seen. No wonder the Empires have the strongest Mages in the world. With such magical locations, even an idiot could become a Mage Lord.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang stopped trying to enter the black forest and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he decided to leave, all the panic and fear in his body vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang took to the sky and flew for another couple of seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found some more Ancestral Beasts with Mages sitting around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a momentous mountain made of nothing but lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a pillar of fiercely burning fire that was kilometers tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a couple more Mages talking to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Shang came across a Mage Lord that was seemingly just randomly sitting in the middle of a random clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang ignored him, but the Mage Lord didn't ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I don't know you. Are you new?\" the Mage Lord asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang stopped flying and turned to the Mage Lord. \"I arrived just a couple of minutes ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show me your Communication Crystal,\" the Mage Lord said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang summoned his Communication Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep, everything checks out,\" the Mage Lord said. \"Welcome to the Hibye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hibye?\" Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what we call this place,\" the Mage Lord said with a snicker. \"It's because we constantly get new people while old people die. That's why it's called hi and bye, Hibye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Fleros. You can view me as sort of an administrator. If you need any resources, I'm the guy you wanna talk to. In a way, you could also say that I'm a shopkeeper,\" Fleros said. \"Lucin should've told you about a shop, right? Or did he forget to mention that again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he mentioned it,\" Shang said. \"I just assumed that there would be a noticeable building. He said that I can't miss it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you can't miss it because I literally know everyone here,\" Fleros said with a snicker. \"I've been watching you for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did?\" Shang said with a cold and apathetic voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep, can't help it. I got a big Spirit Sense, you know?\" Fleros said with a chuckle. \"Anyway, you're a strange one. You know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been told,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know,\" Fleros added, \"I've seen plenty of new people, but I've never seen a single one that had such a strong reaction to the Inner Heart Melody and the Outer Heart Forest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could guess what Fleros was talking about. \"And what do these two things do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Inner Heart Melody gives strength to your deepest and most repressed desires, giving them the power to fight your greater self.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Outer Heart Forest does the same, but instead of just awakening your deeply buried feelings, it manifests them as illusory apparitions that attack you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two things are invaluable for clearing someone's regrets and making them achieve inner peace and tranquility. You should know how incredibly helpful that is for comprehending Concepts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or, maybe you don't,\" Fleros added. \"You seem to have about as much peace inside of yourself as Abominations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-06T04:07:22.039Z",1,"novelbin.me","e03f71ed7388aac307647637b91d83c36ba5248c5ce1a2467939f247f2160022","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-715","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-713",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]