[{"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-752":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},1492587,1940,"Chapter 752  752 Insane","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-752",752,"\u003Cp>What after that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Shang's thoughts began to turn more and more abstract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to think of something, but all his thoughts somehow stopped making sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thinking of something, but he had no idea what he was thinking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a weird and indiscernible mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was just sitting there, not moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, what was he thinking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can't be that important if I forgot,' Shang thought. 'Anyway, it's interesting to know what led me down to my current Path.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Killing the God, huh?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sure, I can do that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then, I will get rid of the Abominations as long as it doesn't require me to sacrifice myself or something like that. And finally, I will find a way to become even more powerful.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I refuse to believe that becoming a God is the end.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't answered my question yet,\" the Lightning Emperor suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was pulled out of his thoughts and returned to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had completely forgotten that he was sitting in front of the Lightning Emperor just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was the question?\" Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want to become a God?\" the Lightning Emperor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't immediately answer because he realized that he was now in a troublesome situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he could have answered that question with no problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he wanted to become more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Shang had remembered the original reason for wanting to become so powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang knew that the Lightning Emperor could tell the truth from lies, and he also knew that he most likely couldn't deceive the Lightning Emperor with ambiguous language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what was he supposed to answer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a specific reason why I once wanted to become a God, but that reason is no longer important,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" the Lightning Emperor uttered with some interest. \"Please, tell me the reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not important since that isn't my reason anymore,\" Shang said. \"I want to become a God because I want to become even more powerful. I want to go as far as I can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Shang said was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand,\" the Lightning Emperor said with a nod. \"Nevertheless, I want to hear your original reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to tell you,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Emperor's friendly smile slowly vanished, and a polite but strict expression replaced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am currently deciding on what to do with you,\" he said. \"You are free to refuse to answer, but in that case, I will assume the worst possible reason and base my judgment on that. In this case, I am assuming you want to subjugate the entire world and rule it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are a God, you would have already killed nearly all Emperors anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me be honest with you, Shang Sword,\" the Lightning Emperor said. \"Nearly every other Emperor has been my personal friend for a very long time. We traveled together, trained together, fought together, and lived together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are my lifelong friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By saying that you want to become a God, you have essentially told me that you want to kill all of my friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can come to terms with the reason that everyone deserves a shot at becoming powerful and realizing their destiny, but is that still true when that person has directly told you that they are planning on killing all your friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, you are free to answer me,\" the Lightning Emperor said, \"or I can just directly eliminate you. You are not here because I want to find a reason to kill you. This is a chance for you to defend yourself and convince me not to kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make use of it,\" the Lightning Emperor said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang felt a strong feeling of déjà vu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like he had been here before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, he remembered his last conversation with Jerald.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was basically identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, there were still some differences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the Lightning Emperor wasn't Shang's friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Shang didn't have the power to kill the Lightning Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, the Lightning Emperor didn't know that Shang was the Child of Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what was your original reason for wanting to become a God?\" the Lightning Emperor asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to kill someone,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One person or several?\" the Lightning Emperor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only one,\" Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only wanting to kill one person wasn't that bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that person?\" the Lightning Emperor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know him. I'm certain of that,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Emperor raised an eyebrow as he looked at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this warrior be certain of whom the Lightning Emperor knew and not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What makes you so certain?\" the Lightning Emperor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he doesn't want to be known, and if he doesn't show himself, no one will know that he exists,\" Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" the Lightning Emperor uttered as he leaned forward a bit. \"And who is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Emperor's eyebrows shot up in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost couldn't believe that this had actually created a resonance with the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that Shang honestly believed this to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was important to know that knowing that something was true didn't necessarily mean that it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one person saw another person enter a building, they would be certain that they had seen that person enter that building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they told everyone that they saw that other person entering that building, they were not lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that person had been a third person disguised as the other person, it didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the first person didn't know that, they were still telling their truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resonance of the world only happened when someone believed something to be true. It didn't matter whether that thing was objectively true or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, Shang believed that he was speaking the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Lightning Emperor believe him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a higher chance of Shang having once been the victim of a powerful illusion or delusion than there actually being some sort of God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you referring to the Mage God?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Shang's claims even less believable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were a God, it would be Lucius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely, Shang was suffering from delusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, was that any better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sane person could be predicted, but predicting an insane one was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if Shang was insane, did it even matter what he would say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words weren't trustworthy anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>",1108,"2026-06-06T04:07:23.285Z",1,"novelbin.me","009e47999cc5e83b77bdc08ed9df2e9ebcc9a27d530a91fbcf236313ac4120dc","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-753","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-751",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]