[{"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-837":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},1492903,1940,"Chapter 837  837 – Change Of Plans","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-837",837,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More years passed, and Shang continued battling with the beasts inside his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the battles, he comprehended a couple more Concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, he comprehended the level one Concept of Fire, Kindling, which made his fire a little more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, just like with the other Concepts he had comprehended in this little world, it wasn't that useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he comprehended the level two Concept of Ice, Freeze, which made it easier to lower the temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this wasn't useful at all for now, but it would prove quite useful soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Shang had comprehended that Concept, he actually actively sought out the level two Concept of Fire, which quickly came to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a couple of years later, Shang comprehended the level two Concept of Fire, Heat, which made it easier to heighten the temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Shang had comprehended it, he realized that the two level two Concepts of Ice and Fire were not useless at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By increasing the intensity of cold and heat, Shang's Comet became even more powerful, increasing Shang's speed by about 20%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of his attacks had also grown more powerful, but that wasn't worth mentioning. At most, they increased in power by 5% or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing these results, Shang reevaluated his mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There might be something to this,' Shang thought as he inspected his new abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't expect that comprehending two irrelevant and weak level two Concepts could have such an effect on my power.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Usually, I focus on comprehending something specific, which I know will increase my power drastically. That's how I managed to gain a sixfold Spirit Sense.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yet, my focused efforts may have made me miss out on a couple of small powers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang clenched his right hand as he held it in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In the past, I was always under immense time pressure due to my limited longevity.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But now, I have so much time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Maybe, instead of trying to reach the Peak Void Break Realm to search for a way to reach the next Realm, I should just train without focusing on anything at all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't understand a lot in the last years, but for some reason, winning against the beasts became easier.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This means that something else is happening.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Somehow, my power is increasing in a way I can't quite quantify.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Maybe, there's something else that I am making progress on.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since I have no idea about the old Paths and what kind of Paths I can choose, I might be comprehending something that I don't know exists.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Shang eventually made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll wait for 600 years in total. Originally, I wanted to reach the Mid Void Break Realm when I became 1,400 years old, but I think I will continue training like this until I'm 1,800 years old.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm not taking advantage of the power of my mind, but I think it's worth it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Especially since I won't be able to properly train anymore after I reach the Mid Void Break Realm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Affinity Wheel can only summon beasts up to the Mid Beast Lord Realm, and if my power continues to increase like this, the majority of those won't be a true danger anymore after I reach the Mid Void Break Realm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After this level, the Affinity Wheel will become mostly useless.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should make the best use of it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he returned to his inner world to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang decided to continue training without focusing on anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that he most likely wouldn't find a true path forward, but his foundation would become wider, and his powers might evolve in ways he hadn't thought of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Shang just kept on fighting the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the second century was up, and Shang had reached the age of 1,400 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang felt that he no longer needed to absorb any more Abominations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to, he could reach the Mid Void Break Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to fight for 400 more years in his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last couple of years, the feeling that he was comprehending something had increased by quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like there was something close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something he was about to finally understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empires reshuffled their Zones again, and once more, the Lightning Manor didn't change Shang's Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang inspected the three barriers surrounding his territory once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he continued training in his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the Mage Kings had lost nearly all interest in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every couple of days, one of them remembered that Shang existed and threw a curious glance, but then, they would look away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had grown used to seeing Shang there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an unsolvable problem, and his presence was annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most annoying and problematic Early Ancestral Mage they had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing they could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang just continued to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next century, Shang comprehended only one Concept, but it was a good one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level three Concept of Light, Beam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Concept increased the speed of Shang's light-based attacks, giving him a tiny bit of the speed of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Shang's attacks didn't reach the speed of light yet. In fact, they weren't even close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the little bit he had received from his Concept was already quite a lot for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of Missile and Radiation increased by a lot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was all he had comprehended in this century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Shang was 1,500 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war started 300 years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lightning Manor still hadn't changed the Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Shang just continued training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, something suddenly happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like any other day inside Shang's inner world, and Shang hadn't expected anything to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, something appeared inside his world, just 2,000 kilometers away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang quickly noticed that something had changed, and his Spirit Sense looked at the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was a bit surprised at what he saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an Arch Abomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had… just appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Shang's order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang saw the Mana in the surroundings flow towards it and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang swung his Subsis a tiny bit, and the Abomination turned into tiny cubes of meat, which were then eaten by the surrounding Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no use in keeping that thing alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Shang, this was an inconsequential event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that didn't change anything and something he didn't care about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, moments later, he felt the feeling of being watched reach high levels of intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the Mage Kings were looking with shock at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which they were actually doing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-06T04:07:23.276Z",1,"novelbin.me","84b033cc195c083fe182550f149a2d2aa327a24bf8aaede45d38222388a5bf7b","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-699","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-836",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]