[{"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-888":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},1492956,1940,"Chapter 888  888 The End Of The Trial","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-888",888,"\u003Cp>Shang fought the Berserker, and he was quite surprised by how weak the Berserker was initially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, his body was stronger than the body of a Weapon Master, but neither his power nor his speed or his techniques were better than the Barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His defense was amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack that had created a gash on the Barbarian's face only left a scratch on the Berserker's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the Berserker's attacks grew a slight bit faster and a slight bit stronger as a tiny red afterglow appeared behind his swinging axes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang became interested and created a huge gash on the Berserker's chest with his Addum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Berserker began to bleed heavily, but his body didn't even show an inkling of healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the huge gash, the Berserker's speed and power reached the Barbarian's level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRKSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Shang bisected the Berserker with his Addum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang quickly entered the next trial and noticed that the arena had become quite a bit bigger. It was around 100 kilometers wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be a medium-distance battle, according to the size of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I guess Lucius only wanted to test me with three close-combat Paths.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's next fight was against a woman with green hair that wore several bows and crossbows all over her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, she was an Early Ranger Lord, a Path Shang had never heard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her entire gimmick was that she rapidly shot a storm of arrows at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rate of attack was quite a bit faster than a Mage's, but Shang could tell that her range was lower. Additionally, she lacked any form of powerful attack that could break through thick armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang simply killed her with a couple of ranged attacks since her defense was almost nonexistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's next fight was against a Domain Controller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire thing was that he filled the room with lightning, which quickly started to burn Shang's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attacks were simply unavoidable since they encompassed the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Domain Controller himself only used attacks to push Shang away, and he used plenty of techniques to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that his tactic was to slowly kill the enemy with his Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, Shang couldn't experiment for long since the Domain was actually quite dangerous, and he ended the fight rather quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's next fight was against an Early Elementalist Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used rapid and powerful mid-range attacks of different Elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His offense was honestly impressive, but he had weak defenses. His tactic had been to kill the opponent with overwhelming offense before the opponent could fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the arena changed again, and it was now about 1,000 kilometers wide, signifying that the long-range battles would be next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's first opponent was a Beast Controller that was controlling ten Initial Beast Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beast Controller moved as far away from Shang as possible as her beasts attacked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing the beasts, the Beast Controller was basically helpless, and Shang killed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next battle was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang just looked at a smiling old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't seem very powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Shang felt like he was about to die, and he rapidly unleashed several ranged attacks that killed the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the old man's body exploded, filling the entire room with destructive and chaotic storms of Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang only received slight burns, but that was because the power had been dispersed across the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this destructive power had actually been focused on him, Shang would have died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Shang's opponent had bet everything on one card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would unleash a single attack, and that would be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his opponent died, he would win. If his opponent survived, he would lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, if a second person showed up shortly later, he would lose as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very extreme way of fighting, but he had nearly succeeded in killing Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could imagine that people that chose this Path had incredible powers of deterrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a weak man carrying around a shotgun with exactly one bullet in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang assumed that the next fight would be the last, and his opponent confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Shang didn't have any difficulties in killing the Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fighting nine different opponents, Shang realized that the Mage Path was probably the best all-around Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great defense, great offense, great speed, great range, great diversity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was good in everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage Path was definitely among the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could imagine that Weapon Masters and Domain Controllers could reach similar powers, but it was probably quite a bit harder to get there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang entered the next hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea how far he had actually already gone, but he was quite sure that he was somewhere in the Eternal Ocean, far away from Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang entered the next room and saw that this room was far smaller than all the previous halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the room was only about 30 meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the room was an elevated chair, and that was about it. There was nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang slowly walked over to the chair and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a ghostly silhouette appeared in front of Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was difficult to make out the details, but Shang saw that the ghostly figure was a male of Shang's height with blonde hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Shang knew who that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an image of Lucius Volstad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had seen Lucius before, back when the God had kicked his corpse across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aura that the ghostly figure emanated reminded Shang a bit of Jerald before his son had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius seemed quite approachable but also highly intelligent and principled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone that could inspire others to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Lucius was dead, and Shang knew that this ghostly figure was probably just some kind of complex Magic Circle that controlled the entire trial like a computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You passed,\" the ghostly figure uttered with a kind smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you wish for?\" the figure asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Concept made of the Concepts of Twilight, Temperatures, Addition, and Subtraction,\" Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small smile appeared on the ghostly figure's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're searching for the Concept of Transformation,\" the figure said. \"The level five Concept of Abominations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang called his Affinity Entropy, but Lucius seemed to call it Abomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Shang said, remembering the name of the Concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Concept of Transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Concept of Transformation is one of the hardest Concepts to comprehend,\" the ghostly figure said. \"Back then, I had to sacrifice Mana to the void for over 2,000 years. I hunted beasts, kept them in isolation, and slowly sacrificed them to the Realm of Abominations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghostly figure sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed over 15,000 Peak Ancestral Beasts and over 3,000 Initial Beast Lords this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I permanently destroyed a Mage King's worth of Mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet, it took me over 2,000 years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghostly figure looked at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have 2,000 years?\" it asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Shang slowly answered. \"I have less than a thousand years left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" the ghostly figure said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then why did you ask?' Shang thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, you're not a Mage,\" the figure added. \"If you were to use my method, you would probably need 3,000 to 4,000 years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there is a way,\" he said. \"Yet, the faster something gives results, the higher the price you have to pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you prepared to pay the price?\" the figure asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long will it take?\" Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on the data I have collected of you, around 200 years,\" the ghostly figure said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'200 years,' Shang thought. 'This seems too good to be true.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That means the price is huge.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the ghostly figure only sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a portal opened at the edge of the room, and a person stepped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw the person, he realized what the price had to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly was a heavy price.\u003C\u002Fp>",1355,"2026-06-06T04:07:23.884Z",1,"novelbin.me","a98ca4412992f7c3c53b57a355648b13d3cf54171c1b626a5e302f21dbe82d1f","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-889","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-887",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]