[{"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-966":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},1492651,1940,"Chapter 966  966 - Semi—Final","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-966",966,"\u003Cp>966 Chapter 966 - Semi—Final\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twilight Dusk Family versus the Event Horizon,\" Kali announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the arena, and the two Emperors made the fight benign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the two teams fought, the Emperors weren't paying any attention to the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they all looked at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Domain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was his Domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did it come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could feel that Shang's Domain included at least one Concept, which technically classified it as a Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, none of the Emperors knew what kind of Concept Shang's Domain used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Emperors also noticed that there was more to Shang's Domain, but they also couldn't find out anything about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's Domain was a mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like, what Concept would even give someone the power to transform Gravity Mana into Neutral Mana?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the Concept Gravity related?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably not. After all, all the Emperors already knew the level six Concept of Gravity, Singularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, some eyes also fell on the watching King Sanctified Death. Abaddon's Domain was just as mysterious and strange as Shang's Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like with Shang, the Emperors couldn't find out how Abaddon's Domain worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, not finding out how Abaddon's Domain worked felt much more acceptable than not finding out how Shang's Domain worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the most talented Mage that had ever lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other guy was just a warrior!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he was the most talented warrior that had ever lived, but he was technically using a Spell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't even a Mage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the Emperors hated this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one thing to see someone with vast potential that could maybe rival the strongest person in the future, but it was something different to see it actually happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It transformed from a possibility to a reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, the feeling that Shang's Domain gave them was also similar to Abaddon's Domain in another category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon's Domain felt like it was fundamentally a level above what a Mage could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shang's Domain felt very similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like Shang had created something that couldn't be created or used by normal people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something of a higher level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A higher reality, maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like this Domain came from a stronger world than Aterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Abaddon just looked at Shang with a friendly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what Abaddon was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight between the Twilight Dusk Family and the Event Horizon took about 30 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Twilight Dusk Family won, and they entered the final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Land and Sky Pillar versus the Lightning Manor,\" Kali announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had already seen his opponents fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage with the fourfold Spirit Sense had an Earth and Metal Affinity, while the Mage with the fivefold Spirit Sense had a Wind and Water Affinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage with the Wind and Water Affinity reminded Shang of that one Mage he had helped in Area 23. That one had also comprehended a Complex Concept related to water and wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, these two people were as far away from each other in talent as it got. After all, Shang's opponent had a fivefold Spirit Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, he knew the level six Concept of Wind, Allwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four base Affinities, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water, all had this kind of name for their strongest Concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allwater, Allfire, Allearth, Allwind.I think you should take a look at\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply represented the ultimate mastery over all of the Element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two teams entered the arena, Kali asked the Emperors whether this fight was benign or malicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Malicious,\" they both said at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fight will be malicious,\" Kali announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the two teams also weren't surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any plans?\" Cynthia asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just cast offensive Spells,\" Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cynthia hadn't expected a different answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start,\" Kali announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang shot forward, and Cynthia readied her offensive Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In nearly an instant, they could already see their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, their opponents had been prepared for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how Shang had seen his opponents fight, his opponents had seen him fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage with the fourfold Spirit Sense stepped back while he was preparing Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage with the fivefold Spirit Sense stepped forward and launched his Spells at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seen how Shang's team had won the last two fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both times, Cynthia had unleashed an irresistible avalanche of Spells from an unavoidable distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, their opponents had decided that the Mage with a fourfold Spirit Sense would continuously prepare Spells, and when Cynthia inevitably unleashed her assault, he would simply unleash his assault as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Cynthia was definitely more talented than him, Cynthia was missing a level five Concept, making him minimally stronger than her at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be able to block Cynthia's avalanche of Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind in the arena started to pick up, and a humongous storm appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had already activated his Domain, but he still felt a significant force pushing against his body, slowing him down significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, all the Wind Mana in the arena gathered at several small spots, turning them into violently spinning blades of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRK! CRK! CRK! CRK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Shang ran into the blades!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mana was scattered over too big of an area, making the attack dispersed enough that Shang could resist it with just his Domain and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Mage saw that, he narrowed his eyes, and all the Wind Mana gathered in way fewer spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Shang appeared right in front of the Mage, but he wasn't afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as planned, the other Mage unleashed his prepared assault on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cynthia countered the other Mage's assault with her own, and the two waves of Spells canceled each other out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage with a fivefold Spirit Sense readied his own Spell with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, his smirk froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was his Mana going?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was rapidly losing Mana!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Shang pointed his finger at the Mage and a wave of terrifying faces in a cloud of black smoke shot at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Emperors realized how Shang could have survived Abaddon's attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level five Concept of Death, Exodus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wave of faces stopped around the Mage's Mana Shield and started to eat it rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage immediately canceled his Spell and used Mana Step...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't use Mana Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind Mana in the arena started to vanish as the Mage used it to supplement his Mana Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage tried his best to run away, but Shang was faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a full second later, the Mage died.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T04:07:26.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","00b81317e55d3485e9e2687d9eaa0d5c4b91cf53d76c8bcb4f701fda5aef4d32","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-967","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-965",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]