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nCRKSH!

nA gigantic black tear tore through Lucius' body, destroying it and scattering bits and pieces of it across the hall.

n“That's what I'm going to do,” Shang said with a chuckle.

nYes, that was it.

nThe God…

nLucius…

nWas dead.

nJust like that.

nLucius had told everything Shang needed to know, and there was no more reason to keep him alive.

nSo, Shang just killed him.

nThe next moment, the will on Aterium vanished.

nNobody was controlling Aterium anymore.

n“Wait,” Shang transmitted to the distant Abaddon. “Don't take control of the world just yet.”

nAbaddon could sense where Shang was, and hejust nodded.

n“Of course.”

n“I'm going to leave the world for a bit to confirm something,” Shang said. “I will be back within the next six months.”

n“Six months?” Abaddon asked in surprise.

nWhy would Shang need so long?

n“Yes,” Shang answered, “Aterium is surrounded by a nearly infinite void of Entropy, and I need to travel to its edge to confirm something. It will take me about six months or so to go there and return.”

nAbaddon furrowed his brows.

nThat sounded bad.

nAfter all, if there were a cloud of Entropy around Aterium, it might become difficult to travel through it.

nHopefully, Shang could get them through it.

n“Of course,” Abaddon answered.

nShang cut the connection and created a portal.

nAfter floating through the portal, Shang found himself in a seemingly infinite void filled with Entropy.

nBehind Shang was a humongous ball of silver.

nThat was Aterium.

nShang expanded to his full size and shot in one direction.

nThe next moment, a seemingly random animal in Aterium was born with an Affinity for Fire, Ice, Light, and Darkness.

nThe old Child of Calamity had left, and a new one had been created by Entropy.

nBut that wouldn't become an issue for a long time.

nShang traveled forward for a very long time.

nEverywhere he looked, he only saw an infinite void of Entropy.

nEventually, Shang reached the edge of the nearly infinite void.

n'That confirms it,' Shang thought as he looked at the unimaginable forces of Destruction in front of him. 'Lucius didn't lie.'

nShang looked around a bit more, but in the end, he flew back to Aterium.

nShang entered Aterium without any issues and appeared in the place where the Judgment Palace had once been.

nAbaddon, Kali, and Gregorio quickly arrived at that spot and looked with anxiety at Shang.

nCould they finally leave?

nCould they finally see the outside world?

nWhat did the outside world look like?

n“There are some issues,” Shang said as he looked at the three of them.

nThe three of them became nervous.

nThen, Shang told them everything about the infinite void of Entropy and the unimaginable forces of Destruction beyond it.

nShang didn't tell them about Lucius since he didn't want to explain all of that.

nWhen they heard about the forces of Destruction, the three of them became terrified.

nThey couldn't leave?!

n“There might be a way to leave,” Shang said. “However, you have to give me like a day or so.”

nThe three of them were still nervous, but there wasn't really anything they could do, so theyjust nodded.

nShang left again and reappeared in Lucius' space castle.

nAs Shang floated through the hall, some thoughts shot through his mind.

nBack when Shang had found out that he could change his mind with Entropy, he had considered something.

nShould he get rid of the part that allowed him to feel empathy?

nIn the end, he had decided against it.

nAfter all, what if he somehow needed it?

nAnd in a certain way, he kind of needed it right now.

n'According to Gregorio's description, Lucius was generally a nice and helpful person with a dark core that sometimes broke out.'

n'In a certain way, I am the opposite. I am a very selfish person, but I also kept Kali, Abaddon, Gregorio, and the Archivist alive.'

n'Was there a reason to keep the four of them alive?'

n'Would they be useful in any way?'

n'No.'

n'And yet, I still did it.'

n'I didn't want to betray the promise that I made to Gregorio.'

n'I didn't want to betray Abaddon's help.'

n'There is still some humanity left in me.'

nSflence.

n…

n…

n'Time to change that,' Shang thought with a smirk.

nThe next moment, Shang looked at the numbers that made up his own being.

n'Lucius used his powers as a God to purify his self.'

n'He got rid of his impure thoughts and became a peaceful and nice person.'

n'However, a peaceful and nice person will inevitably get taken advantage of and die in the end.'

n'Lucius died to his own stupidity.'

n'I won't make the same mistake.'

nThe next moment, Shang began to tear at his being. Immediately, Shang was assaulted with incredible pain, but he didn't even react to it.

nShang was no stranger to pain, and he could deal with every pain imaginable.

nWHOOOOM!

nAt the same time, a man with black hair and a black saber appeared in the hall.

nYet, the man was turned into Mana and Entropy in an instant.

nThis had been an Abomination God.

nHow powerful was an Abomination God?

nNobody knew.

nShang had no interest in finding out and hadjust instantly split it into Entropy and Mana before it could do anything.

nShang had summoned the Abomination God for one simple reason.

nMana.

nA portal appeared in front of Shang, and the black ball of Entropy flew through it.

nShang had taken the Abomination God's Entropy and threw it into the infinite void of Entropy.

nNow, only the Mana was left.

n'That's enough,' Shang thought with a chuckle. 'You don't need a full body.'

nThe next moment, Shang's will grabbed Aterium violently and shoved part of his self into it.

nThe process was painful, but the further it progressed, the louder Shang laughed.

n“Weakness!” Shang shouted.

n“My weakness is leaving my body!”

nShang's laugh became louder and louder.

nSlowly, even the last bits of empathy left his soul.

nAnd about an hour later, it was over.

nBANG!

nA man with blonde hair was thrown at the ground of the castle.

nThe man looked extremely similar to Shang's human body.

nThe only differences were that he was fully human and that his hair color was different.

nAdditionally, there wasn't even a single bit of Entropy inside him.

nHe was a fully-fledged human.

nLying on the ground, the man slowly opened his eyes, which then widened into shock.

n“HAHAHAHAHAHA!” Shang laughed as he looked at the pathetic human in front of him.

nInfinite rage and hatred appeared in the human in front of Shang.

nCRAAAACK!

nThe next moment, a terrifying black tear tore through the black ball that was Shang.

n“HAHAHAHAHA!”

nYet, Shang didn't stop laughing.

n“Oh, foolish human,” Shang said with a mocking tone.

n“Do you truly believe I would give you the power to hurt me? I'm not as naive as Lucius.”

nBANG!

nSeveral more black tears tore through Shang, but they couldn't injure him at all.

n“Die!” the man shouted.

n“I want you to die!”

n“You're a monster!”

n“I hate you!”

nBANG!

nThe next moment, a tendril shot out of the black ball and pushed the man onto the ground.

nThe man wasn't able to resist in the slightest.

n“Why so angry?” Shang asked with a chuckle. “After all, I've freed you.”

n“You're finally able to do whatever you want to do.”

n“You should be thankful to me…”

n“Alex.”

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