So one thing im wondering. If mage god is dead wouldnt more mana be available and everyone would notice? Or did the god keep the mage god in a half dead state?
I have a somewhat plausible idea. Who says the mage god and “the god” arnt the same entity. He is a god afterall. he was able to blacklist Shangs name from his mind so what’ stopping him from fooling Shang into believing that the mage god was killed. We already know that the god likes to play games
Maybe not for the reasons you think but i wouldn't try to debate the fact that Shang is definitely insane to some degree. May you fail at the last step Shang.