Sword God in a World of Magic

The young man opened his eyes, and when he saw his opponent, he lifted an eyebrow with a confused smile.

Then, he looked around and didn't see anyone else.

He looked back at the nearly-dead Shang lying on the ground.

After some seconds, the young man put the butt of his spear to his head and scratched it in a mix of helplessness and confusion.

And then, he simply walked over to Shang.

Shang continued to breathe heavily. His entire body was beyond exhausted, and his passive regeneration wasn't nearly powerful enough to heal it in a short amount of time.

Shang could only barely manage to stay alive. Sure, if given enough time, he could recover, but he wouldn't get that time.

Shang only heard the sounds of light footsteps slowly coming closer.

He didn't even look at this executioner.

After some seconds, a face with long green hair entered Shang's vision.

"Man, that last opponent sure did a number on you," the green-haired man said with a smile.

For a second, Shang was surprised that his opponent could speak, but he quickly remembered that his opponent was a human. It wasn't actually strange for him to speak.

"I lost the last fight," Shang said with difficulty.

The man scratched his head in confusion. "But you won, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't be here."

Shang tried to chuckle helplessly, but he had to cough violently.

"I cheated."

"Cheated?" the man asked. "In what way?"

"I used a power I wouldn't normally use," Shang said. "My power permanently cripples me, but since I will die in this trial, I will resurrect without any lasting damage."

"If the drawback of my power were real in here, I wouldn't have used it."

"Therefore, I cheated."

The man hummed a bit.

Silence.

"Eh, it's too much to think about," he said with a chuckle. "It's definitely a grey area, but I can't be bothered to find out if it is blacker or whiter."

"Anyway, I should do my job," the man said as he readied his spear.

"Can I ask you a question?" Shang asked.

The man smiled.

"No."

BANG!

The man's spear penetrated Shang's brain, killing him instantly.

Then, the man vanished with a smile.

…

opened

a while, Shang only

"Dick," he muttered.

wasn't as bad this time, mainly

expected that he would live for a bit longer, but the man had suddenly

even been able to feel the approach of

said as he sat up. Sword was

as Shang took

and noted that his

managed to get ten, and I still have the Mage category ahead of

moment, a new

one only had

I probably won't get very

Weak

began to

win against a powerful Early Adept without

The wheel slowed down.

it's up in the air. No idea if I

wheel stopped on the Fire

best, I will earn 24 points. At worst, I will earn

flash of light, Shang's

with a beautiful face and long, flowing hair.

when

was a

This guy?

his hammer and struck

opened his eyes and

smile of disdain

A warrior?

have

BANG!

forward with all

surprised by

was only a

was only

Peasants couldn't touch him.

his

was

the Adept began to create his

wouldn't even need to use Mana Step. He only needed to take one attack and shoot a

It couldn't be easier.

put his left arm onto his

BANG!

with even

at the beginning of a long gauntlet, but Shang would very quickly regain

hit the

BOOOOM!

a split second, one could see Mana gushing in to counter the

pay any attention and focused on

Shang pulled back his sword and attacked the

Adept thought with

But then…

His Spell was interrupted.

eyes opened