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

Shang only looked at the

"Dick," he muttered.

the feeling of death wasn't as bad this time, mainly because

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

to feel the approach

he sat up. Sword was

answer as Shang took hold

stretched a bit and noted that his left arm

ten, and I still have the Mage category ahead of

moment, a new wheel

one only had

get

Weak

began

win against a powerful Early Adept

The wheel slowed down.

average Early Adepts, it's up in the air. No

on the Fire

best, I will earn 24 points.

light, Shang's opponent appeared

a young man with a beautiful face and long, flowing hair.

hair reminded Shang a bit of Mattheo, but when it came

a

This guy?

lifted his hammer and

opened his

of disdain

A warrior?

did he have to

BANG!

forward with all

a bit surprised by Shang's speed,

only a

was only

Peasants couldn't touch him.

his Mana

now, Shang was

Adept began to create

use Mana Step. He only needed to take one attack and shoot a fireball into

It couldn't be easier.

put his left arm onto his sword, and his

BANG!

exploded forward with even more

a stupid idea to injure oneself at the beginning of a long gauntlet, but Shang would very quickly regain his

sword hit the Mana

BOOOOM!

split second, one could see Mana gushing

Adept didn't pay any attention and focused on his

pulled back his sword and

done,' the Adept thought

But then…

His Spell was interrupted.

eyes