Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang took a deep breath as his nerves and body relaxed.

"That was way too difficult," Shang said.

"But you won," Sword answered.

"Yes, I won," Shang said.

Shang glanced at his left arm and saw that it was slowly regenerating.

"A Focus truly is terrifying," Shang said.

"And even more, he was only an Initial Adept."

Silence.

"I fought thousands of Early Adepts already, but this guy's skills and experience were far beyond every single one I've fought."

"If he had been an Early Adept…"

Shang imagined how the fight would go.

There was a high likelihood that Shang wouldn't even have hit his opponent once.

His opponent would have been far faster in casting Spells, and he would have already had two spells prepared by the time Shang would have reached him for the first time.

With the increased power and speed of the Spells, Shang could have very well died on the first barrage.

This wouldn't even be a fight.

It would just be a Mage swatting a fly away.

"We have to increase our power," Sword said.

Shang nodded.

Sure, Shang managed to overcome the gap between the Mages and the warriors this time, but the advantages of the Mages would only keep increasing as their level of power increased.

Right now, Shang could beat a very talented and powerful Adept on his level, but that didn't mean that it would remain so.

Shang had to work even harder and become even more powerful if he wanted to keep his current Battle-Strength.

This time, the wheel took longer to return.

'I guess I got some time to rest because of my arm,' Shang thought as he looked at his fully healed left arm.

Right now, Shang was at his normal peak. He didn't have an excessive amount of life energy stored, but his Mana was full.

Eventually, the wheel returned.

"Level four: Weak Early Adept."

'This should be manageable,' Shang thought as he looked at the spinning wheel.

Some seconds later, the wheel stopped.

Shang narrowed his eyes.

What Affinity did it land on?

Shang didn't know!

of the spots

to Shang's guess, the chances of that happening were probably below

Affinity!' Shang

idea

a short burst of

was a young woman with grey

But she doesn't have

grey, but they weren't luxurious in any

carried a scepter with a colorless gem on top of

some reason, Shang found

then, it hit

'That's a Sparren!'

does that mean

his hammer and struck

opponent opened her

Shang immediately exploded forward.

saw Shang's eyes, she became

her with an intense killing intent, and

didn't want

was horrible

Adept quickly lifted her scepter and started to cast

Shang. This was a Spell he

later, she

the distance between Shang

immediately confirmed

'A Space Affinity!'

'That actually exists?!'

that it was possible for someone to have an Affinity

that

have

a beast

30 meters of distance had been

Shang only continued running.

Adept panicked again, and she quickly cast another

behind

she released a quick

instant, the Adept moved several hundred

first area of manipulated space, both

continued running at his

enough distance and time to think

horrible at fighting, and her Affinity was nearly useless in

to cast several

couldn't see which Spells she was casting from such

couple of seconds later, Shang could finally make out which Spell

Mana Push.

Eventually, Shang reached her.

scepter to the sky and finished

Mana appeared around her scepter, and she

and angled it as it hit the

CRRRK!

to the angle, Shang was pushed to the side by the

quickly finished her

her scepter

time, Shang

BANG!

the ground, the earth around him

her third Spell and lifted her scepter