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!

wheel had stopped at one of the spots that

Shang's guess, the chances of

unknown Affinity!'

no idea how

short burst of light,

young woman with

doesn't have a Metal

also grey, but they

carried a scepter with a

Shang found

then, it hit

'That's a Sparren!'

that

hammer and struck the

Shang's opponent opened her

Shang immediately exploded forward.

she saw Shang's eyes,

intense killing intent, and she became scared of

didn't want to

was horrible at

lifted her scepter and started

This was a Spell he had never

she unleashed

distance between Shang

confirmed

'A Space Affinity!'

'That actually exists?!'

it was possible for someone

would that even

have

a beast with a Space

been created

Shang only continued running.

Adept panicked again, and she quickly cast another Spell, but in

space behind her

then, she released

an instant, the Adept moved several

first area of manipulated

running at

had gained enough distance and time to think

at fighting, and her

she began to

which Spells she was casting from such a

later, Shang could finally make out

Mana Push.

Eventually, Shang reached her.

Adept pointed her scepter to the sky and finished

appeared around her scepter, and she moved it down

and angled it

CRRRK!

angle, Shang was pushed to the side by the

Adept quickly finished her second

her scepter again

Shang

BANG!

the ground, the earth around

third Spell and lifted her scepter