Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang followed the young Inquisitor for about two hours until they reached the border to the actual Ice Wyvern Zone. With the Inquisitor present and with Shang not needing to slow down his speed, the journey didn't take as long as the first time.

When they entered the Ice Wyvern Zone, the Inquisitor stopped and turned to Shang.

"We passed the border now," the Inquisitor said. "This is where we part ways. You are to report back to whoever gave you your job."

Shang nodded. "I will. Thanks for escorting me."

Shang wasn't stupid. Even though he hadn't seen any guards at the border, it didn't mean that there weren't any.

The entire battlefield was probably under a strict lockdown, and without the Inquisitor accompanying him, someone would have probably stopped Shang.

The Inquisitor nodded. "The Lead Inquisitor isn't someone that praises people," the younger Inquisitor said. "However, I want to iterate that your work has helped us a lot. You managed to personally root out eight traitors, with one of them being in a high position, and you indirectly unmasked maybe dozens more."

"You did an excellent job."

"Thanks," Shang said. He had thought that he would feel great when hearing praise from someone so powerful, but for some reason, Shang didn't feel as much.

It was like the praise didn't really matter to him.

"I wish you luck on your future journey," the Inquisitor said before charging into the distance. His speed was far faster than earlier.

Shang only nodded absentmindedly since his mind was occupied right now.

'I wonder why getting praised didn't feel as good as I've imagined. Isn't it normal to feel proud of myself when someone much more powerful than me tells me I did a great job?'

'Why didn't I feel like that?'

For a while, Shang only remained on the same spot, deep in thought.

'I think it's my goal,' Shang thought. 'My goal is far beyond the power of anyone in this place, which is why I don't really care for their praise.'

At that moment, Shang got reminded of his old struggle with his attitude.

Be brutal to others?

Help others so that they help him?

Which one was better for reaching supreme power?

How did the Mage Emperor become so powerful back then?

What was his personality like?

that question as

wait

the present, and he

for something specific, and a couple of minutes later,

a Pest

he entered

SHING!

spear was made of Mid General Stage

his inner world and changed into his

and also put it into his

Shang's face was

had a chiseled jaw and a messy, unshaven beard. One would think that he looked

grabbed Sword and

academy, Shang hadn't been able to use Sword for shaving since it had been too stupid to communicate with.

Sword was smart enough to see

a good shave, Shang used Sword to cut off

to put you into my world for a couple of hours. You're

"I understand," Sword answered.

and put Sword and all his other

long black coat, which hid his

putting it on, Shang charged out of one

a Pest Cat nest. If someone were following Shang,

they would need to watch several entrances at once, which would

charged out, he

He didn't see anyone.

looked completely different from

wore a green uniform, wore no mask, carried a spear on his back, and hid everything about himself in a

draw would be Shang's height and frame,

Wyvern Zone. Thanks to his studies, he knew which places he

Zone, they could very well meet

journey wasn't entirely safe. In order to avoid

General Stage beasts by

General Stage beast, he would need

kill a Late General Stage beast,

but they also didn't really care about some Early General Stage

least, that's how it would have

for Shang, it had become apparent that

angry when they had seen him, and that phenomenon hadn't

had become apparent that every beast that saw Shang wanted to kill

met a Peak General Stage beast, he

that was why he was wearing the