Sword God in a World of Magic

After the explanation, the group began their journey back to the Storm Eagle Zone.

Right now, it was later in the noon, but it wasn't afternoon yet.

As everyone ran back with the Blessing of Wind, Shang thought about something else.

'The Barbarians can strengthen their bodies above what a normal warrior can achieve,' Shang thought. 'Without the Procedure, the Barbarian path and warrior path are about equal, I would say. Teacher is an impressively powerful and talented warrior, and it should be normal for him to jump a level against an inexperienced Barbarian.'

'The Grandmountain Kingdom probably also has very talented Barbarians, and the most powerful of them can probably also fight teacher equally. Well, as long as they are on the same level as him.'

'One focuses on the body while the other focuses on finesse and technique.'

'I wonder, can I make use of the Barbarian techniques to push my body even further? King Skythunder said that the Bloodline Infusion fits the Barbarian path more than the warrior path.'

'So, what if I could use the Barbarian techniques to strengthen my body? Would I be able to get a body as powerful as a pure beast?'

Shang thought about this for a moment.

'Maybe not perfectly, but I believe I could get very close.'

Then, Shang narrowed his eyes. 'However, it probably isn't that easy. If it were that easy to advance as a Barbarian, they would have already created someone at the True Path Stage. Obviously, there are also issues with their advancement.'

'On top of that, since they are part of a Kingdom, the Barbarians are also probably just servants of Mages. If the Barbarians were the leaders of the Grandmountain Kingdom, the Skythunder Kingdom would have long since claimed their territory as their own.'

'If I get an opportunity, I should see if I can get my hands on how Barbarians fight. It is a separate path, but I don't need to fully master it to get some use out of it. Just a little bit should be enough to increase my power by quite a bit.'

Some minutes later, the group arrived at the border of the Thunder Horse Zone. The group of Mages was still there.

They didn't say anything as the group of warriors passed.

The only thing the warriors noticed was the aura of hostility directed at them.

As Shang saw the group of Mages, he had a thought. 'The most dangerous part is over, but the Council will probably try some tricks to get rid of us in the future. We are still not completely safe.'

Then, Shang took a deep breath. 'But for now, this isn't my issue. I don't have the power to fight something as powerful as the Council.'

'Additionally…'

Shang's mind went back to the Poison Adept and the bloodied face.

'I have my own worries right now.'

Some minutes later, the group arrived at Spark Oasis again.

Luckily, the Thunder Horse wasn't inside the city right now, and everyone could pass through it without any issues.

The journey continued uninterrupted, and the group of warriors reached the Adamantite Behemoth Zone.

Once more, Shang had to take a deep breath as he saw the gigantic horn in the middle of the Adamantite Behemoth Zone.

that was maybe even more powerful

down the crater until they arrived at the

didn't come

group

to darken with thick clouds,

that they were back in Duke

of you staying in the Empress Cobra Zone?"

of them shouted. "I'm

Shang's brows furrowed.

Swamp Lake City. That's where

short detour,"

said, the group continued toward the south until they reached

going to the west, they took the path

Darkness Sense. He found the wildlife in the Empress Cobra Zone

the more swamps there were

to sting in Shang's nose, and it definitely

group stopped in front

he could see that it was even bigger

was plenty of space

it had walls that were over twenty meters

nearly as interesting as

at the city with interest. 'Behind these

left the group and entered Swamp Lake City while the group continued

Bzzzt!

looked at Shang as a small bolt of lightning traveled over

had all heard

Thunder Horse had left behind a sign on

or the High Mage at the border had inspected Shang, but it had activated when they had

that the signal only got active if

the fifth Realm or higher were in the Empress Cobra

his surroundings with narrowed eyes as he tried to find the

had just inspected the group. Otherwise, the signal probably wouldn't have been

clue,

the Fifth Realm that

mean only one

was focusing on

Mana to the south, and it was

outline of the thing that stood there, and he felt

couple of seconds later, the pillar seemingly became smaller until it

deep breath he hadn't realized he

"She's gone," Shang said.

Shang had seen the Empress Cobra, but he remembered that they weren't alone. "You can't see something like that. You probably only

Cobra thanks to his Darkness Affinity and the abundance

was doing and nodded. "I was probably

continued as the warriors