Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang was pulled to the back of the village into a small and dark cave.

"What Element are you attuned to?" one of the Mages asked with a cold tone.

"Fire," Shang answered.

"Show me."

Shang lifted his arm, and a bit of fire appeared around it. The fire was very weak, and it only roughly appeared around his arm.

The Mage wasn't surprised and pulled Shang to one side of the cave.

The two chains were put to two cyan spots on the wall, and they fused with them. Shang still had enough chain left to sit down, but he couldn't walk further than a meter with them attached.

"If we see any damage on the chains or the ore, it will be treated as an escape attempt, and we will kill you," one of the two Mages said.

Shang only looked at them.

"Do you understand, One-Eye?" he asked.

Shang didn't answer.

BANG!

A big stone appeared in front of Shang and shot into his chest, breaking his ribs.

"Answer!" one of the Mages demanded with a strict voice.

Shang's expression didn't change.

"Yes," he said calmly. There was no rage inside his voice.

The Mage snorted, and the two of them left the cave again.

For some reason, they really hated this unaffiliated barbarian.

After the two of them left, silence returned to the cave.

Shang's expression didn't change, but he sat down near the wall.

'They probably use the desperation of the barbarians to force them down a path of strengthening,' Shang thought. 'The abuse and disregard will foster a feeling of resistance in some of the barbarians.'

'However, it isn't perfect. Many other barbarians will probably get demotivated and lose all hope, hindering them from unleashing their full potential.'

genuinely didn't feel rage or

Why?

he was confident in his current

more Shang fit into the barbarian

control the Mages had over the

as a dog, but

attacked their dog, they wouldn't mind and let them fight, but if another human attacked their dog,

This was their dog!

person

that no Mage would

seen as an equal, he

only be sent to

Mages, barbarians

letting them get killed was also wasting

would send him into battles that he could win and in which he

shoes,

the Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly watch

than one Mage had already been sent after him, and the gigantic

he would need to go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he

But here?

to wait and

to search for

came

course, there

didn't have access to any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold on him,

would have to essentially be a slave, and he would need to do whatever he was

do things they want

have me under control, but they are actually providing

more powerful, but I don't need those. I know how to reach the True Path

taught us how to create our own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use to become more powerful, I can get familiar with them and eventually

how Magic works, and I know very well how warriors fight

body and mind as experimentation materials, I can probably find a

moment, Shang saw two other young men inside the cave,

them and keep to myself. I can always ask about their techniques

his right eye and crossed

then, he

looked around the room with boredom or

to sleep, which was quite

also just looked absentmindedly at the

Shang sat motionlessly on the ground with a closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite dark, giving Shang