Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang had finally deciphered the full technique.

Exhaust all your Mana, eat the heart of a beast on your level with your Affinity, isolate the Mana from outside and strengthen your body.

'This should be the full technique.'

However, that brought on another problem.

'But if I want to make full use of that technique, I need an Abomination,' Shang thought with a frown, 'and those are not really common.'

'That's a problem.'

Shang tried to think of a solution to this problem, but there was none.

The Abominations would be killed by the Zone Beasts as soon as they saw them, and if Shang appeared beside them, the Zone Beasts might decide to also kill him. The Thunder Horse's mark was only a suggestion to the Zone Beasts, and on top of that, the beasts here probably didn't even know the Thunder Horse.

'I can't just call an Abomination, right?'

Shang knew that he and the Abominations had some kind of connection. Every time Shang came in contact with one, they could feel each other. Additionally, Shang had never felt any kind of animosity from an Abomination.

It was almost like the Abominations saw Shang as one of their own.

Shang sighed. 'Even if I could call one, it would be impossible for me to absorb it.'

'First of all, while the Mages don't get involved in barbarian business, if they suddenly see an Abomination, they will attack it and take it back to analyze it. Even if I killed it, they would just confiscate it.'

'On top of that, it would attract at least one Zone Beast, and it would turn the Abomination into dust. At the same time, the Zone Beast would notice me and might even decide to kill me.'

'So, even if there were a vending machine of Abominations right beside me, I couldn't use it.'

'It seems like I have to use other beasts for now. Luckily, the type of technique I use will only dictate my current power, and it will make no difference if I switch later.'

'For now, the full potential of my body can't be realized, but I can still strengthen my body by quite a bit.'

'Anyway, I should ask about the local fauna from the barbarians.'

returned to the group

them about every

bit surprised, but Shang was the

hours later, Shang had learned about hundreds of beasts. Luckily, with his Peak Apprentice Realm mind, Shang could keep track

Shang explained the concept of Affinities to them

Tribes had created their own classifications for beasts, but they didn't generally know

sure that the last part of the technique was what kind

when Shang

technique had no power, but it allowed the barbarians to put a bit of their Mana out of their bodies, which gave Shang the

The barbarians simply had normal

look out for. If they had a beast of a different element, they could maybe even trade it for one that was useful to

corpse weren't

barbarians were ecstatic when they realized that they now knew the

attack?" one of the

asked. "What

were confused that Shang didn't know about the attack, but then they realized that

the Plague Rat Zone," one of

Rat

in the Deepcore Turtle Zone. The Deepcore Turtle Zone belongs to the Grandmountain Kingdom, but we have only been here for about three

that

we are waiting for the order to attack," the barbarian

chin. 'That means that we are currently in territory that belonged to the enemy just three months ago, and now, the Grandmountain Kingdom

we wait for the attack?" Shang

at each other

Shang.

eyebrows rose. "Summoners? What's

shocked the barbarians

know about the

reason why I am here and why I am treated as a criminal is because I lived in the wilderness. The Mages say that I have to repay them with my life,

don't know anything about

remembered that Shang was a criminal,

had completely forgotten

criminal is bad and wrong," one of