Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang walked on a road towards a big city in the middle of the day. The side of the road led into thick forests, which were filled with weaker beasts.

A couple of people had already passed him on his journey, but they didn't talk to him.

Shang had seen plenty of people riding on beasts. This seemed to be nothing unusual in the Spirit Spring Kingdom as even very weak merchants rode on beasts.

Eventually, Shang reached the gates of the city. The gates were made of wood, but Shang could tell that this wasn't normal wood. The wood the gates were made out of was probably as powerful as Commander Stage ore.

Several guards were checking the Space Rings of the people that wanted to enter the city, and quite a long queue had already formed.

Shang only stood at the end of the queue, not looking at anyone else.

The people around Shang threw careful glances at him.

For some reason, they didn't feel comfortable being near him.

However, they didn't want to be rude. So, they didn't comment.

Shang waited for several minutes in the queue until it was his turn.

"Space Rings," the woman on a large wolf ordered as she saw Shang.

The guards of this city were Spiriters, and they used their beasts to keep watch over everything.

Grrrr!

At that moment, the wolf the woman was riding on started to growl at Shang.

The Spiriter was quite surprised when she saw her beast's reaction and connected with it mentally.

Of course, the beasts weren't very smart, and they could only transmit primitive feelings toward their Spiriters.

Right now, the wolf was transmitting a feeling that identified Shang as an enemy.

The wolf wanted to kill Shang.

When the Spiriter felt these feelings come from her beast, her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked at Shang.

"What is your business here?" she asked with a chilly tone.

"I want to buy a map," Shang answered evenly.

The Spiriter's eyes narrowed. "What kind of map?"

"Just a general one of the Spirit Spring Kingdom," he said. "As you might have noticed, I'm not from here."

After Shang said these words, the Spiriter took a closer look at Shang.

Mana around him was rather weak, but the threat she felt coming from

what was going

warrior?" she

to get back to the Skythunder Kingdom. I've been away for a

a perpetual Truth Verification Magic Circle active, and the Spiriter could tell that Shang was

her eyes only

why her beast saw Shang

you kill any beasts?"

"Yes," Shang answered.

eyes, and Shang could feel detest and

couple of seconds, she only glared

she ordered again with an

took out his Space Ring and threw it

contents of the Space Ring, she had to control herself not to destroy it and attack Shang right then and

Corpses.

many beast corpses and

Spring Kingdom worked in harmony with the beasts. Especially the Spiriters saw beasts

a Spiriter, seeing a Space Ring filled with beast corpses was like seeing a Space Ring filled

hatred, but she threw the Space Ring back

said with a

nodded and

moment, the Spiriter felt frustrated, helpless,

without a good reason.

ever since the Skythunder Kingdom had gained its new King and joined the

them, killing beasts was

was like picking up

years of diplomacy and negotiations took place after a humongous outrage went through the Spirit Spring Kingdom's citizens due to the

Mages to the Spirit Spring Kingdom if it

and Mages would be allowed to

included hunting beasts for

Spirit Spring Kingdom was

saw a warrior, they would

from the Magic Purity

that

hated the ogre, but

Shang stepped into the city, he saw

smaller beasts that used their fire to cook food or melt ore, small flying beasts that delivered things from building to building, and there were even

Kingdom used warriors to keep the public in order, the Spirit Spring Kingdom

the streets, one beast after the

Anger.

Enmity.

Fear.

beasts' actions, and they

which had just been lively, had now become very silent

Step. Step. Step.