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.

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

quickly knew what

warrior?"

Shang said. "I want to get back to the Skythunder Kingdom. I've been away for

Truth Verification Magic Circle active, and the Spiriter could tell

her eyes only

her beast

you kill any beasts?"

"Yes," Shang answered.

her eyes, and Shang could feel detest and anger radiate

of seconds, she only

Ring," she ordered again with an

took out his Space Ring and threw it

the contents of the Space Ring, she had to control herself not

Corpses.

beast corpses and beast

worked in harmony with the

beast corpses was

her teeth in anger and hatred, but she threw the

said with a controlled but icy

nodded and passed

moment, the Spiriter felt frustrated, helpless, and

Spring Kingdom were forbidden from killing beasts without a good reason. After all, the

its new King and joined the war, people from

killing beasts

beast was like picking

outrage went through the Spirit Spring

decided to only send warriors and Mages to the Spirit Spring Kingdom if it specifically

Mages would be allowed to live similarly to

included hunting beasts

the Spirit Spring Kingdom

saw a warrior, they would grit their

there to protect them from

compared to some kind of ogre that

the ogre,

he saw

fire to cook food or melt ore, small flying beasts that delivered things from building to building, and there were even bigger beasts that patrolled the streets to keep everything

to keep the

the other looked at him with a

Anger.

Enmity.

Fear.

noticed the beasts' actions, and

now become very silent as

Step. Step. Step.