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.

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

what was

warrior?"

get back to the Skythunder Kingdom. I've

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

her eyes only

beast saw

any beasts?"

"Yes," Shang answered.

her eyes, and Shang could feel detest

of seconds, she only glared at Shang with

Ring," she ordered again with an

his Space Ring

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

Corpses.

beast corpses

harmony with the beasts. Especially the Spiriters saw beasts

beast corpses was like seeing a Space Ring filled

gritted her teeth in anger and hatred, but she threw the

said with a controlled but icy

and passed

the Spiriter

without a good reason. After all, the humans and the beasts had to

and joined the war,

killing beasts

picking up gold off

a humongous outrage went through the Spirit Spring Kingdom's citizens due to

warriors and Mages to the Spirit Spring Kingdom if it specifically requested

be present, the warriors and Mages would be allowed

included hunting beasts

in the Spirit Spring Kingdom was unusual, but it wasn't

whenever someone of the Spirit Spring Kingdom saw a warrior, they would grit their teeth

protect them from the Magic Purity Kingdom,

be compared to some kind of ogre that protected

hated the ogre, but

Shang stepped into the city, he saw

pulled carriages, 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 bigger beasts that patrolled the streets to keep

keep the

walked through the streets, one beast after the other

Anger.

Enmity.

Fear.

actions, and they grew just as

been lively, had now become very silent as

Step. Step. Step.