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.

rather weak, but the threat she felt coming from

what

warrior?"

want to get back to the Skythunder Kingdom. I've been

and the Spiriter could tell that Shang was speaking

her eyes only

knew why her beast

any

"Yes," Shang answered.

eyes, and Shang could feel detest and anger radiate from

seconds, she only

Ring," she ordered again with an

took out his Space Ring and

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

Corpses.

many beast corpses

with the beasts. Especially the

corpses was

hatred, but she threw the

enter," she said with

nodded and passed

Spiriter felt

from killing beasts without a good reason. After all,

had gained its new King and joined the

killing beasts was

beast was like picking up

negotiations took place after a humongous outrage went through the Spirit Spring Kingdom's citizens due

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

would be

included hunting beasts for

the Spirit Spring Kingdom was unusual, but

Spirit Spring Kingdom saw a

were there to protect them from the Magic Purity Kingdom, but they

them, such a warrior or Mage could be compared to some kind of ogre that protected a village but

hated the ogre, but they

into the city, he

bigger beasts that 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

warriors to keep the public in order, the

the other looked at him with a mix of

Anger.

Enmity.

Fear.

the beasts' actions, and they grew just as wary of

now become very

Step. Step. Step.