Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang walked towards the border, and the gate opened without anyone questioning him.

As soon as he stepped past the gate, Shang saw several warriors walk over to him while the Mages threw careful glances at him.

Obviously, they felt the threat Shang posed, and they were a bit taken aback that a warrior could give off such a strong pressure.

"Welcome back!" a Late Commander Stage warrior shouted with a laugh.

"I'm home," Shang said with an unchanging expression.

When the warriors saw how dull and emotionless Shang said these words, they lifted an eyebrow in confusion.

Most warriors would have a get-together with the border guards and tell their stories, but Shang obviously didn't seem to be in the mood.

Wasn't he happy being back in the Skythunder Kingdom?

"Everything alright?" the strongest warrior asked with concern.

Shang took a deep breath.

He was glad to be home, but the feelings weren't as strong as he had imagined them to be.

He felt more relief than happiness.

It was like he had finally finished a tiresome task.

He didn't feel any kind of achievement or happiness for a task well done.

"It's been too long," Shang said. "I've been gone for over ten years."

The jaws of several warriors dropped when they heard that.

Ten years at the frontlines of the Spirit Spring Kingdom?!

It was a miracle that Shang was even still alive!

No wonder he looked so tired!

"But it's finally over, right?" the leader asked.

Shang nodded. "It is."

"Was it worth it?" the leader asked, obviously referring to the powerful feeling of pressure Shang gave off.

The leader had to keep his shock in check since he felt like he would be helpless in front of Shang.

the front for ten years had obviously

his journey and what he had

learned how to strengthen his

had trained his

spent five years training with

was absolutely incomparable to the time he had left the

worth

"Glad to hear! You obviously want to get home. So, we won't keep you any

Shang nodded. "Thanks."

go? A couple of things

threw a glance at the warrior, but he felt

Zone,"

mood in the atmosphere shifted, and Shang slightly narrowed his eyes

Something had happened.

taciturn and careful, and Shang could even see some pity

it something has changed there?"

nodded. "A bit less than ten years ago, some kind of procedure that allowed warriors to have incredibly

leader narrated the specifics of the Procedure, which Shang was very familiar

things quickly started to change in the south

warriors underwent

those two years, the Mages started to protest against the Bloodline

that had undergone the Bloodline Infusion have shown incredible Battle-Strength, and the Mages felt threatened. For now, only General Stage warriors were dangerous

imagine that the Mages

next couple of years. More and more warriors that had undergone the

heard that, his right eye narrowed, and

decided against undergoing the Bloodline Infusion. After all, only the warriors that had undergone the Bloodline Infusion vanished. Nothing had

political setbacks have cost Duke Whirlwind the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Empress

as he heard

leader snorted. "It's obvious for everyone to see that the Council has a problem with the Bloodline Infusion, and they are working in secret to get Duke Whirlwind to abdicate

in the Storm Eagle Zone, they blow it up beyond proportion and frame it like it's because

and the remaining Mages try to dissuade Duke

said that, the

fear or

other. Then, they glanced at the Mages

Mages only sighed and showed

that the Mages were not one collective hivemind. Every Mage was an individual, and they

Mages stationed here had worked closely with the warriors for years, and they didn't see them as beneath them or

that these actions

by increasing the power of the warriors, the Skythunder Kingdom

arrogance, but we think it's fear," the leader said. "The Mages still have Mana Tranquility, which still gives them an edge, but the

distant beast that had suddenly