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 done wonders

thought about his journey and what he

learned how to strengthen his

trained his

spent five years training with

to the time he had left

worth

obviously

Shang nodded. "Thanks."

to go? A couple of things have changed in

warrior, but he felt

Zone,"

and Shang slightly narrowed

Something had happened.

warriors appeared more taciturn and careful, and Shang could even

take it something has

"A bit less than ten years ago, some kind of procedure that allowed warriors

which Shang was very familiar with. However, Shang

quickly started to change in the south of

underwent the

two years, there weren't any problems, but after those two years, the Mages started to protest against the

Bloodline Infusion have shown incredible Battle-Strength, and the Mages felt threatened. For now, only General Stage warriors were dangerous to the Adepts, but what when those same warriors reach the

imagine that the

and more warriors that had undergone the

eye narrowed, and a

warriors died, more of them decided against undergoing the Bloodline Infusion. After all, only the warriors that had undergone the Bloodline Infusion vanished. Nothing had changed for the normal

cost Duke Whirlwind

as

moment, the 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

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

Dukes, and the remaining Mages try to dissuade Duke Whirlwind from further investing in the Bloodline Infusion. After all, when the Bloodline Infusion stops, the other Mages won't

said that, the leader

or arrogance?"

at each other. Then, they glanced at

Mages only sighed and showed that they

to remember that the Mages were not one collective hivemind.

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

also thought that these actions of suppressing the warriors

and by increasing the

fear," the leader said. "The Mages still have Mana Tranquility, which still gives them an edge, but the introduction of the Bloodline Infusion shows a trajectory

is like a distant beast that had suddenly closed half the distance