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.

for ten years had

journey

learned how to

had trained

spent five years

incomparable to the time he had left the

it was worth it,"

leader smiled when he heard that. "Glad to hear! You obviously want to get home.

Shang nodded. "Thanks."

need to go? A couple of things

but he felt no ill intentions coming

Zone," Shang

atmosphere shifted, and Shang slightly narrowed

Something had happened.

appeared more taciturn and careful, and Shang could even see

has changed there?"

some kind of procedure that allowed warriors to have incredibly

Shang was very familiar with. However, Shang didn't interrupt him and

public knowledge, things quickly started to change in the south of the

underwent

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

For now, only General Stage warriors were dangerous to the Adepts, but what when those same warriors reach the Commander Stage? What

could imagine that the Mages

the next couple of years. More and more warriors that had undergone the Bloodline Infusion began to die or

Shang heard that, his right eye narrowed,

Bloodline Infusion. After all, only the warriors that had undergone the Bloodline Infusion vanished. Nothing had changed for the normal

Duke Whirlwind the Ice

react as he heard these

for everyone to see that the Council has a problem with the Bloodline Infusion, and they are working in secret

Zone, they blow it up beyond proportion and frame it like it's because of Duke Whirlwind's

remaining Mages try to dissuade Duke Whirlwind from further investing in the Bloodline Infusion. After all, when the Bloodline

he said that, the

or arrogance?"

each other. Then, they glanced at the Mages on

only sighed and showed that they didn't

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

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

that these actions

and by increasing the power of the

said. "The Mages still have Mana Tranquility, which still gives them an

distant beast that had suddenly closed half the distance to