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.

years had obviously done

his journey and

learned how to strengthen

trained his

spent five years training

incomparable to the

worth it,"

heard that. "Glad to hear! You obviously want

Shang nodded. "Thanks."

to go? A couple of things have changed

at the warrior, but he felt

Zone," Shang

the mood in the atmosphere shifted, and Shang slightly

Something had happened.

and Shang could even see some pity in their

it something has changed

ago, some kind of procedure that allowed warriors to have

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

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

warriors underwent the Bloodline

the first 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

He could imagine that the Mages felt

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

narrowed,

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

Duke Whirlwind the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Empress Cobra

as he heard

to see that the Council has a problem with the Bloodline

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

dissuade Duke Whirlwind from further

that, the leader

fear or arrogance?" Shang

at each other. Then, they

Mages only sighed and showed that they didn't really

not one collective hivemind. Every Mage was an individual, and they all had

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

also thought that these actions of suppressing

Skythunder Kingdom, and by increasing the power of the warriors, the Skythunder Kingdom would increase

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

a distant beast that had suddenly closed