Sword God in a World of Magic

After absorbing the Abomination, Shang took out his Communication Crystal.

"Yes?" came the neutral voice of Jerald.

"I've advanced."

Silence.

"Really?" Jerald said with a much brighter and shocked voice.

"Yes, I've reached the True Path Stage. I've created my True Path," Shang answered.

"Finally," Jerald said with exhaustion. "Finally, it's time."

"Not entirely," Shang said. "I want to undergo the trial before we do anything. This can increase my power even more."

"Oh, right," Jerald said, some of his good mood gone. "Yes, as discussed, it would be better if we do everything after the trial. Do you know when you will take it?"

"There have been some changes," Shang said.

"Changes?" Jerald asked with skepticism. For just a moment, he thought that Shang would go back on what they had agreed on.

"Not from my side, but from his side. You know who I'm talking about," Shang said.

Jerald didn't know who Shang meant.

"The God," Shang said after a while.

"Wait, he contacted you? He can just do that?" Jerald asked in surprise.

"Yes, he can," Shang said. "I was also a bit surprised, but it shouldn't actually be surprising when you think about it. This is his world. He can do whatever he wants."

"I guess so," Jerald answered. "What changes?"

Shang told Jerald that he was now responsible for his own power, not the warriors' power and that there would also be a new person coming soon.

"So, he's sending another one to take over your job?" Jerald asked.

"Correct," Shang answered. "He said that it would be a man since he kept referring to him as he. I can imagine that he would have received similar instructions to me, which means that he will probably only appear sometime in the next three years and not immediately."

"I have been tasked with helping him a bit by explaining several things to him. I would ask you to pay attention to people that are similar to how I was when you found me. Of course, as long as he doesn't actively show signs, it will be difficult to find him. It might even be possible that he doesn't even know about me. After all, I also didn't know about George being someone like me back then."

"However, he will almost certainly appear somewhere in the Storm Eagle Zone, and he will most likely try to enter the Warrior's Academy."

"It might take several months to three years until he gains the power and experience to get through the Warrior Academy's exam."

"Could you keep me informed about new students that might possibly be him?" Shang asked.

"No problem," Jerald answered.

"Thank you," Shang said. "Then, I will continue training until it is time for the trial. I will contact you when it's time."

a second,"

"Yes?"

how powerful you have become. Is it fine if I

Jerald wanted to check Shang's power. After all, Jerald's plans hinged on Shang being powerful enough to fight Mid High Mages. An Initial True

when it came to Shang, Jerald estimated that

still only

to see how powerful

"Sure," Shang said.

said before

put his Communication Crystal away

minutes later, Shang felt Jerald

watched him for

entire perspective had

a humongous giant whose power was inestimable by

was powerful enough

he felt was beyond

still a Late High Mage, but

far more imposing

Mid High Mage without any issues, and he even hoped that he might have a tiny chance

he saw Jerald's

had the same kind of power and aura as all these powerful geniuses in the trials, and

True Mage would become average when they became a High

genius aura

This was beyond impressive.

estimated that Jerald might be the most powerful Late High Mage in all five

become an Archmage, it will be him,' Shang thought. 'I can understand why the

Shang thought with a sigh as he remembered that Jerald's son,

in the last decades, and nothing was how

an old man,' Shang thought with slight amusement. 'I mean, I'm already

you, Jerald,"

shot up as he tried

are you doing that?" Jerald asked after he realized that he

my Spirit Sense is bigger. I'm where I always

nearly dropped

were nearly 20 kilometers between them

stopped advancing, and a solemn expression appeared on his

that a secret,

"I know," Shang said.

did you tell

trust you," Shang

only

should keep his

been a single High Mage

the known past could have achieved, the panic and fear of

one wanted someone they didn't know that had lived in their lands to become more powerful than them. After all, what if that person had a horrible life in their Kingdom, and they

the King had already offended that person but simply didn't remember the incident because the person had been so weak that they didn't even stay in the

something

that, Shang had to keep