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."

second,"

"Yes?"

you have become. Is it fine if I come over right now?"

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 Path Stage warrior that could fight such

came to Shang, Jerald estimated that it

still only

how

"Sure," Shang said.

said before

Communication Crystal away and

couple of minutes later, Shang felt

for a

perspective had

longer a humongous giant whose

time, Shang was powerful enough to actually estimate Jerald's

he felt was

Mage, but

he was far

and he even hoped that

Jerald's

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

that a powerful genius True Mage would become average when they became a High

Jerald had this genius aura as

This was beyond impressive.

most powerful Late High Mage in all

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

the past,' Shang thought with a sigh as he

the last decades, and nothing

like an old man,' Shang thought with slight amusement.

you, Jerald,"

eyebrows shot up as he tried to find Shang with his Spirit

you doing that?" Jerald asked after he realized

range of my Spirit Sense is bigger. I'm where I always am,"

nearly dropped when he heard

nearly 20 kilometers between

advancing, and a solemn expression appeared on his

to keep that a secret,

"I know," Shang said.

did you tell me?"

trust

only sigh.

keep his Spirit Sense

the five Kingdoms, there hadn't been a single High Mage with such a

High Mage in the known past could have achieved, the panic and fear of the five Kingdoms would

Kings would directly try to eliminate Shang. No 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 blamed

if 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

was something very

had to keep it