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?"

Is it fine if I

could understand why 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

to Shang, Jerald

that was still only

to see how powerful Shang had

"Sure," Shang said.

said before cutting the

put his Communication Crystal

Shang felt Jerald enter

watched him for a

entire perspective

was no longer a humongous giant whose

was powerful enough to actually estimate

felt was beyond

still a Late High Mage, but he definitely didn't feel like

far more imposing

issues, and he even hoped that he might have a tiny chance against

saw Jerald's power, Shang felt

as all these powerful

Mage would become average when

Jerald had this genius aura as

This was beyond impressive.

Jerald might be the most powerful Late High

it will be him,' Shang thought. 'I can understand

in the past,' Shang thought with a sigh as he remembered that Jerald's son, Mattheo, had already

last decades, and nothing was how it had

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

you, Jerald," Shang

shot up as he tried to find Shang with his

Jerald asked after he realized that he couldn't

is bigger. I'm where I always

jaw nearly dropped

kilometers between them

solemn expression appeared on his

to keep that a secret, Shang,"

"I know," Shang said.

did you tell me?"

trust

only

should keep his Spirit Sense

a single High Mage with such a

High Mage in the known past could

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

had already offended that person but simply didn't remember the incident because the

something

of that, Shang had to keep it