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," Jerald

"Yes?"

see how powerful you have become. Is

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

when it came to Shang, Jerald estimated that

was still only

to see how powerful Shang had

"Sure," Shang said.

said before cutting

his Communication Crystal away

couple of minutes later, Shang felt Jerald enter the

him for

entire perspective

was no longer a humongous giant whose power

powerful enough

felt

High Mage, but he definitely didn't feel

far more imposing

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

saw Jerald's power, Shang felt

all these

True Mage would become average when they became

Jerald had this genius aura as

This was beyond impressive.

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

Archmage, it will be him,' Shang thought. 'I can understand why the Council fears pushing him

with a sigh as he

had changed too much in the last decades, and nothing

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

sense you, Jerald,"

up as he tried to find Shang

Jerald asked after he

range of my Spirit Sense is bigger. I'm where I

dropped when he heard

kilometers between them

and a solemn expression appeared on his

that a

"I know," Shang said.

you tell me?" Jerald

I trust you,"

could only

he should keep his Spirit Sense a

there hadn't been a single High Mage with such a

not even any High Mage in the known past could

didn't know that had lived in their lands to become more powerful than them. After all, what if that person had a

didn't remember the incident because the

was something very

Shang had to