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 it fine

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

Shang, Jerald estimated that

that was still

how powerful Shang

"Sure," Shang said.

before cutting

his Communication Crystal away

couple of minutes later, Shang felt Jerald

for a couple of

entire perspective had

humongous giant whose power

enough

what he felt was beyond

Mage, but he definitely

was far

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

Jerald's power, Shang felt

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

to remember that a powerful genius True Mage would

had this genius aura as a Late High

This was beyond impressive.

be the most powerful

Shang thought. 'I can understand why

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

decades, and nothing

old man,' Shang thought with

can sense you, Jerald," Shang transmitted to

tried to find Shang with his Spirit

asked after

Sense is bigger. I'm where

dropped when

kilometers between

solemn

have to keep that a

"I know," Shang said.

you

I trust

could only sigh.

he should keep his

single High Mage with

warrior could achieve something not even any High Mage in the known past

their lands to become more powerful than them. After

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

something very

had to keep it a