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?"

have become. Is it fine if I come

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

came to Shang, Jerald

that was still

see how powerful Shang had

"Sure," Shang said.

before

Communication Crystal

of minutes later, Shang

for a couple of

perspective had

was no longer a humongous giant whose power

powerful enough to actually estimate

felt was beyond

was still a Late High Mage, but

was far more imposing and

could fight a Mid High Mage without any issues, and he even hoped that he might

Jerald's power,

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

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

aura as a Late High

This was beyond impressive.

the most

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

past,' Shang thought with a sigh as he

much in the last decades, and nothing

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

can sense you, Jerald," Shang

shot up as he tried to find Shang with his Spirit

you doing that?" Jerald asked after he realized that

Sense is bigger. I'm where I always am,"

jaw nearly dropped

nearly 20 kilometers between

stopped advancing, and a solemn expression appeared on his

have to keep that a

"I know," Shang said.

why did you

trust you," Shang

could only

why he should keep

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

in the known past could have achieved, the panic

didn't know that had lived in their lands to become more powerful than

the incident because the person had been so weak that they didn't even stay in

something very

had to keep it