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," Jerald

"Yes?"

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

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

to Shang, Jerald

that was still

wanted to see how powerful

"Sure," Shang said.

before

put his Communication Crystal away

of minutes later, Shang

him for a couple

perspective

was no longer a humongous giant whose

enough to actually estimate

he felt was

was still a Late High Mage, but he

he was far more imposing

and he even hoped that he might have a tiny chance

when he saw Jerald's power, Shang felt

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

powerful genius True Mage would become average when they became a

genius aura as a

This was beyond impressive.

that Jerald might be the most powerful Late High Mage

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

they feared him in the past,' Shang thought with a sigh

the last decades, and nothing was how it had been in the

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

can sense you, Jerald,"

as he tried to find Shang with his

after he realized that he couldn't

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

dropped when

kilometers between

stopped advancing, and a solemn expression appeared

keep that a secret, Shang," Jerald

"I know," Shang said.

you tell me?" Jerald

I trust

only sigh.

he should keep his Spirit

five Kingdoms, there hadn't been a single High Mage with such a far-reaching Spirit

could achieve something not even any High Mage in the known

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

that person but simply didn't remember the incident because the person had been so weak

was something very

Shang had to