Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang released a long sigh.

Going through the trial was always filled with stress. Even though his life wasn't technically on the line here, the continuous fights against stronger and stronger opponents sapped his strength by a lot.

"You got thirteen points in the beast category and ten points in the Mage category," the jester said. "That's a total of 23 points without a warrior category."

"It was definitely the right decision to promote you."

Shang didn't answer.

He knew that his power had grown tremendously, but that didn't just occur naturally.

Shang was 85 years old, and he had spent over 50 years in complete isolation.

About 70% of his life had been nothing but training day in and day out in isolation.

Was it easy to do something like that?

Of course not!

Shang also wanted to take breaks.

He also wanted to do something else.

However, he couldn't allow himself to relax.

His goal was too important to him, and any moment that wasn't spent on getting him to his goal was a waste of time.

"What are the rewards?" Shang asked.

The jester smirked.

SHING!

Three small things appeared above his right hand, and Shang looked at them.

One was a small set of armor.

One was a small book.

One was a big question mark.

"I have three things to choose from. You may only take one," the jester said.

At that moment, the little armor floated forward and grew to its normal size.

It looked just like Shang's previous armor.

"The first option: An armor just like your weapon."

Shang took a deep breath as he heard that.

An armor just like Sword?

"So, it regenerates, adapts to my needs, and it grows stronger by giving it ore?" Shang asked.

The jester nodded. "Exactly."

will never have issues with your armor

his right

reward was more than

it was terrifyingly

already confirmed that getting better armor was basically impossible in

research, and Shang couldn't spare any time

with this set of armor, he would never

armor, any attack that hit Shang would severely injure

he would get at least two additional

Shang to get further in future trials, assuming he managed to

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

to listen to

first reward was already far more than Shang had expected, and he wanted to know if

returned to the jester's hand

of weapon and Element," the jester said. "You can use it as a baseline for all your future techniques. You don't need to study

had to take

terrifying something

inside it that could be

transform Shang's fighting style again and elevate it to

technique might even give Shang the inspiration he needed to theorize a way

decades of time

was a monumental task. Shang had to create a path forward without knowing where he had

wouldn't even reach the Fifth Realm

already taken several incorrect steps before that moment, forever making it

might even be useful in the Fifth

survival several-fold in the future, the second reward would increase Shang's chances of actually realizing

was useful forever, while the technique might lose

create something even better, which he wouldn't have been able

rewards were terrifyingly

didn't want to give up either of them since both were so

third?" Shang

book returned to the jester's hand,

you what it

make a decision?" Shang asked. "Why are you even offering it? You know me. I would

jester only grinned. "I'm offering it

an

mark. "Long ago, someone created this thing. Then, they sacrificed a lot

thing would

succeeded and that this thing would eventually find its rightful

glanced at the jester. "Does

said as he looked

influence

that can influence my will. This thing is in my hands,

a while. "Am I the

said

that person know

"No."

it be useful for

joking around, but I still believe in fair rewards. It will definitely

question is, is it more useful

back to the jester's

it because I like to tempt fate, which is essentially