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."

armor, you will never have issues with your armor again, just

his right eye in

reward was more than

it

had already confirmed that getting better armor was basically impossible in this world, and Shang

of research, and

he would never have to

armor, any attack that hit Shang would severely injure

at least two additional lives per battle. Maybe

further in future trials, assuming he managed to advance to the

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

he wanted to listen to all the rewards

had expected, and he

shrunk and returned to the jester's hand as the

every kind 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 Magic anymore, and

had to take another deep

how terrifying something like that

inside it that could be filled with

Shang's fighting style again

the inspiration he needed to theorize a way to reach

decades of time in his

to create

was very possible that Shang wouldn't even reach the

taken several incorrect steps before that moment,

the technique might even be

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

forever, while the

technique might have given Shang enough inspiration to create something even better, which he

were terrifyingly useful for Shang's

didn't want to give up either of them since

the third?" Shang

book returned to the jester's hand, and the question mark

you what it is," the jester

you even offering it? You know me. I would much rather take something that will certainly benefit me than

only grinned. "I'm offering

raised an

someone created this thing. Then, they

this thing would find its way to

certain that they have succeeded and that this thing

glanced at the jester.

a way, it does," he said as he looked at Shang. "Fate

they influence your will?" Shang

not," the jester said with a laugh. "There is no one that can influence my

for a while. "Am I the rightful

said

know me?"

"No."

be useful for

but I still believe in

is, is it more useful than the other

back to the jester's

offering it because I like to