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."

issues with your armor again, just like with

right eye in

was more

it was

getting better armor was basically impossible in this

decades of research, and Shang couldn't spare any time

armor, he would never have to worry about such

armor, any attack that hit

the armor, he would get at least two additional lives per battle. Maybe

armor would also allow Shang to get further in future trials, assuming he managed to advance

Shang was definitely tempted.

next reward?" Shang

listen to all the rewards

already far more than Shang had expected, and he wanted to know if the other two rewards were just as

shrunk and returned to the jester's hand as the book

to every kind of weapon and Element," the jester said. "You can use it as a baseline for all your

to take another deep breath

terrifying something like that

a blueprint. It had certain principles inside it that could be filled with all kinds

completely transform Shang's fighting style again

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

him decades of

the fifth Stage was a monumental task. Shang had to create a

possible that Shang wouldn't even reach the Fifth Realm in his life,

in the future, he would find a way, but he had already taken several incorrect

even be useful in

survival several-fold in the future, the second reward

while the technique might lose its effects later

enough inspiration to create something even better, which he wouldn't

rewards were terrifyingly useful for

give up either of them since both were so incredibly

the third?" Shang

jester's hand, and the question

telling you what it is,"

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

jester only grinned. "I'm offering it because of

an eyebrow.

"Long ago, someone created this thing. Then, they sacrificed a lot of Mana to

used everything so that, one day, this thing would find its

and that this thing would eventually find its

jester. "Does fate even

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

influence your

a laugh. "There is no one that can influence my

for a while. "Am

the jester said with a

know me?"

"No."

be useful for

around, but I still believe in fair rewards.

question is, is it more

back to the jester's

I like to tempt fate, which is essentially my