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."

never have issues with your armor again, just like

closed his right

reward was more

it was terrifyingly

getting better armor was basically impossible in this world, and Shang couldn't

that required decades of research, and Shang couldn't

set of armor, he would never have to worry about such things

the armor, any attack that hit

get at least two

to get further in future

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

listen to

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

and returned to the jester's hand as the book

and Element," the jester said. "You can use it as a baseline for all

take another deep

how terrifying something

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

could completely transform Shang's fighting style again and elevate it to new

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

would save him decades of time in his

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

Shang wouldn't even reach the Fifth Realm in

way, but he had already taken several incorrect steps before

technique might even be

Shang's chance of survival several-fold in the future,

the armor was useful forever, while the technique might lose

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

terrifyingly useful for Shang's

to give up either of

the third?"

the jester's hand, and the question mark moved

what it is,"

You know me. I would much rather take something

only grinned. "I'm

an

at the question mark. "Long ago, someone created this thing. Then, they sacrificed a lot of Mana to influence

day, this thing would

that this thing would eventually find

jester. "Does fate even

"In a way, it does," he said

they influence your

no one that can influence my will. This thing is in my hands, and I may do with it what

for a while. "Am I the

jester said with a

that person know me?" Shang

"No."

it be

joking around, but I still believe in

question is, is it more useful than

back to

like to tempt fate, which is