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."

with your armor

his right

was

fact, it was terrifyingly

armor was basically impossible in this world,

research, and Shang couldn't spare

armor, he would

attack that hit Shang would severely injure or kill

at least two additional lives per battle. Maybe

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

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

he wanted to listen to all the

had expected, and he wanted to know if

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

Element-Neutral technique that's adaptable to every kind of weapon and Element," the jester said. "You can use it as a baseline for all your

take

knew how terrifying something like

was essentially only a blueprint. It had certain principles inside it that could be filled with all kinds of weapons

fighting style

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

save him decades of time

Shang had to create a path forward without knowing where he had to

very possible that Shang wouldn't even reach the Fifth

but he had already taken several incorrect steps before that moment, forever making it impossible to reach

more, the technique might even be

several-fold in the future, the second

was useful forever, while the

technique might have given Shang enough inspiration to create something even better, which he wouldn't have been able to create without

were terrifyingly useful for Shang's

either of them since both

the third?" Shang

jester's hand, and the question

you what it is," the jester

how am I able to make a decision?" Shang asked. "Why are you even offering it? You know me.

only grinned. "I'm offering

an

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

thing would

were certain that they have succeeded and that this thing would eventually

at the jester. "Does fate even

it does," he said

they influence your

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

for a while. "Am I the rightful

jester said with a

person know

"No."

be useful

course," the jester said. "I may enjoy joking around, but I still believe in fair

more useful than the other two

mark floated back to the

because I like to