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 again, just like

right eye in

was more than

fact, it was terrifyingly

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

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

set of armor, he would

any attack that hit

least

Shang to get further in future trials, assuming he managed

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

to listen to all the rewards

than Shang had expected, and he wanted to know if the other

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

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

take another deep

how terrifying something

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

transform Shang's fighting style again and elevate it

Shang the inspiration he

decades of time in

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

the

find a way, but he had already taken

might even be useful in

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

forever, while the

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

rewards were terrifyingly useful for

up either of them since

the third?"

hand,

telling you what it

You know me. I would much rather take something that will certainly benefit

jester only grinned. "I'm offering it because

an eyebrow.

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

one day, this thing would

that they have succeeded and that this thing

the jester. "Does

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

they influence your

my will. This thing is in

silent for a while. "Am I

said

person know me?"

"No."

be useful for

I still believe in fair rewards. It

it more useful than the

question mark floated back

like to tempt fate, which is essentially my