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 like with

his right

reward was

fact, it

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

that required decades of research, and Shang couldn't spare any

with this set of armor, he would never have

armor, any attack that hit Shang would severely injure

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

future

Shang was definitely tempted.

next

listen to all

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

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

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

to take another

terrifying something

principles inside it that could

completely transform Shang's fighting style again and

the inspiration he needed to theorize a way to

would save him decades

Shang had to

the Fifth Realm in his

a way, but he had already taken several

technique might even be useful

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

while the

enough inspiration to create something even

were terrifyingly

up either of them since both were so incredibly

third?"

returned to the jester's hand, and

you what

Shang asked. "Why are you even offering it? You know

"I'm offering it because

an

jester looked at the question mark. "Long ago, someone created this thing. Then, they sacrificed a

so that, one day, this thing would find its way

were certain that they have succeeded and that this

glanced at the jester. "Does fate

it does," he said as he looked

influence your will?"

course not," the jester said with a laugh. "There is no one that can influence my will. This thing is in my hands, and I may do

remained silent for a while. "Am I the rightful

jester said with

person know me?"

"No."

be useful for

around, but I still

is, is it more useful than

floated back to the jester's

offering it because I like to tempt fate, which is