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

closed his right

was

fact, it was

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

of research, and Shang couldn't spare

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

attack that hit Shang

would get at least two additional lives per

in future trials, assuming he managed to advance to the Fifth Realm

Shang was definitely tempted.

next reward?" Shang

wanted to listen to all the rewards

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

returned to the jester's hand as the

that's adaptable to every kind of weapon and Element," the jester said. "You can use it as a baseline for all your future techniques. You don't

to take another deep

how terrifying something like that

inside it that

style again and

the technique might even give Shang the inspiration he needed

decades of time

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

even reach the Fifth Realm in his

find a way, but he had already taken several incorrect steps before that moment, forever making it

the technique might even be useful in

the first reward would increase Shang's chance of survival several-fold in the future,

was useful forever, while the technique might lose

the technique might have given Shang enough inspiration to create something even better, which he wouldn't have been

terrifyingly

of them

third?" Shang

returned to the jester's hand, and the question mark

telling you what it is,"

I able to make a decision?" Shang asked. "Why are you even offering it? You know me. I would much rather take something that will certainly benefit me than

jester only grinned. "I'm offering

raised an

created this thing. Then, they sacrificed a

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

were certain that they have succeeded and that this thing

at the jester.

he said as he looked at

did they influence your will?"

said with a laugh. "There is no one that can influence my will. This thing is in my

a while. "Am I the rightful

the jester said with

that person know me?" Shang

"No."

it be

around, but I still believe in fair rewards. It will definitely be useful

more useful than the other two

back to the

to tempt fate, which