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 with

closed his right

was

fact, it was

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

and Shang couldn't spare

armor, he would never have to

any attack that hit Shang would severely injure or

least two

allow Shang to get further in future trials,

Shang was definitely tempted.

the next

he wanted to listen to all the

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

and returned to the jester's hand as the

said. "You can use it as a baseline for all your future techniques. You don't need to study

take

knew how terrifying something like that

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

transform Shang's fighting style again and elevate it

might even give Shang the inspiration he needed

decades of time

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

Shang wouldn't even reach the Fifth Realm in his life, and

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

even be useful in

future, the

useful forever, while the technique might lose its

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

terrifyingly

didn't want to give up either of them since both

third?"

to the jester's hand, and the question

not telling you what it is,"

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

"I'm offering

raised an

this

one day, this thing would find

were certain that they have succeeded and that this

glanced at the jester. "Does fate even

way, it does," he said as he looked at

they influence your

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

for a while. "Am I the rightful

jester said

person know me?"

"No."

be

"I may enjoy joking around, but I still

it more

floated back to the

like to tempt fate, which is essentially my