Sword God in a World of Magic

Professor Callen first performed a couple of tests to see how good Shang's spellcasting was.

It couldn't be that bad, right?

It was, in fact, that bad.

Callen had expected that even warriors knew the basics at least, but he was mistaken.

Shang's spellcasting ability could dominate a Mid Apprentice, but a Peak Apprentice would easily outclass him.

Callen only took a deep breath and slowly released it.

This would be a lot of work.

While Shang was learning under Callen, Jerald returned from the western Skythunder Kingdom.

90% of the citizens had evacuated, while the remaining 10% had decided to stay. They refused to believe that the Magic Purity Kingdom would kill them. After all, they were just normal citizens, apprentices, and a couple of Adepts.

For a couple of days, nothing happened. After all, the Magic Purity Kingdom didn't expect the western front to be completely without any defense.

Two days after Jerald left, one of the frontlines of the Magic Purity Kingdom attacked the border of the Skythunder Kingdom.

Yet, there was nothing to attack.

They only saw empty walls and buildings.

The attacking force immediately grew suspicious and prepared for an ambush.

But nothing happened.

After a while, the force sent out a couple of True Mages to scout the surroundings.

Surprisingly, the Mages didn't face any resistance, and they were even welcomed by several villagers throwing themselves before the Mages' feet in obedience.

One of the Mages decided to read the minds of a random villager, and what he saw shocked him.

The Skythunder Kingdom gave up nearly 50% of its land?

the Mage found out, he informed his

hours later, several groups of True Mages entered the western Skythunder Kingdom via

didn't face any

and read the minds of random people scattered all

the Skythunder Kingdom had

was something even

finally knew about

everything suddenly made

ridiculous degree, and

Kingdom

annex all of the abandoned

given, the True Mages retreated back to the Magic Purity

confused the few remaining

Purity Kingdom

Why did they leave?

group of High Mages entered the western

in front of a large city that was mostly empty.

citizens looked at the old

be the new ruler

Mage's Spirit Sense inspected the entire city and all

Mage snorted and lifted

Snap!

BOOOOOOOOOM!

burned the entire city to the ground in a

the citizens survived for more than three

minute later,

ash, coal, and burned rubble remained of the previous

spat to the side. "You think you can join our holy empire with

every Mage and citizen of other Kingdoms bastards. After all, just like

but they also decided to accept these stupid, primal,

like that didn't

Kingdom, these citizens and Mages weren't any better than the scum that kept calling themselves

first city,

any bastard or scum

day

were thoroughly cleansed of any