Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang took a deep breath.

Sure enough, the fight hadn't been easy, but it had definitely done its trick.

Before the fight, Shang had been far more afraid than during the fight.

The worst thing that could happen to someone was that they became so afraid of dangerous fights that they refused to ever risk their lives again.

Obviously, this wouldn't be a problem if one's goal was to just live a peaceful life, but for someone with Shang's ambition, such a weakness would have been crippling.

Shang needed to risk his life from time to time. It was important that he always remained used to and comfortable during dangerous fights so that he could unleash all his power when it actually mattered.

Additionally, dangerous fights were important since they pushed one's mind and body to the limit, unlocking resources and strengths one had never thought existed.

Just after this fight, Shang had already realized several things about his Addum, which would probably save him a couple of years in time.

Shang summoned some ore and grabbed both of his swords.

One of his swords had turned into a dagger, while the other one had turned into a long sword.

As the swords absorbed the ore, Shang's mind looked through the ground. Spirit Senses couldn't penetrate solid matter nearly as far. At most, Shang could see around 20 kilometers into the ground.

'Sword's at its limit regarding Entropy. It needs Sixth Realm Entropy ore.'

'I know where there's a lot of Entropy ore, but I can't just go there.'

Of course, the place Shang was thinking about was Area 23. Based on context clues, Shang was certain that the black columns in the earth in Area 23 were made of Entropy ore in the Sixth Realm.

If Shang could get to Area 23, he could just go to one of these columns and cut off a kilometer or so of Entropy ore. The column was big enough, and if Shang only peeled off a ten-centimeter-thick sheet, nobody would notice. After all, he wouldn't have broken through the pillar.

However, getting to Area 23 was basically impossible right now. It was already extremely dangerous getting away from it, and Shang still wasn't strong enough to travel on his own.

Sure, he had killed a really powerful Initial Ancestral Beast, but what if he met an aggressive Mid Ancestral Beast?

He would just die.

Well, he could enter the towns and make use of their Pathfinder Magic Circles, but that would cost a ridiculous amount of money.

Additionally, the closer he got to Area 23, the more warriors would be known, and the more likely it was that someone would connect Shang to that one guy that killed an Assistant Supervisor 300 or so years ago.

Lastly, Shang was now deeply connected to the Temple of Blood, and he couldn't just leave like that.

Shang also couldn't ask the Temple of

anyone be interested in that

with Light, Darkness, Ice,

risk unveiling

on Sword's Entropy for now. Luckily,

put his long sword into his inner world and his Addum on his

to face the atrophied

area, destroying trees and beasts. The blood that was leaking out was flooding the surroundings, but it

to recognize that this had once been a snake. Sure, it was long, but that was where the resemblance

atrophied to the point that this was basically

a while, Shang only looked at

Zone Beasts he had seen in Area 23 shot through his

They had been calamities.

had been natural

had been

the Soldier Stage, the biggest beast he had ever fought had been that

then, Shang saw the

wingspan of

cry that turned Shang

entire Storm Eagle Zone in less than a

Soldier Stage student, Shang had been less than

could have seen himself as a teacher

in the

been able to comprehend the power

And the Storm Eagle?

It was impossible.

any human

to fight or

And now?

focused on the

around five kilometers long which was

had destroyed kilometers of its surroundings

traveled tens of

Ice Wyvern and the Volcano Wyrm he had seen

how much power these two beasts must have released during their

It had been apocalyptical.

And now?

streaks of frozen wasteland that cut through the forest like someone had taken a huge

his surroundings