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.

couldn't ask the Temple of

anyone be interested

with Light, Darkness, Ice, and Fire

couldn't risk

Sword's Entropy for now. Luckily, I have plenty of other abilities

swords had absorbed the ore, Shang put his long sword into his inner world and his Addum

face the atrophied corpse

the atrophied body had flattened a huge area, destroying trees and beasts. The blood that was leaking out was flooding the surroundings, but

been a snake. Sure, it was long,

to the point that this was basically just a

Shang

Beasts he had seen

They had been calamities.

had been

been higher

ever fought had been that ice bear in Jerald's

then, Shang saw the Storm

wingspan of nearly four

that turned Shang

the entire Storm Eagle

Soldier Stage student, Shang had been less

could have seen himself as

about flying in the sky

hadn't been able to comprehend

And the Storm Eagle?

It was impossible.

human

to fight or kill something this

And now?

just focused

which was about as big as the

of

had traveled tens of

fight between the Ice Wyvern and the Volcano Wyrm he had seen from

Shang couldn't comprehend how much power these two beasts

It had been apocalyptical.

And now?

at the vast streaks of frozen wasteland that cut through the forest like

of his surroundings