Sword God in a World of Magic

Lei snorted.

Then, the Mana Shield around him slowly vanished, and the arrow that had triggered the Mana Shield fell to the ground.

Lei had fought contestant 12 evenly, but with the addition of the composite bow, Lei had been forced to make several rushed and awkward movements.

Because of the bow, Lei had lost.

"Weapon Variance, huh?" Lei said as he put his trident away. "It seems like I underestimated its power."

Lei couldn't complain since both of them were at the same level.

Lei had lost fair and square.

Contestant 12 nodded. "The Impose Stage is more than impressive. It has been a long time since I had such a difficult battle against someone on my level."

Lei snorted again, but the more perceptive people could notice that he actually only wanted to appear tough and dismissive. Some people could tell that Lei enjoyed the compliment.

"Congratulations," Lei said as his arrogant smirk returned. "You might be amongst the twenty most powerful warriors in the world, but I wouldn't bet on it."

The warriors were immediately furrowing their brows, and even contestant 12 seemed annoyed.

Contestant 12 was now among the top four in the tournament. Was Lei saying that there were over 16 warriors outside the tournament that could defeat him?

That seemed unlikely.

"What? You don't believe me?" Lei asked with a smirk. "Why do you think I was chosen specifically for this tournament?"

"It's because I am average," Lei said with a laugh.

The people only looked at Lei with furrowed brows.

"I'm the most average Impose Stage warrior. I've comprehended an average Path, which made for an average Impose. I have been in some dangerous battles, but they are not common to me."

"I've been sent to demonstrate the average power of an Impose Stage warrior."

"And with my average power, I made it to the top eight here. That's honestly quite sad."

Most of the warriors became infuriated again. They obviously didn't believe Lei's words, and they felt like Lei was only saying these things to disrespect them.

Contestant 1 furrowed his brows as he looked at Lei.

It was difficult to admit, but he believed Lei.

certain aura that powerful people had. People like contestant 1 and contestant 12 radiated a special

Lei didn't have that.

everyone that managed to reach the Fifth Realm was a genius in their own right, but the different levels

have been above average at the

but compared to contestant

glad that he wasn't the

the Impose Stage?"

was immediately pulled towards the

who invented

"It was my Master," he

people waited for an elaboration, but

is your master?"

and turned around. "Defeat my friend, and you

Lei walked to the edge of the

12 narrowed his

Stage master,

been a possibility that a powerful Mage had come up with the Impose Stage, but if that

more excited as more

pause,

arrived, and the contestants were fighting in a dark arena illuminated by artificial light that mimicked the light of

the semifinals was

be the finale, but with the

1 and contestant 2 were friends, and they knew each other very

but it was clear

really a true fight

that he couldn't

some minutes, contestant

been a fun

the finals now, and his opponent would

match in the

12 versus

31 with a serious expression, but the more perceptive people in the audience noticed that there was a feeling of acceptance

12 knew that he couldn't win against contestant

would still

most average Impose Stage warrior, you have probably been sent as a representation

Contestant 31 nodded wordlessly.

you," contestant 12 said. "However, I would

going to fight someone, I want to see who

Silence.