Sword God in a World of Magic

After the group of five left, Star City crowned the champion of the tournament to find the strongest warrior.

Contestant 1, Elver!

Undeniably, Elver was the strongest warrior in the world. Sure, there might be that one Mage that had also learned how to be a warrior, but that couldn't be counted. If any Mage could just take part in the tournament, any Mage Lord could win the tournament just with their insanely strong bodies.

Only pure warriors counted, and Elver was definitely the strongest among them!

The watching Mages applauded as the strongest warrior in the world received his prize, a humongous spear.

This spear symbolized the creation of a path. The owner of the spear was at the forefront of warriorkind, and it was their duty to blaze a new path.

In essence, they were the head of the spear.

However, while the Mages watched with interest, some of the warriors felt like this entire ceremony was a farce.

Oliver and Elver knew Shang.

They were certain that the person in front of them earlier definitely had been Shang.

Shang, a Mage?

They knew that he had a warrior's body, and even if he didn't, they couldn't imagine him following the Magic Path.

Ever since Shang had been at the Commander Stage, he had done things that warriors believed to be impossible.

His power had always been a level above every other warrior.

And things hadn't changed.

Just when they had expected that they knew what they could expect from Shang, he surprised them yet again.

Elver would have expected to be able to fight Shang, at least. He didn't expect that he would win, but he had expected that he would be able to attack him.

Yet, when Shang had moved his fingers, everything became clear.

Elver hadn't been the target of that attack, but he could feel its power.

By just moving his fingers, Shang had summoned powers of the Sixth Realm.

He hadn't even drawn his weapon.

Fighting him would have been no different from fighting an Ancestral Mage.

Fighting him would have been no different from fighting a Zone Beast.

Elver, the strongest warrior in the world?

No.

that had taken part in the tournament were the

in the Fifth Realm, and they still needed to become familiar with

in the Diamond Body Stage knew that they wouldn't reach the Sixth Realm

more introspective warriors even realized that the Diamond Body Stage

be counted as a prototype for an actual Fifth

refining to become strong enough to act as a foundation for reaching the Sixth

Diamond Body Stage, could see a possible way forward, but

a way

needed to find a way to fix the control issues of the Mana. Maybe something like different Mana Pathways would

Elver thought about a way to exchange control over power for more

rage to amplify

Beast Core, change the Mana Pathways, create techniques to push the Mana even

this might become a Fifth Realm that was powerful enough to act as a foundation

be warriors at

of that became reality, these physical fighters could reach speeds several times faster than beasts while having bodies several

it would be like fighting

but

fighters would be just as powerful

the sky. He had

a while,

supposed

body has already been ruined by my incomplete Diamond Body. I won't be part

under which Elver had learned shot through

old Dean had created the True Path Stage, but he also had the weakest Path out of

It had been pathetic.

his sacrifice allowed people like Mervin and Shang to become

thought of his Diamond Body Stage, he

future, but my research will

wasn't sure what

anger, acceptance,

path had come to

as far as he would

now on, he would focus on refining his Diamond

was to create

weren't weaker than Mages or Shang's

Elver was accepting his role, Oliver gritted his teeth

quite melancholic and had

his path might have also reached its

when he had seen Shang, he had forgotten all

had

It was him!

was his

was King

He ruined everything!

the apocalypse