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.

in the tournament were the

the Fifth Realm, and they still needed to become

difficult to accept, but everyone in the Diamond Body Stage knew that they wouldn't reach the

fact, the stronger and more introspective warriors even realized that the Diamond Body Stage

it could be counted as a prototype for an actual

of refining to become strong enough to act

could see a possible way forward, but

a

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

a way to exchange control over power for more

using one's rage to amplify one's

the Mana Pathways, create techniques to push the Mana

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

be warriors at that

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

such a warrior, it would be like

but

fighters would be just

thought as he looked at the

while, he

never supposed to be a

by my incomplete Diamond Body. I

of the warrior academy under which Elver had learned shot through his mind, especially

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

It had been pathetic.

like Mervin and

thought of his Diamond Body Stage, he felt something

future, but my research will influence

sure what he

frustration, anger, acceptance, melancholy,

come to an

far as he

he would focus on refining his Diamond

to create real

weren't weaker than Mages or

was accepting his role, Oliver gritted his teeth

had felt quite melancholic and had gone on about his lack

path might have also

Shang,

for vengeance had completely consumed

It was him!

his teacher's

was King Storm's

He ruined everything!

brought the