Sword God in a World of Magic

Lucin kept explaining a couple of things to Shang regarding the Contender Department as they continued traveling for a couple more minutes.

Eventually, Lucin transformed back into a human and stopped in a seemingly random location.

Shang had taken note of their journey, and he guessed that the two of them were currently near the northern edge of the Lightning Manor's territory, which would also be the northern edge of the continent Aterium.

It had become quite cold by now, and Shang couldn't feel a lot of Light Mana in the surroundings.

He could see dense clouds but compared to the Lightning Sea, there was not much lightning here. The clouds Shang could see were the typical clouds of winter, grey and ever-present.

As for the ground, everything had been covered in a thick sheet of ice and snow.

"Alright, we're here," Lucin said. "Starting from this point, everything here's reserved for the Clouds. The 100,000 kilometers from here to the edge of Aterium is all for the Clouds. This territory is off-limits for Sparks and Boltlings since the existence of the Clouds is kept secret."

"A good number of Bolts know about the Clouds, but they are discouraged from talking about them. Additionally, even the Bolts don't know exactly what a Cloud is and what is required to become one."

"I would also ask you to keep the existence of the Clouds secret, but I don't think that will be a problem for you. You don't seem like a very sociable person."

Shang didn't answer.

"And that's about it," Lucin said. "I told you everything you need to know on the way here. If you need anything, just contact me with your new Communication Crystal."

A moment later, Lucin threw over a new Communication Crystal with an image of a lightning bolt on it.

Shang remained silent for a second.

"That's it?" he asked.

"Yeah," Lucin said. "What more is there to tell?"

"What about an SKP?" Shang asked.

When Lucin heard that, he laughed loudly. "That won't be necessary. SKPs can make problems for your comprehension, which is why Clouds don't need to get an SKP."

"That sounds reckless," Shang commented. "What if someone escapes to another Empire?"

smirk. "We have our ways of making sure that no one is

Shang remained silent.

to the rules I told you, there won't be

like he had just remembered something. "Oh, by the way, your new Communication Crystal also has all the training credits. If you need

I'm sure you'll find it eventually. You can't really miss it since it can't miss

go!

a lightning bolt again and shot

hovering in

was alone

while, Shang slowly flew toward

After that, I need to see if there is a

comprehending Void Casting since he was

Casting would have been nearly impossible in Shang's remaining years. Yes, it was extremely effective, but it couldn't

an alternative that he could use

toward the north, he saw a couple

Ancestral Beasts that had released their domains, but in comparison to normal Ancestral Beasts, these didn't seem aggressive at

were probably half-domesticated like the Zone Beasts from Area 23. Their job was probably to release their domain and to give some of the weaker people an opportunity to

already,

people were divided into two groups, and they were looking at

was a bit strange to see High Mages sitting so close to an Ancestral Beast without fear. It kind of reminded Shang of

that they were also Clouds, but in the High Mage Realm instead of the Archmage Realm. All five of them had these unique and bright auras to them. It was almost like the world around them was greyed out, and they were the

sensation, and if one didn't actively look for these

these High Mages were extremely

had said that there were over 110 Clouds, but he had only talked about the

many High Mage Clouds there were, but he guessed that there were at least

Clouds,

would think that there

five High

appearances had been young, but

with this sensation since the decay of old age

reasons why there were fewer Clouds, the

Keeping one's Battle-Strength.

managed to comprehend at least four