Sword God in a World of Magic

As soon as the three of them realized that Shang wasn't a Mage, they started to rapidly talk to each other via voice transmissions.

It took several seconds for them to say anything to Shang again.

"So, you're not a Mage, right?" the purple woman asked.

Shang only nodded.

"Then, what are you?"

"You can call me a warrior," Shang said.

"A warrior?" the purple woman on the side repeated with surprise. "You mean like these strange guys from the Development Areas?"

"Similar, yes," Shang said.

Then, the woman raised an eyebrow. "Then, what are you doing here?"

"I'm part of the Contender Department," Shang answered.

"You?" the white and grey man repeated with a disbelieving expression. "You are part of the Contender Department?"

"That's what I just said," Shang answered.

Then, the purple man on the side snorted. "Oh yeah? Then, let's see."

A moment later, he took out a Communication Crystal and pointed it at Shang.

Suddenly, a short burst of light appeared, and Shang felt his Communication Crystal come out of his Space Ring of its own volition. Obviously, Shang wouldn't store something made by extremely powerful Mages in his inner world since he didn't want its existence to be exposed.

The Communication Crystal immediately displayed something to Shang.

"You have been challenged to a life-and-death duel by Cloud Rowan. Do you accept?"

When the three of them saw Shang's Communication Crystal react like that, their eyes widened in surprise.

Clouds could only issue such challenges to other Clouds, which proved that Shang truly was a Cloud.

"Do you actually mean that?" Shang asked Rowan, the purple man.

Rowan snorted in confidence. "Sure, if you're down for it."

"Why?" Shang asked.

"Nothing personal, kid," Rowan said with an arrogant smirk. "It's just that it seems like I have to clean up the Contender Department today. I get that you warriors are becoming stronger and that you guys have quite some momentum, but I think you are overestimating your own powers a little."

are probably more powerful than 99% of Mages if you are here, but

peerless

woman beside Rowan shouted. "I'm

I said,"

The woman only snorted.

and grey man

have a Poison Affinity?" Shang

answered, slightly altering

but Poison Affinities are my weakness," Shang said evenly. "Poison acts on the body, and my body

with annoyance and

had feared that

woman suddenly took out

Communication Crystal transmitted something

challenged to a life-and-death duel

what about me?" Cindy

on Cindy

Affinity do you

Cindy said with a bit of annoyance. "I don't

it is my decision if I want to accept or not,"

Silence.

"Temperature," she

someone with a Temperature Affinity," Shang

Shang sighed. "Sorry, but I'm not confident in taking on someone

get it," Cindy said

about you? I'm up for

last man looked at Shang with a relatively emotionless expression. "Light Affinity,"

two others have such rare Affinities, but you managed to

a bit of annoyance at Shang. "Entering the Contender Department is not

two

grey man had the rarest Affinity

Time Affinity was already incredible, but having a

had any experience with Time Magic, Time Mana, or Time Affinities, making

best to suppress

through them like he was evaluating

amongst

couple of

strongest, but we are unwilling to confirm it," Rowan said. "It's better not to

Shang asked the

have my ways," he

bit

are up for it, I think I'm willing to fight you," Shang

looked with surprise at

said emotionlessly as he took out his