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."

Mages if you are here, but that's probably because you are a peerless genius among

is a difference between a peerless genius amongst warriors and a peerless genius

beside Rowan shouted. "I'm a

I said," Rowan

The woman only snorted.

white and grey man didn't say

a Poison

man answered, slightly altering

Shang said evenly. "Poison acts on the body, and my

annoyance and

feared that Shang

later, the purple woman suddenly took out her own Communication

Crystal transmitted something to

challenged to a life-and-death duel by Cloud Cindy.

what about me?" Cindy asked

on Cindy

you have?" Shang

with a bit of annoyance. "I don't know what kind of Affinity

my decision if I want to accept or not,"

Silence.

"Temperature," she

never seen someone with a Temperature Affinity," Shang

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

Cindy said with a

focused on the last person, the white and grey man. "What about you? I'm up for a fight since I need some resources, but

at Shang with a relatively emotionless expression.

The two others have such rare Affinities, but

annoyance at Shang. "Entering the Contender Department is not about having a rare Affinity but about how much you can make

other two

grey man had the rarest Affinity of them all, a

Time Affinity was already incredible, but having

Time Magic, Time Mana, or Time Affinities, making it nearly impossible to feel the Time Mana around

when he did his best to suppress his

them like he

the strongest amongst you three?"

threw a couple of glances at

we all believe that we are the strongest, but we are unwilling to confirm it," Rowan said. "It's better not to fight amongst

asked the white and grey

have my ways," he said

hummed a bit and scratched

I think I'm willing

other two looked with

man said emotionlessly as he took out