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."

99% of Mages if you are here, but that's probably

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

the purple woman beside Rowan shouted. "I'm

know what I

The woman only snorted.

white and grey man didn't

have a Poison

the man answered, slightly altering

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

looked with annoyance

feared that Shang

woman suddenly took out her own Communication

Crystal transmitted something to him

life-and-death

about me?" Cindy asked with

focused on Cindy for a

Affinity do you have?" Shang

with a bit of annoyance. "I don't know what kind of Affinity you have. So,

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

Silence.

"Temperature," she

never seen someone with a Temperature Affinity," Shang

I'm not confident in taking on

Cindy said with a

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

with a relatively emotionless

two others have such rare Affinities, but you

"Entering the Contender Department is not about having a rare Affinity but about how much you can

two

white and grey man had the rarest

but having a Light Affinity on top of

Mana, or Time Affinities, making

best to suppress his

them like he was

the strongest amongst you three?" Shang

three threw a couple of glances at each

we are the strongest, but we are unwilling to confirm it," Rowan said. "It's better

asked the white

my ways,"

hummed a bit and scratched his

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

two looked with surprise at

as