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."

you are here, but that's probably because you are a peerless

difference between a peerless genius amongst warriors

the purple woman beside Rowan

what I

The woman only snorted.

white and grey man didn't say

Poison Affinity?"

answered, slightly altering

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

with annoyance and disgust

that Shang might

the purple woman suddenly took out

Crystal transmitted something to

been challenged to a life-and-death duel by Cloud

about me?" Cindy

mind focused on Cindy for

do you have?" Shang

don't know what kind of Affinity you have. So, why

if I want to accept or not,"

Silence.

snorted. "Temperature," she

I've never seen someone with a Temperature Affinity,"

"Sorry, but I'm not confident in taking

it," Cindy said with a

then 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 the other two are not people I want

a relatively emotionless expression. "Light Affinity," he

such rare Affinities, but you managed

not about

other two

man had the rarest Affinity

Affinity was already incredible, but having a Light Affinity on top

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

his best to suppress

cycled through them

amongst

three threw a couple

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

asked the white and grey

ways,"

a bit and scratched his

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

looked with

emotionlessly as