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 probably more powerful than 99% of Mages if you are here, but that's probably because

difference between a peerless genius amongst warriors

purple woman beside Rowan

know what I

The woman only snorted.

and grey man

a Poison Affinity?" Shang

man answered, slightly altering the

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

looked with annoyance and disgust at

that Shang might

later, the purple woman suddenly took out her

Crystal transmitted

to a life-and-death

Cindy asked with a bright

on Cindy for

Affinity do you have?"

like that?" Cindy said with a bit of annoyance. "I don't know what kind of Affinity you have. So, why should I

I want to accept or not," Shang

Silence.

snorted. "Temperature," she

someone with a Temperature Affinity,"

not confident in taking

said with a

about you? I'm up for a fight since I need some resources, but the other two are not people I want to fight

with a relatively emotionless

Light Affinity? The two others have such rare Affinities, but you managed to enter the Contender Department with

is not about having a rare Affinity but about how much you can

two remained

way, the white and grey man had the rarest Affinity of them

Time Affinity was already incredible, but having a Light Affinity on top of that

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

he did his best to

them like he was evaluating

the strongest amongst you three?" Shang

three threw a couple of glances at

unwilling to confirm it," Rowan said. "It's better not to

you?" Shang asked the white and

have my ways," he

bit and scratched

it, I think I'm willing to

looked with surprise

emotionlessly as he took