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

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

beside Rowan shouted. "I'm

what I said," Rowan

The woman only snorted.

and grey man

a Poison Affinity?"

answered,

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

looked with annoyance and

had feared that Shang

woman suddenly took out her own

Communication Crystal transmitted

life-and-death duel

what about me?" Cindy asked

on Cindy

you have?"

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

I

Silence.

"Temperature," she

with a Temperature Affinity," Shang

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

it," Cindy said with a

"What about you? I'm up for a fight since I need some resources, but

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

Affinity? The two others have such rare Affinities,

not about

two

certain way, the white and grey man had the rarest

incredible, but having a

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

when he did his best to suppress

Sense cycled through them like he

strongest amongst you

threw a couple of glances

unwilling to confirm

Shang asked the white and grey

my ways," he

bit and scratched his

I'm willing to fight you," Shang said to

two looked with surprise at

said emotionlessly as