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."

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

a difference between a peerless

woman beside Rowan shouted. "I'm

know what I said," Rowan

The woman only snorted.

and grey man didn't say

have a Poison Affinity?"

man answered, slightly altering

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

with annoyance and disgust

that Shang might

suddenly

Crystal transmitted

life-and-death

me?" Cindy asked with

on Cindy for a

do you have?" Shang

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

if I want to

Silence.

"Temperature," she

seen someone with a Temperature Affinity,"

sighed. "Sorry, but I'm not confident in

it," Cindy said with a nice

person, the white and grey man. "What about you? I'm up for

a relatively emotionless expression. "Light

The two others have such rare Affinities, but you managed to enter the

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

two

the rarest Affinity of them all, a Dual Affinity of

Affinity was already incredible, but having a Light Affinity

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

he did his best to

them like he

the strongest amongst you three?" Shang

a couple of glances

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

the white

ways," he

hummed a bit and scratched

I'm willing to fight

looked with

man said emotionlessly as he took out his