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."

are here, but that's probably because you are

peerless genius amongst warriors and a

beside Rowan

I said,"

The woman only snorted.

grey man

Poison

man answered, slightly altering the

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

annoyance and disgust at

that Shang

second later, the purple woman suddenly took out her own Communication

Communication Crystal transmitted something

to a life-and-death

about me?" Cindy asked with a bright

on

do you

"I don't know what kind

my decision if I want to accept or not,"

Silence.

"Temperature,"

I've never seen someone with a

"Sorry, but I'm not confident in

get it," Cindy said with a

man. "What about you? I'm up for a fight since I need some resources, but the other two are not people

at Shang with a relatively emotionless expression. "Light

Affinity?" Shang asked. "Only a Light Affinity? The two others have such rare Affinities, but you managed to enter the Contender Department with only a Light

Department is not about having a rare Affinity but about how much

other two remained

had the rarest Affinity of them all, a Dual Affinity of

having a Light

Magic, Time Mana, or Time Affinities, making it nearly impossible to feel the Time Mana around the white and grey

his best to suppress his

cycled through them like he

strongest amongst

couple of glances at

are unwilling to confirm

you?" Shang asked the white

have my ways," he said

a bit and scratched

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

looked with surprise at

emotionlessly as he took out his