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."

99% of Mages if you are here,

is a difference between a peerless genius amongst warriors and a

the purple woman beside Rowan shouted. "I'm a

what I said,"

The woman only snorted.

grey man didn't say

a Poison Affinity?" Shang

man answered,

evenly. "Poison

looked with annoyance and disgust

feared that

woman suddenly took out her

Crystal transmitted

to a life-and-death duel by Cloud

about me?" Cindy asked with a bright

focused on Cindy

do you have?"

bit of annoyance. "I don't know what kind of Affinity

if I want

Silence.

"Temperature," she

never seen someone with a

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

Cindy said with

about you? I'm up for a fight since I need

with a relatively emotionless

Affinity? The two others have such rare

annoyance at Shang. "Entering the Contender Department is not about having a rare Affinity but about

two

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

having a Light Affinity on top of that

or Time Affinities, making it nearly impossible to

when he did his best to

Spirit Sense cycled through them like he

amongst you three?" Shang

threw a couple of glances

unwilling to confirm it," Rowan said. "It's better

asked the

have my ways,"

hummed a bit and scratched his

think I'm willing to fight you," Shang

other two looked

emotionlessly as he took out his