Sword God in a World of Magic

"Man, I'm so excited about the matches today."

"What's there to be excited about? This warrior will get destroyed in less than a minute."

"Yeah, I know, but I still want to know how he fights. I mean, he got accepted into the Contender Department, right? This means that he has a fourfold Spirit Sense like everyone else. Even if he is a warrior, there must be something special about him, right?"

"Sure, but he's still a warrior. He's probably extremely powerful compared to normal Mages, but we are not normal Mages, are we?"

"Who knows? Maybe he will hold out for a couple of seconds. I want to see what a warrior can do."

"What are you two talking about? You honestly think we will get to see the warrior's power? Pfft, as if! I think he will explode before he can even show his power. Did you guys forget who his opponent is?"

"It's Erel, right? Do you know what Erel can actually do? I've never seen him fight, but I've heard he has a Dual Affinity of Time and Light."

"Nope, no idea. No one ever saw him fight. He is getting all his resources from all the smaller trials, and due to his Affinity, no one has challenged him to a duel yet. Also, I heard that he isn't the biggest fan of killing, which is why he never challenged anyone."

"Huh, but then why did he challenge the warrior?"

"Wouldn't you? I mean, I feel kind of insulted that a warrior is in the Hibye. I have like three friends that are nearly as powerful as me, but they still weren't accepted into the Hibye. Yet, some random warrior got accepted?"

"Also, maybe Erel just thinks that this warrior represents some easy resources. Wouldn't you?"

"Sure, but it still feels weird. I mean, is Erel truly as powerful as everyone thinks? No one ever saw him fight, after all."

"No idea, could be, couldn't be."

Several members of the Hibye were slowly arriving at the central arena. Whenever there was a life-and-death duel, everyone would be informed, and they were allowed to watch.

This had several reasons.

First of all, by making this a public event, no one could accuse the Lightning Manor of choosing their favorites and having them win the duel.

Second, this was a learning opportunity for everyone.

that the path to power was dangerous and that they

to dissuade people from

these life-and-death duels for everyone, but they still didn't want the students to die to each other as much. The trials were less dangerous and more efficient in increasing someone's

what powers the winner had, allowing people to create counters for these powers. Additionally, people that were at a disadvantage against that winner would get an opportunity to see these powers and avoid falling

400 Clouds here. There were around 50 Ancestral

duels only had around 50 people watching, and these

far more people were

what a powerful warrior could do, but even more, they wanted to

and since everyone here was a Mage, they

were doing. Over 99% of Mages were aimlessly creating and copying

right. Compared to the Clouds, every other Mage

their minds, even a pig could comprehend a level one Concept before becoming a High Mage. There was nothing special about comprehending only one Concept before a breakthrough, while two Concepts

their mind, but only people that comprehended four Concepts before becoming a High Mage

the level of

one Concepts before becoming a High Mage, and he had comprehended two level two Concepts as a High Mage. Maybe, with a

accomplishments, Jerald had been the most powerful normal Mage in Area 23, and he would

Skythunder, was more

a High Mage, nearly three Concepts before becoming an Archmage,

had a good shot at becoming a Boltling, someone that would be cultivated into a future

powerful enough for an Empire

become someone on the same level as that Dawn Seedling Shang had met near the

order Sparks around, who were powerful

it meant

it meant to be a future Mage

were the most powerful and illustrious people outside the headquarters of

ever saw any Mage Kings or any of the Mage Emperors. Nearly every single human

Mage Lords

Mage Kings were legends!

Mage Lords were essentially the rulers of the

of power since Mage Kings basically didn't really actually exist in the real

so long and so hard

then, there was