Sword God in a World of Magic

The Affinity Wheel began to spin.

Shang didn't say anything.

Earlier, he had looked forward to the trial. After all, the reward he would gain would make it easier for him to find a path toward the Seventh Realm.

Shang had waited for several decades for this trial, and now, it was finally here.

Yet, after everything that happened over the last hour, Shang couldn't be excited about the trial.

The God had just majorly changed the international landscape.

In fact, the things he had done could even be called unprecedented.

He had killed a Mage King!

This was probably the most significant event ever since Lucius had reached the Tenth Realm.

Lucin had also died, but his death wasn't as significant in the grand scheme of things.

Lucin had been quite helpful to Shang, but Shang didn't feel any sort of connection between them.

Shang was emotionally completely shut off from the outside, which was why he couldn't feel guilt, anger, or sadness for the deaths of others.

The same thing was true for Queen Primordium.

Shang had killed her, but he didn't think much of it.

The most terrible thing regarding this entire thing was that Shang was forced to do the God's bidding, even though he didn't want to.

Yet, one thing was indisputable.

Queen Primordium and Lucin had helped Shang a lot.

They had been his two biggest pillars of support.

Which was why the God had killed them.

It was too boring.

And now, after probably the most significant event of the last 400,000 years, the God was forcing Shang to go through the trial.

At this moment, the army of the Lightning Manor could roll out to investigate every single person.

It could be that the Lightning Manor would enter a state of war.

The Lightning Emperor might immediately contact the other Emperors and accuse a couple of them.

The other Emperors would probably be just as shocked.

International relations would drastically shift.

And all of this would happen in the following minutes.

if things escalated and another Empire decided to strike at the Clouds, which could result in Shang's

was stuck

he feared that something might happen to his real

leave by getting through the trial, and giving up on the trial wouldn't be worth

go through the trial, even though he

stopped spinning, and a

before swinging

of pure darkness punched a hole into the

The applause came.

didn't move. He just wanted to get through

the voice announced

Shang just waited.

Several seconds passed.

The beast appeared.

BANG!

The applause reappeared.

The wheel returned.

three: Powerful Initial

spun for several

quite annoyed

how strong he had become, and he also never

this time, things were

entire world was changing, but Shang

wait several times longer than he was actually

that he couldn't skip the

could let Shang skip the levels, but

frustrated was probably quite

he had forced Shang through

for a lot

BANG!

next beast without even looking at

had to wait

was agonizing how slow the wheel

It took so long.

BANG!

The next beast died.

had to

BANG!

The next beast died.

More waiting.

BANG!

The next beast died.

More waiting.

BANG!

The next beast died.

More waiting.

CRACK!

of armor exploded off a powerful bear's head, but it still

BANG!