Sword God in a World of Magic

"Because it is nearly impossible to break through with only one level four Concept," the God said.

This took Shang by surprise.

Hadn't the God just confirmed that it was possible to break through with only one level four Concept?

Why was it suddenly nearly impossible?

"Well, you see," the God said, animatedly moving his hands in exaggerated gestures like he was putting on a play. "In a world with enough Mana, you wouldn't have any problems in reaching the Mage Lord Realm with only one level four Concept."

"But we don't live in a world with plenty of Mana, do we?" the jester asked with a smirk.

After hearing the God's words, Shang had a suspicion.

"Not enough momentum?" he asked.

"Yes," the God said.

"The more momentum you have, the more Mana you will absorb in your breakthrough. More momentum means pulling Mana from further places."

"To become a Mage Lord, you need a great amount of Mana, but due to the low density of Mana in the atmosphere, getting enough Mana in your controlled domain is nearly impossible when your domain is only as big as the domain of someone that will condense a normal Spirit Sense."

"Of course, you can solve that problem by entering an area with a high density of Mana, but finding such an area is very difficult, and building one is very costly."

"Naturally, Empires won't invest that much money into someone that will only condense a normal Spirit Sense. Because of that, the only Mage Lords with a onefold Spirit Sense are Mage Lords unaffiliated with Empires that managed to somehow gain enormous wealth."

"This means that every single Mage Lord you have seen since joining the Lightning Manor had had a twofold Spirit Sense, at least. There were even some with a threefold Spirit Sense."

The jester lifted his left hand. "In comparison, an Ancestral Mage with a twofold Spirit Sense counts as a powerful Ancestral Mage in this trial. Less than 5% of Ancestral Mages have a twofold Spirit Sense after all."

"So, just like with the beast, a weak Initial Mage Lord is as, if not more, talented than a powerful Peak Ancestral Mage."

Wheel. "You might be able to fight a Beast

body recovered, and he slowly

Mana storage, and he was ready for the

Mana and refilled the Mana inside his

done?" the

that Shang was

your Death Mana since

Going from a powerful Peak Ancestral Beast to a weak Initial Beast Lord is like going from a powerful Late Ancestral Beast to a powerful

have a chance at winning, but it's

Shang didn't answer anything.

simply continued standing in the middle of his inner

"Good," the God said.

then, the Affinity Wheel slowed

Eventually, it stopped.

on was something Shang had never seen

said. "That's

picture was of a wave of fire being pushed to the side

Affinity of Fire and Wind. Blaze is as malleable as wind and hot as fire but lacks the cutting effect of wind and the explosive

since he was very interested in the next

because he didn't know what Affinity his opponent had

moment, Shang's

was a majestic

bright and beautiful light on Shang's

control the size of their bodies, the peacock also

was only about five meters long,

peacock's aura compared to all

intelligence and grace to the

a beast and more like a

Shang readied his