Sword God in a World of Magic

Eventually, Shang returned to the real world.

Linay quickly noticed that Shang's dormant Spirit Sense was finally moving again after over 500 years, and she released a sigh of relief.

Was he finally done?

"How much time has passed?" Shang asked.

"A bit more than 500 years," she answered.

'That means I'm about 2,900 years old, leaving me with only 2,100 years," Shang thought.

"What about the ore?" Shang asked.

"Everything has been gathered," Linay answered. "Due to the value, I thought it would be better not to let it get delivered to this place. Everything's waiting in the Lightning Manor."

Shang nodded. "Then, let's return."

"You've comprehended the Concept of Temperatures?" Linay asked.

"Yes," Shang answered.

Linay just nodded.

She knew that a couple of Concepts became more difficult based on their connections, and the Concept of Temperatures was one of them.

A couple of people wanted to combine several Elements, but the combining of Concepts always became more and more difficult to comprehend.

Most people focused on only one Element since they also only had one Affinity, but there were also some people that focused on two. Nearly every Cloud trained in at least two Elements.

However, there were also a few people that focused on three Elements.

A good example would be Space, Time, and Gravity.

To combine them, one needed three Concepts. Spacetime, Timegravity, and Gravityspace.

With these Concepts, the power of all three increased by a bit.

Naturally, these Concepts weren't the priority since the small increase in power often wasn't worth the effort. People often only focused on these mixed Concepts when they were already Ancestral Mages or Mage Lords.

There was also a popular mix of Water, Ice, and Wind, which needed the Concepts of States, Snow, and Steam.

Naturally, all four of Shang's Concepts were known. People knew about Temperatures, Twilight, Addition, and Subtraction, but people never focused on all four of them.

The reason was their longevity.

Focusing on three Elements meant equally increasing their power so that none of the three fell behind the other two.

This took a lot of effort for only a small increase in Battle-Strength relative to others.

And four Elements?

Nah.

Forget it.

Too much work.

even attempt it since it would consume so much time to strengthen

one Concepts for all four Elements, and after comprehending four different Concepts, their opponents

the Mage would only be able to exhibit the power of one level one Concept

very weak for a very long time since the last of

this

Affinity but because he was a

was using his Affinities for everything, but one had to remember that Shang's power always came from his

offense, and defense mainly came from his body, which were augmented by the

all of a Mage's power came from their

even if Shang needed to comprehend a lot of weak Concepts that were not very useful, due to his techniques and sheer physical strength, his Battle-Strength would still

remember that if Shang didn't use any of his Affinities,

for Mages since all

the Concept of Temperatures was most likely as difficult as a level four Concept to Shang, which was why she wasn't surprised that Shang

taken to comprehend a level four Concept

Shang wasn't a Mage,

Beast

probably would have comprehended the Concept in about

slower in comprehending Concepts

the two of them left the Hadean King behind and traveled back to the

signed to be your bodyguard for one century more," Linay

know," Shang answered

specific you want me to do?"

"No," Shang answered.

Linay could only sigh.

was itching to

easy money just by standing in place, but after over 500

wanted to do something that wasn't standing

portal,

by the Aura of

was the Starlight

"Yes?" Shang said.

are Shang Sword, the

"Correct," Shang said.

of your powers. He said that you are interested in me becoming your

"Correct," Shang answered.

Department. I really don't have any time right now, but I think things will calm down

"I've heard," Shang said.

to keep in mind that I need to focus on many different

Shang's Aura darkened.

you want?" Shang

Starlight Queen's Aura

for you, your method of addressing the other Mage Kings and I has to

done a lot for the Lightning Manor deserve to

how my conduct towards other Mage Kings has anything to do