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.

so much time to strengthen all

to comprehend level one Concepts for all four Elements, and after comprehending four different

would only be able to exhibit the power

very weak for a very long time since the last of the four required

of this didn't apply to

but because he

but one had to remember that Shang's power always came from his

speed, offense, and defense mainly came from his body, which were

a Mage's power came

not very useful, due to his techniques and sheer physical strength,

use any of his Affinities, his power would still

thing wasn't true for Mages since all their power came from the very Concepts they

Concept of Temperatures was most likely as difficult as a level four Concept to Shang, which was

the time Shang had taken to comprehend a level four Concept was

Shang wasn't a Mage, which meant that he

access to a Beast King that

a Cloud had access to this place, they probably would have comprehended the Concept in about

comprehending Concepts than an average

of them left the Hadean King behind and traveled back to

bodyguard for one century more," Linay

know," Shang

specific you want me

"No," Shang answered.

Linay could only sigh.

to do

while and earn easy money just by standing in place, but after over

do something that

through the portal, Shang's Transmission Medal

was quite surprised by the

was the

"Yes?" Shang said.

are Shang Sword, the Ancestral Hero,

"Correct," Shang said.

Custodian has informed me about your situation and the true extent of your powers. He said that you are interested in

"Correct," Shang answered.

really don't have any time right now, but I think things will calm down when we get

"I've heard," Shang said.

a bit more than a century, I can find some time for you. However, you have to keep in mind that I need to focus on many different things, and I can't just dedicate my entire time to

Shang's Aura darkened.

do you want?"

could also feel the Starlight Queen's Aura change after he asked that

even want me to consider putting any time aside for you, your method of addressing the other Mage Kings and I has to change," she said with

have done a lot for

you have with me addressing you, but I don't see how my conduct towards other