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.

would consume so much time to strengthen all four of them that their longevity would run

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

the Affinities couldn't properly be combined in the early Realms, the Mage would only be able to exhibit the power of

since the last of

all of this didn't apply to

because of his Affinity but because

everything, but one had to remember

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

all of a Mage's power

of weak Concepts that were not very useful, due to his techniques and sheer physical strength, his Battle-Strength would still be very

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

since all their power came

a level four Concept to Shang, which was why she wasn't

taken to comprehend a level

she knew that Shang wasn't a Mage, which meant that

Clouds also didn't have access to a Beast King that was willing to demonstrate a

access to this place, they probably would have comprehended the Concept in about 400

still slower in comprehending Concepts than an average

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

bodyguard for one century more,"

know," Shang answered

anything specific you want me

"No," Shang answered.

Linay could only sigh.

to do

nice to relax once in a while and earn easy money just by standing in place, but after over

to do something that

through the portal, Shang's Transmission Medal

was quite surprised by the Aura

was the Starlight

"Yes?" Shang said.

Sword, the Ancestral Hero,

"Correct," Shang said.

true extent of your powers. He said that you are

"Correct," Shang answered.

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

"I've heard," Shang said.

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

Shang's Aura darkened.

do you want?"

feel the Starlight Queen's Aura change after he asked

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

people that have done a lot for the Lightning Manor

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