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

Elements, and after comprehending four different Concepts, their opponents would have already reached the next Realm and

in the early Realms, the Mage would only be able to exhibit the power of one level

very long time since the last of

of this didn't apply

Affinity but because he was a

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

mainly came from his

all of a Mage's power came from their

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

remember that if Shang didn't use any of

for Mages since all their

as a level four Concept to Shang, which was why

had taken to comprehend a level

that Shang wasn't a Mage, which

to a Beast King that was

they probably would have comprehended

was still slower in comprehending Concepts than an

of them left the Hadean King

signed to be your bodyguard for one

Shang

anything specific you want me

"No," Shang answered.

Linay could only sigh.

to do

was nice to relax once in a while and earn easy money just by

to do something that

the portal, Shang's Transmission Medal

surprised by the

was the Starlight

"Yes?" Shang said.

Shang Sword, the

"Correct," Shang said.

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

"Correct," Shang answered.

the Research Department, and the Reconnaissance Department. I really don't have any time

"I've heard," Shang said.

that I need to focus on many different things, and I can't

Shang's Aura darkened.

do you

also feel the Starlight Queen's Aura change after

even want me to consider putting any time aside for you, your method of addressing

a lot for the Lightning Manor deserve to be treated with

but I don't see how my conduct towards other Mage Kings has anything to do with you,"