Sword God in a World of Magic

They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

No, this couldn't be!

How?!

Why?!

While Shang's Aura and clothing were different, his appearance couldn't be any more distinguishable.

After all, who else was missing his eyes, an arm, and both his legs?!

Beside Gregorio hovered a torso with a head and a right arm, encompassed by a bloodred piece of cloth.

How was he still alive?!

When Abaddon looked at Shang, he laughed loudly.

"You're still alive!" he shouted with happiness. "And I thought this tournament would be boring!"

When the Emperors heard Abaddon's exclamation, their minds started to go wild.

Was it really so bad that Shang was alive?

If Abaddon and Shang were to fight in the final...

And then, the Emperors realized that no one in this tournament was supposed to die.

But with a vote, they could probably change that.

So, if Abaddon and Shang fought to the death in the final, one of them would be dead, and the other one would be severely injured.

As long as Isis Neweston, the organizer of the Ultimate Tournament, handed over the prize very quickly, the Emperors would be able to fight a weakened Abaddon or Shang!

Of course, all of that was mixed with many other feelings and thoughts.

How did he become a Peak Sword King without anybody noticing?

How was he still alive?

Hadn't Lucius said that no non-Mage Emperor was supposed to appear again?

What was Gregorio's plan?

Gus, Brutus Cesar, and Kali gathered Mana in preparation to unleash their

Shang didn't do anything.

in the air, almost like a

Gregorio asked with a bit

the law," Kali said. "He has reached the Eighth Realm without being allowed to. According to

said with a smile. "Does that actually matter? After all, I will be fighting him soon. I would hate for my only decent opponent to die before

brows and looked

next moment, she dispersed her Mana and took a

she wanted to kill

and Shang

only need to unveil the method Kali used to get

betray Shang after the final

now, they were stuck

and Amon Gus didn't

though Kali had already backed

with a snort. "How did

Gregorio asked calmly. "You're supposed to

is already proof enough," Brutus Cesar

"You all looked at the Beast Lords and Beast Kings with incomparable paranoia for thousands of years, and nothing unusual happened to

Mage Lords of all the Empires, and you

of all the

are also

28,000 years, you didn't even

any of the Beast Kings or

these laws did he break?"

of words to say nothing. Fact is, he took Mana from somewhere, and it is forbidden to take so

take it from?" Gregorio

doesn't matter from where. The fact that he is at the Peak Eighth Realm means that

more proof than that," Gregorio

and Brutus Cesar narrowed their

Isis Neweston spoke calmly but

two angry Emperors looked at her

said. "He won't back down without proof, and if he is that confident to appear this openly, it

focus on

will this be a malicious or benign tournament?"

Gus and Brutus Cesar noticed what Isis was doing and

to be a vote for

tournament since no Empire actually wanted

knew that Abaddon would win. There was no point in throwing the lives of

now, things

"Malicious."