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?

instant, Amon Gus, Brutus Cesar, and Kali gathered Mana in preparation to

Shang didn't do anything.

silently hovered in the

you planning?" Gregorio asked with a bit of

the Eighth Realm without

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

furrowed her brows and looked at

dispersed her Mana

only acted like she wanted to kill Shang to keep

and Shang were already

only need to unveil the method Kali

could only betray Shang after the final battle

they were

Cesar and Amon Gus

asked. Even though Kali had already backed down, her

break the law?" Amon Gus asked with a snort. "How did he reach the Eighth Realm, and even the Peak

would I need to explain?" Gregorio asked calmly. "You're supposed to prove that

existence is already proof enough,"

Kings with incomparable paranoia for thousands of years, and nothing unusual happened to

Lords of all the Empires, and you also

track of all the Mage Kings is especially

are also

28,000 years, you didn't even complain about anything for a

of the Beast Kings or

laws

to say nothing. Fact is, he took Mana from somewhere, and it is

take it

that he is at the Peak Eighth Realm means that he did just

need more proof than that,"

and Brutus Cesar narrowed their

Neweston spoke

looked at her with

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

we should focus on

be a malicious or benign

noticed what Isis was

there wasn't supposed to be a vote for benign

to be a benign tournament since no Empire actually wanted

would win. There was no point in throwing the lives of their

things

"Malicious."