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

Shang didn't do anything.

in the air, almost like

you planning?" Gregorio asked

reached the Eighth Realm without being allowed to. According to the laws, he

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

brows and

moment, she dispersed her Mana

she wanted to kill Shang to keep

and Shang were

Shang would only need to unveil the method

after

now, they were stuck

and Amon Gus didn't back

had already backed down, her earlier

Gus asked with a snort. "How did he reach the Eighth Realm, and even the

to explain?" Gregorio asked calmly. "You're

is already proof enough," Brutus Cesar

Kings with incomparable paranoia for thousands of years, and

Mage Lords of all the Empires, and

track of all the Mage Kings

also

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

simply forbidden to consume any of the Beast Kings or a huge number of Beast Lords

of these laws did he break?" Gregorio

snorted. "A lot of words to say nothing. Fact is, he took Mana from somewhere, and it

take it from?"

where. The fact that he is at the Peak Eighth

more proof than

Gus and Brutus

Isis Neweston spoke calmly but with

looked at her with

know Gregorio," 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 for us

should focus on the

be a malicious or benign tournament?" she

Gus and Brutus Cesar noticed what Isis was

to be

was just supposed to be a benign tournament since no Empire actually wanted to lose their

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

things

"Malicious."