Sword God in a World of Magic

The tournament had now officially begun.

Yet, before Isis Neweston started to draw the lots, someone spoke up.

"I'm conceding."

The Mage Emperors looked at Linastra Boomwitch with furrowed brows.

"We have too many contestants anyway," Linastra said.

"Are you certain that this is what you want?" Isis Neweston said in an even voice, which had a hidden tone of threat and danger to it.

The other Mage Emperors were also looking at Linastra with narrowed eyes.

Linastra had always stood on the sidelines, and now that the fate of the entire world was being decided, she stood on the sidelines again.

She hadn't helped them against Shang in the past. The least she could do was try to hurt the current Shang or Abaddon.

"Yes, I'm certain," Linastra confirmed.

At this moment, Linastra felt a thick wave of hatred come towards her.

Her old friends were not happy with her at all.

"Fine," Isis Neweston said.

Behind Linastra, the Sacredflame King felt like his life had been spared.

He didn't need to die!

The Sacredflame King and Linastra stepped back, showing that they were no longer part of the combatants.

"I am willing to support you," Linastra transmitted to Gregorio.

Gregorio was a little surprised, but not very much.

"How do I know you are not supposed to betray me later and that this isn't a trick?" Gregorio asked.

"I am willing to hand over my life," Linastra transmitted. "You can use an asynchronous Life Connection Spell."

Now, Gregorio was quite certain that Linastra genuinely wanted to help him or that she was willing to sacrifice her life to kill Shang.

The next moment, Gregorio contacted Kali. "Linastra is willing to help me, and she is also willing to accept an asynchronous Life Connection Spell."

Kali was slightly surprised.

had to know that a Life Connection Spell connected two lives. If one of the two recipients of the Spell died, the other one would die as

was how it

A died, person B would also die. However, if person B died, person A would not

this case, if Gregorio died, Linastra would die, but

moment later, Kali

by now since Abaddon would very soon

Abaddon told Kali, "but I will be the one creating the Spell. I want this to

informed Gregorio, but before Gregorio informed Linastra, he told Kali one

want her connected to Shang, not me," Gregorio transmitted. "I can imagine that they plan on confining me without killing me, which wouldn't kill Linastra. If we want to be certain, we

had

with Kali and Abaddon, the leadership between Shang

was no longer

Shang was.

Shang's idea to make him the recipient of

had two reasons for

could just use his Domain of Entropy

Spell, Shang wanted to give them some hope before dashing

hope they

"Okay," Abaddon answered.

Abaddon was

unique and advanced that none of

handed the bubbles to Kali,

in your hand,"

appeared in Linastra's hand,

couldn't see how this Spell had

easily discern what this Spell would

was an asynchronous Life Connection Spell, but it

it achieved the same

her eyes and took a deep

Then, she crushed it.

instant later, a complex diagram appeared on the palm of

yet,

and suspicious, but then, she

felt connected to Shang, not

eyes opened

just an instant later, she seemed to accept her

She didn't protest.

she could

forcefully breaking

other Emperors had noticed what