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.

two lives. If one of the two recipients of the Spell died, the other one would die as

was how it was with the

person A died, person B would also

if Gregorio died, Linastra would die, but if

later, Kali

in charge by now since Abaddon would very soon

I will be the one creating the Spell. I want this to

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

Shang, not me," Gregorio transmitted. "I can imagine that they plan on confining me without killing me, which wouldn't kill Linastra. If

Gregorio had already asked

and Abaddon, the leadership between Shang and Gregorio had also

no longer

Shang was.

had been Shang's idea to make him the recipient

had two

could just use his Domain of

that Spell, Shang wanted to

more hope they felt,

"Okay," Abaddon answered.

drawing lots for the tournament, Abaddon was using his unique Magic to

so unique and advanced that none of the Emperors even noticed

Abaddon handed the bubbles

this in your hand," Gregorio told

next moment, something tiny appeared in Linastra's hand,

quite surprised that she couldn't see how this Spell

discern

Life Connection Spell, but it worked in a very different

it achieved the

her eyes and took a

Then, she crushed it.

a complex diagram appeared on the

a connection yet, which meant that Gregorio hadn't

worried and suspicious, but then, she

felt connected to Shang, not

eyes opened wide in

just an instant later, she seemed to accept her

She didn't protest.

was nothing she could

forcefully breaking it would take

of the other Emperors had noticed what had