[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-382":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1492267,1940,"Chapter 382 – Meeting an Old Friend","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-382",382,"\u003Cp>Shang kept his mask on. By now, he was also wearing a thick, black cloak made of animal fur. In a way, he looked very similar to the time he had exited from Duke Whirlwind’s garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these two Shangs couldn’t be any more different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A couple of minutes later, Shang arrived at the border of the Storm Eagle Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t seen any other person on his way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in over a decade, Shang could see the Farm Line and the Wild Forest again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s Darkness Vision showed him plenty of scouts keeping watch over the roads, and he could also see many weak beasts inside the Wild Forest. He even saw a couple of Pest Cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang would have never thought that seeing Pest Cats would make him feel nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenes of when Shang had just arrived here shot through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scout that had welcomed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Farm Dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first look at Warrior’s Paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His run-in with Teacher Loran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, all the people he had met in the warrior’s academy shot through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soran, Ranos, Mervin, the Dean, Elver, Sarah, Astor, Mattheo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I wonder how they are doing right now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, now that I’m back, I can check up on them whenever I want.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But first…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s gaze moved slightly towards the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many kilometers away, Shang could see the tops of a couple of green towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s get everything sorted out first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang surrounded himself with a coat of Darkness Mana, which seemingly blended in with the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His years of training his Affinity had made it possible to create something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t very effective against True Mages, but Adepts and General Stage warriors wouldn’t be able to see him with the coat of Darkness Mana during the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang left the path and entered the Wild Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the beasts noticed the black shadow shooting through their forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a minute later, Shang stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be in the middle of the forest, but Shang’s Darkness Vision and Pseudo-Spirit Sense could see the huge, green castle just two or three kilometers in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a good place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang summoned something he hadn’t summoned in over ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An emblem picturing a tornado appeared in Shang’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the emblem Duke Whirlwind had given him before he went to the northern Ice Wyvern Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Shang’s Pseudo-Spirit Sense entered the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perception was an interesting thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Earth, there was an urban myth that one could feel when someone was watching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there had never been any scientific evidence to support that hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world, things were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful person could feel when someone was watching them, as long as the watcher wasn’t more powerful than them or very good at hiding their perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s Pseudo-Spirit Sense was somewhat like a radar, which Shang could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to only look at a couple of meters in front of him, his Pseudo-Spirit Sense would only sense those couple of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, one could say that Shang wasn’t looking at Duke Whirlwind. He had only been looking at the walls earlier and hadn’t stretched his senses further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Shang’s Pseudo-Spirit Sense stretched into the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, Shang was now looking at Duke Whirlwind, who was inside his castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Duke Whirlwind looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone of his power would notice when someone of Shang’s power looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Shang’s Pseudo-Spirit Sense had felt Duke Whirlwind, he had taken a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So powerful!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Whirlwind was like a sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power was unmistakable and unignorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang hadn’t felt anyone with such incredible power in the last ten years, except for the Zone Beasts and the God, but they were in a league of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such a long time, and even though Shang had grown by so much, Duke Whirlwind’s power only seemed even greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an instant, Shang felt a powerful pressure assault him as Duke Whirlwind noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a Zone Beast was looking right at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an instant later, the pressure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Shang had taken out Duke Whirlwind’s emblem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want the Duke to accidentally kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A window of Duke Whirlwind’s castle opened, and he quietly left through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s hair was blown back by the powerful wind that had suddenly arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind had come from Duke Whirlwind suddenly appearing in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Duke Whirlwind had closed the two kilometers that had been between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just Mana Step, but the effects were incredible when used by Duke Whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Duke Whirlwind looked at Shang with furrowed brows. His green hair was still long, and he still looked to be in his mid-thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t changed one bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t recognize you,” Duke Whirlwind said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone of Duke Whirlwind’s power didn’t remember people by their appearance or the clothing they wore but by their unique aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shang’s aura didn’t feel familiar at all to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang slowly put away his cloak and his mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he looked into Duke Whirlwind’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Whirlwind’s brows furrowed more when they saw that Shang only had one eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Duke Whirlwind’s eyebrows shot up as he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George had told him that Shang had told him that he had lost an eye while fighting Vice-Commander Wilbury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this couldn’t be Shang, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had only been a Peak General Stage warrior back then, and he had been thrown into a Kingdom that killed every warrior on sight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Whirlwind was certain that Shang had already died!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Duke Whirlwind saw the nearly-destroyed, black chest plate Shang wore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t this been his gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang noticed that Duke Whirlwind looked at his chest plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That thing saved my life more than once,” Shang said. “Sadly, it’s been broken for a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything pointed to this being Shang, but Duke Whirlwind still wasn’t certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Items could be faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words could lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Appearances could be changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was nearly impossible to change an aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shang’s aura was nothing like how he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prove your identity,” Duke Whirlwind said evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang lifted his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ice appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, some fire appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Darkness Mana appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, lastly, some Light Mana appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang put his hand down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Whirlwind’s eyes had widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something like this couldn’t be faked unless the person in front of him was an Archmage, and he doubted that an Archmage would play such a trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Duke Whirlwind looked at Shang with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone’s aura change this much in just ten years?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, Duke Whirlwind remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression slowly transformed from shock into pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone of Duke Whirlwind’s power could tell a lot about someone’s personality based on their aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw Duke Whirlwind’s expression, he felt a slight sting in his chest for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shang,” Duke Whirlwind said with a soft voice filled with pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff736b1ec53a1735ce28d450b29c56d0fff91dd0252755ae17a8d2f67e719cbd","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-383","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-381",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]