Sword God in a World of Magic

"Three presents?" Alex asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, three presents," the young man answered as he leaned back on his throne with a smirk. "The strongest person that isn't following the path of magic has only barely reached the fourth Realm while there are many more Realms to go."

"You don't have any inheritance for techniques or any other person that can help you when you reach the third Realm. The first couple of Realms are still fine, but you will have to blaze your own path starting at the third Realm."

"So, you'll need some help. Otherwise, it would become impossible for you to reach any significant level of power."

Alex sighed.

'No help, huh?' Alex thought. 'I have to create my very own path to power.'

Alex looked at the young man for a couple of seconds as the young man only smirked back.

Alex's body shook slightly.

'Nothing to rely on. No person I can ask for pointers.'

'Everything is all on me.'

'That actually sounds exciting!'

Yes, Alex's body was not shaking out of fear or anxiety but out of excitement!

Alex hadn't played many games in the past, but just like many other people, Alex also wanted his life to be filled with a bit more excitement.

The mundane greyness and sterile systems in his old world were too boring.

Two fists couldn't beat four hands.

This was an old phrase that Alex had heard from one of his coaches in the past. It meant that numbers always beat individual strength.

A top-tier fighter might be able to win against two, three, or maybe even four people at once in a battle, but ten? A hundred? A thousand?

Impossible.

Just by piling onto the fighter with their bodyweight would allow the mass of enemies to make the fighter helpless since there was only so much muscle a man could have. One man couldn't resist hundreds of kilograms of weight pressing down on their body.

Alex looked at the young man.

'However, is that still true for him?' Alex thought. 'Would the numbers of normal humans even matter when they can't even get through his skin? Would the numbers matter when he can just kill everyone with a casual wave of his hand?'

'Fighting has always been a lifestyle of mine, but as long as I'm not in top form, and as long as I'm not in the top 1% of fighters, I can't make a living out of it.'

'Even more, a single slight injury might make it impossible for me to fight again in the future.'

'However, in this world, I can break these known conventions! I can achieve true power!'

"Tell me," Alex said with a seemingly calm voice. However, even he could hear the slight tremble in his own voice.

The young man only snickered a bit. However, he didn't comment on Alex's thoughts.

After all, he had told Alex more than once that he was perfectly suited for his world.

SHING!

briefly, and a black cube appeared in front of Alex,

weapon,"

of the cube, and his body nearly fell

This cube was heavy!

like a weapon," Alex said with furrowed

it doesn't know what path you're choosing yet," the young man said. "Whenever you decide on your own path to power, tell the cube what it should become, and it will assume that form. Keep in mind that this form is permanent and that it can't

a weapon?" Alex asked as he

weapons. At some point, you would need to create your own weapon if you follow a path that requires one. If you had to do that, you would need to blaze two new paths instead of one.

problem. "So, I either can't use this weapon now, or it will also become useless in

man chuckled a bit.

twice in

powerful metal," he explained. "In the beginning, it won't be much better than a regular sword or regular spear, but

short, this weapon will accompany you for the rest

looked at the cube with

that's expected since

read Alex's thoughts. The fact that his world was filled

as a world of its own, but a far smaller one. Don't bother looking for it since you can't use it yet.

useful. Additionally, Alex was sure that this separate space

as for your third and last present," the young man said as he leaned back on his

in total, and I will

at the young man

God nine questions in

this mean that he could ask about the

about some secret techniques only

you can," the young man

he shouted. "You don't get to remember

frowned. "What do you

said. "You get to ask nine questions since my world has nine Realms of

took a

revelation changed the entire meaning

worked to satiate his curiosity, but

powerful people existed in that world? Alex

for several minutes as he thought about what he should

young man didn't move during

said after some minutes. "For my first question: What would be the optimal way

had been asked, and Alex

smart question," the young

need sufficient physical strength,

follow a specific routine: Train your physical body until it's completely destroyed. After that, relax, close your eyes, and absorb the energy in the atmosphere. Due to your special constitution that makes practicing Magic impossible, the energy won't enter your soul but your body. Your body

call Mana, your Mana storage will increase. At the same time, breaking your body more and more will increase your

village I'm sending you. Try to survive there without any human help. If you feel like you are not in danger anymore, go further into the wild and survive there. Power

human society again. When you've done all that,

the young man said with a grin. "That should give you

all of this

then for my

THWAP!

felt like his mind had been hit with a