Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at the grand gates for a while.

Then, he took a deep breath and walked towards them.

As Shang came closer, he saw someone sitting right beside the gate. It was a middle-aged man, probably in his forties.

What was he doing?

Sleeping.

He was sitting on a chair, and his entire body was just lazily splayed on the chair.

Was this the nightshift William was talking about?

Shang looked at the sleeping person for a while with a complex expression.

For some reason, this person didn't feel dangerous to him.

However, Shang was certain that he couldn't trust his perception in this case. After all, this person was guarding the gates alone.

Shang stopped a couple of meters away from the sleeping person with an awkward expression.

Should he wake him?

Well, he was supposed to be working.

"Excuse me," Shang said quietly.

The person didn't react.

"Excuse me," Shang said again as he stepped closer.

The person still didn't react.

Shang looked around at the dark city. He didn't want to wake the sleeping residents, so he couldn't just shout.

Shang scratched his chin. That guy was probably a powerful warrior, and if Shang just stepped forward, the guy might be startled awake. Who knew what the guy would do when startled? The reflexes of a warrior were dangerous.

Then, Shang got an idea.

He stopped a couple of meters away.

Then, he slightly moved his sword before moving it back into its original place.

The person didn't react.

"Are you awake now?" Shang asked.

Shang saw the chest of the person expand as he took a deep breath. Then, he slowly sat up in his chair with a groan as he ruffled his hair.

"That was smart, boy," the man said with some annoyance.

"You were awake the entire time, right?" Shang asked.

The man sighed. "Yeah. Heard you since you walked closer. Simply didn't want to deal with you."

"Sorry, but it can't wait until tomorrow," Shang said.

The guard let out another annoyed sigh as he stood up. "Thanks to you, I'm fully awake now. Thanks a lot," he said sarcastically.

"I had to get your attention some way," Shang answered.

What was the man talking about?

Well, a seasoned warrior had a terrifying perception and terrifying reflexes. Someone talking to them or someone walking around might not wake them, but the silent sound of a moving weapon definitely would get their attention.

Their mind would immediately go into full alert as soon as they heard that silent and deadly sound.

"What do you want?" the man asked with annoyance.

join

"There's still quite a few months until the next trials

special exam," Shang

"Got the gold?"

took out his sack of gold and

man raised an eyebrow. "Okay," he

SHING!

appeared right in front of Shang. Shang's hairs rose in an instant,

SWISH!

the sword pulled back before they could hit each other.

crazy?!" both of them silently shouted in whispering voices

Silence.

loud two clashing swords are?!" the man shouted

attacking me!" Shang shouted back with a whispery voice. "What was I supposed

guy shouted back in a whispery voice. "If I really

way of testing me?!" Shang

the

"I didn't attack you!"

You still triggered

a deep breath to calm

it's fine," Shang said. "So, are you happy with my

but also slightly interested expression

you immediately went for your weapon while evading. However, your way of moving your sword

form of training,"

he looked at Shang with a very skeptical

no sense," he

the

"How?"

what?" Shang asked with annoyance. "You

you've never undergone training, how is your body already in the Peak Soldier Stage

lot of Mana, jump

Silence.

Several seconds of silence.

"What?" the man asked.

gave it food. It gave me its Earth Fruits. I eat

Silence.

"What?" the man repeated.

happened!" Shang shouted back in a

spouting bullshit," the man

not bullshitting

man was

he asked. "What's that? Is that an

phrase. It's something like bro, man, or similar stuff, but

a silent hmph, deciding

what about your sword? How did you learn how

pushed the power, speed, and precision as far as possible. Additionally, I tried to make them flow into each other without a gap. Essentially, I'm trying to get rid of all the awkward transitions between strikes,"

eyebrow. "Alright, that would

"My what?" Shang asked.

set. You know, a choreographed showcase of your Martial Art,"

couple of times. "I don't have

that?" the man asked with

the same swings. Then, I do some other swings. Then, I combine swings from time to time. I

to Shang, he began to

a person that went into a

read the mind of

even begin to fix such a

were probably

of his nose. "We'll deal with this tomorrow. I can't let you in since you're not a student yet, so

his posture relaxed. Talking with this man had

down on his

he saw Shang moving to the other side of the

you doing?" the man

for tomorrow,"

"Here?"

"Yes, why not?"