Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang listened to the teacher's words.

This was important knowledge!

"Standard spells," the teacher said in his deep voice as he grabbed a piece of chalk.

His arms moved, and in just two seconds, a diagram appeared on the blackboard.

Shang looked with surprise and confusion at the diagram.

It was an octagon, but there were many confusing and senseless lines connecting seemingly random spots inside the octagon.

In the end, a mess of lines and forms could be seen inside the octagon.

Shang had absolutely no idea what this was supposed to represent. He saw no logic in the diagram.

"Mana step," the teacher said as he wrote these two words above the diagram. "As you can see, the V-diagram is in there, symbolizing the access of general Mana. The Lion-Diagram shows a gathering of force. The Z-Diagram shows a transportation of force. The Alpha-Diagram shows the transformation of Mana into physical power. The Side-V shows the release of force."

Shang's eyes widened in surprise.

The teacher explained the confusing diagram in only a couple of sentences and broke it down into something that made sense to Shang.

However, it was still difficult for Shang to discern how the lines were connected exactly. Where do they begin? Where do they end?

"The Mana step is the most common and easiest to learn Element-Neutral Apprentice Rank Spell Mages can learn. It simply gathers Mana and releases it in their feet, allowing them to jump to the side."

"The Invocation of the spell is also counter-proportional, which is the dangerous thing about this spell."

The teacher looked at the two students without red uniforms.

Invocation, the stronger the Spell. Of course, it

Invocation, the effect will be minuscule. They essentially spend no Mana and move only a

"The Invocation is…"

made some confusing sounds with

mind returned to the time he had met Duke Whirlwind. He

also remembered that Duke Whirlwind had suddenly appeared in front of Shang after around a

catch up to me? Additionally, he has taken nearly a second to cast it, which meant that he was essentially only

had been enough to jump nearly a hundred

can learn that

warriors of the same level. That means that a Peak Apprentice can reach the speed of an Initial General Stage warrior for

of his own ability to shoot himself away with his Ice Blast

same thing but

teacher drew another diagram in just a couple of seconds, and this one had way more lines, which were

easiest Element-Neutral Apprentice Rank

teacher went over all the different patterns inside the diagram, explaining

will stay active and counter any outside physical force it experiences. The Mage doesn't experience any knockback or backlash during all of this, meaning that their concentration will not be

is a double-edged sword. If a hit is too powerful, the Mana Shield might sap all the Mana out

said as he

widened as he

It was insanely complex!

could barely discern

had also taken nearly six seconds to draw it

the teacher took nearly three minutes to explain

was thrown into confusion as he tried to keep

he couldn't. It was

also only in the Late Apprentice Realm or

create a force field around a part of their body, which they can use to redirect enemy attacks. You can essentially view it as a