Sword God in a World of Magic

The first lesson of the day: Swordsmanship.

A couple of students looked weirdly at Shang when they saw him.

They had heard of him before, but they hadn't expected him to be in their Grade. After all, Shang had never shown up to this lesson.

Most other students came from the yellow and blue factions, but there were also a couple of students with black, red, and green uniforms.

There were only five people from the Caterpillar Class in this lesson, and they had vouched for Shang when everyone inevitably started questioning why someone at the Peak Soldier Stage was in their Grade.

Teacher Mervin eventually arrived, and he began the lesson.

"Closing in on spear users," he announced.

After his announcement, a student at the Peak Soldier Stage walked forward.

He was tall, muscular, and had long green hair. A mighty spear was in his right hand.

None of the other students seemed surprised that the student was a level higher than them.

The student with the spear was someone in the Preparation Grade, and they were supposed to help the students in studying. He had to be more powerful to properly control his power and techniques against his opponents.

Of course, the student would earn quite some Contribution Points for performing this service.

After the student stepped forward, teacher Mervin called the first student to the front.

Teacher Mervin didn't explain anything.

He simply sent the student against the spear user.

"Level three," the student said, obviously familiar with how the lesson worked.

After that, the two students began fighting.

In just a couple of seconds, the sword user managed to get past the spear and reach the spear user's body.

At that point, the fight ended.

The two students parted ways, and the next student stepped up.

"Level three."

While one student after the other stepped forward, Shang asked one of the other Caterpillar Class students about what was going on.

The student told Shang that there were different levels of difficulty.

Level one was the easiest, while level five was the hardest.

If a student managed to beat level five, it meant that they could close in on a spear user a level above them.

There were only two students that beat that level, and both of them wore yellow uniforms.

level the people from the Caterpillar Class

in techniques was

other students had access to techniques perfected over years by the most talented

without proper guidance and a lot of

user time after time, and for the first time, Shang saw the power of real

wind come out from their

saw that since he was under the impression that only someone at the General Stage could release their Affinity in such

explained to Shang that

couldn't manipulate

could only follow

the difference between

Mana movement to create

they

they moved

theoretically replicate the same thing again and again

such a copier couldn't create a completely new piece of paper that

the incantations, the Mage would find it very hard to

the guideline that showed the Mage

same thing applied to

unleash their Affinity in this very specific way, but if they wanted to unleash their Affinity

someone had mastery over their Mana, they could use it in whichever way

mastery was hard to achieve, and people

these techniques, they had a shortcut and a guiding light to attacks and movements that should be beyond their

was the strength

it was

"Level one," he said.

the teacher about how the student should handle

to his stronger body. At

also swung his spear from side

the student bent the spear in several attacks to make the

allowed to

the student could do

one and two were very easy for Shang, but he

Shang was essentially only on level

Shang had a more powerful body, he would need to beat level five to reach the

other students only snorted at Shang's performance, but Shang didn't

here to

had only recently

would gain experience, and

to beat level three. He had watched how the other students managed to close the distance, and he tried to emulate some

had already learned a lot about

Shang walked to the

Fire Mage," the Vice-Dean announced when the

was another theoretical lesson for the

went

Zone," a teacher Shang didn't know

blue uniforms and yellow uniforms, knowledge about different

local economy, policies, wildlife, rulers, events, and many other