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.

people from the Caterpillar Class managed to

difference in techniques

techniques of Soldier Stage warriors, which were themselves. The other students had access to techniques perfected over years by the most talented and

like that couldn't be learned without proper

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

come out from their back, which

impression that only someone at the General Stage could release their

explained to Shang that this was the power

manipulate

only

was the difference between

practiced Mana movement to create

what if they didn't

they moved their Mana

a technique could theoretically replicate the same thing again and again

such a copier couldn't create a completely new piece

incantations, the Mage would find it very hard

that showed the Mage

same thing

of Shang could unleash their Affinity in this very specific way, but if they wanted to unleash their Affinity in a different way, they

Mana, they could use it in

mastery was hard to achieve, and people in the Soldier Stage couldn't achieve

a shortcut and a guiding light to attacks and movements that should be beyond

was the strength of

it was

"Level one," he said.

teacher about how the student should handle someone on his level, the fight

to his stronger body. At

also swung his

spear in several attacks to

was allowed to move around, which mostly meant them

level five, the student could do

one and two were very easy for

that basically meant that Shang was essentially only on level one when compared to the

a more powerful body, he would need to beat level five to reach the average of the

other students only snorted at Shang's performance, but Shang

was here

had only

would gain experience, and

more tries over the next three hours, and he eventually managed to beat level three. He had watched how the other students managed to close the distance, and he

just by watching, Shang had already learned a lot about fighting someone

walked

a Fire Mage," the Vice-Dean announced when

it was another theoretical lesson for the

Shang went

Empress Cobra Zone," a teacher Shang didn't

for the blue uniforms and yellow uniforms,

events, and many