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.

highest level the people from the Caterpillar Class managed to beat

difference in techniques

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

without proper

user time after time, and for

from their back, which increased their speed

when he saw that since he was under the impression that only someone at the

student explained to Shang that this was

manipulate their

could only

the difference between a technique

Mana movement

if they didn't

moved their

knew a technique could theoretically replicate the same thing again and again like

such a copier couldn't create a completely new piece

find it very hard

was the guideline that showed the Mage the

same thing applied to

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

their Mana, they could use it in

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

with these techniques, they had a shortcut and a guiding light to

was the

it was

"Level one," he said.

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

level one was very easy for Shang due to his stronger body. At level one, the

two, the student also swung his spear from side to

the spear in several attacks to make the movements of

to move around, which

level five, the student could do whatever

easy for Shang,

more powerful body, that basically meant that Shang was essentially only on level one

beat level five to reach the average of the other students in

at Shang's performance, but Shang didn't

was here to

had only

would gain experience, and

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

by watching, Shang had already learned a lot about

walked to the next

Fire Mage," the Vice-Dean announced when the lesson

it was another theoretical lesson for the red

went to the

Cobra Zone," a teacher Shang didn't know

the blue uniforms and yellow uniforms, knowledge

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