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.

Caterpillar Class managed to beat was level

techniques

other

that couldn't be learned without proper

time, and for the first time,

out from their back, which increased their

when he saw that since he was under the impression that only someone at the General Stage could release

that this was

manipulate their Affinity

could only follow

the difference between a

Mana movement to create

they didn't use

if they moved their

a technique could theoretically replicate the same thing again and again

such a copier couldn't create a completely new piece

Mage would find it very hard to manipulate the Mana

was the guideline that

thing

in this very specific way, but if they wanted to unleash their Affinity in a different way, they would need a long time and lots of

they could

mastery was hard to achieve, and

techniques, they had a shortcut and a guiding

the

was

"Level one," he said.

to the teacher about how the

easy for Shang due to his stronger body.

also swung his spear from side

three, the student bent the spear in several

allowed to move around, which mostly meant

level five, the student could do

were very easy for Shang, but he failed level

was

need to beat level five to reach the average of the other

students only snorted at Shang's performance, but

here to

had only

experience, and he would

he eventually managed to beat level three. He had watched how the other students managed to

just by watching, Shang had already learned a lot about

Shang walked

a Fire Mage," the Vice-Dean announced when

it was another theoretical

three hours, Shang went

the Empress Cobra Zone," a teacher

the blue uniforms

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