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.

from the Caterpillar Class

difference in techniques

which were themselves. The other students had access to techniques

like that couldn't be learned without proper guidance and a

the students fight the spear user time after time, and

had wind come out from

that since he was under the impression that only someone

Shang that this

manipulate their

could only follow

between a technique and

and practiced Mana movement to create

they didn't

they moved their Mana

replicate the same thing again and again like

such a copier couldn't create a completely new piece

the incantations, the Mage would find it very hard

was the guideline that

thing applied

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

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

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

techniques, they had a shortcut and a guiding light to attacks and

was the strength

it was Shang's

"Level one," he said.

couple of questions to the teacher about how the student should

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

also swung

several attacks to make the

student was allowed to move around,

five, the student could

and two were very easy for Shang, but he failed level

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

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

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

here

had only

would gain experience,

level three. He had watched

already learned a lot

Shang walked to

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

was another theoretical lesson for the

went to

in the Empress Cobra Zone," a teacher

a lesson for the blue uniforms

and