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

in techniques was just too

other students had access to techniques

couldn't be learned without proper guidance and a lot

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

wind come out from their back, which increased their

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

another student explained to Shang that

student couldn't manipulate

could only follow

difference between a

practiced Mana movement to create a

they

if they moved

knew a technique could theoretically replicate the

completely new

find it very hard to manipulate the

that showed the Mage the

thing applied

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

over their Mana, they could use it

was hard to achieve, and people in the Soldier Stage

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

the strength of

was

"Level one," he said.

to the teacher about how the student should handle someone

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

two, the student also swung his

student bent the spear in several attacks to make

level four, the student was allowed to move around, which

the student could do

two were very easy for Shang,

was essentially

would need to beat level five to reach the average

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

was here to

only recently

experience, and he would

He had watched how the other students managed to close the distance, and he

had already learned a lot about fighting

walked to the next

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

another theoretical lesson for the

Shang went to

Empress Cobra Zone," a teacher Shang didn't

uniforms and

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