Sword God in a World of Magic

Knock, knock, knock.

Shang opened his eyes. He had finished his routine training a couple of hours ago, and he had been concentrating on his Affinity ever since. He felt like he was close to achieving another breakthrough with his Affinity.

Shang stood up and walked to the door.

After opening it, Shang saw Vice-Dean Soran in front of him.

The hall was very dark, and Shang's inner clock told him that it was about two hours before dawn.

"Follow me," Vice-Dean Soran said with a solemn tone.

Then, Vice-Dean Soran walked over to the stairs.

Shang followed.

After they arrived at the stairs, Vice-Dean Soran walked to an empty wall and put his emblem on it.

A complicated pattern appeared on the wall, and a second later, the wall parted.

Now, there was a set of stairs in front of Shang that led downward.

Apparently, the main building of the Warrior's Academy also had a basement.

Shang followed Vice-Dean Soran into the underground, and the wall closed behind them. At the same time, several crystals on the wall began to shine.

Shang could feel Light Mana coming from them.

The two of them walked down the stairs for around a minute in silence before they arrived in front of another door.

"This is the place where the academy stores its most valuable wares," Vice-Dean Soran said. "You are encouraged to keep this place a secret."

Shang only nodded.

Vice-Dean Soran opened the door, and the two of them entered.

A dimly lit hallway was in front of Shang now with several old wooden doors at the side.

As soon as Shang entered the hallway, he felt like he had been submerged in a wave of Elemental Mana.

Surprisingly, the majority of the Elemental Mana was Darkness Mana.

'I've already suspected that the academy also sells Darkness ore,' Shang thought.

"Surprised?" Vice-Dean Soran asked.

"By what?" Shang asked.

Soran said. "Are

heard that Soran knew of his

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang, and

Soran saw

and skeptical," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did you know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone around them is deceptive since

Shang didn't answer.

I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that

side

Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to

betrays me? I'm

the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with words that might resonate with your

only looked

it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran said.

Shang's emotions were a bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's

not even close to being worth

one thing in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we

Shang asked with a

Vice-Dean Soran answered as they walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and

Vice-Dean Soran had already been

last year, Shang had learned about the

as long as very

Stage warriors lived to be around 150

warriors lived to be around 250

the True Path

all, the Dean was the first True Path Stage

that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

additional difference between the foundation

had been the Dean's

a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at

after Vice-Dean

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling

wasn't much in the room. It essentially was only a

metal in the middle of

of an

couldn't see the entire thing since it had its back turned

around 30 centimeters wide and that its

saw it, he felt

day ago, Shang had felt the

felt just before he had

felt like it

the thing, the thing suddenly began to

It was still alive!

finally see its

Face?