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.

Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised that you can feel so much Darkness

knew of

the biggest fan of Shang, and

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's

if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted?

Shang didn't answer.

to do anything to you and

err on the side of belief?"

believe someone than to

lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough

Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with

looked at

worth it to betray my lifelong teacher

bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's words had actually alleviated

doing something to him was not even close to

in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't have opened

asked with a raised

Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean had already been my teacher for

heard how long Vice-Dean Soran

year, Shang had learned about the extended longevity and increase

Stage warriors lived as long

lived to be around 150

to be around 250 years

the

an unknown. After all, the Dean was the first True

couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend their lives. These ways simply

an additional difference between the

hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's student

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

after

the room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

the room. It essentially was only a

made of cold metal in

Shang of an operating

corner, Shang saw a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the

thing was around 30 centimeters

Shang saw

ago, Shang had felt the same

the feeling Shang had felt just before he

felt like it was familiar, even though he

Shang saw the thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it turned its

It was still alive!

finally see

Face?