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.

said. "Are you

Shang heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he

biggest fan of Shang, and he

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's

everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone around them is deceptive since that

Shang didn't answer.

a good person, I would tell you that I have no reason to do anything to

would you err on the side of belief?" Shang asked with furrowed

Vice-Dean Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself

what if someone lies to me or betrays me?

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

only looked

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

the verbal attack, but on the other

was not even

Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we

asked with a

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

Vice-Dean Soran had already been

year, Shang had learned about the extended longevity and increase in

lived as

Stage warriors lived to be around 150 years

to

the True Path

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

couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend their lives. These ways simply weren't applicable to

between the foundation the

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

walking for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the side and

followed after

saw the room, a cold, oppressive

wasn't much in the room. It

cold metal in the middle of the room with

of an

a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see

he could see was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales

Shang saw it, he felt something

day ago, Shang had felt the same

was the feeling Shang had felt just before he

thing in the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like

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

It was still alive!

could finally

Face?