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.

"Are you surprised that you

heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he

biggest fan of Shang, and he knew

saw Shang's

Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did you know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high

Shang didn't answer.

no reason to do anything to you and that

on the side of belief?" Shang asked with

someone than to disbelief

lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know I can deal

do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease

only looked

my lifelong teacher

the verbal attack,

him was not

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

asked with a

they walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I

long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a Commander Stage

learned about

warriors lived as long

to

lived to be

for the True

the Dean was

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

between the foundation

known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's

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

followed after Vice-Dean

a cold, oppressive

in the room. It essentially

cold metal in the middle of the room with

Shang of an

a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing

could see was that the thing was around 30

saw it, he

half a day ago, Shang

just before he had seen the

felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was familiar,

thing, the thing suddenly began to move,

It was still alive!

Shang could finally

Face?