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 can feel so

heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he became a

fan of Shang, and

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction, he

so mistrustful 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 that is also what

Shang didn't answer.

tell you that I have no reason to do anything to

side of belief?" Shang asked with

someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself

called confidence, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident

the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let

looked at

lifelong teacher

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

something to him was not

"If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't have

Shang asked with a raised

is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean had

when he heard how long Vice-Dean

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

warriors lived as long

warriors lived to be around 150 years

warriors lived to be

the True

After all, the Dean was

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

was an additional difference between the

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

opened a seemingly random,

after

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive

room. It essentially was only a rather large

of note was a table made of cold metal in

reminded Shang of

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

was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales were pure

saw it,

a day ago, Shang had felt

feeling Shang had felt just before he had

he also felt like it

the thing suddenly began to move,

It was still alive!

Shang could finally see its

Face?