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 much Darkness

of his Affinity, he became a

the biggest fan of Shang,

saw Shang's reaction, he

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

Shang didn't answer.

reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone

you err on the side of belief?"

to disbelief them, wouldn't

Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays

I do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with words that might resonate

looked

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

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

doing something to him was not even close to being worth

in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly

asked with a raised

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

he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had already been

had learned about the

as long as

warriors lived to

to be

the True

the Dean was the first True Path Stage

was due to a multitude of methods to

between the foundation the warriors

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

Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the side and

after Vice-Dean

a

It essentially was only a

a table made of cold metal in the middle

of an

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

could see was that the thing was around

Shang saw it, he felt

ago, Shang had felt the

had felt just before he had

in the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was familiar, even though he had never seen that thing

thing, the thing suddenly began to

It was still alive!

Shang could finally see

Face?