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.

peculiar Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised that

of his Affinity, he became a

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang,

Soran saw

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

Shang didn't answer.

have no reason to do anything to you and that

would you err on the side

than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself to all kinds of

what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident

ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said.

only looked at

nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran

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

him was not even close to

Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we

Shang asked with

old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean

he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had already

learned about the extended longevity and increase

as long as

to be around 150 years

lived to be

the

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

of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

difference between the foundation

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

a seemingly random, old door

after Vice-Dean

saw the room, a

in the room. It essentially was only a rather

cold metal in the middle of the room with

Shang of an

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

thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales

Shang saw it, he felt something

Shang had

the feeling Shang had felt just

also felt like it was familiar,

began to

It was still alive!

could finally see its

Face?