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

Soran knew of his Affinity, he

biggest fan of Shang, and he knew

saw Shang's reaction,

are still 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?

Shang didn't answer.

that I have no reason to

the side of belief?"

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

to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that

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

looked at

are not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the

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

doing something to him was not even close to being worth

"If we were wildly

Shang asked with a raised

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

surprised when he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran

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

lived as long as

warriors lived to be around 150

Stage warriors lived to be around 250 years

the True Path

unknown. After all, the Dean was

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

difference between the foundation the warriors

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

opened a

after

room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed

It essentially was only a rather large

of note was a table made of cold metal in the middle of the room

of an operating

couldn't see the

thing was around 30 centimeters wide and

saw

day ago, Shang had felt the

just

felt like it was familiar, even though he had never seen

suddenly began

It was still alive!

could finally

Face?