Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang's eyes focused again after he had gone through his memories.

And then, Shang frowned.

'That secret might make the difference between getting something good and getting something great,' Shang thought.

Then, he looked at the Dean, who only looked back.

"I'm willing to share my question and the answers with you, but I want to know something from you first," Shang said.

The Dean's expression didn't change. "As long as it's not something I can't talk about," the Dean said. "I'm also interested in what the God said."

"I want to know how your first trial in your separate space went down," Shang said.

When Shang said trial, he was referring to the test they could take once per Realm inside their separate space. The Dean had already said that this was how they could get inheritances and techniques from before the Mages' purge.

"I can answer that," the Dean said.

"There are three categories for the trial, and the scores you achieve in the categories are added together to create a final score. The higher the final score, the better techniques you get."

"First, you need to fight beasts."

"The first level is to fight an untalented beast at the Initial General Stage."

"The second level is to fight an average beast at the Initial General Stage."

"The third level is to fight a talented beast at the Initial General Stage. These beasts can win against nearly any other beast on their level."

"The fourth level is to fight a weak beast at the Early General Stage."

"And the fifth level should be to fight an average one," the Dean explained.

"You said should," Shang said. "That means you didn't try the fifth level?"

"Correct," the Dean said. "It was uncertain if I could win or not. In the end, I decided not to try the fifth level."

"The next category is to fight warriors. The levels are designed in the same way as with the beasts."

"I also barely managed to beat the fourth level, and I didn't try the fifth one."

have guessed, the third category is against

The Dean paused.

attempt the third level. The average Adept was already

a score of ten, and with it, the very techniques that

surprise. "The

Dean nodded. "The booklet you received on your first day. I wasn't the one that created them. They were the reward I've received from the trial. They

you a guiding light without interfering with your potential to reach the True Path

is only something I would be able to create at my current level after several years of hard

more powerful techniques. You used these techniques to create

the future warriors," the Dean

nodded. "Thank you for answering my

your question and answer,"

the God until he arrived at

the Dean asked with a

the first time Shang saw the Dean show anything akin to fear or nervousness, but it

all, this

counted as nothing before

a deep

secret regarding

said. "Even if the enemy in the trial kills you, you

Silence.

The Dean grimaced.

had he not attempted the

real possibility that he might

at most, a 50% chance of victory

few people would put their lives on

trial, he wouldn't

attempted the next levels without

failed, he would have gained a

he managed to

much better would his

next two trials, the ones he took at

So many wasted opportunities.

on the line,

that was

when the odds were stacked

God effectively rewarded