Sword God in a World of Magic

Over the next couple of hours, Shang talked with his new master about several tactics he could employ during the trial.

These were the last hours before Shang would fight for his future potential. The better the reward, the more likely it was that Shang would receive something that would help him in the future.

No one in the world knew how a True Path Stage warrior could reach the fifth Realm, and theorizing the Realm might also consume Shang's entire life.

But there was another way.

The trial!

The trial would allow Shang to peek into the past power of the warrior path.

Back then, the warriors were just as powerful as the Mages, and they must have also had extremely powerful people amongst their ranks.

After all, the God had said that the Mage Emperor had been the one that had killed the leaders of the other paths. This meant that the Mages under him probably hadn't been able to eliminate these leaders on their own.

The strongest warriors must have had powers rivaling the strongest Mages.

Right now, Shang probably wouldn't be able to receive something that showed him the way to the fifth Realm, but in the trial at the True Path Stage, he would very likely get that opportunity.

The Dean had done very well during his first trial, but due to his weak body, the future trials hadn't been as profitable as the first one.

In the first one, the Dean had managed to gain 10 points.

In the second one, the Dean had managed to gain 8 points. Three against the beasts, four against the warriors, and one against the Mages.

In the third and last one, the Dean had managed to gain 3 points. One against the beasts, two against the warriors, and zero against the Mages. He hadn't even attempted to fight the Mages.

The Dean had undergone the third trial after reaching the True Path Stage, and people that paid attention would notice something weird.

If the Dean was the only True Path Stage warrior, how could the trial show other True Path Stage warriors?

The warriors of the past were obviously much more powerful than the ones currently living, which would mean that the Dean wouldn't even be able to win one match.

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Stage. Because of that, the Dean theorized that these were probably future warriors that would use his method to

more powerful than the Dean's, which meant that they couldn't come from the

Stage warrior. He might also have won against an outstanding one, but he

had decided against trying the third

Dean's mind, and there

path to power

Shang, he gained renewed

as good as the Dean's was back then. When it came to beasts, he might even be a bit superior. On top of that, Shang had had the opportunity to train against several Mages, which

Shang was the first warrior

advantages, reaching the same score

would go much

was sure of

everything?" the Dean

Shang nodded. "I did."

you can start. I'm

in his eyes.

"Good luck."

and went to his world. Just like before, it took

Just like

himself mentally for

Silence.

world was completely

the trial," Shang said, his mind

Toot!

wheel appeared in the air, throwing confetti

since he hadn't expected the sudden

confetti rained down on Shang, and streamers became stuck

flying wheel with serious eyes, red and pink

was a weird animatronic puppet of a jester. It carried a

reminded of some shady casino. Something like this

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