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.

did he

the trial showed warriors that perfectly followed the Dean's created path towards the True Path Stage. Because of that, the Dean theorized that these were

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

was definitely an outstanding warrior, which was how he had won against the average True Path Stage warrior. He might also have won against an outstanding one, but he hadn't known that he

had decided

the Dean's mind, and there was

path to power had

saw Shang,

a bit superior. On top of that, Shang had had

was the first warrior with a successful Bloodline

all of these advantages, reaching the same score as the Dean

would go

sure

you memorized everything?" the Dean

Shang nodded. "I did."

can start. I'm looking forward to your

with fire in his eyes.

"Good luck."

his eyes and went to his world. Just

his eyes inside his own world. Just like before, he saw nothing but grass and open

for a couple of

Silence.

world was

for the trial," Shang said, his mind

Toot!

in the air, throwing confetti

startled for a moment since he

rained down on Shang, and streamers became

only looked at the flying wheel with serious eyes,

was a weird animatronic puppet of a jester. It

reminded of some shady casino. Something

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