Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang slowly opened his eyes in the real world.

Shang was inside his room in the academy's basement, which wasn't very pleasant to look at. There was only a table, some chairs, and a bed. That was about it. It looked more like a fancy prison cell than an actual room.

The Dean noticed that Shang was back and looked at him.

"How did it go?" he asked.

Shang looked at his teacher.

"22 points."

The Dean nodded. "That's better than I expected. I feared that the weak Middle General Stage beast would be too much for you, and I also expected you to fail your fight against the Average Early Adept."

"It seems I underestimated you."

"I assume you used your peculiar Ability to gain three free points?"

Shang nodded, but his brows furrowed.

At this moment, the procedure and its effects went through Shang's head.

The procedure had upgraded his body by one level, which essentially granted him three additional points per category, giving him nine free points.

Then, his Affinity gave him three additional free points.

So, the procedure and his Affinity had given Shang twelve points in total.

Shang had left the trial with 22 points, and if he subtracted the twelve free points, he would be at ten points.

In short, without these two things, Shang's Battle-Strength was about as powerful as the Dean's Battle-Strength had been back then.

"You seem to be unhappy with your results," the Dean said as he noticed Shang's expression.

"The only reason why I got so many points was the procedure and my Affinity," Shang said. "Without them, I would have only gotten as many points as you, and several of those fights had been incredibly close."

The Dean's expression didn't change.

"So, you are disappointed that you only are as strong as the strongest and most talented warrior in the world," the Dean said.

Shang listened to his teacher, but he didn't look at him.

it might not be "appropriate"

Shang just

He wanted more.

the procedure for myself, I would be able to

at

didn't sound very

all, the Mages had even more advantages than just their Mana

experience. At the moment, the gulf regarding the baseline is so wide that technique won't be able to change anything, but if that gulf can be closed just by

High Mages have even more advantages, you can diminish a lot of

on the level of Duke Whirlwind or any other

access to the procedure, and if I were on their level, I would be able to

are the only reasons why I can't

my accomplishments lightly, Shang," the Dean said with a cold gaze. "You don't know

listened to

sure if his teacher told the truth or if he

reward?" the Dean

already noticed the book in Shang's

was Shang's

lifted the book and looked

increase the Battle-Strength of all General Stage warriors

help you

interested and extended his hand, waiting for Shang

know what you are supposed to do," Shang said as he put the book

didn't retreat immediately, and his

the Dean asked with a glint in his

nodded. "We had a… talk. You could call

that I abused

Dean had met the God, and

well that Shang could have very likely died

it, and if it were

hadn't met the God in over a century, which made the God almost appear surreal and

talked to the God again

was not allowed to forget that there was someone watching their every move and that

seconds, the Dean pulled the book back and skimmed through

body, but his mind was still on the level of a True

just two minutes, the Dean finished reading through the entire book and internalized all its

closed the book and put it into his

Silence.

looked at