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.

knew that it might not be "appropriate" to feel bad about such an

Shang just couldn't help

He wanted more.

procedure for myself, I would be

looked at the

didn't sound very

more advantages

At the moment, the gulf regarding the baseline is so wide that technique won't be able to change anything,

High Mages have even more advantages, you can diminish a lot of their advantages with hard work, experience, and

that I am only someone on the level of

and if I were on their level, I

additional advantages are the only reasons why I can't directly just

lightly, Shang," the Dean said with a cold gaze. "You don't know what it means to be on

listened to his teacher in

if he was only

the reward?"

noticed the book in Shang's hand, but he didn't take

all, this was Shang's reward,

lifted the book and looked at

increase the Battle-Strength of

also help you a

interested and extended his hand, waiting for Shang to hand

supposed to do," Shang said as he put the book in the

Dean's hand didn't retreat immediately, and his

him?" the Dean asked with a

talk.

very happy that I abused the rules,"

the God, and he

Shang could

a look at it, and if

century, which made

that Shang had talked to the God

that there was someone watching their every move and that someone could end their existence with a mere

the Dean pulled the book back and skimmed

was still on the level of a True Mage, which granted him

through the entire book

Dean closed the book and put

Silence.

looked at the wall as he