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.

not be "appropriate"

just couldn't

He wanted more.

access to the procedure for myself, I

at

didn't sound very

even more advantages than just their Mana

warriors are our techniques and our battle 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

more advantages, you can diminish a

only someone on the

were on their level, I would be

advantages are the only reasons why I can't directly

the Dean said with a cold gaze. "You don't know what it means to

to his teacher

sure if his teacher told the truth or if he was only trying to

the reward?"

Dean had already noticed the book in Shang's

this was Shang's reward, not

book and looked

something that will increase the Battle-Strength of all

help you a

interested and extended his hand, waiting for Shang to hand the book

what you are supposed to

immediately, and his eyes

him?" the Dean asked with a glint

had a… talk. You

happy that I abused the rules," Shang said

had met the God, and he

well that Shang could have very likely died

and if it were useful, he would practice it. Then,

hadn't met the God in over a century, which made the

God again put newfound respect into

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

seconds, the Dean pulled the book back

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

finished reading through the entire

and put it into his internal

Silence.

at the wall as