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

He wanted more.

this, Shang," the Dean said. "If I had access to the procedure for myself, I would be able to fight

looked at

didn't sound very

had even more advantages than just their Mana

battle experience. At the moment, the gulf regarding the baseline is so wide that technique won't be able to

can diminish a

the level of Duke Whirlwind or any other

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

the only reasons why I can't directly

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

to his teacher in

teacher told the truth or if he was

reward?"

had already noticed the book in Shang's hand,

was Shang's reward, not

the book and looked at

the Battle-Strength of all General Stage warriors

will also help you

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

you are supposed to do," Shang said as he put

immediately, and

the Dean asked

talk. You could call

that I

God, and he knew

well that Shang

hadn't thought much about what to do with the reward. Originally, he only wanted to take a look at it, and if it were useful, he would practice it.

the God in over a century, which made the God

had talked to the God

was someone watching their every move and that someone could end their

Dean pulled the book back and

his mind was still on the level

minutes, the Dean finished reading through the entire

the book and

Silence.

the Dean only looked at the wall as he fell