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" to feel bad

just couldn't

He wanted more.

the procedure for myself, I would be able to

at

sound

had even more advantages

aspects of us 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 a little bit, all the techniques become important

more advantages, you can diminish a

only someone on the level of Duke Whirlwind or

if I were on their level,

the only reasons why I can't directly just

said with a cold gaze. "You don't know what it

to

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

reward?" the

already noticed the book in

was Shang's reward, not

lifted the book and looked

increase the Battle-Strength of all General Stage warriors and

will also help

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

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

retreat immediately, and his eyes focused

the Dean asked with

"We had a… talk. You

I abused the rules,"

Dean had met the God, and he knew how unstable he

that Shang could have very

to take a look at it, and if it were useful, he would practice it. Then, he would probably teach the more talented students in the

over a century, which made the

talked to the God again put newfound

every move and that someone could end their existence with

the book

also had a warrior's body, but his mind was still on the level of

minutes, the Dean finished reading through the

closed the book and put

Silence.

while, the Dean only looked at the wall