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.

"appropriate" to feel

just

He wanted more.

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

at the

sound very

Mages had even more advantages

skeptical, but it's the truth," the Dean said. "Don't forget that the strongest aspects of us warriors are our techniques and our battle experience. At the moment, the gulf regarding the baseline is so

High Mages have even more advantages, you can diminish

I am only someone on the level of Duke Whirlwind or any

were on their level, I would be

advantages are the only reasons why I can't directly

said with a cold gaze. "You don't

only listened to his teacher

truth or if he was only

reward?"

had already noticed the book in

all, this was Shang's reward, not

book and looked at

increase the Battle-Strength

also help you

hand, waiting for Shang to hand the book

that you should know what you are supposed to do," Shang said as

Dean's hand didn't retreat immediately, and his eyes focused on

the Dean asked with

had a… talk. You could call it

very happy that I abused the rules," Shang

had met the God, and

very well that Shang could have very likely

Originally, he only wanted to take a look at it, and if it were useful, he would practice it. Then,

over a century, which made the God almost appear surreal

talked to the God again put newfound respect

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

seconds, the Dean pulled the book

his mind was still on

reading through the entire book and internalized

Dean closed the book and put it

Silence.

looked at the wall as he