Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang had nothing he could do but increase his power. In a way, it felt very stifling, but Shang knew that he wasn't completely helpless.

Even though increasing his power wouldn't help him at this moment, it would help him in the future.

Over the next month, Shang fully focused on training. Most of the time, he remained inside his room, training his swordsmanship, but he also sometimes came out to ask the teachers a couple of questions.

Mervin had answered most of Shang's questions since he was the trainer responsible for teaching swordsmanship.

When Mervin saw Shang again, he noticed that Shang's eyes didn't seem as lost and apathetic anymore.

"You changed for the better," Mervin said.

Shang didn't want to get into the topic and asked his questions, which Mervin answered thoroughly.

Since Shang hadn't come into contact with any very advanced martial arts in the past, his fighting style had been solidified enough. Introducing a stronger martial art to him would no longer make him lose his way, which was why Mervin now used already established martial arts to answer Shang's questions.

Introducing him to these techniques now was timed just right. Shang learned many new things thanks to the inspirations and hard work of his predecessors.

The most important thing Mervin had shown Shang was something that basically every technique inside the academy included.

Using the Domain to its fullest potential.

Shang hadn't been able to create a Domain yet, but learning how to utilize it correctly might help him in creating his own.

'If I can create my own Domain, I can advance to the Peak General Stage without any issues. Theoretically, I would be able to reach the Commander Stage with it, but that would throw me into mediocrity.'

In actuality, Shang was already planning on reaching the Mid General Stage, but he wanted to go at it slowly.

Shang was currently not in need of money since he had earned a ridiculous sum over the last three months, but Shang wanted to take the slow path anyway.

Advancing to the Mid General Stage cost warriors around 100,000 gold, which was a lot of money for them.

They would need to buy pills and medicine that figuratively shoved Mana into their bodies. One could compare it to enlarging one's stomach by constantly overeating.

If one got the medicine, one would only need about three months to advance.

And what was the slow method?

Training.

as at

route would take warriors at least two

Shang wouldn't take that

for his power, but a different disadvantage had turned into

cost of his

oneself to attack was always a

training, this

unleashing Ice and Fire Blasts alternatively, Shang could very precisely and methodically destroy parts of his body, which he would then heal with his warrior's body and his passive

reach the Mid

About two months.

two months, Shang would reach the

wouldn't be able to train without

all, he had an

his training again, he was called

still dark when Shang reached the entrance to

present, which

side of

that teacher Loran was guarding the

was sure that teacher Loran had already noticed and recognized Shang, but apparently, teacher Loran didn't have

teachers in schools and academies go through students like copy-paper, and they

part of

silence for a couple of minutes until

man with short, green hair, and he carried a long but thin

he got reminded of One. He had a nearly identical

knew that he would travel with the other four people that had also undergone the procedure, and this

tall, and he looked at Shang from

"You're-"

Shang interrupted the student before gesturing at teacher

fine," the student answered

Shang lifted an eyebrow.

have to keep the procedure a secret from today onward,"

Loran, but Loran still acted like he was

"How come?" Shang asked.

student said with a shrug. "If we get the go-ahead, we will announce it.

chin with furrowed