Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang thought about this dynamic for a bit, but he eventually focused on the trial again.

"I'm ready for the next level," Shang said as he readied his sword.

"You don't need to get ready," the jester said with a smirk.

Shang glanced at the jester.

The jester only continued smirking. "I'll give you two points for this fight since it was so difficult. I'll count this level as levels nine and ten. So, if you want to continue, you will directly enter level eleven."

"Do you want to fight an average Late Commander Stage beast?"

Shang furrowed his brows.

He knew exactly what that entailed.

Sadly, or luckily depending on the viewpoint, there was a rock-paper-scissors principle going on here.

Could an average Late Commander Stage beast win against the Ice King?

Probably not. The Ice King would surely win.

Yet, Shang had won against the Ice King.

So, wouldn't he be able to win against an average Late Commander Stage beast?

Sadly, no.

The only reason Shang won against the Ice King was due to several things unique to him.

The constant presence of the icy storm not only didn't affect Shang, but it even strengthened him.

Additionally, the Domain of Entropy was very useful against Mana-based attacks.

In a way, Shang had perfectly countered the Ice King.

Yet, he wouldn't perfectly counter his next opponent.

The body of his next opponent was so much stronger than Shang's that he probably wouldn't even be able to break through its defenses.

So, while the Ice King could kill an average Late Commander Stage beast, and while Shang could kill the Ice King, Shang couldn't kill an average Late Commander Stage beast.

In a sense, Shang was definitely weaker than the Ice King in terms of total power.

Shang knew that he had lucked out.

In fact, even a weak Late Commander Stage beast might be able to kill Shang.

It entirely depended on what kind of opponent Shang would have received.

But an average one?

No shot.

I have ten points

"Correct," the jester answered.

took a

Late Commander Stage beast. Do you think I have a shot?"

jester chuckled a bit. "Knowing your own power

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

was what

Shang didn't want to experience, and he also didn't think that there

opponent was probably so much stronger that Shang wouldn't even

would probably just get overwhelmed and

that's it for the

"Alright," the jester said.

at the wheel below him, and the

know what

looked at

it stopped on a green bird with a spear in

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

knew that beast very

have

insanely fast, and with it being three levels above Shang,

die

two other wheels

jester sat on the

wheels, the jester

free wins," the jester said with a chuckle. "In the

fight simulated future warriors is no longer accurate since your arrival changed the

keep fighting these same warriors but stronger. You would rack up points

at the jester. "So,

the thresholds for rewards or make you fight the ancient

my power. In a way, it allows me to peer into the past, at the time when warriors were

today," the jester continued. "You will be fighting normal, average

the wheels

look at the

didn't matter what they

equal to a warrior at the Peak Commander

had defeated an average Mid Commander Stage

Commander Stage warrior beat an

No.

Late Commander

would be

I forgot," the

Weak Initial Commander Stage warrior," the

the jester added with