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.

points now,

"Correct," the jester answered.

took a deep

don't think I can win against an average Late Commander Stage beast. Do you think I have a shot?" he

bit. "Knowing your own

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

was what he had

didn't think that there was much to

opponent was probably so much stronger that Shang wouldn't

just

it for the beasts,"

"Alright," the jester said.

looked at the wheel below him, and the wheel began

know what

also looked at the

it stopped on a green bird with a spear in

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

knew that beast very

would have lost,"

three levels above Shang, it would be

die in

wheel for beasts left as two other wheels appeared, one for Affinities and one for

on the wheel for

starting the wheels, the jester only looked at

your free wins," the jester said with a chuckle. "In the next trial, I'm going

future warriors is no longer accurate since your arrival

keep fighting these same warriors but stronger. You

at the jester.

for rewards or make you fight the ancient variants

thought. 'I might actually learn about new ways to apply my power. In a way, it allows me to peer

"You will be fighting normal, average warriors. Enjoy it while it

then, the wheels began to

even look at

matter what they landed

nearly equal to a warrior

Mid Commander Stage beast without having to use

Commander Stage warrior beat an average Mid Commander

No.

Late Commander Stage warrior be

would be

right, I forgot,"

Stage warrior," the mechanical voice

jester