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.

ten points now, right?"

"Correct," the jester answered.

a deep

think I can win against an average Late Commander Stage beast. Do you think I

"Knowing your own power is

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

what

want to experience, and he also didn't think that there was much to gain from fighting such an

stronger that Shang

would probably just get

it for

"Alright," the jester said.

at the wheel below him, and the

to know what you would

also looked

it stopped on a green bird with a spear in

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

that beast very

you would have lost," the jester

and with it being three levels above Shang, it would be so fast that Shang wouldn't even be able

die in one

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

jester sat on the wheel

the wheels, the jester only looked

a chuckle. "In the next

warriors is no longer accurate since your arrival changed the world of warriors faster than

to keep fighting these same warriors but stronger. You

jester. "So,

said. "I might remove the warrior category altogether and lower the thresholds for rewards or

ways to apply my power. In a way, it allows me

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

the wheels began to

even look at the

what

equal to a warrior at the

defeated an average Mid Commander Stage beast without having to use

Commander Stage warrior beat an average Mid

No.

Late Commander Stage warrior be

would be

I forgot," the

Commander Stage warrior,"

jester