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 now, right?" Shang

"Correct," the jester answered.

a

average Late Commander Stage

a bit. "Knowing your own power

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

was what he

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

opponent was probably so much stronger that Shang

just get

for the

"Alright," the jester said.

looked at the wheel below him, and the wheel began to

want to know what you would

also looked

on a green bird

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

knew that beast very

you would have lost," the

three levels above Shang, it would

die

left as two other wheels appeared, one for Affinities

jester sat on the wheel for

starting the wheels, the jester only

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

since your arrival changed the world

these same warriors but stronger. You

looked at the jester. "So, what

the thresholds for rewards or make you fight the

way, it allows me to peer into the past, at the time when warriors

will be fighting normal,

wheels began to

even look at the wheels

matter what they

body was nearly equal to a warrior at the Peak

defeated an average Mid Commander

Stage warrior beat an

No.

powerful Late Commander Stage warrior

would be a

forgot," the jester

one: Weak Initial Commander Stage warrior," the mechanical

we go," the jester