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.

have ten points

"Correct," the jester answered.

a

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

chuckled a bit. "Knowing your own power is

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

what he

didn't think that there was much to gain from fighting such an

much stronger that Shang wouldn't even be

probably just get

that's it for the beasts," Shang

"Alright," the jester said.

at the wheel below him, and the wheel

want to know what you would

looked at

a green bird with

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

knew that beast

would have lost,"

levels above Shang,

would die in

wheel for beasts left as two other wheels

on the

the wheels, the jester only looked at

chuckle. "In the next trial, I'm going

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

these same warriors but stronger. You

jester. "So, what will

the thresholds for rewards or make you fight the ancient variants of the warriors. I

might actually learn about new ways to apply my power. In a way, it allows me to peer into the past, at the time when warriors were equal

will be

wheels

look

matter what they

was nearly equal to a

Commander Stage beast without having

Commander Stage warrior beat an average Mid Commander Stage

No.

Late Commander Stage warrior be

be

right, I forgot,"

Commander Stage warrior," the

jester