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.

took a

an average Late Commander Stage beast.

bit. "Knowing your own power

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

what he

he also didn't think that there was much to

stronger that Shang wouldn't even be able to

would probably just

it for the

"Alright," the jester said.

he looked at the wheel below

know what you would have

also looked at

a green bird with a spear

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

that beast

would have lost,"

Storks were insanely fast, and with it being three levels above Shang, it would be so

would die in

for beasts left as two other wheels appeared,

on the

the wheels, the jester only looked

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

future warriors is no longer accurate since your arrival

fighting these same warriors

looked at the jester. "So,

category altogether and lower the thresholds for rewards or make you fight the ancient variants of

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

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

then, the wheels began

even look at the wheels

matter what they

equal to a warrior

average Mid Commander Stage beast without having to

Late Commander Stage warrior

No.

Late Commander Stage warrior be able

be a

I forgot," the

one: Weak Initial Commander Stage warrior,"

go," the jester added with