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,

"Correct," the jester answered.

took a

Commander Stage beast. Do you think I have a shot?" he

jester chuckled a bit. "Knowing your own

"You will lose."

Shang nodded.

was what

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

stronger that Shang wouldn't even be able

would probably just get

that's it for

"Alright," the jester said.

at the wheel below him,

to know what you

also looked at

seconds, it stopped on a green bird with a

"Spear Stork," Shang said.

that

would have lost,"

being three levels above Shang, it would be so fast that Shang

die

two other wheels appeared, one for Affinities

on the wheel

the wheels, the jester

with a chuckle. "In the next

fight simulated future warriors is no longer accurate since your arrival changed

also don't want you to keep fighting these same warriors but stronger. You would rack up points without

jester.

rewards or make you fight the ancient variants of the

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

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

the wheels began to

look

didn't matter what they

body was nearly equal to a

Mid Commander

an average Late Commander Stage warrior beat

No.

Late Commander Stage warrior

be

I forgot,"

Commander Stage warrior," the mechanical voice

go," the jester