Sword God in a World of Magic

Saying that Shang was surprised would be an understatement.

He knew that Teacher Mervin was powerful, but he hadn't known that he was this powerful!

Teacher Mervin could actually reach the True Path Stage if he so chose to!

"Then, why are you a Late Commander Stage warrior?" Shang asked in shock.

Teacher Mervin chuckled a bit. "Didn't you already find out the reason why?"

Shang was confused for a second, but then he realized.

"You don't want to only fight warriors," Shang said.

"Correct," Teacher Mervin said with a nod. "When I was 123 years old, I found my Path. I realized my goal, and after decades of training, I finally unlocked the ability to beat any warrior comparable to me in level."

"It has always been my goal to be the most powerful warrior. After all, I am a warrior, and just like any other warrior, I want to be the best."

"But when I reached my goal, I realized something."

"There was so much more in the world."

"High Mages could fly without a Spell."

"I wanted to fly."

"Zone Beasts could do whatever they want."

"I want to do whatever I want."

"And, even more, many Kings in the past vanished without a trace. They didn't die, but they simply vanished."

"I'm pretty sure that there is a wider world beyond the Abyss, and they probably went there."

"I want to go there."

Then, Teacher Mervin sighed.

"However, I have already achieved my goal."

"I was the most powerful warrior."

"Yet, I couldn't do any of these other things."

"Achieving my goal felt empty after realizing all of these things."

"That's when I realized that I chose the wrong goal."

the

my Path, but this was

realizations, I was no longer the person that chose that

because my old Path was no

increasing my Battle-Strength when it comes to fighting beasts and

ten years ago, I managed to

to

achieved that Path while fighting a Late Commander Stage Crevice

are one of the weakest Late Commander Stage beasts that exist, and I nearly died in my fight. But

warrior in the world that could win against a beast on my level solo, even if it

heard, the more his

same level as oneself as a warrior without

Late Commander Stage beast if one included his Procedure. He

probably just as good, if not

for about the last ten years, I've

my level, I will be ready for

long it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It

reason for staying in the Late Commander

had no idea that Teacher

time, Shang had assumed that Vice-Dean Ranos was the most powerful Commander Stage warrior, with Vice-Dean Soran being just below him with a

there was this

the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he

want to teach

answered. "Condensing a Path doesn't mean that I should reach the

should look at myself and see if I am happy with my

nodded with a smile. "Do you want to be

shook his head.

to

a great difference between these

warrior in the world was

strongest being

at

Dean and the

difficult Path than me, Shang," Teacher

no matter what

glanced at

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

have to work harder than anyone else, and you might need to take more time than anyone else. If you want to build the tallest building, you need the

willing to

Mages overtake you in total

willing to see the world be changed by others while you remain on a level of power that has no other option but to adapt to the very

took a

the world, but not many had the

was