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

was the Path

new realizations, I was no longer the person that

a new Path because my old Path was no longer useful for my

for the last thirty years, I concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength when

ten years ago, I

to

that Path while fighting

that exist, and I

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

Shang heard, the more his respect

a beast on the same level as oneself as a warrior without the Procedure was

Shang fighting a weak Late Commander Stage beast if one included his Procedure. He could theoretically win, but it wasn't a

that Teacher Mervin was probably just as good, if not

ten years, I've been focusing on Mages. I'm learning a

on my level, I will

it will take. It might happen tomorrow. It might never happen. I

in the Late Commander

no idea that Teacher

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

there was this

teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had already condensed such a powerful

understand what I want to teach you?" Teacher

Path doesn't mean that I should reach the

I feel that my goal is inadequate, I should look at

want to be the

his

to be

great difference between these two

the

the strongest

glanced at the

the God

more difficult Path

strongest, no matter what

Mervin glanced at the

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

you willing

overtake you in total power while you remain at the

by others while you remain on a level of power that has no other option but to adapt to the very changes other powers decide to

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the world, but

Mervin was showing Shang his