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

no longer

old Path was no longer useful for

thirty years, I concentrated on increasing my Battle-Strength

ago, I managed to widen my

how to fight beasts

that Path while fighting a

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

Commander Stage warrior in the world that could win against a beast on my level solo,

heard, the more his

oneself as

beast if one included his

was probably just as good, if not better, when it came to fighting

"And for about the last ten years, I've

beat a Mage on my

know how long it will take. It might

staying in the Late Commander

idea that

powerful Commander Stage

there was this

was a bit special amongst the teachers, but he hadn't thought that he had already condensed

understand what I want to

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

my goal is inadequate, I should look at myself and

want to be the strongest warrior

his head.

to be the

was a great difference

warrior in the world was the

strongest being

at

Dean and the

are walking a more difficult Path than me,

goal is to be the strongest, no matter what you fight. May it be warriors, Mages,

Mervin glanced

"Or Gods."

The jester only grinned.

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

you willing to

see younger warriors and Mages overtake you in total power

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 changes other powers decide to implement?"

took a

wanted to change the world, but

now, Teacher Mervin was showing Shang his