Sword God in a World of Magic

It took Shang a while to calm down, but there was still a certain feeling of emptiness and regret inside of him.

Yet, this was what he had chosen.

For his goal, any kind of sacrifice was worth it.

Surprisingly, no new opponent had appeared in the last couple of minutes, even though Shang had already "won" against his previous one.

Shang slowly stood up and gripped Sword tightly.

Even if everything else vanished, Sword would be with him until the end.

The two of them didn't need to exchange words to make their feelings known.

"Took you guys long enough," the jester said with a grin.

Shang didn't look over.

"How long have we been training?"

The jester's grin widened.

"Five years."

Silence.

Five years.

They had been training for five full years.

That was so long!

For a second, Shang couldn't believe what he had just heard, but then he remembered how endlessly time had dragged on.

Five years actually made sense.

"And even after five years," Shang said, "I still couldn't beat him fairly."

The jester's grin didn't vanish. "Of course not," he said.

"His kind are the very reason why I sent you guys into my main world in the first place."

Shang looked over at the jester.

"Hardworking geniuses," the God said. "They use whatever they can get and perfect it. Yet, his body is weak. He is one of the very rare true geniuses, but his lack of a powerful body makes it impossible for him to fight any Mage or beast that is not completely worthless."

"The path of the warrior has deteriorated to a degree where mastering the entire thing only makes you equal to the worst Mages in the world."

"It is your duty to expand the warrior's path. Give the geniuses more to master, and they won't disappoint you."

"Your predecessor accepted the first Path he found, not trying to strengthen or widen it."

outside help, he will never reach the Fifth Realm. His Path is just too

a deep breath when

obviously

than him, the Dean would never

other warrior to reevaluate himself," the jester added. "He saw that your predecessor couldn't rival the Mages or beasts, and he realized that there is

would have advanced immediately,

years later,

his Path, and even if he is

silent for

no way?"

said with a laugh. "I designed this world to always have a way. The different

you call the Procedure is only one of many ways to strengthen your body. Back when warriors were still powerful, they simply ingested a pill to achieve

jester. "Are

find a single inheritance regarding physical

as I've said, there

duty to find them," the jester

as he just

to repay Teacher Mervin, even if the Teacher Mervin that helped him

there is a way,

his grip

for the next

The jester didn't answer.

the wheels began to spin

Weak Peak Commander Stage warrior," the

at the jester again. "You don't

the jester said. "You didn't rely on my power. Also, your progress pleases me, and I

'Progress, huh?' Shang thought.

make any progress?

SHING!

that moment,

his hands, just like Teacher

that this was a barbarian, but he

all, the man wasn't carrying a

in this trial. They were neither warriors nor beasts, and they were worse than both of these

front of

their own, only working on their

assumed that some hermit warrior would be among the more powerful warriors, but this one is

hammer and struck

DING!

eyes and looked at Shang with

swung his sword to the side, creating a

had been

warrior entered

BANG!

And suddenly exploded forward.

narrowed his right eye and also

at each

in the air and move