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."

reach the Fifth Realm. His Path is

breath when he heard

God was obviously talking

of someone far more powerful than him, the Dean would never reach the Fifth

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

predecessor, he would have

early. If he had been born just fifty years later, he would have

he has already condensed his Path, and even if he is still working on it,

silent

really no way?"

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

still powerful, they simply ingested a pill to achieve

at the jester. "Are

the jester answered. "The Mages destroyed everything. You won't find a single inheritance regarding physical fighters in the

said,

it's your duty to find them," the jester

he just took

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

long as there is a way, all

his grip on

ready for the next fight,"

The jester didn't answer.

wheels began to

Stage

remembered something and looked at the jester

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

'Progress, huh?' Shang thought.

I make any progress? Honestly,

SHING!

that moment, Shang's

older man wearing leather. He carried a long sword in his hands, just

was a barbarian, but he knew

carrying a heavy weapon

opponents in this trial. They were neither warriors nor beasts, and they were

person in front of

their own, only

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

jester lifted his hammer

DING!

opened his eyes and looked at Shang

the side, creating

had been

warrior entered

BANG!

And suddenly exploded forward.

also exploded

them charged at each

to bend in the air