Sword God in a World of Magic

The Dean was immediately interested, but he told Shang that they should talk about it when they arrived in his office.

The two of them currently walked towards the gate of the academy, and Shang saw another familiar face.

Teacher Loran was still guarding the gate at night.

When Teacher Loran heard them approach, he stood up from his chair and bowed politely to the Dean.

Then, he looked at Shang.

"You've returned," he said with eyes that spoke of shock and nostalgia.

The weird boy he had met that day had grown up.

Sadly, the changes were not to Teacher Loran's liking.

Shang felt too much like the Dean.

When Shang saw Teacher Loran, he also had a look of nostalgia in his eye.

Back then, Teacher Loran had been an impossibly powerful monster to Shang.

And now?

Teacher Loran was at the Late Commander Stage, and his Battle-Strength was on the weaker side. He wouldn't be categorized as a weak Late Commander Stage warrior in the trial, but he would also not be categorized as an average one.

As soon as Shang felt his power, he realized that Teacher Loran had long since given up on becoming more powerful.

He probably only wanted to teach students and live the rest of his life in peace.

"I'm back," Shang said as he looked at Teacher Loran with a complicated gaze.

"Are you disappointed?" Teacher Loran asked.

Shang slowly shook his head. "No. You've helped me and many others become stronger. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Teacher Loran looked at Shang with a strange gaze. "Is that a good or a bad thing?" he asked.

By the tone of his voice, Shang could tell that the question was more directed at himself.

like he felt

heard Teacher Loran's voice, he felt

am who I am," Shang

only looked

he wordlessly opened

still one of us, even

"Thank you," Shang said.

Dean and Shang entered, and Teacher Loran closed the

He only sighed.

you wanted me to

goal requires me to sacrifice everything that's important

academy, one memory after the other

This was his home.

was where he had learned to

led Shang to the fifth floor of the main building, and the two of

about the reward," the Dean

from the trial, he received two books, one

read through the book for several minutes, and the further he got, the more his

Dean put the

hadn't read

has.

in detail what he saw and what he could do

needed several minutes to explain

Dean's expression became more serious as Shang told him more about the

the Star Map is worthy of being a reward for such a ridiculous

the book into his hand and looked at Shang. "The knowledge and principle inside his book are so advanced that it is

create it, you would need to know all the goals of what you want to achieve. It maps out all possible knowledge that any physical

that the Star Map was incredible, but only after he had heard the Dean

is a technique that is hundreds if not thousands of years in the future of a flourishing path for a physical fighter. It requires hundreds of years of

principles of this technique are beyond reasonable for

the book down and continued looking

rationalize where that technique comes from?"

heard that, Shang

rationalize the origin of this

have been exceptionally powerful warriors in the past," the Dean continued, "but the world doesn't

academy and accumulating all possible knowledge I could find, I have not found information on the

have been supreme since the beginning. Thus, nobody will believe us when we say

how can we publicize this technique?"