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.

seemed like he felt that he had

Teacher Loran's voice, he felt a tinge of

am who I am,"

only looked

he wordlessly opened

he said. "You are still one of us, even if you have

"Thank you," Shang said.

and Shang entered, and Teacher Loran closed

He only sighed.

you wanted

requires me to sacrifice everything that's

Shang walked through the quiet academy, one memory

This was his home.

where he had learned to

of the main building, and the two of them entered his

the reward,"

nodded and handed the Dean the second book. Whenever Shang got a reward from the trial, he received two books, one for himself and one for

the book for several minutes, and the further he

put

hadn't read all

effects the Star Map has. What happens when you

in detail what he saw

and Shang needed several minutes to explain

as Shang told him more about the Star

the Star Map is worthy of being a reward for such

Shang. "The knowledge and principle inside his book are so advanced that it

to know all the goals of what you want to achieve. It maps out all possible knowledge that any physical fighter could possibly know and

only after he had heard the Dean put it into words did he truly realize how incredible

not thousands of years in the future of a flourishing path for a physical fighter. It requires hundreds of years of research by someone far beyond my power, and they would even

of this technique are beyond reasonable

book down and continued looking

supposed to rationalize where that technique comes from?" he asked. "Nobody will believe that I was the one that

heard that, Shang took a deep

rationalize

warriors in the past," the Dean continued,

thirty years of being the Dean of this academy and accumulating all possible knowledge I

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

we publicize