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.

he felt that he had

Shang heard Teacher Loran's voice, he felt

am who I am," Shang

only looked

wordlessly opened

"You are still one of us,

"Thank you," Shang said.

entered, and Teacher Loran

He only sighed.

become who you

requires me to sacrifice everything that's important to

academy, one memory after the

This was his home.

was where he had

fifth floor of the main

more about the reward," the

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 got, the more his eyebrows

Dean put the book down and looked

he hadn't read all of

what effects the Star Map has.

what he saw and what

of uses, and Shang needed several minutes to explain all of

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

Map is worthy of being a reward for

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

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 fighter could possibly know

Star Map was incredible, but only after he had heard the Dean put it into words did he truly realize how incredible it

requires hundreds of years of research by someone far beyond my power, and

of this technique are beyond reasonable for all

Dean put the book down and continued looking at

how am I supposed to rationalize where that technique comes from?" he

that, Shang

Dean rationalize the origin of this

have been exceptionally powerful warriors in the past," the Dean continued,

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

beginning. Thus, nobody will believe us when we

publicize this technique?" the Dean