Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang's new memories swept through his mind in an instant, and he opened his right eye again.

'Once again, I'm glad that I didn't ask a stupid question, even though I was so young back then. It's a nice feeling to have a younger version of yourself help you far in the future. I just hope the questions stay relevant.'

'I should keep that habit alive. Right now, many things feel impossible. For example, I still don't know how I can combine all the different kinds of attacks into one cohesive battle style. I do have all the attacks, but they are distributed over four different weapons, and I can only use one of them at a time.'

'I simply trust in my future self to make these things possible. Right now, I have the opportunity to create a foundation for my future self. In the future, I will be grateful for my mindfulness in the past, which is currently the present.'

'Try out new things and find a way to elevate my being, huh?'

Shang scratched his chin as he mulled over these words for a while.

'I have some ideas, but I have no way of knowing if they are actually realistic or not. However, I shouldn't be too worried about these things right now. I just reached the True Path Stage, and I need to get used to this level first. Finding a way forward at this point would be inefficient since I lack the necessary experience right now.'

'For now, I need to keep my Battle-Strength high. To keep my Battle-Strength high, I need to know a lot of things, and knowing a lot of things means gaining experience, which will help me to advance in the future.'

'My future progression will be built on what I decide to do in the True Path Stage.'

'Never tire.'

'Never stop trying.'

'Always go forward.'

'My future self will thank me for it.'

Shang nodded once and stood up.

It was time to test his power.

"Finally done?"

Shang immediately became startled and jumped to the side.

He had grown used to his Spirit Sense, and his Spirit Sense could see basically everything.

him something from right beside him,

anyone near

the place with shocked eyes, and his

The jester!

It was here!

the God had actually shown himself

own world?" the jester asked with a mechanical

deep breath. "I was simply surprised because

you just came to this place, you couldn't even imagine how

from Earth,

these things many times, and he had come to the realization that it was impossible for him to

for too long, and all the magical

like a

what time can do to

you here?"

cave with his short and

but with his terrifying presence, perceiving the situation to be humorous was

the jester said as he looked at the walls of the cave. "I thought that appearing myself

"What things?" Shang asked.

and a small

listening,"

jester lifted his right arm and extended

congratulations! You've been promoted!" he said with

of times. "Promoted?

future entertainment. You are

jester. He thought that he didn't need to ask

you ask,"

took a deep

does that change

that you are currently bringing me more entertainment than the potential entertainment you can

foreseen. Your Battle-Strength currently rivals the greatest geniuses in the entire world, and seeing such a talented person create a Path for themselves is far more interesting than simply

see you theorize a way to reach the Fifth Realm. No, now, I want to see how far you

don't need you to give techniques to the