Sword God in a World of Magic

When Shang confirmed that this was the problem, Callen started to stroke his beard in thought.

"I want to alter my pathways," Shang said.

Callen's brows furrowed at that point, but he kept thinking.

"It's risky," Callen said after several seconds. "From what I've heard, the passageways form during your breakthrough, and they have essentially been created by your Path, correct?"

Shang nodded.

"This means that these Mana passageways are a natural extension of your Path. Messing with them might weaken your Path or directly make it impossible to use it in the future. It would be like you knowing the theory but not being able to put it into practice."

Shang knew what that meant.

He had created all of his techniques before he had created his Path. Back then, using his techniques had cost several times more life energy and Mana than now.

If everything returned to how it was before, Shang would only be able to use a single Shock before running out of Mana. One Anger and his body would have already atrophied to a terrifying degree.

It would essentially cripple his Battle-Strength.

This was also the reason why Callen had to undergo another Mind Read before meeting Shang.

If Callen gave Shang incorrect information on purpose, he could essentially cripple one of the Skythunder Kingdom's strongest assets.

"I would advise against changing your Mana passageways," Callen said. "Instead, I would suggest altering your techniques to fit your Mana passageways. For example, you could change this movement to be a bit more like this."

Callen gave a couple of examples of how Shang could change the movement of his Mana for different attacks while pointing at different parts of the pictures.

Shang only frowned.

Then, he stood up and pulled out his Long Sword.

Callen wasn't panicked.

Shang swung his sword a couple of times and implemented Callen's changes.

After a couple of swings, Shang's frown deepened, and he ate a Wind Blade Seed.

using something to help in his training. Every

a hundred times, and

CLIRRRRR!

The beautiful sound appeared.

the attack perfectly and that it conformed to his

didn't

worked out, but

had

didn't feel like his

think?" Shang transmitted to

but I don't like it," Sword

"It feels wrong."

thought for a couple

Shang put Sword away and sat down on

don't like the result.

that won't work for you," Callen said as he returned

Shang raised an eyebrow.

my feelings

most important," Callen added. "Us Mages often use Spells that are known by several Mages, but we also all have our own Spells, Spells that we create. These Spells evoke a

to establish the fine control over Mana you need

the nervousness he hadn't known he felt

a second, he had believed that he was

to change my pathways?"

a project that continues for years, and

don't mind the question, Duke Sword, what

Mage Realm," Shang

as he fell into

don't want to be responsible for potentially crippling one of

better to teach you the process and Spells. They might be a bit hard for an Initial True Mage

you can mess with your own passageways as much as you

be okay with that?"

released a sigh and

of acceptance but one

giving someone else full control