Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang left the third challenge and walked to the next room, which was where the rewards were stored.

He entered a rather sizable hall with five rows of floating items.

Most of the items were in the first row and the least in the fifth.

Shang could see all the items in the first four rows, but the single item in the fifth row was obscured by a barrier.

In front of the first row of items was a stele that explained everything.

"Congratulations on passing the trial!"

"Your performance has been judged to be Four Stars. You may choose one item amongst the first four rows."

'Four Stars?' Shang thought.

A little bit lower, Shang could see how the trial judged performances.

One Star: Get to the end.

Two Stars: Get to the end and fulfill the criterium for success for one of the first two challenges.

Three Stars: Get to the end and fulfill the criteria for success for both of the first two challenges.

Four Stars: Get to the end and achieve minor success on the first two challenges.

Five Stars: Get to the end and achieve major success on the first two challenges.

That answered some of the questions Shang had.

'It seems like the first two challenges were actually optional, and I only needed to get through the third one to get a reward.'

'I presume that knowing the level three Concepts for ice and fire would get someone a three-star evaluation. To get a four-star one, someone probably needs to push it even further.'

'The five-star one probably needs the level four Concepts for both of them.'

of Addition and Subtraction can now exhibit the power of level three Concepts, which would allow them

extreme results, it was enough to

probably need Subtraction, Addition, Incineration, and Blizzard. I don't think I

and looked at the items he could

of Grade Seven Mana Crystals, each one

were also some small emblems signifying properties in

had some herbs and

didn't recognize any of them, but he guessed that these

was

these were probably Spells that past Clouds had come up with,

the person would even get the

only had three

useful areas that

Shang couldn't see

But that didn't matter.

through it the normal way, Shang had

room of rewards before it was destroyed

walked past the rewards, to

BANG!

the wall into dust, revealing a barrier behind

I broke the big

big one, all the individual barriers will break, and I will have a moment to gather

again as he continued

above the water, Lucin

you found one,' he thought. 'I won't overlook this

make individual barriers that will kill anyone that damages

Lucin sighed again.

'Fucking Death Mana.'

the ground above the

trial had been buried by the

the ground exploded, and Shang floated

bit excited as he looked at all the rewards

earned a lot