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.'

and Subtraction can now exhibit the power of level three Concepts, which would allow them to get a three-star evaluation

producing extreme results, it was enough to get

need Subtraction, Addition, Incineration, and Blizzard.

at the

small piles of Grade Seven Mana Crystals, each one consisting

signifying properties

second row had some herbs and

that

third row was

were Spell Books. He guessed that these were probably Spells that past Clouds had come up

would even get

fourth row only had

three were vouchers to access useful areas that helped in comprehending

see

But that didn't matter.

entering the trial and getting through it the normal way, Shang

the room of rewards before it was destroyed

the rewards, to one of the

BANG!

wall into dust, revealing a

I broke the big Magic Circle, this probably means that the barriers protecting all the individual rewards

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

a husk again as he continued touching the

the water, Lucin

he thought.

time, I will make individual barriers that will kill anyone that damages them

Lucin sighed again.

'Fucking Death Mana.'

the ground

been buried by the

ground exploded, and Shang floated out of the

he looked at all the rewards in

had earned a