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.'

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

Subtraction and Addition specialize in producing extreme results, it was enough to get a four-star

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

at the

row was filled with small piles of Grade Seven Mana Crystals, each one

some small emblems signifying properties in some

row had

but he guessed that

was filled

Spells that past Clouds had come up with, which would make them worth a

person would even get the right to

only had

useful

couldn't see the last

But that didn't matter.

the trial and getting through it the normal way, Shang

to enter the room of rewards before it was destroyed

rewards, to one of

BANG!

wall into dust, revealing a barrier

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

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

body transformed into a husk again as he continued

above the water, Lucin

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

that will kill anyone that

Lucin sighed again.

'Fucking Death Mana.'

the ground above

been buried by

ground exploded, and Shang floated out of the

now, Shang actually felt a bit excited as he looked at

had earned a lot