Xander was hailed as The Swordmaster on earth. When it came to blades, he held no equal. It didn't mater what category or how experienced his opponent was. He was just better, and none could deny it.

Yet all it took was a bullet to end his life.

All that hard work, all that talent. All of it gone because of an idiot with a gun.

So Xander was naturally indignant against the reality of it. What was the point, then? What was the purpose of achieving such mastery if his life could be snuffed out so easily? His final thoughts were filled with resentment and regret.

And so he closed his eyes.

Only to reopen them again. But not in a hospital. But in an entirely new world, filled with magic and mages. Xander thought that in a place like this, his dream of making swordplay relevant would be possible. But he was dismayed to learn that not only had the body he transmigrated to been incredibly weak and untalented, but the act of swordfighting was heavily looked down upon. Made obsolete by mages who chanted powerful spells and unleashed them from a distance

Yet on the verge of losing hope, he discovered something. This world, it's understanding of swordfighting wasn't just rudimentary. It was PATHETIC!

Elite knights only knew how to swing harder and faster! There was no technique! No order!

Offended, Xander made to use a blade. Even if the path was dead, he would not allow something so sacred to him be insulted so thoroughly.

However, in the throes of his swordplay, he made a discovery, one that would shake the very foundations of the world as everyone knew it.

Swordfighting wasn't obsolete. No, it was simply unexplored! 

And Xander, with his adequate knowledge on how to wield a blade realized...

"The usage of swords with proper technique, is a form of magic in itself."

And so begins the story of a man who decided to turn the entire world of magic on its head, with a Blade.

A mace descended from above like a meteor, forcing Falael to step back and evade. The mace struck the floor and caused it to explode from the force, but Falael kept her balance and shot forward, her fist rocketing towards the Tetrarach's center of mass. Yet As her fist neared, it moved its shield in its path.


A devastating impact occurred, yet the usual eruption of starlight and radiation barely happened across a few inches from her fist against the shield before sizzling out, as though canceled by an unseen force.


Falael clicked her tongue and rolled out of the way just as a black and purple magic circle bloomed above her and rained down void lightning. Yet mid-roll, one of the praying skeletons let out an unholy sound, and Falael found her body frozen, stopping her from avoiding the follow up strike of the mace which sent her flying.


Chapter 178 - Growth Under Pressure II