Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at his sword with a lifted eyebrow. Earlier, he had assumed that his sword didn't like the technique because he hadn't perfectly used it. After all, the sword had only been mildly disgusted, not completely.

But apparently, it was the opposite.

The sword really didn't like the technique.

"What don't you like?" Shang asked.

He still felt a bit weird talking to his sword like it was another person or a pet, but he knew that he should get used to it.

Of course, the sword didn't answer.

Shang had a couple of suspicions, but they would need further testing.

So, Shang tried the second technique. All of these techniques were short, singular movements. They weren't a complex array of complicated moves or something like that. At most, they described how one should move one's arms generally and how one should move their legs. One could call these techniques even basic instruction manuals.

When Shang finished the technique, his sword gave feedback again.

It felt a bit weird.

It was like it was eating something with an unknown flavor. It was like it wasn't certain if it should like that flavor or not.

After unleashing the strike and feeling the sword's feedback, Shang stopped with a frown.

He felt the sword's feelings to be familiar.

'Actually, I felt similar to the sword,' Shang thought. 'Although, during the first technique, I wasn't as disgusted as it. However, I still didn't like it.'

'Why is that? Why do I not like this technique?' Shang thought as he scratched his chin.

back to the first

the

the other one had to react. The reason why one side could be aggressive

on the offensive in a fight was

performed a subpar strike during one's offense, no one

one performed a subpar block, one would be

the offense, they could theoretically continue attacking forever. They only had to wait for their opponent to make a

the jump to the back, was a technique to get one out of such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all of the power of the

meant to threaten the opponent with an attack and also block a strike, as long as they used a fitting strike

the user could jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the two of them could have their first clash again, which often decided the offensive and

biggest fan of it. However, he had still been willing to give it a

like the first technique?' Shang thought

situation, it would definitely be

this situation

feels wrong,' Shang thought with a frown. 'I mean, it is strong. I can't deny that. It's

wrong. It's like it's

head. 'I mean, that's the point, right? It's supposed to disrupt the flow of the

that I simply don't like it. It's like some amazing series TV show about crime. Everyone loves it, and every crime fanatic recommends

just don't

looked at

guess it's similar with this technique? I can

The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I

used something

a certain manner, which would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks. In short, feints attempted

but instead of slashing at the enemy, it went into a curve and went back to the right side, but on a lower level. This left the user in a very wide

the opponent fell for the feint, they would have either slashed to their

be caught off-guard, literally. Their equilibrium and power would be fully focused on their front. If they

long wind-up times were risky since the enemy could simply unleash a quick counter. If a boxer just suddenly started pulling back their shoulders to unleash a