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.

to the

jump to the back. The purpose of this slice was to reset the

always had the advantage. One of the two sides was very often the aggressive one, while the other one had to react. The

in a fight

during one's offense, no

subpar block, one

continue attacking forever. They only had to wait for their opponent to make

back, was a technique to get one out of such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all of the power of the user, and since it went from the bottom to the top, it basically went through the

an attack and also block a strike, as long as

the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the

had hated that technique, and Shang also hadn't been the biggest fan of it. However, he had still been

the first technique?' Shang

would definitely be useful. Just looking at its performance, I

thought about this situation

frown. 'I mean, it is strong.

wrong. It's like it's disrupting my flow or

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

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

just don't

at his

can see the quality,

second technique? The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

used something like

would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks. In short, feints attempted to take away the reactive flexibility of

but on a lower level. This left the user in a very wide and open stance, but it also gave them a lot of

for the feint, they would have either slashed to their left or

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

could simply unleash a quick counter. If a boxer just suddenly started pulling back their shoulders to unleash a devastating hook, the enemy would unleash a quick