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.

thought back to the

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

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

in a fight

during one's offense, no

a subpar block, one

they could theoretically continue attacking forever. They only

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 user, and since it went from the bottom

opponent with an attack and also block a strike, as long as they used a fitting strike during that time. Not every technique

the opponent attacked and their own attack blocked, the user could jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the two of

the biggest fan of it. However,

like the first technique?' Shang thought

has its uses. If I were in a passive situation, it would definitely be

this situation a

a frown. 'I mean, it is strong. I can't deny that. It's also

it just feels wrong. It's like it's disrupting my

'I mean, that's the point,

It's like some amazing series TV show about crime. Everyone loves it,

just don't

looked at his

with this technique? I can see the quality, but I

felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

never really used

of making the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks. In short,

instead of slashing at the enemy, it went into a curve and went back to the right side, but

the feint, they would have either

and power would be fully focused on

risky since the enemy could simply unleash a quick counter. If a boxer just suddenly started pulling back their shoulders to