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 first

was an upward slice with a simultaneous jump to the back. The purpose of this slice was to

side nearly always had the advantage. One of the two sides was very often the aggressive one, while the other one had to react. The reason why one side could be aggressive in the first place was that the other side had been unable to completely stop

the offensive in a fight was

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

subpar block, one would

as the offensive side didn't lose the offense, they could theoretically continue attacking forever. They only had to wait for their opponent to make a

out of such a bind. The upward slice would

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

own attack blocked, the user could jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose

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

the first technique?' Shang thought

definitely has its uses. If I were in a passive situation, it would definitely be useful. Just looking at its performance, I see no flaws. It's a good

thought about this situation a

'I mean, it is strong. I can't deny

it just feels wrong. It's like

his head. 'I mean, that's the point,

entirely sure why, but I think the issue is that I simply don't like it. It's like some amazing series TV show

just don't

looked at

similar with this technique? I can see the

The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

really used something

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

and went back to the right side, but on a lower level. This left

opponent fell for the feint, they would have either

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

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