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 back.

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

offensive in a fight was

strike during

performed a subpar block, one

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

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

and also block a strike, as long as they used a fitting strike during that time. Not every technique could be used

opponent would lose their momentum, and the two of them could have their first clash again, which often

the biggest fan of

I like the first technique?' Shang thought as he

definitely be useful. Just looking at

this

feels wrong,' Shang thought with a frown. 'I mean,

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

his head. 'I mean, that's the point, right? It's supposed to

not entirely sure why, but I think 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 crime fanatic

just don't

looked at

similar with this technique? I can see the

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

used

would make it harder

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

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

equilibrium and power would be fully focused on their front. If they decided to block, they

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