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

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

a battle, one 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

in a fight was incredibly

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

a subpar

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

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

own attack blocked, 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,

fan of it. However, he had

technique?' Shang thought as he scratched his

its uses. If I were in a passive situation, it would definitely be useful. Just looking at

this situation a bit

Shang thought with a frown. 'I mean, it is strong. I can't

like it's

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

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

just don't like

at his

it's similar with this technique? I can see the quality, but I just don't

sword felt

really used something

the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for them

right, 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 and open stance, but it also gave them a lot of space and wind-up time for

the opponent fell for the feint, they would

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

simply unleash a quick counter. If a boxer just suddenly started pulling back