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 first

to the back. The purpose of this slice was

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

the offensive in a

strike during one's offense, no one

subpar block, one would

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

such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all of

opponent with an attack and also block a strike, as long as

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

and Shang also hadn't been the biggest fan of it. However, he

I like the first technique?'

in a passive situation, it would definitely be

about this

thought with a frown. 'I mean, it is

feels wrong. It's like

back of his head. 'I 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

just don't

at

technique? I can see

second technique? The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique,

used

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

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

for the feint, they would have

would be fully focused

were risky since the enemy 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 jab