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

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

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

in a fight

subpar strike during one's offense, no

one performed a subpar block, one

theoretically continue attacking forever. They only had to wait for their opponent

upward slice with the jump to the back, was a technique to get one out of such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all

a strike, as long as they used a fitting strike during that

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

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

I like the first technique?' Shang thought as he

in a passive situation, it would definitely be useful. Just looking at its performance,

this

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

wrong. It's like it's disrupting

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

it. It's like some amazing series TV show about crime. Everyone loves it, and every crime fanatic recommends it. However, I don't like crime

just don't

at

I can see the quality, but I just don't like

felt unfamiliar with this technique,

never really used

had the goal of making the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for

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

would have either slashed to their

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

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