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

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

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

offensive in a fight

during one's offense, no

subpar block,

offensive side didn't lose the offense, they could theoretically continue attacking forever.

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

to threaten 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

jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the two of them could have

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

technique?' Shang

it would definitely be useful. Just

about this

frown. 'I mean, it

feels wrong. It's like it's

that's the point, right?

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

don't like

looked at his

can see the quality,

technique? The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

never really used something like

been a feint. Feints had the goal of making the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks. In short, feints attempted to take away the reactive flexibility of the

side, but on a lower level. This left the user in a very wide and open stance, but it

would have

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

a boxer just suddenly started pulling back their shoulders to unleash