Sword God in a World of Magic

BANG!

Like it had hit a wall, the snake's head was stopped by the sword. The snake was long, but it wasn't incredibly massive. Its head was barely half a meter across.

Because of that, Shang was able to block the snake's head with his sword.

To paint a clearer picture, one only needed to imagine an attacking dog. The dog bit forward, but the human in front of it took a long stick and held it vertically, pushing it back. Since the dog's head was in its normal position, its mouth couldn't open wide enough to get the entire length of the stick into its mouth. Sure, if the stick were horizontal, it wouldn't be a problem.

Shang's arms shook under the weight, but the snake hadn't put its full power behind its bite. After all, it still had to keep an eye out for the green bird.

Because of that, Shang managed to keep his sword relatively straight.

When the snake's snout hit the blade, it began to bleed. The wound wasn't deep, but it had drawn blood.

BANG!

Shang stepped forward and angled his sword on the snake's head. Then, he struck upward with the handle, making the snake's head fly up. Usually, Shang wouldn't have the power to push the snake away due to the difference in power in their bodies. However, the lever principle applied here.

The snake's head was far extended, essentially putting it out of balance and putting the head far away from its center of mass. Because of that, Shang could shove the head upward.

At the same time, Shang's sword was above him, and with the step he had just taken, his stance was perfect for a devastating strike downward.

Then, Shang struck forward, cutting along the underside of the snake's jaw.

CRRRRRRRR!

Sparks flew, and a couple of scales fell off, but the snake barely bled. Its scales were simply too hard.

Shang gritted his teeth, and the snake's head quickly went back into an attacking position.

The snake bit forward again.

Shang blocked with his sword.

Whoosh!

the snake's head stopped and angled to the side before striking

Shang would hold his sword this time, which was why it had stopped

saw the snake's head rotate, he quickly let himself fall to the ground to evade its

it would be destroyed. Sure, if Shang's sword were sharp enough to cut through the snake easily, he could have used that opportunity to split its jaw from its head.

BANG!

again. The distance was too small, which made it impossible to slash it with his sword effectively. From such a position, Shang's sword wouldn't be able to

so that he

BANG!

forward. The snake's head had barely regained its control when it

snake thought about using its tail to

the spring effect from its main body due to its head's position, it couldn't

he noticed that the head was coming close to him

'This is it!'

immediately destroy Shang's insides if that got into his bloodstream. Because of that, he couldn't allow himself to be hit at

had been in a safe location. If he saw that his block

his retreat was cut

him while its tail and body

strike with its tail. Yes, the snake was paying attention to the bird,

'Let's hope this works!'

closed in, Shang pointed his left

BANG!

unleashed

but the wind

snake's mouth barely missed Shang's feet as his

grabbed the

Thanks to Shang's arm nearly being frozen, the Ice Blast had a lot of power behind it, ruining

same time, Shang put his sword to the metal blade

Shang urged in his

the sword touched the blade, Shang saw his sword shine

all the metal around

Luckily, that's not a human weapon!' Shang thought with

Runes to their weapons. After all, it would be

Magic Runes only became common at the General Stage. Because of that,