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!

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

had attacked, it couldn't have been sure at which angle Shang would hold his sword this time, which was why

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

the snake's teeth, it would be destroyed. Sure, if Shang's sword were sharp enough to cut through the snake easily, he

BANG!

the snakehead arrived above Shang, he punched it away with the handle of his sword 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 get

angled his knees so that he could

BANG!

had barely regained its control when it noticed Shang

using its tail to strike

the snake moved its head towards Shang from his back. Sadly, since it didn't have the spring effect from its main body due to its head's position, it couldn't move at

Shang reached its body, he noticed that the

'This is it!'

destroy Shang's insides if

a safe location. If he saw that his block wouldn't work as intended, he could

retreat was cut

while its tail

the snake's head again with his sword, it would most likely strike with its tail. Yes, the snake was paying attention to the bird, but if it saw a surefire way of killing its prey, it would probably take

'Let's hope this works!'

in, Shang pointed his left

BANG!

and unleashed

but the wind slowed down the head,

feet as his body left

the tail with

Thanks to Shang's arm nearly being frozen, the Ice

his sword to the

Shang urged in his

soon as the sword touched the blade, Shang saw his

the metal

that's not a

added special Magic Runes to their weapons. After all, it would

Magic Runes only became common at the General Stage. Because of that, Sarah's ability was