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!

head stopped and angled to the

Shang would hold his sword

he quickly let himself fall to the

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

BANG!

which made it impossible to slash it with his sword effectively.

angled his knees so

BANG!

The snake's head had barely regained its control

to strike Shang, but it was

since it didn't have the spring effect from its main body due

reached its body, he noticed that the head was

'This is it!'

and he would die. Vanishing Snakes had terrifying metal poison, which would immediately destroy Shang's insides if

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

his retreat

was behind him while its tail and body were in front

tail. Yes, the snake was paying attention to the bird, but

'Let's hope this works!'

Shang pointed his left

BANG!

jumped and unleashed a Fire

in any way, but the wind slowed down the head, ruining its bite, while Shang was catapulted

Shang's feet

Shang grabbed the tail with

to bite Shang again, but Shang's nearly frozen arm unleashed an Ice Blast. Thanks to Shang's arm nearly being frozen, the Ice Blast

same time, Shang put his sword to the metal blade in

Magic!' Shang urged

soon as the sword touched the blade, Shang saw his sword shine in a

nearly an instant, all the metal around the snake's

that's not a human

all, it would be

became common at the