Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang let go of the tail.

BANG!

The tail slammed into the ground, destroying the earth beneath it. If Shang had kept hold of the tail, his spine would have most probably been broken. At that point, he would be unable to move, which would have been a huge issue in this fight.

As the tail hit the ground, a small explosion of blood appeared below it. Shang had consumed a huge amount of life energy from the snake's tail, making it weak. Because of that, it couldn't perfectly withstand the strong impact.

At the moment, Shang's left arm was swollen with life energy, and he felt like it was about to explode. However, that didn't matter.

Just as predicted, the snake's head shot towards Shang. It would be difficult for Shang to block that attack with his sword in his position, but he didn't plan on doing that anyway.

Shang's arm pointed downwards.

BANG! BANG!

Shang released a Fire Blast and an Ice Blast in rapid succession. The knockback of the two blasts shot him upward for a couple of meters, and the snake's attack missed.

Shang's arm was nearly destroyed again, but it quickly regenerated thanks to it being filled to the brim with life energy. In nearly an instant, Shang's arm was in peak condition again, and its life energy got depleted.

Right now, Shang was over five meters above the snake.

As Shang stopped in the air, his eyes became cold as he readied his sword.

CRRR!

A new coat of metal appeared around the snake's tail, and it sharpened the tail in an instant.

Shang had just stopped in the air when the tail had already transformed into a blade again.

Shang had already expected that this would happen.

'I can't absorb all the metal instantly during an attack. Even if I could, the sheer weight and force behind it would destroy a huge part of my body.'

The snake readied both its head and blade as it looked at Shang.

'If the head hits me, my death is certain. If the tail hits me, I won't immediately die, but I will be severely injured. I can't block both attacks at once.'

'I have to end it here!'

Shang had already anticipated this situation.

He had been lucky that everything had gone according to plan up to now, but he couldn't trust his luck forever.

close to the snake. Earlier, he had to get in close in order to gain a weapon that could kill the

had only survived until now due to the three gashes on the snake's side. He hadn't been able to use them to injure the snake, but the gashes

Shang stopped in the air, time seemingly

seemed to go

moment before

And then, time continued.

the snake's tail and head shot towards

it with this attack

Shang readied himself.

blur arrived at the base of the snake's tail. In an instant, a terrifying blade of wind left the green

CRKSH!

bones, and flesh being

some of its Mana, and it had seen that the snake's

been preoccupied with Shang. Due to Shang's threat, the snake had forgotten to pay attention to the bird. A human might

saw the

that the green bird would strike right

a grudge for its failure

snake got distracted by the

Shang saw

left

BANG! BANG!

regenerated arm unleashed a Fire and

speeds as

it to recover

snake had lost its focus, Shang's

And then, Shang struck.

CRRRRRK!

snake's mouth,

sword. Even with the upgrade, the sword

body hit the snake's head after his sword. The force of

BANG!

the snake's head fell

Shang, the injuries of the snake's head made its face rather

an instant, Shang couldn't breathe, but he was used to this sensation by

a distorted sounding wind came out

attempting to

time, the

And then, it fled.

lost its tail and its teeth. All its weapons were

It had to regenerate!

his breathing under control again as he