Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang didn't remember the last time he had fought an enemy Mage with an Earth Affinity that wasn't a complete pushover.

'A powerful Early High Mage with an Earth Affinity, huh? I wonder how they fight.'

SHING!

Shang's opponent appeared.

It was a tall man with brown hair and a rough, long beard. He looked a bit like a barbarian.

Shang didn't enter his Colossal Sword State. For now, the Saber State should be enough, and the Colossal Sword State was not as great when it came to dealing with Earth Mages.

The reason was that Refraction and Reflection didn't work that well against Earth Mages.

Additionally, Shang didn't think that it was necessary to enter his Colossal Sword State yet. The Saber State should still be enough.

The jester slowly lifted his hammer and hit the bell.

DING!

Shang immediately unleashed his Shooting Stars and Hidden Suns at the Mage.

When the Mage noticed the assault, his eyes narrowed.

In an instant, he had already created his Mana Shield.

SHING!

He also used a Mana Step immediately to gain some distance from Shang.

When Shang saw that, he blasted forward with an Ice Blast while continuing his assault.

CRK!

At that moment, two huge claws shot out of the earth around the Mage, and they grabbed the Mana Shield.

Then, they moved the Mana Shield to the side, making Shang's attacks miss.

The claws could move through the earth, and they pulled the Mage with them.

Shang got reminded of the first talented Mage he had ever fought back in the first trial. That Mage had been a Lightning Mage, and he had surrounded his Mana Shield with lightning to achieve a similar effect.

around with

using a Spell. The Mage could probably just move them as long as they

was very good at moving them,

An Earth Mage with a lot of mobility. That's usually

Earth Mage while he continued

side to side to avoid the attacks, but he also

a bad idea to let such a powerful warrior come

avoid Shang's attacks. Whenever the Mana Shield was moved to the side, its retreating speed from Shang slowed

was only a kilometer left between them, the Mage used his first offensive

WHOOOOM!

suddenly appeared between the two, and it was

bit of surprise appeared inside

cutting off my Spirit Sense. I can't see anything behind

this time, they hit the

attacks, a hole opened up inside the wave, and Shang's Spirit Sense could

immediately blasted to

SHING!

green Mana, shot past Shang at speeds that should

Shang hadn't already expected that attack, he would have

when he saw that Shang

have done the same thing. Make the opponent expect one attack with a certain speed,

and Shang had immediately assumed that the

had known that this attack

the Mage would manage to release such a fast attack, but he assumed

seeing the attack, Shang realized what the Earth

enough, this is

green Mana around the earthen spear had been Wind Mana, and the way the Wind Mana behaved was very,

Concept of

knew the same

Mage's main Concept is probably some kind of connection to the ground. The wave is humongous, and moving the claws that quickly through the Earth also can't be easy.

of Base, a Concept that allows them to control the Earth around them with incredible skill

the connection with the ground. By using the Earth Claws, he has essentially entered a continuously based

an eye, and he had already continued

had also failed since Shang had already

they would have moved to a place where there was no hole inside the

then evaded back again, the wave harmlessly

Blasts, and the Mage

Step was expensive and would

saw that his opponent had used Mana Step, a fire appeared in his right