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.

didn't know how much Mana it cost to move the Mana Shield around

count as using a Spell. The

moving particularly fast with the earth claws, but he was very good at moving them, just barely enough to avoid Shang's

lot of

continued blasting toward the Earth Mage while he

side to avoid

wasn't stupid, and he knew that it would be a bad idea to let such

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

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

WHOOOOM!

appeared between the

saw the wave, a bit of surprise appeared

is cutting off my Spirit Sense.

they

hole opened up inside the wave, and Shang's Spirit Sense could finally see what was

blasted

SHING!

earthen spear, cloaked in green Mana, shot past Shang at speeds that should be absolutely impossible for an Earth Affinity Mage to achieve at this

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

he saw that Shang

Make the opponent expect one attack with a certain speed, but then release an

been judged to be powerful, and Shang had immediately assumed that the Mage

had known

a fast attack, but he assumed that the Mage had

the attack, Shang realized

this is a

spear had been Wind Mana, and

was the Concept of

knew the

that quickly through the Earth also can't be easy. But as a powerful Early High Mage, he already comprehended a second Concept from a different Affinity and

Mages go for the Concept of Base, a Concept that allows them to control the Earth around them with

around his Mana Shield keep him mobile, but they also keep the connection with the ground. By using the Earth Claws, he has essentially entered

everything in the blink of an eye, and

also

to a place where there was

evaded to the side and then evaded back again, the wave

the Mage had to use another Mana

usage of Mana Step was expensive and would exhaust the Mage's Mana by

that his opponent had used Mana Step,