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 the claws, but he assumed that it was probably cheaper than Mana

using a Spell. The Mage could probably just

wasn't moving particularly fast with the earth claws, but he was very good

lot of mobility. That's usually the weakness

continued blasting toward the Earth Mage while he continued unleashing his

to move from side to side to avoid

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

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

kilometer left between

WHOOOOM!

the two, and it was moving right

a bit of surprise

Sense.

time, they hit the

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

immediately blasted to

SHING!

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

expected that attack, he would

eyes when he saw that Shang had evaded his

had been in the Mage's place, he would have done the same thing. Make the opponent expect one attack with a certain speed, but then release an even faster

assumed that the Mage would choose the best course

was how Shang had known that this

to release such a fast attack, but he assumed that the Mage had a way to

the attack, Shang realized what the Earth Mage had

enough, this

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

the Concept of Wind

knew the same

through the Earth also can't be easy. But as a powerful Early High Mage, he already comprehended a second Concept

a Concept that allows them to control the Earth around them with incredible skill as long as they

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

in the blink of an eye, and he had

secondary plan of the Mage had also failed since

the opponent somehow managed to avoid the attack, they would have moved to a place where there was no hole inside the Earth Wall. At that point, the

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

released more Blasts, and the Mage

usage of Mana Step was expensive and would

that his opponent had used Mana Step, a fire