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.

cost to move the Mana Shield around with the claws, but

a Spell. The Mage could

he was very good at

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

continued blasting toward the Earth Mage while

had to move from side to side to avoid

that it would be a bad idea

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

between them, the

WHOOOOM!

huge wave of earth suddenly appeared between the two, and it

a bit of surprise

off my Spirit Sense. I can't see

releasing his attacks, but this time, they hit the wave between

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

he immediately blasted to

SHING!

that should be absolutely impossible for an Earth Affinity Mage to achieve at

expected that attack, he would have been

narrowed his eyes when he saw

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

immediately assumed that

was how Shang had known that this attack

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

the attack, Shang realized what the Earth Mage had

enough, this is

Wind Mana, and the

the Concept of

the

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

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

him mobile, but they also keep the connection with the ground. By using

had analyzed everything in the blink of an eye,

plan of the Mage had also failed since Shang

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 Earth Wall would hit

side and then

Blasts, and the Mage had to use another

usage of Mana Step was expensive and would

Shang saw that his opponent had used Mana Step, a