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.

Shield around with the claws, but he assumed that

using a Spell. The Mage

fast with the earth claws, but he was very

lot of

toward the Earth Mage while he

to avoid the attacks, but he also had to move away from

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

was moved to the side, its retreating

left between them, the

WHOOOOM!

huge wave of earth suddenly appeared between the two, and it was moving right toward

a bit

wave is cutting off my Spirit Sense.

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

wave, and Shang's Spirit Sense could finally see what

he immediately blasted

SHING!

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

Shang hadn't already expected that attack, he would

when he saw that Shang had

same thing. Make the opponent expect one attack with a certain speed, but then release an even faster one behind

judged to be powerful, and Shang had immediately assumed that the Mage would choose the best course of action based on what

Shang had known

fast attack, but he assumed that the Mage

the attack, Shang realized what the Earth

enough, this is

had been Wind Mana, and

the Concept of

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

Jerald's words correctly, most Earth Mages go for the Concept of Base, a Concept that allows them to control the Earth around them with incredible skill as long as they have

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

an eye, and he had already continued his

had also failed

the opponent somehow managed to avoid the attack, they would have moved to a place where there was

the side and then evaded back again,

released more Blasts, and the Mage had to use another Mana

was expensive and would exhaust

that his opponent had used Mana