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

count as using a Spell. The Mage could

fast with the earth claws, but he was very good at moving them,

of

Earth Mage while he

side to side to avoid the attacks, but he also

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

to avoid Shang's 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

WHOOOOM!

the two, and it was moving right

Shang saw the wave, a bit

Sense. I can't see anything behind the

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

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

immediately blasted to

SHING!

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

already expected that attack,

narrowed his eyes when he saw that Shang had evaded

Shang 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

Shang had immediately assumed that the Mage would choose the best

known that

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

Shang realized what the

enough, this is

been Wind Mana, and the way

was the Concept

the same

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

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

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

in the blink of an eye, and he had already

also failed

moved to a place where there was no hole inside the Earth Wall. At that

Shang only evaded to the side and then

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

was expensive and would

saw that his opponent had used Mana Step,