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 with the

a Spell. The

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

a lot of mobility. That's usually

Earth Mage while he continued unleashing his

to move from side to side to avoid

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

Whenever the Mana Shield was moved to the side, its retreating speed from Shang slowed down, allowing him

a kilometer left between them, the Mage used

WHOOOOM!

earth suddenly appeared between the two, and it was moving right

a bit

is cutting off my Spirit Sense. I can't see anything behind the

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

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

immediately blasted to the

SHING!

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

already expected that attack, he would have

eyes when he

would have done the same thing. Make the opponent expect one attack with a

immediately assumed that the Mage would choose the best course of action

was how Shang had known

to release such a fast attack, but he

realized what

this

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

the Concept

the

humongous, 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 Concept from a different Affinity and incorporated it

that allows them to

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

had analyzed everything in the blink of an eye,

had also failed since Shang had

the attack, they would have moved to a place where there was no hole

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

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

was expensive and would exhaust

opponent had used Mana Step,