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.

move the Mana Shield around with the claws, but he assumed that it was probably

the claws probably didn't count as using a Spell. The Mage could probably just

Mage wasn't moving particularly fast with the earth claws, but he was very good at moving them, just barely enough to avoid

a lot of

Earth Mage while he continued unleashing his barrage

to avoid the attacks, but he also had to move

it would be a bad idea to let

that made it more difficult to avoid Shang's attacks. Whenever the Mana Shield was moved to the side, its retreating speed from Shang

between them, the Mage used his first

WHOOOOM!

the two, and it was moving

a bit of surprise appeared inside

Spirit Sense. I

this time, they

attacks, a hole opened up inside the wave, and

blasted

SHING!

cloaked in green Mana, shot past Shang at speeds that should be absolutely impossible

hadn't already expected that attack, he

Mage narrowed his eyes when he

the opponent expect one attack with a certain

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

was how Shang had known that this attack

a fast attack, but he assumed

the attack, Shang realized what the

enough, this

Wind Mana, and the way the Wind Mana behaved was very, very familiar

Concept of Wind

knew the same

the ground. The wave is 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

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

mobile, but they also keep the connection with

of an eye,

the Mage had also failed since Shang had already seen

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

only evaded to the side and then evaded back again,

and the

Step was expensive and would exhaust the Mage's Mana by a

Mana Step,