Sword God in a World of Magic

Just now, Shang had used a peculiar combination of Reflection and World Connection.

Usually, Reflection could only reflect energy-based attacks, and neither water nor ice belonged to that group.

The reason was that Shang needed the inherent power of the attack to remain.

Shang wasn't able to use Reflection on ice since the force of the sudden stop would turn the ice into powder. Throwing that powder at the opponent wouldn't do anything, just like throwing water.

The same thing was true for earth since it would break apart into multiple pebbles, and metal would get completely bent to the point of uselessness.

However, by transforming ice into water and then solidifying the area around the weapon, Shang caught everything.

Then, he just needed to throw it back.

Since water was very flexible and stuck together, it didn't "break into pebbles".

It essentially passed through the ribbon in one piece, which then created one big and sharp icicle.

The circumstances had been perfect for this move, but this definitely wasn't something that Shang would be able to use often.

The circumstances had just been too specific.

Nevertheless, it had worked, and one of the serpent's claws had exploded.

BANG!

Shang didn't hesitate and immediately shot at the serpent.

But then, Shang gritted his teeth.

The ribbon appeared between them again, and he had to stop his attack again.

This gave the serpent time to react.

Yet, surprisingly, it didn't summon a new icy claw. It just kept using its remaining three claws.

'Sure enough, keeping this terrifying ribbon active is consuming a lot of Mana,' Shang thought, 'but it also stopped me several times already.'

The serpent readied another claw, planning on unleashing the terrifying attack again.

However, the serpent wasn't stupid.

This time, it made sure that its opponent wouldn't get the chance to use its ribbon to hurt it.

'Using Shock takes too much life energy.'

'Comet isn't fast enough.'

'Reflecting it also consumed life energy.'

'Blocking it will injure Sword and break my bones, which will also consume life energy.'

'It has over ten of these fingers remaining, and then there's that terrifying ribbon.'

'I can't win in the long run.'

'I have to end this as quickly as possible!'

Shang focused on the ribbon.

I use Javelin, the

to weaken the ribbon

serpent shot its

SHING!

up nearly all of

loading his Addum with Fire and Light

beginning of the fight, a

its ribbon between it

SSSSHHH!

crescent froze and broke

same attack again,

serpent threw its claw at Shang

angled his body, keeping his sword in front of him with

BANG!

the Addum,

another scar, and Shang's legs broke into

didn't heal them this

have weakened

moment that decided victory and

as nervous as he had been before the

mindset when it

the air and took

Then, he slashed forward.

WHOOOOM!

appeared, but this time, it was made of

used his new Hidden Sun but with

that crescent and moved to the side to avoid it. They were

Long

SHING!

Shock, his body becoming

right beside

long sword in Shang's left hand stretched to his right, touching the crescent at

it also started to

And Shang slashed forward.

BANG!

his slash, the black crescent was pulled together into a thin

Shang had used back then in his Saber State, Shooting

powerful Hidden Sun with Entropy and had then transformed it into a

attacks of

new strongest attack,

far

Its name was Javelin.

had transformed into Javelin, it also changed its trajectory, shooting

serpent had just moved, it couldn't change its trajectory quickly enough to evade

was forced

ribbon gathered in front of it in a folded shape,

and broke through it like

the ribbon was

a piece of cloth, the icy ribbon was burning

could feel

destroyed the

panic, the serpent immediately put its three remaining claws between

broke through the

broke through the