[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-450":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1492135,1940,"Chapter 450 – Shooting Star, Hidden Sun","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-450",450,"\u003Cp>Chapter 450 – Shooting Star, Hidden Sun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second beast only did marginally better. It nearly died with the first attack, but Shang had to unleash a second one to finish it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang thought about his next opponent, he got a bit annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOM! SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black fire gathered on the sword and was thrown into the distance, transforming it into a saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t want to use several attacks to get rid of the next beast since it would be a powerful one, which was why he had transformed Sword into its Saber State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t really care about the ore he had just now essentially thrown out of the window. He had so much ore that this was no issue at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some seconds later, Shang’s third opponent appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was some wolf with metal armor. Its appearance and power weren’t really important since it would die very quickly anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang pointed his Saber downward, its tip touching the ground just a bit behind Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jester lifted his hammer and hit the bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Shang’s Saber rapidly moved forward on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it moved forward, it left a straight line of burning red on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the line reached a length of a bit more than a meter, a spiky and sharp tip appeared at its front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked just like a primitive spear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, the muscles on Shang’s right arm bulged, and he slashed forward like he was trying to throw something, that was lying on the ground, forward with his Saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire spear immediately shot forward with incredible speed just as the wolf opened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf very quickly noticed the attack with its terrifying instincts, but its body was just too slow to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of the Fire Spear touched its torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic explosion occurred, releasing a destructive wave of Fire Mana in a cone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang calmly inspected the area of destruction with his Spirit Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf was still alive but severely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang lifted his Saber and slashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another fire spear was created above Shang, and it shot forward just like the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the wolf was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful Initial True Path Stage beast died just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of Shang’s new techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the fiery and bright streak the spear left behind as it traveled through the air, Shang decided to call it Shooting Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting Star was the epitome of a warrior’s ranged technique, and it perfectly symbolized Shang’s fighting style in the Saber State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosive domination from range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse vanished, and the applause appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wheel returned, and Shang waited for his next opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next one was another bird, and from the looks of it, it didn’t have a lot of defensive powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Shooting Star, and it was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next opponent was some bug, and its defense looked rather solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Shooting Star wouldn’t be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that wasn’t an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to remember that Shang’s Saber was also focused on speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attacks weren’t intended to kill an enemy in one hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, they were supposed to be unleashed in a barrage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of Shang’s Saber traveled forward on the ground, releasing a Shooting Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first Shooting Star was already on its way to its opponent, Shang’s Saber continued swinging, creating a bright Halfmoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the tip of Shang’s Saber arrived above him, the fiery Halfmoon also shot forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time as the Halfmoon shot forward, Shang’s Saber also stopped above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he turned it around, and slashed forward again, creating another Shooting Star!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three attacks had been launched before the first one had even reached its target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM! CRRKKSSHH! BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shooting Star exploded on the target, destroying a huge part of its armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Halfmoon didn’t explode when it hit the target but burned itself into the enemy’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last Shooting Star hit the crevice that the Halfmoon had left behind and exploded inside the target’s body, blowing it into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang put his Saber to the side again, his body having only gotten a bit paler. Its temperature had lowered by just a couple of degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This short barrage was a taste of Shang’s true fighting style while being in the Saber State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Halfmoon was called Hidden Sun. Shang called it that due to three reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it was a fire attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, a Halfmoon couldn’t easily be seen while the sun was shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, Hidden Sun would catch the opponents by surprise since they would be distracted by the first Shooting Star, likely making them miss this second attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Shang’s standard attack pattern in the Saber State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swing upward, Shooting Star, Hidden Sun, swing downward, Shooting Star, Hidden Sun, swing upward, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This assault was relentless, powerful, and it also alternated the kinds of attacks, strengthening them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting Star was better at dealing with armor, while Hidden Sun could deal more penetrating damage to weaker parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting Star destroyed the armor, Hidden Sun cut through the exposed body, and another Shooting Star exploded inside the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this pattern could be repeated for up to 20 attacks in a row before Shang had to deal with the temperature of his body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, if he were standing still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if he kept charging around with his Ice Blast…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this barrage could be kept up indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiny swings in temperature could be easily handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a body’s temperature suddenly fell by twenty degrees and then increased by twenty degrees, the body would rupture and break in many places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if it was only a change of one degree, it wouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Blasts would repay the cost of Shang’s attacks, and the attacks would repay the cost of the Ice Blasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his Saber State, Shang had managed to create a perfect equilibrium with his temperature without needing to injure himself or needing to take a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could release infinite Ice Blasts and infinite Shooting Stars and Hidden Suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His offensive power was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sustain was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was only one of his four weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9dcd393b02fa85c32a10cfdc1c5e2541715270c38c1cbace9306cb23282a4c2","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-251","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-449",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]