Shang had never thought about teaching a beast how to fight like a warrior.Usually, it was warriors fighting like beasts.However, the Thunder King showed that it definitely wasn't impossible to teach a beast how to fight like a human.
After all, the Thunder King was a Mage.So, why couldn't the fish bird be a warrior?It was definitely possible."No."Silence."Please tell me why," the fish bird transmitted."I don't take on any students, and you are neither powerful nor wealthy enough to be of use to me," Shang transmitted.
"Ask one of the Mages of the Lightning Manor when they appear.
The Lightning Manor also has warriors that fight with weapons.
Maybe they are interested in teaching you like they taught the Thunder King.""Are these other warriors stronger than you?" the fish bird asked."No," Shang answered."Then, I don't care," it transmitted.
"I am not learning from weaker beings.""Suit yourself," Shang said.
"Now, leave! You're wasting my time!"The fish bird didn't seem like it wanted to leave.At that moment, Shang's Aura intensified.
"If you don't leave, I will kill you."The fish bird could tell that Shang was dead serious.After two seconds, it turned around and left the Isolation Barrier.Shang recovered the Death Mana he had used, which was quite easy thanks to the level four Concept of Death.About a minute later, Shang's opponent entered the Isolation Barrier.His next opponent was…The fish bird."I'm here to fight again," it transmitted.Shang didn't immediately give an answer.The fish bird was quite powerful, and it even knew about Shang's Infection now.That probably made it even more powerful than in the last fight.Additionally, fighting against it had helped Shang a lot since it was like he was fighting a powerful warrior."Fine," Shang said as he readied his sword again.The two shot at each other again and clashed.Due to the fish bird's superior power, Shang had to be on the defensive the entire time, parrying the attacks with his inferior power.The fish bird tried to hit Shang again and again, but the human's weapon moved in such frustrating ways.It was like it couldn't fully use all of its power.It knew that one peck with its beak would turn the human into a pile of meat, but it simply couldn't land any hit.Shang could land some hits, but he couldn't land any good ones.Surprisingly, the problem was the small arena.One would think that Shang preferred fighting in a close space, but in this specific case, it was bad for him.Shang wanted to use his Sword Heart to hit the fish bird from the side since its massive beak basically covered the entire fish bird's front, making it really difficult to damage it.Yet, Shang couldn't use Sword Heart since he didn't have time to gather his focus.If the arena were bigger, Shang could use Mana Step to retreat and gather his focus.Sadly, it was only about a hundred kilometers across.So, Shang was stuck with launching several small attacks that didn't have a lot of power.This was how he had managed to infuse the fish bird's body with Infection, but this time, the fish bird got rid of the surrounding flesh of any wound that was inflicted on it.Shang thought about using his Concept of Purgatory but decided against it.SHING!