As he spoke, Mel condensed sword energy in his hand for everyone to see. Some even tried to touch it, and Mel did not stop them. Only after being cut by the sword energy could they more intuitively understand what kind of existence it was.
"Before cultivating sword energy, though, you should first find yourselves a sword. Practicing with a sword gives the best results. Wooden swords are less strenuous."
After explaining everything in detail, Mel asked everyone:
"Are there no swordsmen on the Avatolon Continent?"
"There are, but we have never seen a swordsman as outstanding as you. Most swordsmen's slashes cannot even break through the qi protecting martial artists' bodies. Most swordsmen end up learning Qi Gong anyway, so they might as well just use their fists and feet directly." Arian had never seen a swordsman as powerful as Mel, someone who could split mountains and shatter rocks with sword strikes.
In truth, this was the difference brought about by their cultivation systems. When Mel first saw someone shatter stone with a punch, he found it unbelievable. Most people's bodies simply could not reach that level of strength.
Yet fighters only needed to reach level 15 and master [Qi Gong] to accomplish it.
"What a fascinating system," Mel could not help remarking.
In the days that followed, Mel continued training at the martial arts hall. Most fighters gave up on cultivating sword energy, leaving only Arian and Mei to persist.
They imitated Mel's movements and swung their swords endlessly. If ten thousand swings were not enough, then they did one hundred thousand. If one hundred thousand were not enough, then they did a million. They had already encountered a bottleneck; without some lucky opportunity, it would be difficult for them to break through to level 50 in this