Of course, Mai Ge doesn't even have any source energy in his body right now, let alone any sword energy.
However, as physical attributes improve, source energy should also be able to recover gradually. With the support of source energy, humans can do many things that were previously impossible.
The purple-striped griffin was a major reason why Alex was able to slay the dragon, but his own powerful strength, enhanced by source energy, was the real key.
When combined with powerful swordsmanship, the source energy possesses terrifying power, easily piercing through the giant dragon's hard scales and posing a fatal threat to them.
Back then, the purple-striped griffin and the man wielding a sword in one hand made even the giant dragons, the kings who ruled the skies, feel threatened and fearful. For a time, not a single giant dragon could be seen in the skies above Luo Du.
The so-called combat techniques are actually the methods of using source energy in battle. They can be considered martial arts manuals, as only combat techniques can maximize the use of source energy and significantly improve strength.
The last five moves of the Thirteen Shadow Techniques are actually sword techniques, which can only be used after reaching level five.
Mai Ge shook his head, banishing the jumbled thoughts from his mind, and continued to focus on practicing his swordsmanship.
He hasn't even reached the level one knight yet, so sword techniques are too far off. What he should do most right now is practice swordsmanship to reach the pinnacle among his peers and lay a solid foundation for future strength improvement.
The training lasted for an hour. Mai Ge wiped the sweat from his forehead, rotated his slightly sore wrists, put the long sword under the partition of the small room next to him, and then went downstairs to wash up.
Lying comfortably in the bathtub filled with hot water, Mai Ge closed his eyes. An hour of practice, with two hundred straight thrusts in each hand, had given him a better understanding and control over his body. After reaching the point of exhaustion, he also gained a clearer understanding of his body's resilience and powerful plasticity.
Of course, an hour was definitely not enough. Mai Ge had already devised a progressive training plan for himself, gradually increasing the time and intensity, and starting to practice every night after Amy fell asleep.
"The little one is cultivating so fast. I've picked up this powerful body to start training again. I can't be slower than her, or I'll lose face." Mai Ge muttered to himself, slowly clenching his fist, feeling an unprecedented surge of motivation.
Mai Ge slept soundly that night, but he was not woken up by an alarm clock the next morning. Instead, he was awakened by a muffled thud and the bed shaking slightly.
"Huh?" Mai Ge opened his eyes groggily, and seeing the painting swaying above the bed, he instantly woke up. He threw off the covers, sprang to his feet, and pounced on Amy's bed. This was an earthquake!
"Beep beep beep! Warning, the restaurant is under attack! Energy level 3, unable to breach the restaurant's defenses."
"Level 3 impact?" Mai Ge stopped abruptly. The tremors had ceased, and apart from the alarm clock on the table being tilted and the painting above the bed being slightly crooked, there seemed to be no additional damage. However, the restaurant had remained unscathed when it was attacked by a Level 3 attack earlier. He couldn't help but wonder, "System, is someone causing trouble again?"
"The intruder's identity and attack methods are unknown." the system calmly replied.
Mai Ge glanced at the alarm clock on the table. It was only five o'clock. Then, seeing Amy sleeping soundly in her cuddle with the Ugly Duckling in the crib, he quickly put on a coat and tiptoed out the door and downstairs.
Although a level 3 attack couldn't break through the restaurant's defenses, but Mai Ge was still going to check on the situation after being attacked for no reason, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.
Mai Ge lifted a corner of the Venetian blinds to look outside. It was just getting light, and there were no pedestrians on the road. The battle at the entrance last night had destroyed a patch of bushes and several decades-old trees in front of the restaurant. He guessed that the Gray Temple would send people over to replant them during the day.
"Nobody here? Is it a prank?" Mai Ge looked around, making sure there was no one hiding in the bushes not far away. The look of doubt on his face deepened. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and opened the door. With his feet still in the restaurant, he peeked out and looked around. His gaze fell on the blacksmith shop nearby. His eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Boss Mo Bai, what's wrong with you?"
The once normal blacksmith shop is now a pile of ruins. Mo Bai, carrying a large iron hammer in one hand, sits at the entrance of the blacksmith shop, covered in soot and dirt. His messy beard is mostly charred, and his face is covered in soot and charcoal. At first glance, he looks like a miner who has just come up from the coal mine. He looks very disheveled.
"Hehe, Boss Mai, you're awake so early? I... I just accidentally blew it up. It's okay, it's okay." Mo Bai looked up at Mai Ge upon hearing the voice, and smiled a little awkwardly.
"You blew it up?" Mai Ge walked out and glanced at the blacksmith shop, which had been almost completely leveled. Various weapons were scattered among the ruins, and the uninhabited shop next door was also razed to the ground. Even the shop next door was half collapsed. The scene could only be described as extremely tragic.
One can imagine the horrific explosion that had occurred.
Mai Ge's expression turned incredibly strange. This was just an explosion? This was practically a terrorist attack!
Would he really be happy about something like this?
Looking at Mo Bai, who was sitting on the ruins grinning, Mai Ge suddenly realized where this neighbor, who always wanted to do something big, had gone after disappearing for two days. What the hell was he doing? Was he conducting a secret underground nuclear test?
If Mai Ge wasn't mistaken, the muffled thud and the shaking of the house were caused by the explosion just now, a level three attack. If the system hadn't activated its automatic defense, Restaurant Mai Mi would most likely have collapsed like the shop next door. They were still asleep at the time, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Boss Mo Bai, what you're doing is a bit unfair. What if the explosion collapses the restaurant? Even if you're going to do an experiment, you should at least notify the neighbors first, right?" Mai Ge looked at Mo Bai with a somewhat displeased expression and said bluntly.
He expressed sympathy and regret for Mo Bai's father being swallowed by a giant dragon, but this was not a reason for him to conduct explosion experiments at home at will.
Moreover, Mo Bai did not notify the people living nearby in advance before the explosion, and this attitude of not caring about their lives made him feel uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry, Boss Mai. I never expected the explosion to be so powerful. I've done this many times before with the same dosage, and each time the explosion only managed to break through the first layer of the magic shield. But I didn't expect that just throwing in a little bit of magical beast crystal core powder would... turn out like this. The three layers of magic shields have been completely useless." Mo Bai stood up and looked at Mai Ge with a face full of apologies.