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After blurting that out, Ling Xiao thoroughly vented the pent-up frustration in his heart, feeling instantly refreshed.
"Hahaha! Haha!"
To his surprise, Ling Xiao's childishly naive outburst actually made Mu Chen, who usually maintained a grave and dignified air, break into a fit of laughter.
"..." Ling Xiao watched his teacher laugh aloud, feeling a bit speechless and confused.
"Teacher, stop laughing. What's so funny about this?"
Mu Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to keep laughing. He looked at his disciple and said, "Do you really feel that way?"
"Yeah, Teacher. Don't you think so? If an opponent in front of me used that whatever-it-is Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique, I'd just blast him with a powerful Soul Skill. Let's see how he builds momentum then; I'd knock the hammer right out of his hands."
In his mind, Ling Xiao silently added: Even if it's Tang San using that "Disorder Splitting Wind Dance" or whatever, I'd just hit him with an area-of-effect Soul Skill and see how he dances.
This hammer technique is practically an insult to one's intelligence. Are the people defeated by it all suffering from some kind of IQ-reduction aura?
Ling Xiao's startling remarks made Mu Chen laugh once again.
He hadn't laughed like this in a long time, thinking to himself, He really is just a child!
After a while, Mu Chen composed himself and began, "Alright, Xiao'er. Let me ask you first: who told you that the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique is meant to be used for direct attacks against an enemy during combat?"
"Eh?" Ling Xiao was confused by Mu Chen's words.
"This... well..."
He thought to himself: Isn't that exactly how Tang San used it? Aside from blacksmithing, how else can it be used?
Seeing him silent, Mu Chen explained patiently, "Xiao'er, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique isn't as useless as you imagine, because it isn't a combat technique at all—it is a hammer-tempering method."
"A hammer-tempering method?" Ling Xiao grew thoughtful, but he still didn't quite understand.
"Then after tempering, does one not use it?"
Mu Chen replied, "Of course one uses it, just not in the way you described."
"If you use it as you suggested—applying the Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Technique directly in combat—it is indeed the ultimate 'chicken rib.'"
"It's generally only useful in one situation: when the opponent does not activate their Martial Soul Origin, uses no Soul Skills, and relies solely on Soul Power and the physical Martial Soul to launch ordinary attacks."
At this point, Mu Chen shook his head.
"However, the core of we Soul Masters is the Martial Soul, or rather, the power of the Martial Soul. If one doesn't drive the Martial Soul Origin, they can't even unleash half of their own strength. In that context, such a hammer technique is indeed useless."
"But if that were truly the case, how could the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique have been passed down for thousands of years and serve as the foundational technique for the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect?"
"The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique is the foundational technique for Clear Sky Sect disciples?"
"Precisely. Only after practicing the Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Technique can a Clear Sky Sect disciple with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul truly unleash its power," Mu Chen said.
Ling Xiao gradually calmed down, frowning in deep thought. He sensed there was definitely something he didn't know.
He sat down cross-legged.
"Teacher, I was a bit too agitated just now. Please don't take offense. Please, Teacher, enlighten me."
Mu Chen nodded, very satisfied with Ling Xiao's temperament.
He was bright, eager to learn, steady in character, yet not lacking in spirit.
"Do you remember I mentioned that the thirteenth Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Ning, modified the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique?"
Ling Xiao nodded.
"Though the Clear Sky Sect was once the number one sect under heaven, it wasn't that powerful from the start. The core strength of the sect lies in the Tang Clan, which inherits the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul."
"For three thousand years, the Tang Clan was active across the continent as the number one family of blacksmiths. Back then, the Clear Sky Hammer was far from having its current title of the 'World's Number One Tool Martial Soul'."
"It was merely the 'Number One Blacksmithing Martial Soul.'Although the Tang Clan produced some powerhouses back then—even one or two Titled Douluos—they were few and far between.
"The reason was that the Clear Sky Hammer, as a heavy Tool Martial Soul, suffered from the same drawback you currently face. Using the 'Mid Method' was difficult to replicate since Soul Bones are rare and precious."
"Therefore, even the strongest members of the Tang Clan couldn't solve this problem in every generation. The overall strength of the Tang Clan can be imagined. Compared to the vast majority of Soul Masters, they could be called strong."
"But compared to those top-tier Soul Master families with equally ancient heritages whose Martial Souls were more suited for combat without anomalies or flaws, the Tang Clan appeared weak."
Ling Xiao nodded silently.
So the Tang Clan of the Clear Sky Sect once had such a history.
That made sense.
He used to be very puzzled: Tang San always claimed the Clear Sky Hammer was the world's number one Tool Martial Soul, suppressing all other Tool Souls and Power-attack Soul Souls.
Yet, as a heavy Tool Martial Soul, Tang San never showed any issue with it being "too heavy" when he used the Clear Sky Hammer.
It was powerfully built and heavy, yet it lacked no speed.
It was unnatural.
He initially thought it was because Tang San had many Soul Bones, but later he felt that wasn't right. Soul Bones could explain Tang San's personal situation, and the Liyang Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect didn't have this problem either.
Of course, one could say he was an Elder and a Titled Douluo, so he naturally had some Soul Bones. But the problem is, the Clear Sky Sect couldn't possibly distribute enough Soul Bones to every single disciple of the Tang Clan.
If only a few individuals in the entire sect could unleash the power of their Martial Soul without being slowed by its weight, then this "Number One Tool Martial Soul" title would be a joke.
Looking at it now, it was because the late Sect Master Tang Ning solved this issue by modifying the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique, allowing all Tang Clan disciples to resolve it through this method.
Tang San was merely standing on the shoulders of giants while looking down on those who weren't actually shorter than him.
How shameless.
After thinking this through, Ling Xiao had a new perspective on the technique.
"Teacher, how exactly did Sect Master Tang Ning use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique to solve this drawback?"
Mu Chen spoke with a touch of reminiscence: "Before Tang Ning modified it, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique was just a blacksmithing method, almost entirely unrelated to combat."
"It was created by the Tang Clan ancestors to cooperate with the Clear Sky Hammer for forging Soul Weapons; it was the number one hammer technique in the blacksmithing world."
"The Tang Clan passed down their lineage as a blacksmith family using the early Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Technique and the Clear Sky Hammer."
"Xiao'er, you should be aware that roughly two thousand years ago, the Yun Clan founded the Sword Sect and established the five Sword Lineages, causing their strength to surge."
"From then on, many Soul Master Clans imitated the Yun Clan, founding sects and existing as organizations."
"The Tang Clan was the same, founding the Clear Sky Sect named after their own Martial Soul. However, after the sect was established, while their strength grew, it wasn't a major leap."
"The Clear Sky Hammer is a top-tier Martial Soul with terrifying power, but the weight issue remained unresolved until the thirteenth Sect Master, Tang Ning, modified the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique."
Mu Chen looked at Ling Xiao and said emphatically, "Xiao'er, do you know that for almost all weapon-type Martial Soul users, we 'drive the tool with strength'?"
"Drive the tool with strength?"
"Exactly. You could currently be said to be 'driving the axe with strength.' Before Tang Ning, the Tang Clan also 'drove the hammer with strength.'"
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