"Ha ha ha, you think the Clear Sky Hammer is the strongest martial soul?"
Hearing Tang San's words, Tang Chen couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing this, Tang Hao became anxious and quickly asked, "Grandfather, isn't it? The Clear Sky Hammer is the number one tool martial soul in the world, isn't it the strongest?"
Xiao Wu also nodded upon hearing this. She had seen the shocked expressions on everyone's faces when Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer. If the Clear Sky Hammer wasn't truly powerful, then why would everyone react like that?
After a moment, Tang Chen glanced at the three of them in front of him and smiled, "If the Clear Sky Hammer were as strong as you say, then why was it unknown in the soul master world before my time?
It's clearly claimed to be the world's strongest martial soul, and unlike the Six Winged Angel which is extremely rare, the Clear Sky Hammer isn't rare at all. Logically speaking, its reputation should have been huge from the start!"
"This…"
Tang Chen's words made Tang San, Tang Hao, and Xiao Wu pause in confusion.
Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't know the details, while Tang Hao simply hadn't thought deeply about it before.
When he had read through historical records, he indeed saw that the Clear Sky Sect only rose to prominence starting from Tang Chen's era, and only then did the Clear Sky Hammer gain the reputation of being the number one tool martial soul.
But he had subconsciously ignored the implication—if it only became famous from that point onward, didn't that mean that before that, the Clear Sky Hammer wasn't the number one tool martial soul? In fact, judging from Tang Chen's words now, it seemed not only was it not the strongest, it might even have been quite ordinary.
Just as the three of them were confused, Tang Chen directly gave the answer.
"Truthfully, although the Clear Sky Hammer isn't weak in quality, it absolutely cannot be called the strongest. At best, it has just barely stepped into the level of top-tier martial souls. There are at least dozens of martial souls superior in quality to the Clear Sky Hammer."
Then Tang Chen glanced at Tang San and said, "For example, the other martial soul inside you. Its quality is clearly stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer. Just its innate domain alone is something the Clear Sky Hammer cannot compare to.
In my opinion, that martial soul can rank within the top ten among all martial souls!"
"Blue Silver Emperor… is stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer?"
Tang San's expression went slightly blank. Before this, Tang Hao had always told him that the Clear Sky Hammer was the strongest. In actual combat, the Clear Sky Hammer also performed better than the Blue Silver Emperor, so he had treated it as his trump card.
Now Tang Chen was saying that the Blue Silver Emperor's quality was stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer—and not just slightly stronger. For a moment, he couldn't react.
"No, that's impossible, impossible! Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor… how could it be stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer?"
Tang Hao also showed an expression of disbelief, as if his entire worldview had been severely shaken.
Only Xiao Wu remained relatively calm. She cautiously asked, "Then, Grandancestor, what do you mean?"
"Foolish. I've already said it this far and you still don't understand?"
Seeing this, Tang Chen shook his head helplessly before continuing in an extremely confident tone: "The Clear Sky Hammer's quality is not weak, but it is still inferior to true top-tier martial souls. The reason it became known as the number one tool martial soul… is because of me!"
"Because of you?"
Xiao Wu blinked, not understanding.
"That's right, because of me!"
Tang Chen nodded.
"The reason the Clear Sky Hammer is called the number one tool martial soul is not because of the hammer itself, but because of me.
Because I am strong, I created the Random Cloak Hammer Technique!
Because I am strong, I created the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes!
Because I am strong, I created the Great Sumeru Hammer and its ultimate technique—Ring Detonation!
Because I am strong, the Clear Sky Hammer became the number one tool martial soul!"
As he spoke, Tang Chen glanced at Tang Hao and asked back:
"Think about it. How long has it been since you last used your soul ring skills?
And think again—if there were no Random Cloak Hammer Technique, no Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, no Great Sumeru Hammer, and no Ring Detonation…"
"Relying only on the Clear Sky Hammer's basic attributes and soul ring skills, could it really deserve the title of number one tool martial soul?"
Tang Chen's words struck like a bolt of lightning in the night, instantly awakening Tang Hao.
If he did not use the Random Cloak Hammer Technique, if he did not use the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation, then his strength would drop by several levels at least.
At that point, let alone fighting above his level, even fighting opponents of the same rank would require full effort.
After all, anyone who could reach the level of a Titled Douluo would not have a weak martial soul.
Even someone like Dugu Bo, whose martial soul was originally only high-tier, had already evolved into the Green Phosphor Snake Emperor, becoming no weaker than other top-tier martial souls.
Thinking of this, Tang Hao felt a bitterness in his heart.
He had thought the Clear Sky Hammer was the strongest, but it turned out that it was the ancestor who was powerful enough to elevate the sect to an entirely new level.
Tang San also felt as if he had received sudden enlightenment, instantly understanding his previous doubts.
Immediately after, Tang San asked, "Then in that case, what about the other two major sects' martial souls?"
"That's right. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has dragon transformation secret techniques that allow them to temporarily obtain part of the abilities and amplification of Martial Soul True Body in advance. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has the Split Mind Control technique, allowing them to multitask."
"In addition, their martial soul quality is already top-tier, and with sufficient numbers and accumulated experience, they are able to be called the number one beast martial soul and number one auxiliary martial soul."
Tang Chen replied.
After hearing this, Tang San took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with longing.
"Grandancestor, I understand now. The martial soul itself isn't the most important thing. As long as one is strong enough, even with an average martial soul, one can still become the strongest."
At this moment, Tang San was filled with confidence. So what if the Clear Sky Hammer wasn't the strongest martial soul in terms of quality? In his previous life, he had risen from an outer sect disciple to create hidden weapons like the rank-one hidden weapon, the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus. In this life, he could still rely on the Clear Sky Hammer to reach the peak and become the strongest.
As for people like Shui Wuhen, Qian Renxue, and Feng Xiaotian—they would merely be stepping stones on his path of growth. Although they were strong now, they would eventually be surpassed by him.
Tang Chen revealed a satisfied smile. The young could indeed be taught.
The reason he had said all this was to instill exactly this principle in them.
Among the younger generation of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San's talent was undoubtedly the highest—Innate Full Soul Power plus twin martial souls, his talent was fully maxed out. In the future, barring accidents, he could also break through level ninety-nine and become a Peerless Douluo.
At that time, the Clear Sky Hammer would once again flourish for a long period. That duration should be enough to wait for the next genius to appear.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Tang Chen's mind: "Right… with my current condition, passing the ninth trial of the God of Asura seems somewhat unlikely. But Tang San's talent is even above mine in theory—he should also be able to inherit the God of Asura's god position. Should I pass the god position to him?"