Awakening

Because of his own circumstances, Xiao Tianyang had not found it strange when he saw the Merman Clan wielding weapons.

But thinking back on it now, there seemed to be no custom of using weapons on Douluo Continent, was there?

Even if there was, it would be daggers, short swords, or short blades. Who used long-handled weapons?

Even the Hundred Refined Blades sold by Divine Might.

In a sense, their overall length was still within the common weapon proportions seen on Douluo Continent.

The reason people were unaccustomed to long weapons was that most weapon users were Support Soul Masters.

Or Soul Masters of relatively low strength, most of whom used soul skills to Amplify Own Soul Skills.

As the saying went, one year for the blade, ten years for the sword, a hundred years for the spear.

Even if Douluo Continent did not have such a saying, it still proved just how difficult it was to master the techniques of long weapons.

This principle applied everywhere.

Of course, due to the special nature of Martial Souls and their powerful physiques, Soul Masters could still grasp them easily enough if they wanted to.

But do not forget that this was a world of Soul Masters.

If you had not reached the level of true mastery and charged into battle with a long-handled weapon,

your opponent could not possibly be a Support Soul Master, could they?

As the old saying went, an inch longer meant an inch stronger, while an inch shorter meant an inch more dangerous.

In close-quarters combat like this, if you wielded a spear, would you not be constrained at every turn?

Therefore, taking those two reasons together, blades and swords had become the mainstream weapons.

Among them, most main combatants were equipped with short swords or short