Soul Calling Bell, was merely a tool. Do not place overly high expectations on tools.
This was advice Professor Ye had once given.
A tool only had meaning when someone used it. Likewise, a tool's value largely did not lie in the tool itself, but in the person wielding it...
The Soul Calling Bell was indeed a rare Blessed Creation. With a little more effort, a slight improvement in quality, or a complete set of supporting components, it could absolutely be called a Masterwork.
It could be said that every Ember and follower of the Aether Path would covet it at any cost.
But the reason it held such appeal for Embers and the Aether Path was precisely because... the followers of other Superior Virtues had no need to go to such trouble.
After all, aside from being limited by the number of remnant spirits, the strength of its creations ultimately depended on the user's own attainments.
Within limited spirit essence and materials, how could one painstakingly eliminate every scrap of waste and turn that spirit essence into a vessel of Destruction to the greatest possible extent?
Thereby converting the Artisan's theoretical expertise into actual combat power to the utmost degree!
The difference between the same bell in Professor Ye's hands and in Ji Jue's hands was as vast as heaven and earth.
If one merely followed one's own imagination, casually molded a big black-skinned lizard, and pointed at the thing while calling it Godzilla, then at most one would end up with something showy but useless.
The enemy would not even need to attack. A gust of wind might just make it collapse at a touch.
Its principles inherently imposed countless restrictions—you needed a sufficient rank to bear the strain, enough remnant spirits to supply its consumption, an understanding