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Chen Xiaojun pondered for a long while, his gaze sharp as a blade. "Surely there's far more to it than that."
"Can that 'Great Sumeru Hammer' also... give the Clear Sky Hammer physical substance and make it gigantic?"
A trace of puzzlement appeared on Tang Yuchen's face. "Enlarge a Martial Soul? A Martial Soul Avatar can already do that. There's nothing unusual about it, is there?"
Chen Xiaojun caught the confusion in his eyes and understood-this was precisely where his thinking was constrained.
He needed to guide Tang Yuchen beyond his "habitual understanding."
Chen Xiaojun gently laid it bare. "You're so accustomed to the existence of the 'Martial Soul Avatar' that you've overlooked what makes the 'Great Sumeru Hammer' so monstrously powerful."
Tang Yuchen raised an eyebrow. "I'm all ears, Young Master. Please enlighten me."
"The Martial Soul Avatar," Chen Xiaojun said, his voice steady and clear, carrying an insight that pierced the fog, "is regarded by every Soul Master as the natural foundation for an all-round enhancement."
"But that very ordinariness is precisely what makes it so extraordinary!"
"Think carefully," Chen Xiaojun said, guiding Tang Yuchen deeper into the matter. "Within a Soul Master's conventional Soul Skill system, low-age Soul Rings can sometimes provide attribute enhancements."
"However!" His tone grew emphatic. "As the age of the Soul Rings increases, the Innate Skills derived from high-level Soul Beasts-especially the powerful Soul Skills granted by the eighth and ninth Soul Rings-almost never offer pure enhancement."
"The root of this is that a Soul Beast's innate abilities rarely include a comprehensive increase in all its own attributes. They aren't adept at it, or their energy level limits them."
Chen Xiaojun's gaze burned. "The Seventh Soul Skill, drawn from a similarly old Soul Ring, should be