Douluo Dalu 1: The Tang Family Rebel

Why? Why is this happening?"

Looking at the Supreme Clear Sky Hammer still rooted firmly into the ground, Yun Chuan felt utterly defeated. Despite amplifying his strength attribute and enhancing his physical condition through the addition of a spirit ring, he still couldn't lift the little hammer!

And what was even more bizarre—after adding the spirit ring, the hammer seemed to grow heavier!

"Oh my god! It was already heavy, but now it's even heavier after adding the spirit ring... If just one spirit ring can do this, wouldn't the addition of all nine spirit rings make it unbearably heavy? How am I ever supposed to lift this hammer?" Yun Chuan didn't know. What kind of bizarre martial spirit was this? His own martial spirit, yet he couldn't wield it himself?!

How could he lift this hammer?!

Heaven, give him a hint!

At this moment, Bibi Dong approached after seeing him successfully absorb the ten-thousand-year spirit ring. Observing Yun Chuan still struggling with the hammer, she asked gently, "Chuan'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Haven't you already absorbed the spirit ring?"

"Mom, I'm fine. It's just..." Yun Chuan's expression was conflicted.

"Xiao Chuan, can you lift the hammer now after absorbing the spirit ring? What's your spirit skill?" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo cut straight to the key questions.

"This hammer feels even heavier after absorbing the spirit ring. I used all my strength but still can't lift it," Yun Chuan said bitterly. "As for the spirit skill... It seems there isn't one."

"What?! How could there be no spirit skill?" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were both shocked.

"Chuan'er, what's going on?" Unlike the two elders, Bibi Dong remained calm, crouching down to ask softly.

"My hammer martial spirit... is strange!"

Yun Chuan, conflicted, tried to recall everything he'd learned as he explained, "Unlike normal martial spirits, which generate spirit skills upon adding spirit rings, this hammer doesn't seem to require spirit skills. For this hammer, spirit skills feel redundant. Adding a spirit ring doesn't provide any skills but instead enhances the hammer itself! It's somewhat like the Nine Heart Begonia, which only has one spirit skill regardless of the number of spirit rings.

"But there's a difference—this hammer doesn't come with a spirit skill at all. It has only four basic attributes: Light, Lightning, Fire, and Strength. Adding a spirit ring merely enhances these four attributes!"

"That doesn't sound bad at all," Chrysanthemum Douluo analyzed after listening. "Your martial spirit inherently possesses four attributes, which is extremely rare. This means that when you swing the hammer, aside from its physical damage, it can also deal multi-attribute damage to opponents. Although adding spirit rings doesn't generate skills, strengthening these attributes makes your martial spirit incredibly destructive!

"From this perspective, your hammer martial spirit is tailor-made for a pure attribute route. For this martial spirit, flashy spirit skills would only get in the way."

"That's indeed the case," Ghost Douluo nodded in agreement. "Pure attribute spirit masters focus all their spirit rings' capabilities on a single attribute, such as Strength, Speed, or Defense, to the extreme. The result is combat power far surpassing that of ordinary spirit masters. While they may lack versatility compared to other spirit masters, their sheer power can't be underestimated. For example, some pure Strength spirit masters at level 80 can rival level 90 spirit masters.

"If your martial spirit amplifies its power with each spirit ring... Your hammer martial spirit is the epitome of a natural pure attribute martial spirit!"

Hearing the two Douluo's analysis, Yun Chuan came to a realization. His Supreme Clear Sky Hammer was indeed a pure attribute martial spirit! Though it didn't generate spirit skills upon adding rings, each ring enhanced the hammer's power!

For any pure attribute spirit master, this would be a dream come true. In this world, pure attribute spirit masters are defined by spirit skills that amplify a single attribute. For instance, the four clans under the Clear Sky Sect—Strength, Defense, Speed, and Offense—each specialized in a single attribute.

These clans achieved power by focusing all their spirit rings on a single attribute. However, the trade-off for their unparalleled strength in one aspect was relative weakness in others. For example, a pure Strength spirit master would have reduced agility and be vulnerable to agile opponents. Similarly, a pure Speed spirit master would have lower offensive power, making them susceptible to high-defense spirit masters.

This approach follows the principle of gaining one thing while losing another.

However, becoming a pure attribute spirit master isn't easy. For example, a pure Strength spirit master must consistently hunt spirit beasts of the same type, which becomes exponentially difficult over time.

But Yun Chuan's Supreme Clear Sky Hammer was different. Regardless of the type of spirit beast, every spirit ring he absorbed simply amplified the hammer's Strength and its four attributes. He didn't need to hunt specific beasts, making his path uniquely advantageous.

From this view, his martial spirit was truly born to be a pure attribute spirit master!