"That shouldn't be the case. Logically, Yu Chen also comes from a Great Sect, so he should know what the Upper Three Sects truly mean, right? Annihilating one of the Upper Three Sects within five years—let alone him alone, even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and he risked their lives together, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve."
"Normal, normal. They say when the sky is too wild, there will be rain; when a person is too wild, there will be disaster. If you ask me, Yu Chen has been too successful, which has made him complacent. This time, he's definitely going to suffer a loss, and it should be a big one!"
Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, and others were even more overjoyed.
At this moment, they immediately spoke up, offering their judgment.
In their view, Yu Chen today was playing with fire and would get burned.
Let alone them.
Even Ning Rongrong, who usually supported Yu Chen blindly, was uncharacteristically silent, not daring to express her opinions freely.
Because from her perspective,
she also felt that Yu Chen's words this time were a bit too arrogant.
At least within the scope of her knowledge,
she couldn't think of any method, besides a divisive scheme, that could cause the Clear Sky Sect, the head of the Seven Great Sects, renowned throughout the Douluo Continent, to crumble in less than five short years.
If even they had this reaction,
there was no need to mention Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo on the heavenly curtain.
At this moment, hearing Yu Chen's words,
their voices immediately rose by eight octaves.
"How much time? The Clear Sky Sect will crumble within five years!?"
After a long while, regaining his composure, he looked at Yu Chen and spoke again, much more directly, saying,
"Yu Chen, it's good for young people to be driven, but you must never be overly ambitious. Are you sure you're not bragging to us?"
Seeing this, Yu Chen shook his head and didn't explain much.
He just opened his mouth and asked School Master Ning opposite him again, "Of course not. I just want to ask School Master Ning one thing. In School Master Ning's opinion, what is the foundation of the Clear Sky Sect's existence?"
Ning Fengzhi replied without thinking,
"That goes without saying, of course. It's the continent's number one Tool Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer. This is a Spirit hailed as the strongest Tool Spirit on the Douluo Continent, with the reputation of being first in strength and having the ultimate power among Tool Spirits. Yu Chen, what exactly are you trying to say? You can't possibly not even know this, can you?"
Yu Chen looked at him and smiled even more brightly, saying,
"Of course I know, which is why I asked School Master Ning what, in his opinion, is the specific reason why the Clear Sky Sect can become the number one Sect in the world, and even have four affiliated Sects serving it.
Is it really just because the Clear Sky Hammer is the number one Tool Spirit in terms of attack power, so all the other Sects fear it and are forced to submit, afraid of being killed by it?
If that were the case, then why didn't my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan become the first among the Upper Three Sects? As a top-tier Beast Spirit on the continent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, also accompanied by lightning attributes, is it truly weaker than the Clear Sky Hammer if we simply compare combat power?"
"You say that… it is true…"
Ning Fengzhi fell into contemplation after hearing this.
Sword Douluo, who had been observing, was finally piqued with curiosity upon hearing this.
He couldn't help but interject,
"Then, in your opinion, for top-tier Spirits, where exactly is the Clear Sky Hammer superior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"
This time,
Yu Chen finally stopped playing coy.
Very straightforwardly, he gave his answer.
"Its strength lies in the fact that the Clear Sky Hammer can not only hit people, but also forge metal."
But as soon as these words came out,
everyone present, without exception, was completely bewildered.
"Hit what? Forge metal?!"
Let alone Ning Fengzhi.
Even Bibi Dong's little mouth behind him opened wide.
She never expected Yu Chen's answer to be something like this.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Yu Chen wasn't surprised.
He nodded and began to explain on his own.
"That's right, it can forge metal!"
"Has School Master Ning never calculated how many top-tier Spirit tools on the Douluo Continent come from the Clear Sky Sect? Has he never wondered why Tai Tan, the clan leader of the Strength Clan, one of the continent's two top Divine Craftsmen, willingly submitted to the Clear Sky Sect?"
"That's a top Divine Craftsman on the continent, the vice president of the Continental Blacksmith Association, a genuine talent."
"Such a person, just with his blacksmithing skills, is enough to make the Strength Clan stand out among the crowd. No matter if he goes to the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Dou Empire, he would be a revered guest, wouldn't he?"
"Anyone with such skills is bound to be proud. Why would they willingly bow down to the Clear Sky Sect? Has School Master Ning never thought about this before today?"
This time, a series of questions were thrown out.
The expression on Ning Fengzhi's face immediately changed wildly, turning pale then red, as if he had opened a dye shop.
Through what Yu Chen said this time,
he finally vaguely grasped the crux of the problem.
He looked up and questioned Yu Chen again.
His words were tinged with a hint of excitement, saying,
"You mean… because of the Clear Sky Hammer?"
"That's right, it's because of the Clear Sky Hammer!"
Seeing this, Yu Chen nodded and boldly stated his analysis.
"I suspect that the Clear Sky Hammer, being the number one Tool Spirit, doesn't just provide a boost in strength, but also gives the entire Clear Sky Sect clan members more talent and prospects in forging than ordinary clans.
It is precisely because of this that Tai Tan, the clan leader of the Strength Clan, was hesitant and dared not betray them casually.
Because he knew in his heart.
His own Divine Craftsman abilities were not as strong as he imagined.
As long as the Clear Sky Sect was willing, they could easily cultivate another Divine Craftsman who was capable and more obedient!
And by having the best craftsmen in the world, and controlling the forging of Spirit tools, they naturally also controlled a huge source of wealth.
They could unscrupulously make money from the wealthiest group of Spirit Masters on the entire Douluo Continent.
And this is the most important reason why these brutes of the Clear Sky Sect could subdue the four great Sects into becoming their subordinates, and directly leap to become the head of the Seven Great Sects.
After all, to make other Sects and clans willingly become your younger brothers, mere military suppression is not enough. You also have to let them get a share of the benefits.
School Master Ning, isn't that the truth?"
After he finished speaking,
he questioned Ning Fengzhi opposite him again.
Before Ning Fengzhi could reply,
below the heavenly curtain,
Tang Xiao, who had been sneering continuously just now,
had turned completely pale.
He never expected that
the greatest reliance that allowed his side to remain in seclusion for so long, and even believe they could rise again,
would be so easily revealed and made public by Yu Chen.
This guy… could he really have a way to annihilate the Clear Sky Sect within five years?
Thinking this, others might not know, but Tang Xiao was truly sweating profusely.