As Li Tian caught up, he saw the Director scraping the Black Water Tortoise.
The tortoise’s head and all four limbs were retracted into its shell.
However, its shell wasn't completely sealed; the head and limb areas could still be pierced.
But each time the Director struck with his Diamond Sword, a faint blue ripple-like aura would emanate from the tortoise.
Upon touching the light blue aura, the Director’s Diamond Sword could not advance even an inch, causing no substantial damage.
“Director!”
Seeing Li Tian arrive, the Director finally stopped, saying helplessly, “I underestimated its defense too much.”
Li Tian thought for a moment.
He asked, “Director, can blunt force attacks injure its internal organs?”
The Director shook his head.
“Its defense is purely physical. Elemental Spirit Masters might have a chance, but blunt weapons probably won't cause much damage either.”
Element?
The Clear Sky Hammer comes with lightning damage, but he wasn't sure if the intensity was enough.
He might as well try; there was no other way.
Li Tian said, “Director, flip it over. I’ll give it a try.”
Although the Director was curious, he didn't ask further.
He then kicked out, and the Black Water Tortoise, nearly four meters long and of unknown weight, was flipped over.
A black light shimmered from the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
In less than a breath, the Thousand Machine Umbrella transformed into the Clear Sky Hammer.
Li Tian placed the Clear Sky Hammer on the ground.
This thing was very heavy; he wasn't even sure if he could swing it.
The Director’s pupils couldn't help but contract.
The Clear Sky Hammer gave him an extraordinary feeling, which instinctively made him think of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Li Tian tried to inject spirit power into the Clear Sky Hammer.
He found that not only did the Clear Sky Hammer’s weight not decrease, but it became even heavier.
What kind of trash Spirit is this?
Across all the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, he had never heard of a Lifebound Weapon that its owner couldn't lift.
It was too ridiculous.
“Hmph!”
Li Tian took a deep breath, gripped the hammer handle with both hands, and after a loud shout, his veins bulged all over his body.
He held his breath and managed to swing the Clear Sky Hammer, sending it straight towards the tortoise’s abdomen.
“Bang!”
The Clear Sky Hammer collided with the light blue shield, emitting a muffled thud.
Amidst the flashing electricity, the tortoise actually tried to flip over and escape.
It was clear that Li Tian’s attack was effective, but the specific damage was unknown.
“Phew…”
Li Tian dropped the Clear Sky Hammer to the ground, letting out a heavy breath.
His hands were trembling violently.
Force is reciprocal; the impact generated at the moment of collision shook him as if his whole body was about to fall apart.
The Director restrained the tortoise.
He turned his head and asked, “Can you do it again? I’m confident I can kill it now.”
“I have to.”
When Li Tian heard him say that, he had to go for it, even if he didn't want to, as it was for him to hunt a spirit ring.
“Good.”
The Director said, “Get ready. Strike the moment my spirit ring lights up.”
“Okay!”
Li Tian stretched his muscles and bones, then placed his hands back on the hammer handle.
The Director’s two spirit rings lit up simultaneously.
Golden light emerged from the sword body, and endless sharpness surged forth.
“Hmph!”
Li Tian shouted loudly and swung the Clear Sky Hammer again.
“Bang!”
The moment the Clear Sky Hammer landed on the tortoise, its defense had a one-second window of vulnerability.
“Whoosh!”
A golden sword light flashed and vanished, entering the tortoise’s body near its neck.
The Director’s sword seemed to have pierced a major artery.
Warm blood gushed out like a fountain, and the tortoise’s head and four limbs simultaneously extended, struggling in pain.
“Li Tian, quickly.”
The Director’s sword pierced very deep; if he didn’t finish it off quickly, the tortoise might die.
A golden light flashed.
The Clear Sky Hammer in Li Tian’s hand transformed into the Diamond Sword, and he fiercely slashed at the tortoise’s head.
“Puff!”
The tortoise’s head was severed by Li Tian’s sword, and a yellow spirit ring rose from its corpse.
“Well done!”
The Director gave Li Tian a thumbs-up; without him, he really couldn't have taken down this tortoise.
He would have just had to wear it down over time.
Li Tian smiled, “Thank you, Director. If it weren’t for you, I might have…”
“Alright, quickly absorb the spirit ring. Delays can lead to complications.”
The Director interrupted Li Tian, as the scent of blood would attract other Spirit Beasts.
“Okay!”
Li Tian stopped talking nonsense and immediately sat cross-legged, drawing the yellow spirit ring closer to himself.
As the spirit ring approached, Li Tian felt a tremendous squeezing pressure, making his bones creak.
This was why absorbing a spirit ring depended on one's Physique.
If the Physique strength wasn't enough, the Spirit Master would be squeezed to death by this pressure.
The spirit ring flew above Li Tian’s head.
Without giving him any chance to react, the spirit ring suddenly shrank to the size of a bracelet and settled onto the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
A scorching, lava-like energy surged from his right hand into Li Tian’s body.
In an instant, his internal organs felt as if they were burning.
The surging Spirit Ability purified his body, but it was only for a moment.
Li Tian’s consciousness suddenly brightened.
He seemed to see a sea of fire, and he felt as if he was in that sea of fire.
The Thousand Machine Umbrella was also within it.
Under the baking of the flames, blue patterns gradually appeared on the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
The same blue as the tortoise’s shell.
“Boom!”
Li Tian was completely submerged by the calamity; it was as if something within his body was broken through.
The spirit power brought by the spirit ring fused with his Innate spirit power.
It completed its circulation in an extremely short time and finally settled into his Dantian.
Li Tian slowly opened his eyes.
The spirit ring absorption was very smooth, without even the slightest feeling of difficulty.
The Director asked, “How is it?”
Li Tian sensed it for a moment and quickly perceived the information of his first Spirit Ability.
This information wasn't precise, only giving a general effect.
There was no Spirit Ability name either.
Li Tian estimated that the Spirit Ability names should be chosen by the Spirit Masters themselves.
This was a test of one's cultural level.
As everyone knows, there was only one cultured person in Douluo Continent, and that was Chen Xin.
Besides him, everyone else was not very good.
Li Tian said, “My first Spirit Ability can greatly increase the defense of my Spirit. The more spirit power I inject when casting the Spirit Ability, the better the defensive effect.”
The Director’s eyes lit up.
The more spirit power injected, the better the defensive effect—this was much stronger than ordinary percentage-based enhancements.
As expected of the Black Water Tortoise, the Spirit Ability it provided was powerful.
“Immortal Light!”
This was the name Li Tian chose for his first spirit ring in his heart, hoping it would never be extinguished.
If it was immortal, he would not die!
He couldn't come up with a poetic name like Chen Xin, so he could only start from his aspirations.
As his thoughts flowed, the Thousand Machine Umbrella in Li Tian’s hand emitted a faint golden light, transforming into the Diamond Sword form.
He wanted to see if, after acquiring a spirit ring, the Spirit Ability would change with the Spirit’s form, or if it would directly replicate the Director’s Spirit Ability.
“Hmm?”
My goodness, it can actually replicate Spirit Abilities. This Spirit is too Heaven-Defying, isn't it?
Perhaps the Director’s words had some sort of blessing.
This was good; he finally didn't have to worry about the spirit ring attachment issue.
However, only the first Spirit Ability was successfully replicated.
In other words, he couldn't replicate Spirit Abilities that exceeded his own Rank, right?
That was reasonable.