Spear

**Spear** - it was the most famous pole-type weapon in the martial world, the weapon known as *the king of a hundred soldiers*, the spear that was designed for total annihilation!

Spear (枪 qiāng) – a spear, often with a leaf-shaped spearhead and a tassel lashed just beneath it.

This principle of the spear being the godly weapon in combat follows the phrase - **sword like jade, saber like tiger, spear like dragon**.

Spear, pikes, halberds, lances… the most charming of these is of course the spear. The spear is the king of 100 soldiers.

## General

### **Height**

In the Sky Fortune Kingdom, an average man was 7 feet, and they would have sons that were 7 feet. Of course, there were those that were taller, and might even be 8 feet high or taller.

An 8 foot spear was already the height of a tall martial artist. A 9 foot 9 inch spear was higher than a martial artist by two feet. Using such a long spear, the range of attack would be larger, but the difficulty would also be higher.

Among all the numerals, 9 is the highest. This symbol had been noble and honored since ancient times. A mortal emperor could only be referred to as the royal nine five, but the martial gods of old were actually called the supreme nine nine.

The spear was the king of a hundred soldiers, and a nine foot nine inch spear was the supreme 99 among all other spears. This spear was truly a king among kings. A normal refining master with only a modicum of ability would never dare to rashly refine a 9 foot nine 9 long spear. They would fear their ability was insufficient, and ruin their own destiny.

### **Lin Ming**

When Lin Ming had first chosen the spear as a weapon, it wasn’t on a random whim. The cultivation method that he studied, the ‘Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians’, was the most Yang and light-attributed of all cultivation methods. To display its true power, a spear was the best.

As for a swordsman, their emphasis was on speed, their sharp moves, and interchangeable styles. It clearly didn’t suit him.

And Lin Ming also had the power of the True Dragon. ‘Saber like tiger, spear like dragon’, were not some random words. Among weapons, the spear’s imposing and indomitable manner best fit the extreme force and extreme Yang energy of a dragon.

### **Spear Potential**

The so-called ‘spear potential’ or ‘sword intent’ referred to the inherent soul that was contained within a spear or sword. A martial artist that fought with spears or swords would normally only use the shape of the weapon itself to attack. But a true master could integrate the soul of the weapon into their moves.

As the saying went, saber like tiger, spear like dragon. A good spear was similar to a True Dragon. Its soul was also the soul of a dragon.

## Martial World

### **General**

As the saying went: Sword like Jade, Saber like Tiger, Spear like Dragon. There were many martial artists, who after becoming famous, would use the name of their weapon or cultivation method to establish a martial family. For instance, the Seven Profound Valleys’ Zither Faction’s Founder took Qin as her surname, qin meaning zither. As for those that used the spear, they might create a family named long, which also meant dragon.

### **Upper Levels**

In the *Martial World,* one can achieve many things with the spear in higher levels, such as being able to create fierce skills like spear wind, spear fu, or even the legendary spear light. To mortals, this was a sign of reaching Houtian and above.

The moment a spear has an artifact spirit, it becomes a truly mighty weapon.

Once a spear gained its own mind and wisdom it would be like an Azure Dragon soaring out of the ocean, roaming into the highest heavens, unstoppable!

## Foundation Spear Techniques

The ‘Foundation Spear Technique’ is the foundation for all spear skills. It teaches the straight thrust, the wide sweep, the flower dance, the killing circle, and other such primary spear skills. It does not contain any spear martial skills, and is one of the simplest low-grade human-step cultivation methods.

### **Flood Dragon Goes to Sea**

This so-called ‘Flood Dragon Goes to Sea’, was in truth, simply a plain straight thrust!

The long spear had many styles. It could chop, dance, point, circle, sweep, and many other such moves. But the most basic, was the thrust!

The thrust was the spear’s soul!

### **Killing Circle**

A single move to clear all, cleanly and neatly!

## References

1. ↑ Glossary of Terms in Wuxia, Xianxia & Xuanhuan Novels