Amine has given us flying swords, magical brushes, and even teacups that destroy mountains. But what about a sword sheath that humiliates blade users? A flute that commands an army of corpses? Or a fishing fork that weighs as much as a skyscraper? From the bamboo stick of a blind gun god to a short stick covered in jailhouse graffiti that spits endless hellfire, these five bizarre weapons prove that in Chinese animation, the deadliest tools often look the most ridiculous. Let’s dive into the arsenals of Sword of Coming, The Founder of Diabolism, Soul Land, Tales of the Herding God, and Rakshasa to see how these oddities crush their enemies—without a single “cool” sword in sight.
1. Sword of Coming (剑来) – Sheath Over Sword
In Sword of Coming, A Liang (阿良) is one of the most powerful sword cultivators in the world. He reached the thirteenth realm, a height few can even imagine. He once caused chaos at a Confucian academy and was sent by his father, a sage, to train at the Great Wall of Sword Qi. There, he single-handedly turned the tide against demon kings. But here’s the twist: he refuses to carry a sword. Instead, he walks around with an empty sheath.
“I can’t find a sword worthy of me,” A Liang once said, “so I use this sheath to shame every blade user under heaven.” It’s not a joke. He wears the sheath on his waist like a swordsman would, but there’s no blade inside. When he fights, he uses the sheath itself as his weapon—blocking, smashing, and redirecting attacks with pure will. For him, sword cultivation is about purity of heart. If he can’t have the perfect sword, he’d rather fight with nothing than settle for second best.
And it works. Opponents who see the sheath often laugh—until he deflects their finest strikes and sends them flying. His mastery of sword intent is so absolute that the sheath becomes deadlier than any legendary blade. A Liang stands alone in the world of sword cultivation: the only man who made emptiness his edge.
2. The Founder of Diabolism – (魔道祖师)Flute of Death
A flute is for music, right? Not when Wei Wuxian holds it. In The Founder of Diabolism, he loses his golden core—the source of a cultivator’s power—and can no longer use a flying sword. So he takes a dark path. He learns to control resentful energy, the anger of the dead. His instrument? A simple black flute named Chen Qing (陈情), meaning “to state one’s heart.” But what it states is pure terror.
With a single note from Chen Qing, Wei Wuxian (魏无羡) can summon every corpse within miles. Soldiers who fell in battle, innocent ghosts, even the buried ancestors of noble clans—all rise and obey his melody. He doesn’t need an army. He plays a tune, and the dead become his infantry. During the Sunshot Campaign against the Wen clan, he used Chen Qing to command tens of thousands of corpses, wiping out the enemy in one night. That flute made every sect tremble.
After his death, Chen Qing was kept by Jiang Cheng (江澄), his former brother. Later, it returned to Wei Wuxian when he was resurrected. The flute looks like a simple piece of bamboo with tassels, but its power is absolute control over the grave. It’s the only weapon that turns a battlefield into a cemetery—and then makes the cemetery march.
3. Soul Land (斗罗大陆) – Fishing Fork Legend
If you haven’t seen Soul Land, you’d never guess that a fishing fork could become a god-killing weapon. Sure, Marvel has Aquaman’s trident, but that’s a royal scepter. This is a pitch-black, three-pronged fork that looks like something a fisherman would drop in a muddy river. The only other guy in pop culture who used a fork? A comedic character from a Chinese sketch show. So when Tang San first pulls out the Sea God’s Trident, it’s both strange and hilarious.
But don’t laugh. This thing weighs 108,000 jin (斤)—about 54 tons. It was forged by the Sea God himself from his own martial soul, and it controls the power of the ocean. Tang San can summon tsunamis, create whirlpools, and split islands with a single thrust. The main blade is shaped like a sword, while the two side prongs are thinner, making it look oddly unbalanced. Yet under Tang San’s nurturing, it becomes a strategic superweapon in the divine realm.
How does a fish fork work? Simple. He stabs. The fork carries the weight of the sea and the fury of storms. When he throws it, it doesn’t just pierce—it annihilates. Enemies see a rusty-looking pitchfork; they die realizing it’s the most ridiculous and lethal object they’ve ever faced.
4. Tales of the Herding God (牧神记) – Blind God’s Cane
In Tales of the Herding God, there’s a village of retired monsters called Crippled Old Village. One of its residents is Blind, a man who was once the greatest spear god alive. He invented a technique to control a spear with pure energy, able to sense everything through spear intent. At his peak, he performed a move called “One Spear Stirring the Li River” that changed the flow of water. Then his divine eyes were gouged out by enemies. His spirit broke. He fled to the village and never touched a spear again.
Instead, he walks with a bamboo staff. It’s a simple walking stick, used to guide his blind steps. But a gun god is always a gun god. Even with bamboo, his spear techniques remain flawless. He twirls the stick, and it releases the same piercing intent as a legendary lance. He taps the ground, and the shockwave cracks mountains. He leans on it like an old man—then sends a demon lord flying into the sky. The bamboo staff is his crutch, his eyes, and his ultimate weapon.
Eventually, Blind returns to the path of the spear through that humble stick. His peak techniques call down heavenly phenomena: storms gather, the earth shakes, and enemies see a blind elder with a bamboo pole—right before they’re impaled by invisible force. It proves that the weapon doesn’t matter. The skill does.
5. Rakshasa (镇魂街) – Hell Cylinder
What looks like a short, dirty tube covered in messy graffiti? That’s the Ten Halls of Hell (十殿阎罗) from Rakshasa. In its normal form, it’s a short staff wrapped in talismans, with carvings of the eighteen levels of hell. Anyone who sees it for the first time thinks it’s a broken stick that some kid doodled on. There’s no shine, no glowing aura. Just a lumpy cylinder that wouldn’t look out of place in a trash bin.
But inside that cylinder lives endless hellfire. And inside that fire reside seven guardian spirits. The Ten Halls of Hell is the heirloom weapon of the Cao clan, passed down for generations. It was designed to suppress evil ghosts, which is why it looks like a prison. When activated, it doesn’t just burn—it transforms. It can become a flaming warhammer, a fire-spear, or a dragon made of living flame. Its final form, the Fire Emperor, turns the user into a walking volcano.
So how does a short stick become a cannon? The user, Cao Yanbing (曹焱兵), points it at enemies and unleashes the underworld. Ghosts pour out, fire consumes everything, and that ugly cylinder reshapes into whatever weapon the fight needs. It’s the ultimate hidden blade: you see a bum holding a pipe, then you’re standing in hell.
