Hoe-Sickle

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hoe-Sickle
Original Name	锄镰
Alias(es)	Artifact of the Covenant between Earth and Thunder; Shennong Hoe
Affiliation	Earth Vein Guardians; Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s sealing legacy
Occupation/Role	Martial Soul and sealing artifact; key capable of opening or closing Abyssal Rifts
Status	Restored from a broken state and later evolved into the Shennong Hoe
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Hoe and Scythe Martial Soul	1	Yang Jun awakens it with half-level Soul Power. When swung against a Rock Pig, it raises an Earth Wall from the ground.
Earth Vein Fire	1	After Yang Jun absorbs a spider’s Soul Core, fire patterns appear on the weapon and it gains Earth Vein Fire; his Earth Vein Resonance range doubles.
Earth Vein Spirit Ring integration	3 4	Yang Jun drives the weapon into an Earth Vein node and fuses a millennium Earth Vein Spirit Ring with the earth veins, gaining stronger resonance with Spirit Beasts and Earth Vein Power.
Blue-gold / Frost Giant Scythe manifestations	6	When combined with the Ice Soul Heart and Yang Zhen’s Soul Bone Shard, it manifests giant scythe attacks capable of destroying corrupted Puppet Beasts and sealing an Abyssal Rift.
Broken Abyssal Mother Nest seal	17 18	Revealed as the broken weapon piercing the Abyssal Mother Nest’s core. It is identified as the key connecting the earth and the abyss.
Restored complete Hoe-Sickle / Heart of Thunder	20	Yu Xiaogang’s fragment merges with its complete counterpart. Blue-silver patterns spread across the blade and a Heart of Thunder forms at its tip.
Shennong Hoe	35	Following Yang Jun’s divine transformation, the Hoe-Sickle evolves into the Shennong Hoe, able to draw on earth veins, nurture life, freeze rivers, and seal vast areas in ice.

History

The Hoe-Sickle first manifests as Yang Jun’s seemingly worthless hoe-and-scythe Martial Soul. Despite his half-level Soul Power, it responds directly to the land: it raises an Earth Wall against a Rock Pig and later develops Earth Vein Fire after Yang Jun defeats a Cave Yin Spider and absorbs its Soul Core. 1

Yang Jun discovers that the weapon’s true potential lies in symbiosis with earth veins rather than conventional Soul Power. By placing it into an Earth Vein node, he fuses a millennium Spirit Ring with the earth veins and opens an Earth Vein Fissure. 2 3 Its Earth Vein connection enables him to communicate with Spirit Beasts, create stealth domains, reverse Abyssal arrays, and purify corruption. 4

The weapon is repeatedly used alongside the Ice Soul Heart, Earth Vein Origin Blue Crystal, and Yang Zhen’s Soul Bone Shard to resist Abyssal incursions. These combinations allow it to form blue-gold and frost scythe manifestations, destroy corrupted Puppet Beasts, and close unstable rifts. 5 6

During the conflict surrounding the Abyssal Mother Nest, the Hoe-Sickle is revealed to be more than Yang Jun’s Martial Soul. A broken version is embedded in the nest’s core, and Yu Xiaogang recognizes it as his mother’s weapon. His mother explains that it can both open and close Abyssal Rifts, having fused her soul with it to seal the nest. 17 18

After Yu Xiaogang purifies the Abyssal Mother God, his mother’s soul merges into the Hoe-Sickle. He later passes the Thunder Judgment, where the remaining complete artifact fuses with his fragment, restoring the weapon and granting it the Heart of Thunder. 18 20

Yang Jun subsequently wields an Ice Thunder-infused Hoe-Sickle while acting as the Grave Keeper’s inheritor. During Sea God Island’s final trial, it evolves into the Shennong Hoe under his title as the Earth Farmer God. 26 35

Abilities & Skills

Earth Vein Resonance

The Hoe-Sickle can connect its wielder to local earth veins, treating the land as a source of power and information.

• Raises defensive earth formations such as an Earth Wall. 1
• Detects tremors, Earth Vein nodes, and corruption within the ground. 2 5
• Opens an Earth Vein Fissure when anchored in an Earth Vein node. 3
• Can reverse hostile array patterns and use Earth Vein Power to purify blood and stabilize damaged veins. 4
• Its power depends heavily on access to earth veins and can be obstructed by suppression Runes, such as the Pope’s seal. 5

Earth Vein Fire

Earth Vein Fire manifests as fire patterns across the Hoe-Sickle after Yang Jun absorbs a Soul Core.

• Burns and destroys hostile targets, including a Rock Pig. 2
• Can be directed at weak points identified through observation. 2
• Represents the weapon’s first documented combat evolution. 1

Spirit Beast Resonance

After absorbing an Earth Vein Spirit Ring, the weapon’s Earth Vein Power gains an empathic connection with Spirit Beasts.

• Allows Yang Jun to sense Spirit Beasts’ fear and pleas. 4
• Enables cooperation with forest Spirit Beasts, including the Phoenix-Tail Fox, Jade-Scaled Python, Thousand-Year Tree Demon, and Azure Luan. 4
• Forms a Silent Earth Domain that conceals movement from patrols. 4
• Supports symbiotic barriers formed through the combined use of Earth Vein Power and Spirit Beast roots. 4

Abyssal Sealing and Purification

The Hoe-Sickle is a central artifact in the struggle against Abyssal Power.

• Can channel Ice Soul Heart and Soul Bone energy to seal Abyssal Rifts. 6 9
• Functions as a key capable of opening and closing an Abyssal Rift. 17
• Opens the Abyssal Mother Nest’s core so Yu Xiaogang can separate his mother’s soul from the Abyssal Mother God. 18
• Channels thunder that purifies Abyssal Power and releases trapped Soul Master phantoms. 18
• Was initially regarded by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s elders as a weapon contaminated by Abyssal Power. 20

Ice Thunder Power

Following its restoration, the weapon combines ice, thunder, and Blue Silver Grass-linked power.

• Channels heavenly lightning into the earth during Yu Xiaogang’s Thunder Judgment. 20
• Produces thunder purification attacks against Abyssal Power. 18
• Forms ice-thunder nets capable of cleaving through the Thunder Attraction Array. 23
• Shatters the Unification Heart Stele and its Soul Power-sealing formation. 26
• Creates protective barriers and destructive attacks against the pressure and energy fluctuations of Sea God’s Light. 34

Shennong Hoe

The Shennong Hoe is the Hoe-Sickle’s divine evolution under Yang Jun’s Earth Farmer God title.

• Draws upon earth veins to nurture all things. 35
• Can freeze rivers and seal a thousand miles in ice. 35
• Embodies Yang Jun’s divine duty to safeguard food, warmth, and the lives of ordinary people. 35

Known Wielders

• Yang Jun — Initially awakens the Hoe-Sickle as a half-level Soul Power Martial Soul and develops its Earth Vein Fire, Earth Vein Resonance, and later Ice Thunder applications. 1 3 26
• Yu Xiaogang — Reclaims the broken sealing artifact connected to his mother, restores it through Thunder Judgment, and becomes the Judge of Thunder. 17 20
• Yu Xiaogang’s mother — A former Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Guardian who fused her soul with the Hoe-Sickle to seal the Abyssal Mother Nest. 18
• Yang Zhen — Used a Hoe-Sickle alongside his Soul Bone to seal Abyssal Rifts and leave a sealing legacy for the Child of the Earth Veins. 6 9

Notable Quotes

“Mother once said that the Hoe-Sickle can open an Abyssal Rift—and close one.” — Yu Xiaogang 17

“That is no ordinary weapon. It is the Artifact of the Covenant between Earth and Thunder.” — Bibi Dong 20

“Though I cannot overturn heaven and earth, I will carve a road with my hoe and protect my kin with my sickle!” — Yang Jun 35

Trivia

• The Hoe-Sickle’s earliest manifestation is judged weak because Yang Jun possesses only half-level Soul Power, yet it immediately demonstrates terrain manipulation. 1
• Its strength is consistently tied to balance, protection, and coexistence rather than conquest. 2 4
• The weapon’s broken form serves as the physical seal through the Abyssal Mother Nest’s core. 17 18
• In its restored form, a Heart of Thunder beats at the weapon’s tip. 20