Ye Ting intended to split Longinus apart, not only to help carry out the plan, but also for the sake of the Spear of Longinus itself.
As a divine artifact, the Spear of Longinus had become incomparably powerful after slaughtering countless gods, but its very existence had already reached the limit of what the world could contain.
This was evident from the spatial collapse and reconstruction it caused.
If it could be split apart, the artifact's power could be redistributed, preventing excessive power from spiraling out of control.
Since Nike, the artifact spirit, did not object to the plan, Ye Ting immediately began dismantling the divine artifact.
Unlike the process of forging a divine artifact, dismantling one was not based on its physical form, but on concepts.
Along with the artifact's power, the abilities it possessed were split apart as well.
The original Spear of Longinus was divided into three long spears.
Compared to the original Spear of Longinus, only one of the three separated spears retained a similar appearance. The other two had entirely different designs.
One was styled after a European knight's lance, while the other resembled an Asian spear.
The former was a silver, elongated cone. Yet unlike an ordinary lance, it seemed to have been woven from strips of pale silver, its intricate patterns as complex and splendid as the paths traced by space itself.
The latter consisted of an ordinary long shaft and an ornate spearhead. The spearhead was iridescent, huge and exaggerated, looking more like a halberd than a spear. At the sharp tip hung ribbons, serving as the tassels commonly found on Asian spears.
Beyond their appearances, the three spears also differed in their abilities.
The spear that retained the original appearance of the God-Slaying Spear was granted the power to slaughter gods.