OMG This Spear Made Me a Thrust God in Black Myth Wukong 🔥

Holy smokes, Destined Ones—if you’re still sleeping on the Chu-Bai Spear in Black Myth: Wukong, it’s time to wake up and smell the incense! I’m telling you right now, this thing slaps. I picked the game back up in 2026 (yeah, three years later and it still hits different) and when I respecced into Thrust Stance, my whole gameplay did a 180. Let me walk you through how I unlocked this glorious needle of destiny and why you need it in your life, like, yesterday.

First things first: this beauty shares the same Light Combo moves as your regular staff, so you don’t have to relearn anything. But here’s the kicker—it deals a solid 75 base damage (nice for mid-game) and passively boosts ALL your Thrust Stance attacks. If you’ve been putting sparks into Thrust abilities, this weapon turns you into a poking nightmare for every yaoguai in your path. I was literally giggling after melting bosses that used to clap my cheeks.

Now, the quest to get the Chu-Bai Spear blueprint is tied to the Pagoda Realm prisoner questline in Chapter 3. When you first spawn into that hellish pagoda, you’re thrown in a cell. Right next to you is a sad, shadowy prisoner locked behind purple seals. Break those seals (I used a Immobilize + heavy smash combo, don’t judge) and chat him up. He’s all doom and gloom about the Captains roaming the realm, and asks you to bring him their spirits. Four of them. Yeah, a scavenger hunt. But trust me, the payoff is worth more than all the collected Will in the world.

🔥 The Captains’ Spirits: A Step-by-Step Treasure Trail

By the time you reach the prisoner, you’ve probably already snagged your first Captain spirit. Here’s the full hit list:

Captain	Location	Difficulty	Tip
Captain Lotus-Vision	Drop down a hole near Upper Pagoda shrine	Moderate	Honestly not too bad, just dodge his charge attacks.
Captain Wise-Voice	Top of the Pagoda (boss you have to beat anyway)	Infuriating 😤	Use Pillar Stance to avoid his floor-wide lightning attack!
Captain Void-Illusion	Valley of Ecstasy, near Longevity Road shrine	Free (already dead, collect from corpse)	Hug the right side of the shrine, the spirit floats behind a giant body.
Captain Kalpa-Wave	Just past Void-Illusion, guarding New Thunderclap Temple	Tricky (red liquid pools)	Target his legs to stagger him, pull him out of the danger juice.

Captain Wise-Voice Can Actually Eat a Bag of Rocks

Let me rant for a sec: Wise-Voice nearly made me uninstall. His electricity pool spam is the definition of unfair, and you MUST have Pillar Stance unlocked to survive it. I didn’t, and I died about twelve times before I googled why I was being deep-fried. Low-key, the game should put a giant sign that says “YOU NEED PILLAR STANCE HERE.” Anyway, once you perch on your staff like a majestic monkey, that fight becomes manageable. Get his spirit and breathe a sigh of relief.

Void-Illusion Is Literally Gift-Wrapped

After that trauma, you’ll be thrilled to know Captain Void-Illusion is just … lying there. No fight. No gimmicks. Just walk up and grab his spirit. I literally said out loud, “Wait, that’s it?” It’s the game’s way of saying sorry for the previous boss.

Kalpa-Wave and His Spicy Puddles

Last but not least, Kalpa-Wave will try to trip you up with his stomping and those nasty red pools that deal damage over time. Your best bet is to stay mobile, bait him away from the liquid, and wail on his legs. He staggers pretty easily once you crack those chicken legs. I used a mix of Thrust heavies and a cheeky Pluck of Many to speed things along.

✨ Crafting the Chu-Bai Spear

Once you’ve collected all four spirits, warp back to the Lower Pagoda and talk to the prisoner again. He’ll hand over the Chu-Bai Spearhead, and then you’ll need the following materials to craft it at any shrine:

• 🔩 4 Iron Sand (you probably have dozens by now)

• 🧩 8 Yaoguai Cores (farm those elites if you’re short)

• 💰 21,000 Will (go smash some pots and sell unused materials!)

Craft it, equip it, and immediately feel like you’ve ascended. The spear’s reach and speed are chef’s kiss, and the Thrust stance synergy makes your heavy poke (Thrust’s charged attack) hit like a freight train. I one-shotted a few mobs right after, just strolling through like a divine monkey king.

💡 Pro Tips from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spear Lover

• Respec before you commit – Make sure you’ve invested enough sparks into the Thrust skill tree. The whole point is the damage bonus.

• Don’t sleep on the sprinting light attack – With the spear, it’s a multi-hit whirlwind that applies status fast.

• Use mobility – Thrust Stance thrives on spacing; you can poke from outside many bosses’ hitboxes and laugh.

• Fashion tip – okay not really, but the spear looks incredible with the Pilgrim set. Just sayin’.

I cannot stress enough how this spear carried me through the rest of Chapter 3, 4, and even parts of 5. If you’re a Thrust main (or even just curious), stop what you’re doing and go get it. It’s 2026, and I’m still discovering new ways Black Myth: Wukong rewards thorough exploration. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some heavenly spear-poking to do. 🐒✨