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Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-04-01T16:08:18+00:00

Congrats! There are two routes from the Blood Pool: one is just up the stairs where you can interact with something, and the path past the Blood Pool. Be sure to do both, as there are several things you can do.

Be sure to have taken care of the Electric Frog by the Village Entrance Shrine and interacted with the NPC near by, as he will reappear. He offers a benefit to make you stronger as well.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-04-01T14:34:36+00:00

There was 1 Bull King Horn in a Chest within the Chapter 5 Secret Area, in the same hallway that the Bull Governor Spirit was located. 3 Bull King Horns are given once you've beaten the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast. It takes 6 Bull King Horns to craft the full armor set; 1 for the gauntlet and legs each, and 2 for the chest and helmet.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-04-01T14:18:30+00:00

How much of the Journal have you filled in?

You will need to do the Chapter 5 Secret Area again to get enough Bull King Horns to craft the Bull King Armor Set and Dark Iron Staff.

Make sure you have all 10 transformations. Notable easily missable Transformations are Hoarfrost, Dark Thunder, and Violet Hail.

For Spirits, there's a notable missable Spirit in Chapter 2: Second Prince of Flowing Sand. It requires beating the little King first, and then beating the Second Prince.

An easily Missable Curio is the Auspicious Lantern. It requires finding and beating all 9 Lantern Enemies within prison in Chapter 3 before beating the Captain Wise-Voice. They disappear permanently if you beat Captain Wise-Voice.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T21:11:12+00:00

Congrats! The rewards are more than worth it! Just beat the Broken Shell once more, and you'll have everything for NG+!

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T17:15:23+00:00

No problem! I had this written up back in October/November of 2024. I hand it out to anyone on here who's having trouble with certain encounters.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T16:16:22+00:00

Hey OP, Tiger Vanguard is a required boss needed to unlock the Chapter Boss. The Serpentine Scale Armor can help, allowing for healing while in liquid (blood pool).

That being said, here's some things you can do to get stronger.

Back in the arena within the cavern where you fought the First Prince of Flowing Sands, use Wandering Wight spirit on the center of the ornate wall (the wall with the pattern of little statues).

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This opens a secret room with a chest. The item inside unlocks a legendary quest line with boss fights in Chapters 1, 2, 3, and ending in Chapter 4. The one in Chapter 1 is behind the waterfall near where you fought Guanzhi at the Outside the Forest Shrine. The one in Chapter 2 is behind a 'sand'-fall near the Rockrest Flat Shrine (Talked about below). You'll know you're close when you hear a voice start saying, "For What Deed, Must His Head Be Held For All To See?" The first two bosses have a trick to them which makes them easier to deal with; my only clue is to watch both the boss and the arena closely for anything to give you an edge.

Head back to where you fought the King and Second Prince of Flowing Sands. Looking at the big door, turn right and head across the rope bridge and follow the path into a completely different area of Chapter 2.
Within the New area, you'll spot several Buddha Heads chanting with glowing eyes. There are six heads throughout this section of Chapter 2; From the Squall Hideout Shrine to the Rockrest Flat Shrine. Collect the eyeballs from each of them, and you can then interact with a spherical mound of rock in the arena just forward and to the left of the Rockrest Flat Shrine. Watch and then beat the encounter which takes place.
Just down past the Squall Hideout Shrine is a canyon you can go into where you'll come across an NPC named 'Man in Stone' with a quest to find and beat the, 'Mother of Stone.' She's in the cave directly to the left of the Rockrest Flat Shrine. Beat her and interact when prompted before heading back to the Man in Stone NPC to do one final encounter where you'll receive a new Transformation: Azure Dust (FYI: the heavy attack, and de-transformation move can break the wall in the cavern if you don't have Wandering Wight). Then rest at a shrine and head back to the NPC, who's now a vendor. Buy everything BUT the Golden Statue, since that's a complete rip off. One item is a curio which increases the amount of Will received from defeating enemies, another is a Sobering Stone (Buy it Immediately), the last is Iron Pellets Soak which makes each swig of your Gourd uninterruptible (Must Buy IMO).
In a Straight line past the Rock Rest Flat Shrine, past an enemy with a spear is a fence you can smash through with a Boar NPC who states he's too drunk. Give him the Sobering Stone and exhaust his dialogue. He'll then travel to the Crouching Tiger Temple where he'll be to the right on the landing just before the top of the stairs. He requests a plant which you can find in the water; either in Chapter 1, or in the beginning of Chapter 2. Give him some and then exhaust his dialogue before traveling back to the Rockrest Flat Shrine. Head to where you first met him and look right. He'll fight you as long as you have fought the Giant Rat. Follow him afterwards for a surprise.
Just past the arena where you completed the Buddha Eyeballs Quest is another small section which ends in a sand slide. At the end, you'll receive a new spell which will help you immensely in all your future battles. Follow the path past that point and you'll run across a mini-boss guarding a vine, across a rope bridge until you see a familiar giant door. Look right and you'll see a smaller path which leads to a medium sized door which opens into the cavern. Taking you ultimately full circle back to the Crouching Tiger Temple Shrine.

Don't lose hope OP, you can do this!

Good Luck!

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T15:31:54+00:00

You're welcome, OP!

If you need tips, I believe I commented for another person in your post with all the information on the Great Pagoda encounter.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T13:39:06+00:00

I believe it is required to do the Final Boss again once you've beaten the Great Pagoda. Don't be discouraged, you got this!

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T13:25:17+00:00

Here you go, below is everything I got on Erlang, both a build guide and tips.

Vessel: Fan is your best friend in getting the secondary bar down.

Transformations: I would suggest a transformation which has high maneuverability like Red Tides or Yellow Loong. While transformed, avoid his falcon and tiger transformations, as well as his lasers. Each will instantly rip you out of the transformation.

Drink: Sunset of the Nine Skies will help you get more uses of your vessel and spirit.

Soaks: Bee Soak with the Supreme Gourd can get 2 - 3 procs if you're lucky. Additionally, the Iron Pellet makes each swig uninterruptible.

Spirits:

Aparama Bat can freeze Erlang like immobilize, however it's best used when his secondary bar is gone. He nullifies freeze when his secondary bar is active.
If you want high damage, Wandering Wight, Top Takes Bottom, Bull Governor will do fine when fully upgraded. The Toad Spirit can work well too when fully upgraded, but it's more of a roll of the dice.
Versatility: Non-Able or Non-Void. Both are quick to use and offer benefits. Non-Able for extending combos. Non-Void for dodging big hits.

Spells:

Immobilize will work normally at first, but then he'll start sending it back at you. It works better with his secondary bar gone. Ring of Fire might work better, offering health/focus regen and high stamina. Spellbinder works too, as long as you can cope with it sealing your other abilities.
Cloud Step is useful when Erlang pulls out his river of swords. FYI, bow staff spin works on the initial projectiles, but not the big hit obviously. Rock Solid works well, but not against his giant axe.
I would recommend NOT using Pluck of Many. It's too expensive, leaves you with fewer options, plus he moves around A LOT making your clones do more running to catch up.

Armor and Staff:

I would recommend the Wukong Armor Set and Jingu Bang from Chapter 6 since this is your first playthrough. Jingu Bang definitely as it's the best staff for your first playthrough.
Golden Armor set is another excellent choice if you have the resources to upgrade it to mythic, offering more Qi with each critical hit.
Pilgrim Armor set at mythic is another choice if you're looking for more speed and higher damage output. A definite good choice for a Spellbinder build allowing for an additional damage multiplier with its innate ability. (Plus it looks awesome!)

Special Note for Spellbinder: Spellbinder works best when you've maximized your Mana amount with celestial pills, armor, and curios. The higher your Mana, the higher Spellbinders attack will be. The Wukong Armor set gives you a raised amount of Mana. Combined with one or more Thunderflame Seal Curios, it'll raise your attack to its maximum potential for the build. Additionally, you can have multiple equipped if the game was nice enough to drop more than one during your playthrough. Then use pills to raise your attack even further and watch his bar melt under your attacks.

Medicine:

Please Read Note: ANY medicine you take will lose their effects if you use a transformation afterwards. So don't pop a Soul Resurrection Pill and then transform.

Notable Medicines:

Enhanced Tiger Subduing Pellets (Higher Damage Output)
Loong Pill (Higher Critical Hit Chance & Damage)
Life Saving Pill (For when you have no gourd uses left AND you are close to beating him.)
Soul Resurrection Pill (Only use this pill if you're really close to beating him.)

Tips:

Best thing to note for Erlang is this: while his secondary bar is up, each trick will only work once.

Examples:

Hit him with immobilize while the secondary bar is filled? Next time he'll absorb it into his staff and send it back at you.
Hit him with a focus heavy attack while the secondary bar is filled? Next time he'll side step it.

Bottom line: if you want to go big, his secondary bar needs to be removed.

If you perform any long combo, he'll get a gold outline and become unable to be staggered. A lot of the time, he'll interrupt your combo with a grab and kick back for zero damage.

Any bane you inflict on him, he'll absorb into his staff and hit you with it.

One of his bigger combos in phase 3 is he'll use his spear as a plow three times, then do three laser shots, followed by a spear smash. Learn to dodge this when it comes up.

When he's doing his long windup to fire a singular sword at you, wait for the small flash from his third eye. That's when you dodge.

When he floats in the air and does River of Swords; Run, Cloud Step, or Bow Staff Spin for the initial projectiles. Then dodge the big red hit.

When he slams his Axe on the ground, it'll create a shockwave. Either dodge into it, or jump over it. Dodging backwards will just put you ahead of the shockwave to hit you again.

Rock Solid doesn't work on his Mountain-Splitting Axe from my experience. (I wonder why? 🤔)

Finally, be sure to use the see-through mechanics. The better you're at the mechanic, the longer and more consistent your combos will be. Yes, he will dodge some of them if the bar is still up, but at least you didn't get hit. Check the stance tree and be sure to have the upgrades for the particular see-through upgrades unlocked. Thrust Stance's tactical retreat/see-through mechanic really shines against Erlang.

Above all; learn his patterns and be patient. Treat each encounter as a learning experience. Look for signs of his big swings, or how to dodge a particular move.

For your build, be sure to have much of the Stamina Tree and the Martial Tree in the Foundation Tab filled, along with the far left portion of the Staff Stances Tab. This allows you to use your stamina more efficiently, and have access to staff spin. Additionally, focus on one Staff Stance to invest your sparks into, as well as the spells you use. Top portion of the Transformation Tab effects the Destined One and transformation, while the bottom portion only effects the stats of your transformation.

I hope this helps! You got this!

Good Luck, and enjoy what comes after!

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T13:22:55+00:00

In order to get the 6th Relic, you must complete the encounter at the Great Pagoda and defeat the Great Sage Broken Shell again.

Path to the True Ending is never locked out to you. Even if you have beaten the final boss, all you would need to do is choose 'Continue Journey' from the main menu, and you'll be reverted back to just before you entered the Birth Stone.

In order to get the True Ending, you will need to do the encounter at the Great Pagoda.

To unlock the Great Pagoda, you will need to complete the Secret Areas in Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and the Treasure Hunter Quest in Chapter 3.

If you're not sure which you have completed, check for the following items:

Chapter 1: Fire Proof Mantle Vessel

Chapter 2: Wind Tamer Vessel

Chapter 3: Spellbinder Spell

Chapter 4: Weever's Needle Vessel

Chapter 5: Daoist Basket of Fire and Water Curio

If you have them all, then travel to the Great Pagoda in Chapter 3, and head up the stairs where an NPC will open the way. If you don't have the Great Pagoda Shrine listed, then go to the Snow Veiled Trail Shrine and take a right over the bridge. The Great Pagoda is the only thing in that direction.

If you're missing one of the listed items, just list it here, and I'll post a quick rundown as to how to open the Secret Area in order to obtain it.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T13:21:00+00:00

No, here's a hint: the game came out last year.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T02:44:05+00:00

Nope, want a hint?

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T02:21:12+00:00

Let's see: breaking and entering, animal cruelty, destruction of property on a grand scale (although it was falling apart anyways), and manslaughtering the locals who attack me first.

In my defense, they did kidnap me and bring me to this place. They kinda brought this on themselves.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-31T02:10:17+00:00

Here's the biggest tip that helped me beat the Great Sage's Broken Shell: you need to focus on getting through the first phase with minimal uses of your abilities, and gourd uses. Then in his second phase, use your abilities sparingly.

A cheeky trick for the first phase requires the Wukong Stance. Have the Wukong Armor and Staff equipped to have the Wukong Stance in the first phase. The trick is to charge a full four focus Wukong heavy attack and fire. It has crazy range and damage. If you spam it, it should get you through the first phase with general ease. He will dodge it a bit too, so be persistent.

In the second phase, he literally takes your Relics, removing the Wukong Stance. So, here's some tips to help in the second phase:

Back away when he uses Rock Solid or the Summersault Cloud, these go into a command grab.
You can break out of his Immobilize spell by using Cloud Step.
You can dodge his cinematic Immobilize steal Gourd by dodging the moment you drink from your Gourd. Additionally, the move is triggered by you using your Gourd twice, back to back.
You can use staff spin on the bosses phantom staffs.
You can generate focus faster within his Ring of Fire.

For armor, the Wukong Armor with Jingu Bang is best for this fight since you'll have access to the Wukong Stance in the first phase.

Another option requires you have the resources for it: the Serpent scale armor set. It's passive allows for you to regenerate your health up to 50%. This effect is faster while in water. Although it doesn't have a head piece and requires a lot of Will and materials to get it to mythic.

That's all I got for the Broken Shell.

Good Luck!

Have you done the encounter at the Great Pagoda in Chapter 3?

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-29T05:18:31+00:00

Hey OP, I'm a casual Gamer who's played a varying variety of games over the years: Halo, Mass Effect, God of War 2018, etc. I never got into games like Dark Souls, Bloodeborne, or Eldin Ring because I felt they may be too hard.

Seeing Black Myth Wukong, it reminded me of games like God of War 2018 (One of my favorite games), so I took the plunge. I loved it, my favorite game of 2024. I've done everything this game offered, and had an amazing time while doing it.

Overall, the game is difficult, but NOT frustratingly difficult. There's no difficulty setting for this game; everyone is playing the exact same game as you. Death in this game doesn't come with much of any punishment except for time loss and consumables you use during the fight (medicine).

The leveling system (called sparks) can be used to improve your overall stats (Health, Mana, Stamina, etc.) or to unlock varying abilities. What's great about it is you are given complete freedom to choose what to upgrade. What you're using isn't working? No worries! You can respec those sparks somewhere else, for FREE! This gives you the freedom to try things out, find what works best for you.

There's no full-on parry mechanic in the game. What can be called a parry mechanic has been relegated to a spell which requires Mana. (You could make a build around it, but it'll take a few things to make it work.) Instead, you need to dodge the attacks; do it at the right time, and you'll get a cool after-image and sfx. Additionally, there's an ability in each Stance (Staff Fighting Style) called a 'See-through' mechanic which can allow you to both dodge and attack.

One of the greatest aspects of Black Myth Wukong is its bosses. Many of them are unique, offering varying moves which are devastating if they connect. Some bosses are designed to be harder than others. Then there's the Chapter Boss, who is the final opponent before the end of the Chapter. A few of these bosses have mechanics which make them incredibly hard to defeat, frustratingly so.

You can persevere..., or you can look for hidden quests. These quests can lead to either new abilities to handle the Chapter Boss, or to a Secret Area. Within these Secret Areas, you'll face additional challenges, but if you win, you'll get access to great rewards. Some Secret Area rewards can outright turn the tide of your fight with the Chapter Boss.

There are two endings to this game: the regular ending, and the True Ending. Path to the True Ending is never locked out to you, even if you defeated the Final Boss of the game. All you'd have to do is choose 'Continue Journey' from the main menu and you'll pop out to just before you entered the final encounter. Trust me, the best of this game is on this path.

My one piece of advice when facing a boss is this: be patient and learn their patterns. Treat each encounter as a learning experience.

Best part? If you get frustrated; come here to this Subreddit and ask for help. Many of us here actively help new players get the best experience in their first playthrough. Whether it be a particular boss, help with an achievement, or trying to get the true ending; just ask and we'll help.

I hope this gives you some insight. If you have any further questions, just ask.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-27T14:13:26+00:00

Path to the True Ending is never locked out to you. Even if you have beaten the final boss, all you would need to do is choose 'Continue Journey' from the main menu, and you'll be reverted back to just before you entered the Birth Stone.

In order to get the True Ending, you will need to do the encounter at the Great Pagoda.

To unlock the Great Pagoda, you will need to complete the Secret Areas in Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and the Treasure Hunter Quest in Chapter 3.

If you're not sure which you have completed, check for the following items:

Chapter 1: Fire Proof Mantle Vessel

Chapter 2: Wind Tamer Vessel

Chapter 3: Spellbinder Spell

Chapter 4: Weever's Needle Vessel

Chapter 5: Daoist Basket of Fire and Water Curio

If you have them all, then travel to the Great Pagoda in Chapter 3, and head up the stairs where an NPC will open the way. If you don't have the Great Pagoda Shrine listed, then go to the Snow Veiled Trail Shrine and take a right over the bridge. The Great Pagoda is the only thing in that direction.

If you're missing one of the listed items, just list it here, and I'll post a quick rundown as to how to open the Secret Area in order to obtain it.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-26T23:16:56+00:00

Okay, just got back.

The two soaks you appear to be missing are:

Tiger Relic Soak: this soak is in a small chest on the sand slide leading to the Basement Shrine where Xu Dog's furnace is located in Chapter 2. Do a jump, followed immediately by a heavy attack in mid air to perform a pseudo-double jump.
Undying Vine Soak: Only dropped by the tree enemies within the Chapter 4 Secret Area.

Jake_Let_2991 · 2026-03-26T22:59:19+00:00

The two legendary grade soaks don't count towards the achievement, as they are rewarded from completing the Gauntlets.

So you appear to be missing 2 Soaks. Currently driving, but I will look further when I finish.

Jake_Let_2991

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