Black Myth: Wukong has a straightforward enough story, but there are plenty of secret areas and bosses to battle. Not only do they grant rewards like Will, crafting materials, and Curios, but also play a part in unlocking the true ending. Here are 15 secret things you likely missed and how to find them.
Venom Daoist (Round 2)
The dual-blade-wielding Venom Daoist returns in Chapter 4, but he’s easily missable if you don’t know where to look. Go to the Court of Illumination in the Temple of the Yellow Flowers, and from the shrine, travel through the archway directly behind. Take the first left and stick to its path through the winding stairs – after the second set, it splits. Hang to the left, take the stairs up, and then take another left immediately. A large cave eventually comes into view – go inside to find the Venom Daoist and engage in another fight.
Purple Cloud Mountain
After claiming victory, the boss talks about Purple Cloud Mountain and gestures towards a wall with a painting on it. Look at the painting and interact with it to unlock – you guessed it – the Purple Cloud Mountain, Chapter 4’s secret area. Take in the sights while you can, as one of the most dangerous hidden bosses awaits.
The Scorpionlord
Among the many bosses encountered through Black Myth: Wukong, the Scorpionlord is one to be cautious around, especially his poison damage. You can find him past the Bounds of Deity’s Abode shrine, chilling nearby. Destroy the barrels below him to start the fight.
Duskveil
If the Scorpionlord proved too much for you, then great news – another slightly less but still challenging boss awaits at the peak of Purple Cloud Mountain. Progress to the very end to find the Duskveil. Defeating it nets several rewards, including the Double-combed Rooster Blood Soak. The latter will cleanse any poison effects when using the Gourd and increase your movement speed and critical hit chance.
Yellow Robed Squire
Several secret bosses tie into the Drunken Boar side quest, obtained from the NPC in Chapter 2 on Fright Cliff. You’ll have to find the Sobering Stone at Windrest Bridge, give it to the boar, and then continue to the Crouching Tiger Temple to see him again. After giving him a Jade Lotus, you must go to the Valley of Despair in Sandgate Valley to locate and defeat the First Prince of Flowing Sands.
Once done, return to Fright Cliff, where you first met the boar to encounter the Yellow Robed Squire. If you didn’t defeat the First Prince, he won’t be hostile, so ensure you’ve done so to take him down.
Tiger Vanguard (Alternate)
Why go out of your way to make an enemy out of the Yellow Robed Squire? Because that’s not the end of the side quest, of course. Once you’ve defeated him, go towards the large gate and access it to travel to the Kingdom of Sahi, a secret area. This is where you’ll find a different version of the Tiger Vanguard. Do as the protagonist does and proceed to curb-stomp him.
Fuban
But wait, there’s more. Progress past the Tiger Vanguard, and you’ll eventually meet an NPC on a cliff next to a giant drum. After beating the drum, the third and final boss of this side quest, Fuban, will be summoned from the depths of the desert. Defeat it, and the Wind Tamer vessel is yours, alongside the Sky-Piercing Horn crafting material.
Red Loong and Black Loong
Red Loong, one of the very first bosses showcased for the title, and the melee-focused Black Loong are two more hidden bosses that aren’t immediately accessible. Fortunately, they’re pretty easy to find. Return to the Valley of Despair to the arena where you fought the First Prince of Flowing Sands.
Face the wall where you jumped from and use the Wandering White Spirit Skill to smash through it and find the Loong Scales. Go to Outside the Forest in the Forest of Wolves and search for a waterfall to interact with – this transports you to the fight against Red Loong. Defeating it yields the Boshan Censer Curio, which grants damage reduction if your Gourd is empty.
For Black Loong, go to the Fright Cliff at Rockrest Flat and look for several stairs leading to a sand waterfall. Once again, interact with it and discover a new area where the boss awaits. After defeating it, you get the Tridacna Pendant, which reduces the cooldown of all Spirit Skills. Also, ensure you craft the Loongwreathe Staff using materials from both dragons. It’s a whopping 21,000 Will, but its Unique Effect increases the damage of all Pillar Stances moves.
Elder Jinchi
Remember the metal-coated boss seen in trailers that sends multiple exploding minions at you? His name is Elder Jinchi, and as it turns out, he’s a secret boss. You can find him in Chapter 1 at Ancient Guanyin Temple’s Grand Chamber, but the area is a secret.
Finding it requires ringing three bells coincidentally located in three boss arenas – Guangzhi in the Forest of Wolves and the Bamboo Grove’s Guangmou and Whiteclad Noble in the Snake Trail and Marsh of White Mist. Ring all three, and you’ll teleport to face Elder Jinchi, earning the Fireproof Mantle after claiming victory.
Shigandang
After defeating the Stone Vanguard in Chapter 2’s Rockrest Cliff, another boss can be challenged in the same area. However, you first need to collect six Buddha’s Eyeballs. Four can be found in the Squall Hideout in Rockrest Cliff, while the remaining two are in Rockrest Flat. After obtaining all six, venture to the Stone Vanguard’s arena and deliver them to the rock with human faces. Shigandang will then emerge, ready to fight. Defeat it to receive a Mind Core and the Skandha of Feeling.
Mad Tiger
To access this boss, you must first have defeated the Tiger’s Acolyte at Windrest Hamlet in Chapter 2. It grants the Old-Rattle Drum, which must be used in three locations at Yellow Wind Formation – Windseal Gate, Windrest Hamlet and the entrance to Sandgate Village. A cutscene will trigger at the village, indicating a well – jump into it to find the Mad Tiger, ready and willing to fight.
Green-Capped Martialist
In Chapter 3, you’ll encounter an NPC called the Treasure Hunter on the North Shore of the Bitter Lake (though he may also appear in the Valley of Ecstasy’s Forest of Felicity in the same chapter. Ensure you have the Ring of Fire spell equipped because he’ll be shivering to death when you find him. Use the spell and speak to him again. Head to the Forest of Felicity shrine and go right after spawning. At the bottom of the slope, travel the steps to the left and down until you find a small lake with a monolith.
Jump down the cliff on the right-hand side, turn left towards the giant tree trunk, and drop down until you reach the Melon Field shrine. Just past it is a massive cave where the Green-Capped Martialist boss awaits. Defeating it triggers a cutscene, after which you’ll receive the Spell Binder.
Non-Void
Travel back to the Forest of Felicity shrine, but this time, talk to the individual near the archway. After interacting enough times, you’ll transform into a fox and get the Snow Fox Brush to enable the transformation. Progress enough through the story to unlock the New Thunderclap Temple, where you’ll see a glowing red object in front. Get close to the object to trigger a fight with Captain Kalpa-Wave and head inside.
Go straight until you see a smaller temple – head inside and exit from the back entrance. Take the steps on the left, then a right, and another left, down some more stairs. Enter the structure ahead, sticking to the right side and then up the staircase. Exit the balcony and head right towards another set of doors. Take the stairs on the left and use the Snow Fox Brush to transform. Head inside to trigger the Non-Void fight. Return to the Forest of Felicity and return the brush. You’ll obtain it as a Curio, which helps extend the duration of Transformations when equipped.
Mother of Flamlings
The Flint Vanguard isn’t the only boss lurking in the Flaming Mountains’ Field of Fire. First, fast-travel to the Fallen Furnace Crater and look for the magma worms that pop out of the ground and attack. Defeat them to pick to collect Flame Ore, and once you have four, take the same path with the giant ball.
A new route to the Flint Vanguard will have opened up, but move past his location, and eventually, a glowing red area will be visible. If you hold R2 and deliver the Flame Ores, a secret boss, the Mother of Flamelings, emerges. She drops a Samadhi Fire Crystal, the Knot of Voidness and a decent chunk of Will.
Zodiac Village, 3rd Curios Slot and A Powerful Transformation
There is a hidden location in Chapter 3 that acts as home base, and it houses every merchant type NPC that you will encounter in the game. In short, you would want to find this place to save time and multiple fast travel instances. How do you find it? Well, you have to complete a quest for it. In Chapter 3, defeat Chen Loong near the shores.
After defeating it, exhaust its dialogue options and head to Xu Dog. After talking, he will hand over the Fortifying Medicament and Bone-Strengthening Pelle. Go back to talk to Chen and he will take you to Zodiac Village. Once you reach, meet the Blacksmith who will give you a third Curios slot and if you manage to defeat him, you will earn the Ebon Flow Transformation.