There's some debate over whether "Black Myth: Wukong" is truly a Soulslike, but one element of the genre it definitely has? There's important stuff you can absolutely miss, like these early-game areas.
Category
🎮️
GamingTranscript
00:00There's some debate over whether Black Myth Wukong is truly a Souls-like, but one element
00:05of the genre it definitely has, there's important stuff you can absolutely miss, like these
00:10early game areas.
00:12The ancient Guanyin Temple is one of the first big secrets that you can find, and the process
00:16of unlocking it teaches you a lot about how to find the game's hidden areas to come.
00:21Just consider it an ace up your sleeve.
00:27Throughout the first chapter, you'll fight a few bosses who are guarding giant bells.
00:31Guangzi and Guangmo guard the first two, and you'll find the final one in White-Clad Noble's
00:36boss area.
00:38After ringing the third bell, back out of the arena, and you'll find a new path waiting
00:42for you, just to the left of where you first entered.
00:44Once you're transported to the ancient Guanyin Temple, you'll have to square off against
00:48Elder Jinji.
00:50He's very similar to the wandering White Boss that can be encountered earlier in Chapter
00:541, but he has an extra healing ability and will occasionally call on his disciples to
00:58attack you.
00:59Make sure to grab Guanyin's Prayer Beads from a treasure chest outside the boss arena, which
01:03will grant you a quick heal when you need it, and knock out all of Jinji's zombified
01:07minions when they start to converge around him, so he can't heal himself.
01:12All of this is worth conquering.
01:13The temple looks amazing, and the boss fight is great, but also, players will want to complete
01:18the fight to earn a vessel called the Fireproof Mantle.
01:21You can use its ability during the Black Bear Gwaii fight at the end of Chapter 1 to help
01:25you overcome his devastating second phase.
01:28In Chapter 2, you can find the entrance to a secret kingdom of gold, where bosses and
01:33riches await clever travelers.
01:35Be it the realm of sunset or the realm of gold, it's but an echo of the past."
01:42Getting there is no easy task, but the process starts by talking to the Drunken Boar, who
01:46you'll find resting near the bottom of a massive stone staircase by the Rock Rest
01:50Flat shrine.
01:51He'll ask you for a Sobering Stone.
01:54After you give it to him, he'll move to Crouching Tiger Temple.
01:57Once you meet him there, you'll need to give him a Jade Lotus, and then you'll need to
02:00collect the Arhat Gold Piece by defeating the First Prince of the Flowing Sands in Sandgate
02:05Village.
02:06You can then go back to where you first met the Drunken Boar, and he'll try to fight you
02:09for the piece.
02:10After you win, the Drunken Boar will teleport and slip through the metal doors at the top.
02:15If you follow him, you'll be transported to the kingdom of Saharli.
02:18But your struggle isn't over yet.
02:20The realm contains an alternate version of the Tiger Vanguard boss and a massive beetle
02:25boss called Fubon.
02:26It won't be easy, and your best bet in this fight is to take it slow and steady, getting
02:31a few hits between their combos and then creating some serious distance.
02:35Thankfully, there are plenty of rewards, including the Wind Tamer Vessel that can give you a
02:39leg up during the Yellow Wind Sage fight that closes Chapter 2.
02:44One of the most valuable secret items in Black Myth Wukong is hidden in a boss arena
02:48in Chapter 2.
02:49Travel to Sandgate Village, where the First Prince of Flowing Sands boss fight takes place.
02:54The arena is fairly small, and the boss can use devastating charge attacks to hit you
02:59from way across the map.
03:00If you can bait him into hitting the brown stone wall in the cave with his charging attack,
03:04a secret entrance will appear.
03:06You can squeeze through after the fight.
03:08If you didn't know about this trick before the fight, don't worry.
03:11If you've already beaten the First Prince, you can also hit the wall with a heavy attack
03:15of your own, with the Wandering White Spirit, for instance, and it will break apart all
03:19the same.
03:20Inside the wall is a chest with the Long Scales, which can be used to unlock four secret bosses.
03:25The Red Long is hidden behind a waterfall in the forest from Chapter 1.
03:29The Black Long is hidden behind the swirling sand wall in Rock Rest Flat in Chapter 2.
03:33The Cyan Long is posing as a statue on Turtle Island in Chapter 3, and the final Yellow
03:38Long is hidden in the imprint of a fallen dragon in the Webbed Hollow of Chapter 4.
03:43These are some of the coolest and most rewarding boss fights in the game, but you can't access
03:47them without the Long Scales.
03:49The Zodiac Village is a hub area where all the NPCs you meet go to hang out.
03:53Once you meet them there, you have a central place to visit for upgrades.
03:56With this pill, I'll gain the strength to unseal that precious place.
04:01Traveling to the Zodiac Village also unlocks a new boss fight, as well as a way to get
04:06some much-needed resources and medicine for free.
04:09Unfortunately, this secret area can be fairly tricky to unlock.
04:12First, you need to find the Basement Shrine in Chapter 2's Crouching Tiger Temple.
04:17That's where you'll meet Shu Dark, who can craft pills and medicines.
04:20After that, continue through Chapter 3 until you reach the shore of Bitter Lake.
04:24You'll be able to find a cabin near the water, and standing in the water nearby will be an
04:28old Long named Shen.
04:30This boss has a tendency to fill the entire arena up with his lightning attacks, so using
04:35Cloud Step to swirl your merry way around his devastating abilities will be your best
04:39bet during this fight.
04:41Beat him and then exhaust his dialogue, which is all about preserving his immortality.
04:45Return to Shu Dark who will give you the special-made Bone-Strengthening Pellet.
04:49Take that back to Shen, and the old Long will give you an item called the Ruyi Scroll in
04:53exchange.
04:54The scroll will transport you to the Zodiac Village, where a shrine and all your best
04:58NPC friends are waiting for you.