Choose a combat or quest guide below, or use the RPS area reference to locate encounters. The reference is a location index, not a strategy guide for every boss.
Which Hua?
Hua, Deadly Betrothed in Weeping Creek Valley and Hua Qianxiao, The Sword Fanatic in Crimson Forest are different bosses. The linked Hua combat guide is for Deadly Betrothed.
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Spoilers: expand 61 encounter records by area
RPS lists 61 encounter records under 10 area labels, not 61 unique characters or 10 maps. Repeated battles keep their original numbers. Area grouping is not a required progression or difficulty ranking.
Names, original numbers and area labels: Rock Paper Shotgun, Ollie Toms (2026-10-30). This is a single media reference, not an official exhaustive roster or our own playtest. Rock Paper Shotgun ↗
Prologue
- Zuo Shang
- The Hunt, Hunter Of The Order (1)
Weeping Creek Valley
- Jagged Steel, The Frenzied Brute
- Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet
- Peng Meng, The Axemaster — Four Fierce Axes — related quest walkthrough, not a standalone combat guide →
- Hua, Deadly Betrothed — Hua combat guide →
- The Hunt, Hunter Of The Order (2)
- The Gold-Masked One (1)
- The Puppet Scavenger & Acolyte Hansui
Crimson Forest
- Hua Qianxiao, The Sword Fanatic
- Jing Ye, The Outlaw
- Stone Hand Iron Fever
- The Gold-Masked One (2)
- Bai Chilian, Lady Of The Twin Serpents — Bai Chilian →
- Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet
Village of Lu
- Zhuo Bi, The Gatekeeper
- Master Bi Yuan Of The Tianxuan Sect
- Master Bi Hai Of Kuye Temple
- Dusk, The Puppeteer
- Acolyte Yanru
- Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet
- Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress Of The Order
Pangzhen
- Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain
- Cavalrybane, Elite Shadow Warden
- Wu Xuan, The Fallen General
- Gu Wanyue, The Wailing Wraith
- Xie Qiudong, The Divine Healer
- You Loong, Leader Of The Blackwater Crew
- Chang Hong, The Thunder Spear
- Flame, The Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster
- Acolyte Lei Ting
- Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden
- Zhu Yuan, The Searing Blade
Mandate Encampment
- Corpse-Eating Xue
- Wan Jun, The Coppermaul
- Red, The Mysterious Swordswoman
- Chief Disciple Of The Seven-Stars Formation
- Wu Lengshuang, The Soft Sword
- Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet
Meigu Lake
- Yan Qiansui, The Zither Maiden
- Acolyte Guhe
- Grief-Stricken Jin
- The Gold-Masked One (3)
- One-Eyed Archer
- Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden
- You Loong, The Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader
- The Gold-Masked One (4)
- Blizzard Blademaster
Mountain of Imprisonment
- Iron Butcher, The Frenzied Brute
- Bi Feng, Giant Saber Commander
- Kui Yanyan, The Deranged
- Jade-Face
- Huangxing, The Kunlun Renegade
Mirage Estate
- Qiu Feng, The Crimson Boneblade
- Yuding, No. 12 Crescent Blade Puppet
- Mó Yuan, Leader Of The Bastion Of Mó
- Lei Dang, The Tiger Cannon
Mount Soulrend
- The Crusher And The Saw
- Leng Tu, Herald Of The Veil
- Meng Hua, The Merciful Lady Of The Blossom Veil
- Zuo Shang, The True Lóng
Choose an encounter
This selected index connects boss encounters with their locations, quests and available guides. Start with Hua for Flesh Lily or Peng Meng for Four Fierce Axes. The Gold-Masked One and Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet have short encounter notes below; this is not a complete boss roster or a difficulty ranking.
Hua, Deadly Betrothed — Weeping Creek Valley
Hua is an early optional boss beneath Sha-Chi Tower in Weeping Creek Valley, reached through the flower cave from Valley Sha-Chi Tower 1st Floor bell. Defeating her is necessary for Yu’er’s Flesh Lily route. Use the combat guide for flowers, grabs and attack openings, and the quest guide for the flower pickup and handover.
Peng Meng, The Axemaster — the outpost
Fight Peng Meng at the outpost in Weeping Creek Valley while advancing Four Fierce Axes. He drops a Four Axes case file; the quest continues with evidence gathering and a later handover to the Child of Insight in Pangzhen. The linked walkthrough covers that sequence rather than a standalone move-by-move boss strategy.
The Gold-Masked One — Long Pillar
This opponent appears in Long Pillar challenge battles associated with Bloodline Awakening. In the first challenge, attack after a successful parry or perfect dodge, or while his Sha-Chi is broken. Simply attacking continuously outside those openings does not damage him.
Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet — an early optional encounter
The Puppet is an early optional boss tied to the opening of Triple Threat; you do not need to beat it when first encountered. PC Gamer recommends returning with stronger equipment. The later chain leads through Pangzhen and back to Crimson Forest’s Mirrorwood. The exact three-flower route and final quest outcome are not covered here.
Rewards and trophy names · spoilers
Rewards and trophy names · spoilers
Hua awards the Scarlet Wraithblade weapon. PC Gamer calls her Hua, Deadly Betrothed; the existing Scarlet Wraithblade trophy entry uses “Defeat Hua, the Bride”. For the trophy wording and its source attribution, see that checklist entry. Peng Meng’s defeat is the condition listed for The Axe’s Grudge. Blood Oath Dagger comes from the later Four Fierce Axes handover, not directly from Peng Meng. The Puppet’s first defeat gives the Three-Headed Doll story item, not an early weapon reward.
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