Black Myth: Wukong may have some of the most defining characteristics of the Soulslike genre , but, at the end of the day, it is an action RPG through and through. The Soulslike genre is very strict with its set of rules, and if any of those rules are broken by a game, that game may lose its chance of being properly classified as a Soulslike. Even so, Black Myth: Wukong is just as difficult as a Soulslike game should be, so the tendency some have to refer to it as such makes perfect se

Sage Wukong uses his staff to reabsorb his own senses (the Relics) from the Destined One, but still fails in the battle against him. He falls to his knees and dissolves into a flurry of leaves, signifying that the old Sun Wukong has well and truly died . The Destined One reclaims his Relics, taking up the mantle of the new Monkey Ki

The Old Monkey explains that this is the shell of Sun Wukong, and that the Destined One will need to defeat his body and inherit his soul in order to become his successor, after which the journey will begin anew. The implication here seems to be that, in the world of Black Myth: Wukong , there is no one Monkey King, and Sun Wukong is repeatedly killed and reincarnated by his successors . The entirety of Journey to the West and Black Sun: Wukong seem to repeat themselves in a kind of time loop. The Destined One will become the new Sun Wukong, rule over the monkeys of Mount Huaguo, and eventually die so another Destined One can take o

The Iron Pellet Soak makes it impossible for you to be interrupted while drinking from the gourd and gives you a huge damage reduction boost while doing so, which can be a useful safety net when healing in certain risky situations.

But whether this is actually a “ good ” ending is certainly up for debate . In Journey to the West , Sun Wukong represents unrestrained desire, and his headband represents the temperance preached by Buddhism. To imperfectly equate them to Western concepts of psychology, Sun Wukong is the id, and the headband is the superego. It's thrust upon the Monkey King after a murderous rampage. For the Destined One, it symbolizes achievement, power, Buddhahood - but also a loss of free will. The previous Sun Wukong rejected this fate for a reason, and the reality may not be all too pleasant for the new one, eit

Zhu Baijie objects to his cycle, and tries to get the Destined One to quit his destiny. But the Old Monkey seals the battlefield with a wall of magic, and the Destined One is forced to face his fate. Although not the hardest boss in Black Myth: Wukong , the Stone Monkey, as his HP bar introduces him, is quite challenging. Still, the Destined One eventually breaks his shell, and the Stone Monkey transforms into Sage Wukong - basically a clone of the Destined One himself - in a burst of li

The Laurel Buds are the first new soak in Chapter 2 and can be found in a container, in front of a statue on an altar, in Sandgate Village. A Rat Governor is guarding it , but that shouldn't be much of a problem as long as you get in close before it can start shooting lightning at you. Cloud Step will make it easy to get close. The closest Shrine to the soak is the Village Entrance Shrine. You can drop off the bridge just ahead of the shrine and head into the cave on the right, then up the stairs on the left side of the cave and follow the path into the village to find the Governor and the container with the soak inside.

While you're in the crevice with the Man-In-The-Stone, you can also get the Iron Pellet Soak. To get this Soak you'll need to defeat the Mother of Stone and bring the item she drops to the Man-In-The-Stone. Doing this will turn him hostile, but after you defeat him he'll beg for mercy and, after you speak to him again, offer to open a shop. Rest at a Shrine and return to him and you'll be able to purchase several items from him, including the Iron Pellet Soak (in exchange for 6,480 will.)

(Image: https://picography.co/page/1/600)As the Destined One returns to Mount Huaguo, the Old Monkey explains two important points of his journey: one, that five of the Relics each represented one of Sun Wukong's senses, and the sixth, his mind; and two, that the Destined One is to become a vessel for Wukong's reincarnation . On the horizon, they see the wizened, hardened body of a monkey bent in meditat

Black Myth Wukong patch notes Myth: Wukong 's progression is one of the more prominent characteristics that set it apart from Soulslike games . Whereas it's possible for players to permanently lose any “experience” they've earned by dying twice before retrieving it, Black Myth: Wukong allows players to retain their experience and any Sparks (skill points) they've earned regardless of how many times they die. They do, however, permanently lose any medicine they might use before dying, which makes the use of rare medicine almost not worth it at ti

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG game from the developers at GameScience. Based on the original Chinese novel Journey to the West, players take on the role of Sun Wukong, a legendary monkey warrior who fights against mythical beasts and beings to save his wo