Venom Daoist (黑手道人) is a Yaoguai Chief in Black Myth: Wukong. He is also one of Erlang Shen's sworn brothers.
Background[]
Schemes and plots, hard to outsmart,
Impulsive nature, a straightforward heart.
He should thank his twin blades,
One cuts through folly, one has the truth displayed.
Gentle mountain breeze, wildflowers-covered ground, inside the stone cave behind the temple.
The purple-faced Daoist Master asked with a gentle smile, "How long have you been in this temple?"
"I... I do not know. I can only remember that the thunder has struck the hall over a hundred times," replied the Venom Daoist, standing cautiously beside the master.
"Then it has been over a hundred years," the master said, walking towards the bare stone wall, about to touch it.
"Master," the Daoist called out, "I have been here for a long time, yet you have not taught me any skills. Could you perhaps teach me a few moves today?"
"You wish to learn my skills?"
"Since the day I called you 'Master', yes."
"Your foundation is solid, and energy channels harmonized. Your have already achieved high. I am afraid learning my skills won't help you much."
The Daoist tensed up at the master's words, fully on guard.
Yet, out of his expectation, the master uttered, "Skills, I can offer no more, but some unique methods of practices, I can offer. Yet they are beyond the minds feeble, and demand strong willpower to succeed. If you are not deterred by hardship, I can let you try."
Intrigued, the Daoist asked, "What kind of unique methods?"
The master shook his head and said, "Without your willingness to learn, I cannot tell you that."
The Daoist pondered deeply, unable to make a decision.
The master gently persuaded, "It is a path trodden by many of my disciples. If you come here, attempt nothing, and achieve nothing, would it not be a journey in vain?"
Hearing this, the Daoist remembered his brother's instructions and inquired, "What can this method achieve?"
"It will refine your body, elevate your divine skills, and the path to ascension shall be an ease!"
"Is it truly so profound?"
"If you find it not helping, you can stop at any time," the master said confidently.
Moved by these words, the Daoist agreed immediately, "I am ready to follow your instructions, Master."
"Come with me," the master said, glancing once more at the stone wall before leading the Daoist away.
Location[]
Venom Daoist can be fought two times. The first encounter is in Webbed Hollow's Pool of Shattered Jade. From the Shrine, turn right and go past the Clawed Cocoons. At the end, there will be a Odd Cocoon you can fight. As you do damage, the Venom Daoist will come out of it. Upon its defeat he won't drop anything, however there is a secret drop from him. If during the fight you destroy four of his back arms (top 2 back arms can't be destroyed), after his defeat you will obtain Venomous Armguard. If his arms aren't destroyed during the fight, he will still lose them during the cutscene.
The second encounter is in the Temple of Yellow Flowers. From the Court of Illumination Shrine, turn back and go straight past the two Staff Daoist. Continue going forward and follow the path. After going uphill for a while, you will come to a split: going downhill left or right. Go downhill left and in the big area, you will encounter Venom Daoist.
Upon his defeat, Venom Daoist will drop Gold Tree Core, Kun Steel. He will also open the path to the secret area: Purple Cloud Mountain.
Behaviour[]
The Venom Daoist is a powerful and fast boss who mainly relies on his swordsmanship in battle. The first time you fight him he will rely more on his multiple arms to claw the player with along with his sword slashes and strikes. Once the player knocks of several of his arms and defeats him, he will retreat so the player will fight him again in the temple of yellow flowers area.
In his second fight, he fights as per normal until once the player knocks of all his back arms, the Venom Daoist will then start taking the fight seriously. He will use fast sword strikes and teleporting slash and stab attacks, becoming faster and more aggressive than before.
In the gauntlet of legends fight he teleports more often and attacks with even faster sword dash attacks than in his previous fights, as well as using a new combo of slash attacks.
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