Phantom Blade Zero character guide

Zhu Yuan.

An optional fight against a fiery swordmaster at the lowest level of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower. His defeat awards Scorching Flames, a Soul Tempering material meant for Sanguine Reach.

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Key points

At a glance

  • Fight is optional. Zhu Yuan is below the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower, away from the main path.
  • Flame within the blade. No flame from outside is needed for his sword, and each wide slash leaves fire behind it.
  • Reward. Scorching Flames is dropped by him; Soul Tempering turns it into upgrades for Sanguine Reach.
Optional boss

Overview

Zhu Yuan, known as the Searing Blade, masters the flame blade and defends the deepest floor of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower.

Robes patterned with fire clothe him, and a mask covers a hollow face. Fire is not borrowed from outside for his sword; every wide cut sends a wave of flame trailing after it.

Skipping this battle is allowed, but winning grants Scorching Flames, a Soul Tempering material for the long blade Sanguine Reach. Bi Feng and he are linked by the game through one achievement, The Two Blade Masters.

Connections

Relationships

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Minor spoilers

Background

Battlefield Swallowed by Flames

In his youth, Zhu Yuan lived through a battlefield devoured by fire. Neither blades nor volleys of arrows lasted in that sea of flame, and he became captivated by the force that ruined it all. Years of training with fire followed, leaving burns from his head to his feet.

Day and night the Sha-Chi Tower's furnaces roar. There, a device rebuilt his body so that it withstood the heat and sent flame out through Sha-Chi, and his skill with the sword grew in step. Where the mask once concealed his scars, it now sits on a hollow face and restrains the frenzy of Transcension.

Story spoilers

Role in the Story

Blade of Searing Flame Below the Tower

At the foot of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower, Soul comes upon Zhu Yuan. The battle can be skipped, yet defeating him counts toward the true ending, alongside the defeat of Bi Feng.