Black Myth Wukong Guide to Missable Monsters & Quests

Your essential guide to chapter-limited encounters and easily missed quests in Black Myth Wukong. Don't miss out on unique rewards!

Hey everyone, This guide covers quests you can fail permanently and chapter-specific bosses in Black Myth: Wukong. We'll go chapter by chapter, detailing these encounters that vanish once you defeat the main boss of that arc, ensuring you know the crucial steps and mechanics. A heads-up: there will be some minor spoilers regarding quest progression to help you fully, but I've tried to keep story spoilers to a minimum, focusing on how to complete things, not what happens.

Let's dive in!

Chapter 1: Ghost Incarnation

Key Info: You'll encounter this spirit on your main path. It can be tough if you're new to the combat system.
Why it's Missable: This ghostly figure disappears after you complete the hidden side quest related to "ringing a bell."
Recommendation: It's highly advised to save your game before entering the hidden area unlocked by the bell. Then, quickly return to the forest area to challenge and defeat this spirit. Otherwise, progressing too far into that hidden zone will make you miss out on its powerful incarnation skill.
Incarnation Ability: A "knockback specialist," its headbutt can repel most foes, and it passively increases your character's defense by 30. Very handy!

Chapter 2: Sha Erlang Incarnation

Key Info: This is an optional challenge within the main "Sha Country King and Son" boss encounter.
Finding Them: At the start of Chapter 2, explore near the Earth Temple at the village entrance; this path leads to the boss arena.
Why it's Missable: If you defeat Sha Erlang before defeating his father, the Sha Country King, the King will flee, and you'll lose the chance to get this incarnation and a related quest item.
Correct Strategy: Focus on defeating the Sha Country King first. You can trick Sha Erlang into attacking the pillars near the King. Once the pillars fall, Sha Erlang will be stunned briefly. Use this window to heavily damage the King. After the King is defeated, Sha Erlang will become enraged. Defeat him in this state.
Rewards: You'll get a quest item "Meat Chunk" and Sha Erlang's "Spirit." The "Meat Chunk" is used to trigger a different boss fight on a cliff edge inside a cave. (If you defeated Erlang incorrectly, this cave boss fight triggers automatically upon reaching the cave. If done correctly, you must trigger it yourself). This is vital for accessing a hidden area in Chapter 2.
Sha Erlang's Spirit: Performs a single, high-damage cleave attack with its instrument. Accuracy can be an issue up close. Its passive grants a small attack boost (around 10 ATK) when your health is critically low (flashing red).

Chapter 3: Wuliang Fu

Key Info: He is a disciple of this chapter's final boss.
Why it's Missable: If you defeat the chapter's final boss, Wuliang Fu will disappear along with him and can no longer be challenged.
Location: Near the "Bitter Sea North Shore" teleport point. This is a coastal area you'll reach after completing the "Turtle Back" main quest. Search along the coast from the teleport point.
Reward: Defeating Wuliang Fu doesn't grant unique gear, but he is a necessary part of the "Complete Collectible Hidden God Map."

Chapter 4: Three Crucial Missables

Fourth Sister's Side Quest (Spans the entirety of Chapter 4):
- Rewards: "Dao Ma Du Gu 90" (likely a powerful poison item/skill), her incarnation, and the "Skillfully Trapped in Deadly Calamity, 47th Trial" achievement.
- Walkthrough (Finding four runes):
  - Rune 1: "Flower Bridge" teleport (on the main path). From here, head up the stairs where you'll fight "Xie Taizi." Defeat him for a reward and his incarnation, then proceed to find the rune.
  - Rune 2: "Juexiang Cliff" teleport (an unmissable Earth Temple). Upon arrival, the rune is behind you.
  - Rune 3: Harder to find. Start from Juexiang Cliff and follow a specific path (at one point, you'll need a "Giant Umbrella Tool" or similar to cross a bridge safely, avoiding poison claw attacks). After the bridge, unlock an Earth Temple, then backtrack slightly from the temple to find this rune.
  - Rune 4: "Golden Light Courtyard" teleport, located before the "Official Residence Demon King." The rune is straight ahead from here.
- Final Step: Collecting all four runes triggers a boss fight. Defeating this boss completes her quest.
Lone Tusk King's Side Quest :
- Prerequisite: You must first unlock Chapter 4's hidden area, "Ziyun Mountain" (details on unlocking this are complex and for another time).
- Encounter: You'll find him while exploring Ziyun Mountain. Break his wine jars to initiate the fight.
- Why it's Missable: If you engage him, leave, and then enter the area of "Huiyue Mojun" (Moon Convening Demon Lord) before defeating the Lone Tusk King, he will disappear permanently for that playthrough.
- Rewards: Very generous, including good equipment and an excellent Gourd artifact.
Mi Daoren's Side Quest:
- Key Info: This quest grants a unique transformation.
- Location: You'll meet Mi Daoren near a teleport point towards the end of the hidden map (e.g., Ziyun Mountain).
- Why it's Missable: If you defeat Huiyue Mojun (the final boss of that hidden area) before completing Mi Daoren's quest, you will permanently miss this transformation in your current playthrough.
- Walkthrough: Speak to Mi Daoren. He will ask for an "Ou Bao" (likely a "Puppet Sack"), a quest item dropped by other monks in the Daoist Temple area. Give it to him, and a battle will ensue. Win the fight to get his transformation.

Chapter 5: Little Ma's Side Quest (Spans the entire game):

Reward: Little Ma's transformation.
Why it's Missable: If you enter Chapter 5 and defeat the "Flaming Mountain Earth God" as part of the main story before completing all prior steps of Little Ma's quest chain, the questline will halt, and you'll miss the transformation.
Walkthrough (Chronological Order):
- Chapter 1: In the back hills of "Cui Zhu Lin" (Green Bamboo Forest) on "Black Wind Mountain." Find and talk to Little Ma; he'll say he's leaving.
- Chapter 2: Near the "Buji Valley" teleport point in "Shamen Village," located in "Yellow Wind Ridge." Find him and talk to him until he has no new dialogue.
- Chapter 3: At the end of the "Little Western Heaven" area, near the "Main Hall" teleport point by the entrance to the "Demon King's Hall."
- Chapter 4: If you've completed the first three steps, Little Ma will be on the main story path. If you missed a step and need to backtrack, go to the "Juexiang Cliff" teleport, turn around, and walk straight to find him.
- Chapter 5: At the "Valley Mouth" teleport. Walk forward from here to find Little Ma. To get the transformation, continue (you'll need to equip a "Fireproof Cover"), walk straight, and voice lines will trigger, granting you his transformation. (Further details were light to avoid spoilers).

Hopefully, this guide helps you uncover all of Black Myth: Wukong's secrets without missing a beat!