Quick answer: Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple fights in an arena just past the pink fog beside the Smuggler’s Tunnel Entrance bell in the Village of Lu.
He’s a Chapter 1 boss in Phantom Blade Zero, with 37,520 HP on PATHBREAKER and the name bar “MASTER BI HAI OF KUYE TEMPLE”. The bell beside his arena is a wooden cross with red candles inside a cave mouth. He spends most of the fight shielded while summoned monks do his work for him, so the weapon you bring matters more than usual.
How to get into the arena from the Smuggler’s Tunnel Entrance bell
Exit through the cave opening and head toward the pink haze. A post-mounted brazier stands where the haze starts, marking the entrance.
Passing through the haze brings you into the arena. This muddy, open yard is bordered by rock and wooden palisades, with a closed tunnel gate at the opposite end.
The pink haze keeps the arena sealed until Master Bi Hai is dead. A fall sends you back to the Smuggler’s Tunnel Entrance bell, just a few steps away from the haze, making another attempt a quick walk.
What to expect when the Master Bi Hai fight starts
Master Bi Hai stays seated with his legs crossed, meditating beneath the protection of an enormous golden bell. Its presence keeps his health bar completely unchanged.
The fighting falls to the monks he summons. The first wave is three bare-chested bronze monks who punch, kick, and leap in at you. Each one has its own shield bar. On PATHBREAKER their hits cost roughly 60 to 300 HP apiece, and while the bell is up they’re the only source of damage you take.
Each bell phase brings in its own summons:
- Bronze monks, who punch, kick, and leap in
- Iron monks, who carry ring blades
- Gold monks, who arrive after the iron monks
During the fight, the game shows the hint “Press 1 to switch weapons and fully restore Sha-Chi!”
Breaking Master Bi Hai’s golden bell
The golden bell serves as a shield: heavy attacks that break shields reduce it, while quick, light blades do little damage.
A charged Dread Axe cleave takes roughly a fifth of the bell per hit. Each cleave spends one banked Remnant Spark. When the bank runs dry, the screen shows “Out of Remnant Spark”; it refills slowly as you land hits.
The Tianxuan Bronze Sword dropped by Master Bi Yuan is described on its card as having “high Shield-Breaking power when attacking”. Each combo steadily damages the bell. On WAYFARER, using the sword with three Dread Axe cleaves reduces the bell to roughly one-fifth in under two minutes. With twin blades instead, those same three cleaves leave the bell at about 40 percent.
Monks also weaken the bell: each one killed removes a substantial portion of it and reduces Master Bi Hai’s health.
Master Bi Hai rewards
| Reward | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| KUYE TEMPLE PRAYER BEADS | Phantom Edge (Summoning) | Summon Health 1236, Summon Damage 22 |
| Remnant Dust | Currency | 15,600 |
When the prayer beads drop, the game asks “Equip the new Phantom Edge now?” so you can slot them in on the spot.
What opens up in the arena after the fight
- Beside the water in the arena, a Memory Flower grows: MANDATE MASTERS’ MEMORY FLOWER, petal “II. A WISH”
- At the far end, beside the closed tunnel gate, the Wounded Thief offers the “Any Other Requests?” option, which begins the tale LEAVE NONE ALIVE
- On the map, the main quest HEARTLESS REMNANTS gains the objective “Enter the well”
For every attack he and his monks use, see the Master Bi Hai boss fight guide, and for the rest of the roster, the list of all bosses.
