Quick answer: Herald’s Lingering Threads is a reward for beating Meng Hua, the final-stretch boss on Mount Soulrend. It Soul Tempers the Puppeteer’s Bell into Abyssal Bell.
Where to get Herald’s Lingering Threads
Herald’s Lingering Threads is a reward for defeating Meng Hua on Mount Soulrend, in the last stretch of the story. The Lady’s Crown comes from the same fight, and the endings guide covers what follows.
Herald’s Lingering Threads item description
The item card reads:
Once, these puppet strings danced at the Herald’s fingertips, manipulating the lives of countless souls across the Wulin. Now, only a single strand remains, not yet consumed by the Blight.
The moment the Lady’s Blight engulfed him, he tasted that long-forgotten agony once more: searing pain piercing deep into his consciousness, boundless cold, and delirious voices howling endlessly through his mind… What sustained him through it all was the Lady’s voice, her loving gaze…
Now, at last, he has fallen into her supreme tenderness. Or perhaps he never escaped that prison of illusion at all.
Its effect line reads: “Used to Soul Temper the Puppeteer’s Bell.”
What Herald’s Lingering Threads does
To Soul Temper the Bell, bring the following to Myst in the Order’s underground tavern in Pangzhen:
- The Puppeteer’s Bell
- Herald’s Lingering Threads
- 5,000 Remnant Dust
The full process is covered in the walkthrough on how to Soul Temper.
Its effect reads: “Soul Tempers into Abyssal Bell, allowing you to summon a 3rd powerful Puppet.” If the weapon now shows the name Abyssal Bell, the upgrade worked.
