Quick answer: Wu Xuan, the Fallen General fights in a lantern courtyard in Pangzhen’s backstreet with one 76,300 HP bar. Dodge his red-flash combo finisher and grab; at about 70% health he adds purple Blight attacks.
Wu Xuan at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Name bar | “Wu Xuan, the Fallen General” |
| Health | 76,300 HP, one bar |
| Weapon | Spiked mace on a long pole |
| Arena | Round stone courtyard under red lanterns |
| Nearest bell | Zhang’s Hideout (Pangzhen), about 99 m |
| Reward | Wolfjaw Phantom Edge, 24,000 Remnant Dust |
Wu Xuan is a massive, armoured general with just one health bar and no second bar behind it, and he sits among the other fights on the full boss list. He is also one of the pair of bosses connected to the Sha-Chi Powered Boat quest.
Where to find Wu Xuan
The battle is set in Pangzhen’s backstreet. For its location, consult the Pangzhen interactive map. The Zhang’s Hideout (Pangzhen) bell is nearest; the Backstreet Archway bell is next closest.
Stay clear of the courtyard’s rear edge: crossing it sends Soul roughly 2 m down into a narrow lane enclosed by walls. The stone stairs next to the lane cannot be climbed. To get back, pass through the opening at the lane’s far end into the yard beyond, then head back up into the courtyard.
Wu Xuan’s mace attacks
The game doesn’t display attack names, so each attack below is described by how it looks. The flash colour tells you how to respond. A blue flash means you can parry the hit. A red flash means it can’t be parried, so you need to dodge it.
Wide mace sweep
He often starts with a wide, level swing of the spiked head at chest height. It sweeps across a large area in front of him, so dodge through the attack or move beyond its range.
Long combo with a red-flash finisher
He strings together several powerful swings, with a red flash appearing just before the final strike. Block or parry the opening attacks; once the flash shows, evade the finishing blow rather than attempting a parry.
Ground slam
He drives the mace into the paving, and shattered stone sprays out around the impact. The spray reaches past the mace head, so move well away from where it lands.
Rising swing
He heaves the mace from low to high and throws up dust and rubble. Sidestep this one. Backing straight away from him works less well.
Grab
He lunges with a red flash. If the lunge connects, he seizes Soul and keeps dealing damage for several seconds. Dodge the moment the red flash shows. Once you’re caught, the hold keeps hurting you until it ends.
Wu Xuan’s Blight surge at about 70% health
At about 70% health, Wu Xuan shouts that the fallen’s souls return to the Blight. Purple fire spreads over the arena floor as his armour and mace take on a purple glow. For the remainder of the fight, purple trails follow his swings. His health remains on the same bar.
Ground eruption
Purple energy bursts out of the ground around Soul. Keep moving and stay off the glowing patches.
Purple sweep
His wide sweep now trails a long ribbon of purple energy that reaches further than the plain version. Give it more room than before.
Purple wave
A towering wall of purple energy rolls across the arena. Dodge sideways out of its path rather than backing away from it.
Lunging thrust
He drives the mace head forward in a long, straight lunge with a purple streak behind it. Sidestep; it covers a lot of ground.
The purple sweep reaches further than the plain version, so spacing that worked earlier in the fight can now get you hit. Keep clear of the purple floor patches and stand a little further back than you did before the surge.
How hard Wu Xuan hits on Pathbreaker and Wayfarer
These figures use Soul’s maximum HP of 1,402 and 3 healing gourds as their baseline. Pathbreaker is the standard difficulty; Wayfarer is the easier option.
| Difficulty | Hit | Damage to Soul |
|---|---|---|
| Pathbreaker | Single mace hit | About 115 to 140 HP |
| Pathbreaker | Red-flash combo finisher | About 285 HP |
| Pathbreaker | Fast three-hit string | About 570 HP |
| Wayfarer | Single mace hit | About 80 to 100 HP |
| Wayfarer | Grab (over the full hold) | About 300 HP |
On Pathbreaker, one fast string of three hits takes about 570 HP in under two seconds. Watch especially for the grab and the combo’s final blow. If his damage is proving too high, Wayfarer reduces enemy damage, but Wu Xuan still has 76,300 HP.
Tips for fighting Wu Xuan
- Before entering the courtyard, rest at the Pangzhen bell in Zhang’s Hideout.
- On a red flash, dodge. On a blue flash, parry.
- Heal right after he finishes a long string, not while he’s mid-combo.
- After the Blight surge, avoid the purple patches on the floor and keep farther from the reach of his swings.
- Stay away from the courtyard’s back edge so you don’t drop into the lane below.
Wu Xuan reward: Wolfjaw Phantom Edge
Defeating Wu Xuan awards the Wolfjaw Phantom Edge along with 24,000 Remnant Dust. Its weapon card identifies the Wolfjaw as Destructive and gives it 261 Damage and 280 Guard Break. The description calls it a spike-studded mace once carried by a fallen general, which steals vitality from foes it strikes.
