Game Science’s Black Myth Wukong is a game packed with amazing battles, where defeating bosses and elites rewards you with various items, including spirits. These spirits allow you to temporarily shapeshift and give you the unique abilities or spells of the enemies you’ve defeated.
The ability to unlock spirits comes early in Black Myth Wukong, specifically in Chapter 1. You’ll first encounter this feature when you come across an elite known as the Wandering Wight. After defeating this enemy, it will drop a blue flame, but you won’t be able to acquire it right away.
Black Myth Wukong Chapter 4 Spirit Locations
To unlock this spirit feature, you’ll need to progress a bit further, passing Guanyin Temple until you meet the Elder. The Elder upgrades your gourd, which then allows you to interact with the blue flames left behind by the Yaoguai Chiefs you eliminate. In Chapter 4 of Black Myth Wukong, there are 13 spirits you can find
1. Lantern Holder
This is found in Chapter 4, and this enemy spawns in the yard where you initially fought the Second Sister boss. It appears after completing the level, so revisit the area after beating the Second Sister to check if it’s there. Activating this spirit lets you wave your lantern to summon will-o’-wisps that chase your enemies, and equipping it moderately increases the will currency gained, which can be pretty useful in Black Myth Wukong.
2. Beetle Captain
Also in Chapter 4, you’ll find this spirit past the Upper Hollow shrine. Follow the winding path with insect sacs, and just before reaching the center, you’ll spot a non-elite Lantern Holder. Nearby is a small cavern where this enemy guards a wooden chest.
The activation effect allows you to jump through the air to evade attacks and dive down to hit a target. Equipping this spirit also moderately increases your maximum stamina.
3. Elder Amourworm
This is a special spirit located near the Verdure Bridge in Chapter 4 and requires defeating the Elder Amourworm boss. Once you have access to the Painted Realm NPC hub, you’ll find a garden plot where the Proto Amourworm can grow. Feed it three Rice Cocoons from egg sacs in the Webbed Hollow, and it transforms into a blue flame. This spirit’s activation effect slams down on the ground while shooting venom multiple times. Equipping it moderately increases your critical hit chance when you are poisoned.
4. Scorpion Prince
Found in the village past the Verdure Bridge shrine in Chapter 4, you’ll battle this elite in the town square. It also drops the Deathstinger soak. Activating this spirit flings your tail to pierce enemies and inject venom into the ground, causing AoE poison damage. Enemies in the area take more damage. Equipping it also moderately increases poison damage, making this a great poison build in Black Myth Wukong.
5. Puppet Spider
In Chapter 4’s Verdure Bridge village, head to the lower section covered in spider sacs. Destroy them to reveal a small chamber where this elite is hiding. The activation effect scratches an enemy repeatedly with your fangs, while equipping it moderately slows down Might decay when you are transformed.
6. Centipede Guai
Regardless of your path in Chapter 4, you’ll eventually reach the Bonevault, where you’ll battle this boss to receive its spirit. The activation effect curls your body into a giant ball and collides with nearby enemies. Equipping it slightly increases movement speed.
7. Puppet Tick
After defeating Buddha’s Right Hand in Chapter 4, take the path leading to a rope bridge. Cross it, cast Cloud Step to pass the spider sacs, and reach the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine. Continue along the path to find this elite.
The activation effect summons small spiders that bite enemies and release venom when they die. Equipping it considerably reduces the mana cost of A Pluck of Many spell.
8. Dragonfly Guai
Just after a main boss encounter in Chapter 4’s Purifying Spring, you’ll battle this elite. The activation effect draws your bow and shoots poison arrows, while equipping it slightly increases Qi gained from hits but significantly reduces maximum health, mana, and stamina, making this an expert-only spirit in Black Myth Wukong.
9. Commander Beetle
Located just before the Temple Entrance waypoint in Chapter 4, this spirit is guarded by several monks in training. The activation effect spins your twin blades to hack at the target and deal AoE damage. Equipping it moderately increases poison resistance.
10. Snake Sheriff
After passing the Temple Entrance waypoint in Chapter 4, look to your right to find this elite. The activation effect extends your neck upwards, shaking nearby enemies. Equipping it moderately increases attack but considerably reduces defense, making it a tough pick.
11. Fungiwoman
This is found in the Temple Entrance shrine in Chapter 4, take the left-hand path to find another snake Yaoguai. Nearby is a tunnel leading to a hut. Inside is one of the mushrooms that is revealed to be a Fungiwoman elite.
The activation effect allows you to drift through the air, release spores, and crash into your target. Equipping it considerably increases maximum health but moderately reduces stamina, making it a fair trade-off in Black Myth Wukong.
12. Verdant Glow
This is found in the secret area titled Purple Cloud Mountain in Chapter 4, this spirit’s activation effect allows you to take the form of a tree and recover health. The healing effect is enhanced in water. Equipping it slowly recovers a small amount of health over time.
13. Snake Herbalist
This is also located in the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area in Chapter 4, the activation effect smashes your herb basket to form poisonous pools. Enemies stepping into these pools get poisoned. Equipping it recovers a small amount of health when taking medicines.
Which of these spirits in Black Myth Wukong is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
