All vikisA Soul's Worth
A Soul's Worth is Phantom Blade Zero's tenth and last chapter, on Mount Soulrend: climb past the Mountain God Temple and the Frostcliff Cavern, beat the Crusher and the Saw, ring the Last Chance bell (the final point of no return), then fight Leng Tu's four phases and Meng Hua at the summit. With every True Ending step done, Zuo Shang, the True Long, follows. Game8 lists 24 steps.
A Soul's Worth is the final chapter of Phantom Blade Zero, on Mount Soulrend, and it has one rule that matters more than any fight: the Last Chance bell, rung after the Crusher and the Saw, is "your final point of no return before the ending", in Game8's walkthrough (updated Nov 7, 2026, 24 steps). Past it wait Leng Tu, four phases in which earlier bosses return, then Meng Hua, whose fight decides the ending, and on the True Ending path a last duel with Zuo Shang, the True Long. On Nov 13, 2026, 30.0% of Steam players had stepped into the snow toward the cliff, 30.4% had beaten the Crusher and the Saw, 29.3% had beaten Meng Hua (All Dreams Must End) and 29.0% held the True Ending's achievement, With Heart and Blood: almost everyone who starts this chapter finishes it.
Next: which of the four endings your save is heading for, what carries into the next cycle after the credits or how many players have beaten each boss before this one.
The climb, before the bell
Game8's route up to the Last Chance bell, in short:
- Mountain God Temple. A Memory Flower of the Monster lies by a shrine on the way up; ring the Crane Bell for a cutscene and take the Craftsman's Tool Kit. By the fence on the temple's right are the last Fragments of the Mandate note.
- The broken bridge. The Hunter's Chain Sickle crosses the ravines; Xuan Li's fourth Memory Flower is mid-bridge, then the Path of Silver bell, a gazebo chest, the Refined Indigo Crystal in the cave and a Phantom Reforge Talisman before The Last Mandate Encampment bell.
- The camp and the cavern. The Tainted Crystal Shard on the way into the camp, Lu Jieyuan by the fire, Xuan Li's fifth Memory Flower behind the camp, a second Phantom Reforge Talisman across the bridge, and the last Memory Flower of the Monster before the Frostcliff Cavern bell. Inside, The Giant's Lair bell comes before the Crusher and the Saw; save there.
- After the fight. Two ladders up, Xuan Li's sixth Memory Flower, a jump, and the Last Chance bell.
What your side quests change here
| If you have done | What happens on Mount Soulrend |
|---|---|
| A Severed Mind Seal | Near The Last Mandate Encampment bell, Spectral Blade defeats an enemy and chooses to die rather than turn mindless again; you get the Statue of the Loyal Hero, which upgrades the Crescent Blade |
| Cui (still active) | Helping Lu Jieyuan bury his loved ones at the camp ends it |
| Cui (finished) | Lu Jieyuan steps into the Crusher and the Saw's second phase; if you saw the secret scene, speak to him as he dies for the Baishan Headband |
All three are Game8's. Completing A Severed Mind Seal is also the Spectral Blade achievement, one of the seven missable ones on Trophies and Achievements.
The Crusher and the Saw
The cavern's boss is a pair whose heavy flail strikes drain Sha-Chi and stagger hard, and Game8's warning is plain: "blocking their heavy flail strikes will not protect you from taking damage." Learn the wind-ups and dodge on the glint. The fight drops the Bonesaw, by Game8's boss list (updated Nov 11, 2026).
Past the Last Chance bell
Speak with Mu Xiaokui, cross the hanging bridge through the memories to the summit, and save at the Soulrend Cliff bell before the fights begin.
Leng Tu goes first, and he is the fight where the bosses you beat come back on your side. In itzTizzle's Nov 5, 2026 Hellwalker run, the first phase is "Leng Tu, the Puppet Scavenger", who "spawns in a bunch of puppets", while "we get puppets to help fight us" that do real damage and help break his Sha-Chi. Game8 counts four phases: the first three bring back bosses you have already beaten, two at once in the second and third, and the fourth is Leng Tu himself; in itzTizzle's run the puppets tied to him go down first. He drops nothing.
Meng Hua, "The Lady" in PCGamesN's boss list, comes next: ranged shots, area attacks and close fan combos that keep moving you, so Game8 advises against long combos while she is mid-attack. She drops The Lady's Fan, Herald's Lingering Threads and The Lady's Crown.
Between phases, itzTizzle's habit saves medicine: "if you just opt to die, which is what I normally do in between the phases of fights, then you spawn back with all your stuff loaded up." A death restarts the fight at the phase you reached (Bosses), so a new phase with full medicine costs one death.
Zuo Shang, the True Long, Soul's blood brother, is the last fight on the True Ending path only. Save at the bell before you follow him to the pillar; Game8 says block, parry and evade to drain his Sha-Chi, and that his second phase is the harder one. He drops the Aureate. Game8's editors rank him fourth on their list of the Hardest Bosses.
Which ending you get
| Your save | What follows Meng Hua |
|---|---|
| Every True Ending step done | Zuo Shang, the True Long; after he falls he throws himself off the mountain, and you find the radiant heart in the snow (True Ending) |
| Every purple quest but Bloodline Awakening | Zuo Shang kills Meng Hua; after a brief encounter in another world, Soul is thrown back to Mount Soulrend to die (Long's Roar) |
| Anything else | Meng Hua destroys the world after her defeat (Annihilation) |
The requirements, and the fourth ending that only 66 Days Mode reaches, are on Endings. After the credits you can roam freely or start New Game Plus.
Sources
- A Soul's Worth (Chapter 10) Walkthrough, Game8, updated Nov 7, 2026, read Nov 13, 2026
- List of All Bosses, Game8, updated Nov 11, 2026, read Nov 13, 2026
- Global achievements, Steam, read Nov 13, 2026
- All Phantom Blade Zero bosses in order, PCGamesN (Tom Hopkins), updated Oct 30, 2026
- How To EASILY Beat Leng Tu Meng Hua In Phantom Blade Zero Hellwalker Difficulty, itzTizzle, Nov 5, 2026 (video)
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How To EASILY Beat Leng Tu Meng Hua In Phantom Blade Zero Hellwalker Difficulty
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EndingsPhantom Blade Zero has four documented endings: Final Battle (the True Ending), Long's Roar, Annihilation (the default) and Undying Grudge, which only the 66 Days mode reaches. The True Ending needs every purple-icon quest done, ten of them before you enter Mirage Estate, and leads to a last fight with Zuo Shang after Meng Hua.
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New Game PlusNew Game Plus in Phantom Blade Zero starts from Inanis in the Puppet Cell after the credits, not from the main menu. Weapons, Phantom Edges, accessories, medicines, Remnant Dust and skills carry into Cycle 1; quests, maps, key items and the days reset. Weapons and Phantom Edges can go from level 30 to 35, but only after you find each one again.
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Bosses by the NumbersPhantom Blade Zero has 62 boss fights on Game8's list (31 required, 31 optional) against director Liang's "at least 50". On Nov 13, 2026, 85.4% of Steam players had beaten Peng Meng and 29.3% the last required boss, Meng Hua; the biggest drop between two required bosses, 10.3 points, lies between Mu Xiaokui and Flame. Chapter 5 holds the most required bosses, six, and Meigu Lake the most optional ones, nine.
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Hardest BossesThe Gold-Masked One is the boss players most often call the hardest in Phantom Blade Zero, with 256 of 534 votes in Game8's reader poll on Nov 12, 2026, while Game8's editors rank Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet first and PCGamesN's guide writer picks Lei Dang. Steam's counts show that the optional fights stop few players, and that the first weapon boss, Peng Meng, is where runs end.