Master Bi Hai

Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple is a required Phantom Blade Zero boss past the pink fog by the Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance bell in the Village of Lu, Chapter 5. He sits in a golden bell while monks fight for him: kill the monks and break the bell with charged Dread Axe cleaves and the Tianxuan Bronze Sword. He drops the Kuye Temple Prayer Beads.

You cannot hurt Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple at first: he sits inside a golden bell that shields him from all damage while his monks fight for him, and you win by killing the monks and cracking the bell with guard-breaking hits. He waits past the pink fog beside the Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance bell in the Village of Lu, a required fight of Heartless Remnants that sits between two Steam milestones: on Nov 9, 2026, 64.3% of Steam players had beaten Bai Chilian before him and 55.3% had left the Village of Lu for Pangzhen after him, so the share who have beaten him lies between the two. He drops the Kuye Temple Prayer Beads, a summoning Phantom Edge, and beating him removes the second set of threads from the well.

PowerPyx's Oct 29, 2026 recording shows the bell itself at 1:30: a glowing, translucent golden bell taller than Soul, with Bi Hai seated cross-legged in the air inside it.

Quick facts

Where	A muddy yard past the pink fog by the Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance bell, Village of Lu
Chapter	5, Heartless Remnants, by Game8
Health	37,520 HP on Pathbreaker
Weakness	High Guard Break weapons
Rewards	Kuye Temple Prayer Beads (Summon Health 1236, Summon Damage 22) and 15,600 Remnant Dust
Respawn bell	Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance, a few steps from the fog

Through the pink fog

You meet him on the main quest Heartless Remnants, in the western area of the village. AllThings.how's route: leave through the cave opening toward the pink haze, where a post-mounted brazier marks the entrance, and walk through into a yard of rock and palisades with a closed tunnel gate at the far end. The haze keeps the arena sealed until he dies.

Breaking the golden bell

Fight the bell, not the man. While it stands his health does not move. PCGamesN agrees you need a shield-breaking weapon.
Kill the monks. Each one killed removes a substantial portion of the bell and lowers his health.
Open with charged Dread Axe cleaves: each takes roughly a fifth of the bell and spends a Remnant Spark, so save Sparks for the start ("Out of Remnant Spark" means you have none, and they return slowly).
Carry Master Bi Yuan's Tianxuan Bronze Sword in a main slot and switch to it for the bell; it chips the bell with every combo, while the Sanguine Twin barely scratches it. On Wayfarer, three cleaves plus the sword brought the bell to about a fifth in under two minutes; on Pathbreaker, twin blades with three cleaves left it near 40 percent. The sword's Natural Order trait disables parrying, so block with it instead.
Do not get surrounded: Game8 says to dodge to reposition while the monks are out, and swap weapons to restore Sha-Chi (Combat, Phantom Edges).

The monk waves

Each bell phase brings its own monks, three per bell, each with its own shield bar:

Bronze monks: point-blank punches and fist combos, a flying kick to close in, and attacks from three sides at once. On Pathbreaker their hits cost about 60 to 300 HP each. Game8 calls them Fist Bronze Men: their bronze skin stops them flinching and taking damage until heavy Guard damage breaks it.
The bell breaks: Bi Hai drops out and fights hand to hand.
Iron monks: darker figures, some sweeping large ring blades in wide arcs, others leaping in with a blade overhead.
Gold monks: they arrive after the iron monks.

His shout, glow and palms

Red-glint shout: unblockable. Game8 says the hitbox comes shortly after the red glint, so delay your dodge slightly for a perfect dodge and a counter; if you dodge early, dodge again, since the lingering shout can still give a perfect dodge. PCGamesN warns of a red attack after a succession of quick attacks.
Golden glow: a golden flash means a flurry is coming. Raise your guard.
Palm strike: a straight thrust. Parry or block it.
Fist wave: a golden shockwave across the arena, about 76 HP early on Pathbreaker.
Close strikes: hand and foot blows at arm's length.

The well opens

A Mandate Masters' Memory Flower grows by the water, the Wounded Thief by the tunnel gate starts the quest Leave None Alive, and Heartless Remnants gains the objective "Enter the well", where the next boss, Yuzan, waits (Side Quests, Collectibles).

Frequently asked questions

How do you break Master Bi Hai's bell? Kill his monks and hit the bell with heavy guard-breaking attacks. A charged Dread Axe cleave takes about a fifth of it, and the Tianxuan Bronze Sword chips it with every combo, AllThings.how found, while the Sanguine Twin barely scratches it.

Why does Master Bi Hai's health not go down? His 37,520 HP on Pathbreaker stays still while the golden bell stands. Each monk you kill takes a large piece of the bell and some of his health with it, so the monks are the damage, not him.