Black Myth Wukong Giant Shigandang is a secret boss found in the game’s last chapter (6). To be able to discover it, Sun Wukong must collect four items in the first four Chapters.
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Black Myth Wukong Giant Shigandang – Collecting the Four Skandhas
The four Skandhas are key items found in the first four main regions.
Chapter 1 – Skandha of Form
- Take the Front Hills shrine in the Forest of Wolves.
- Head towards the area with the Bullguard.
- Look to the other side where the boss is and spot the river.
- Find the monkey looking at the river.
- Wait for the monkey to run.
- Go to the statue’s head in the river where the monkey was looking at and get the Skandha of Form.
Chapter 2 – Skandha of Feeling
The Skandha of Feeling drops from the secret Chapter 2 boss, Shigandang. To summon this specific boss, Sun Wukong must find the six Buddha’s Eyeballs
After having successfully managed to defeat the Shigandang, we will obtain the Skandha of Feeling. Which is a Key Item and is described and relates to ‘Emotion being the child of uncertainty, born from the touch of experience’
Chapter 3 – Skandha of Thought
- Travel to the Mindfulness Cliff shrine in the Valley of Ectascy.
- Look to the left of the shrine and spot the canyon.
- Drop down on the path below.
- Go into the caves.
- Continue through the caves.
- Go out of the caves and take the stairs up.
- Follow the path.
- Make a right and enter the corridor.
- Continue walking on the snowy edge.
- Walk until you spot a statue buried in the ground in front of a cave entrance.
- Go inside the cave.
- Take the stairs up.
- Spot the same monkey that was standing near the river with the Skandha of Form.
- Approach the monkey and it will run again.
- Take the stairs up and collect the Skandha of Thought from the head.
Chapter 4 – Skandha of Choice
- Travel to the Purifying Spring shrine in the Webbed Hollow.
- Go right from the shrine.
- Take the stairs up.
- Find the gap in the wall and squeeze in through it.
- Continue along the right wall.
- Go up, following the path until you see a wooden bridge.
- Cross the bridge.
- Follow the path to the left.
- Continue until you spot some white spider sacs to the left.
- Look for a bridge behind the sacs.
- Cross the bridge and advance.
- Come across the stone head with the monkey next to it.
- Wait for the monkey to run and get the Skandha of Choice.
Where to Find the Black Myth Wukong Giant Shigandang
Wait until Chapter 6 when you can use the Somersault Cloud. Follow these directions to reach the Giant Shigandang secret boss. You can access the area if you have the four Skandhas in your bag.
- Go to the Verdant Path shrine in the Foothills of Mount Huaguo.
- Travel to the north towards the edge of the area.
- Continue straight in the direction of the Son of Stones boss.
- Go past the boss and look for a body of water with a tree on the left.
- Spot the path on the right.
- Go up and continue until the end of the path.
- Spot the gap in the cliff and go through it.
- Continue straight until you reach a tunnel.
- Enter the tunnel.
- Go through the tunnel and at the end of it you will exit into a large area where the Giant Shigandang is.
Defeat the Giant Shigandang. Once the boss is down, climb on his arm. The monkey makes another appearance triggering a cutscene. Watch the cutscene and obtain the Skandha of Consciousness.
What to Do After Killing The Black Myth Wukong Giant Shigandang
After you have all five Skandhas, go to Xu Dog and interact with him. Select the “Show the Five Skandhas” option. He will give you the Five Skandhas Pill that boosts HP, stamina, and mana.
