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Mount Soulrend guide: point of no return, bosses and collectibles

Mount Soulrend is the last region. It has one hard cutoff, at The Last Chance Bell. Reported · PowerPyx Do what you want to do before it, and keep a manual save. Reported · PowerPyx

Official scene concept of the swordsman gazing across a misty valley of tall rock pillars and a distant arched bridge.
Official scene concept of the swordsman before a misty valley of rock pillars. Atmosphere only; the art is not matched to a named spot in Mount Soulrend. Artwork: S-GAME / official website media gallery

Spoiler note: this is the final area. It names late bosses and rewards, with boss names in a fold. It does not describe story events.

Quick answers

This is a launch-day page. Only PowerPyx lists this region's items so far, so every claim carries its source and single-source claims say so.

Where it sits

The region follows Mirage Estate in PowerPyx's order. See map and regions for how the chapters line up, and Mirage Estate for the area before it.

The area · sources
Where it sits
Mount Soulrend is the final region. PowerPyx numbers it the 9th. It contains a point of no return at The Last Chance Bell, where the game warns you about remaining activities; past it you finish the last fights, then can return to explore before choosing New Game+.
Reported · PowerPyx
The cutoff
Point of no return 2: the bell called 'The Last Chance' in Mount Soulrend. The warning appears whatever your progress, and past it you cannot leave the final boss area until the ending is done.
Reported · PowerPyx
Region order
The main story visits eight named regions in this order: Weeping Creek Valley, Crimson Forest, Village of Lu, Pangzhen, Mandate Encampment, Meigu Lake, Mountain of Imprisonment and Mount Soulrend. Two lead-in quests, Diverging Paths and Reckless Pursuit, come before the first region.
Reported · Gamersky

Bells in Mount Soulrend

See saving and fast travel for how Bells work.

Bells in order · reported
BellWhat is near it
Mountain God TempleStart of the region: a Memory Flower on the hill, a chest by the Bell and a flower on the wooden platforms
The Last Mandate EncampmentA camp with a quest wrap-up, a tempering material after a scene, and two flowers
The Giant's LairAn icy cave with a flower, a boss fight and a flower on the way out
The Last ChanceThe point of no return
Soulrend CliffAfter the last story fights; the gold portal to the True ending boss is at the top of the cliff
The Fallen DreamThe last Bell, after the final fight

Reported · PowerPyx Two of the eight Bells are not named in the walkthrough. Order is as PowerPyx lists it.

Bosses in Mount Soulrend

Names are in a fold because they are story spoilers. The Saw and the Crusher is a Steam achievement. Our ending notes on the True ending's final boss are on the endings page; PowerPyx's naming of the fight may differ from them.

Spoiler · show Mount Soulrend bosses
Bosses · reported
BossWhereNotes
The Crusher and the SawThe Giant's LairDrops the Bonesaw weapon. Lu also gives you the Baishan Headband after it, if you finished Cui first.
Leng Tu, Herald of the VeilPast The Last ChancePowerPyx lists the fight but no reward.
Meng Hua, the Merciful Lady of the Blossom VeilSoulrend CliffDrops The Lady's Fan, The Lady's Crown and the Herald's Lingering Threads.
Zho ShangThe Fallen Dream, through the gold portal at the top of the cliffDrops the Aureate weapon, the Broken Long Body material and the Radiant Heart key item. Spelling is PowerPyx's.

Reported · PowerPyx Attack notes are on the boss list where we have them.

Collectibles in Mount Soulrend

The region is short and all six Memory Flowers come before the cutoff. Full lists are on Memory Flowers and the collectibles overview.

PowerPyx header counts · reported
CategoryCountNotes
Bells86 named in the walkthrough
Weapons and Phantom Edges3Bonesaw, The Lady's Fan, Aureate
Accessories and medicines0None
Challenge locations0None
Sha-Chi Amber Shards0None
Blackstone Shards0None
Memory Flowers63 of The Monster, 3 of Xuan Li

Reported · PowerPyx Only PowerPyx lists this region's items; Game8's pages do not name it and we could not read Fextralife's. The header leaves out tempering materials and key items, which the walkthrough also names.

Memory Flowers · reported
FlowerWhere
The Monster: Scrawny LegBefore the Mountain God Temple Bell, beside small shrines on the hill
Xuan Li: Meng HuaOn the wooden platforms along the main path after the Mountain God Temple Bell
Xuan Li: Fused with the BlightWest of The Last Mandate Encampment Bell, under a wooden structure in an icy area
The Monster: InfightingLeft of the main path, just before the next Bell
The Monster: MastermindNorthwest of The Giant's Lair Bell in the icy cave
Xuan Li: ControlClimbing out of the cave after The Crusher and the Saw

Reported · PowerPyx Single source. Names are those PowerPyx gives each flower.

Weapons and tempering materials

Where each one comes from. Effects are on weapons.

Weapons · reported
ItemTypeWhere
BonesawWeaponThe Crusher and the Saw, at The Giant's Lair
The Lady's FanWeaponMeng Hua, at Soulrend Cliff
AureateWeaponZho Shang, at The Fallen Dream

Reported · PowerPyx Single source. There are no accessories, Amber or Blackstone here.

Tempering materials and key item · reported
ItemWhere
Craftsman's Tool KitChest beside the Mountain God Temple Bell
Statue of the Loyal HeroSouth of The Last Mandate Encampment Bell, after the Spectral Blade scene, if you finished all earlier quests
Baishan HeadbandAfter The Crusher and the Saw, given to Lu if you finished Cui before the fight
The Lady's CrownMeng Hua
Broken Long BodyZho Shang
Herald's Lingering Threads (Phantom Edge)Meng Hua
Radiant Heart (key item)Zho Shang

Reported · PowerPyx Single source.

One quest to finish before the giant fight

Cui finishes here: PowerPyx has you speak to a seated man and woman west of The Last Mandate Encampment Bell to complete it. Finishing Cui before The Crusher and the Saw changes what Lu gives you after the fight. Reported · PowerPyx Single source. See side tales for the earlier Cui steps in Mountain of Imprisonment. See side tales and the Mountain of Imprisonment.

What we're checking

Questions

Where is the last point of no return in Phantom Blade Zero?

At the Bell called The Last Chance in Mount Soulrend. PowerPyx says the game prompts you about remaining activities there, and that past it you are locked into the final fights. Keep a manual save before it if you want to set up the True ending.

Reported · PowerPyx
How many collectibles are in Mount Soulrend?

PowerPyx counts 17 locations: 8 Bells, 3 weapons and 6 Memory Flowers. It lists no accessories, Amber or Blackstone here. Its walkthrough also names six tempering materials and a key item that the header leaves out.

Reported · PowerPyx
Can you go back to earlier areas after the final boss?

PowerPyx says yes: after the final fights you can return to explore, collect items and finish quests that were not missable before you choose New Game+.

Reported · PowerPyx
What weapons do you get in Mount Soulrend?

Bonesaw from The Crusher and the Saw, The Lady's Fan from Meng Hua, and Aureate from the fight reached through the gold portal. All three come from PowerPyx alone so far.

Reported · PowerPyx

Sources and checks

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