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While you might get the impression during your time playingBlack Myth: Wukongthat it has a strong emphasis on boss battles, there is still a significant amount of exploration to be had across the six chapters you’ll progress through to advance the main story of the game.
As you explore, you’ll come across various secrets, such as character quests, entirely optional areas, and hidden bosses. Along the way, you might also obtain certain key items whose purpose isn’t immediately clear. This is likely the case if you’ve stumbled upon one of the Skandha items and are unsure of its function.
Skandha Of Form Location
From theForest of Wolves - Front Hillsin Chapter One, proceed through the gate andfollow the path until you reach an open forest area.Head to the left sideof the forest until you spota character standing near a rock who then flees.
Approach the rock andinteract withit to obtain your first Skandha, known as theSkandha of Form.
Skandha Of Feeling Location
For the second Skandha item, you’ll need to defeatthe secret boss Shigandangduring Chapter Two. However, to make it spawn, you must firstdefeat the Stone Vanguardandcollect all six Buddha’s Eyeballs.
Once these two requirements are met,return to the area where you fought the Stone Vanguardandinteract with the large rockto initiate the fight with Shigandang. After defeating it, you’ll receive theSkandha of Feeling.
Skandha Of Thought Location
From theValley of Ecstasy - Mindfulness Cliff, head up to the wooden bridge.About halfway across,look down to your right and drop down.
Move to the left andfollow the pathuntil you find the character near a stone head similar to the one from Chapter One.Interact with itto obtain theSkandha of Thought.
Skandha Of Choice Location
Starting from theWebbed Hollow - The Purifying Springshrine, follow the main path forward until youreach the water area.
From there,head left, where you’ll see the samecharacter on top of a Buddha head. Interact with the head to obtain theSkandha of Choice.
Skandha Of Consciousness Location
The only way to obtain the Skandha of Consciousness is byacquiring all four previous Skandha, which are required to spawnthe secret boss fight against Giant Shigandang in Chapter Six.
To access the boss location, start from theFoothills - Verdant PathKeeper’s Shrine. Use theSomersault Cloudspell tofly and head towards the large lake.
Make your way to the waterfall cave where you obtained the staff during the story progression,and just opposite,you’ll seea path leading to a desert-like area.
At the end of this path, you’ll spota gigantic rock that will begin moving, triggering the boss fight withGiant Shigandang.
After defeating Giant Shigandang, climb up the boss to collect the final Skandha, known as theSkandha of Consciousness.
If you don’t have the four Skandha items, the rock won’t move, and the boss fight will be inaccessible.
What To Do With The Skandha Item
Now that you have all five Skandhas,return to the medicine man Xu Dog at the Zodiac Villageand select the option “Show the Five Skandhas.”
Then, choose “MakeFive Skandhas Pill” to receive a+20 boost to your Health, Mana, Stamina, Attack, and Defense stats.
