The Duskveil

A final boss encounter with the two-phase transformation, Blood Moon General. This boss is enormous, and the protagonist can only engage in battle by standing at its feet. It can unleash area-wide attacks, making dodging these attacks a challenge. Additionally, during its second phase transformation, the entire scene is shrouded in a blood moon, and its attack patterns undergo some changes.

In his first phase, Duskveil will mainly leap into the air and use his feet to quickly stomp the player with, as well as strike and swipe at them with his arms and claws, he will sometimes try to peck at players and headbutt them too. He can attack players from a distance by launching feather darts from his arm wings, and can use a spinal bone clude to strike players with as a melee weapon. In his second phase, the Duskveil summons a blood moon which enhances his attack power further, he becomes more aggressive and can unleash powerful blood-enhanced shockwave attacks with his bone club and can unleash powerful cries that can knock players back. He will also leap into the air to bombard players with a series of red feather darts that can be deflected, save for the final few which the player has to dodge.

The Duskveil is located in [Purple Cloud Mountain](/purple-cloud-mountain)'s Cloudnest Peak. From the Shrine, just go up the stairs and he will appear in the big area. Upon its defeat, the Duskveil will drop a [Kun Steel](/kun-steel), [The Duskveil's Horn](/the-duskveil27s-horn), [Gold Tree Core](/gold-tree-core) x2, [Double-Combed Rooster Blood](/double-combed-rooster-blood) and [Mind Core](/mind-core). The Destined One will also obtain the [Weaver's Needle](/weaver27s-needle).

A brief song stirs the valiant heart, Long crows pierce the night apart. Leaping high, then falling low, Drifting like duckweed in the flow. He lay on the ground, still unsure of how he had been defeated. The previously unremarkable Daoist-robed insect guai, whom he had previously dismissed as insignificant, now stood before him with a smirk on this face. Seeing the guai holding a radiant golden hairpin, he suddenly understood. He wanted to ask a question but found he couldn't speak. The pain was unbearable; it seemed that his throat was slit by the vile insect with the hairpin. He should be dying. He closed his eyes, not wanting his last sight to be that hideous face. Unexpectedly, someone turned him over and carefully applied decoction to his wound. He could breathe again, but this brought him no relief. The guai clicked its tongue in amazement. "The medicine Master gave is truly remarkable. It has mended the severed part completely. What a pity to use it on this one." He opened his eyes and tried to ask a question, but the guai stopped him. "Don't rush. External medicine can't heal internal injuries. Besides, I don't intend to cure you." With that, the guai waved its hand, and two fake Daoists in green robes carried over a jade box covered with brocade. The guai took out a golden cocoon and said, "We mountain guais are unworthy of this item. It's best to test it on you." Panic-stricken, he coughed up blood, which splattered onto the golden cocoon. The cocoon broke upon contact with the blood, and a worm with a human head and a golden body emerged, quickly squirmed into the grass and disappeared. The guai remained unperturbed and pulled out another golden cocoon from the jade box. "Master was truly wise to have prepared two golden cocoons." He tried to struggle, but his body was tightly bound by cobweb. The guai commanded, "Pour it down his throat." The fake Daoists brought several buckets of water and forced his head back, pouring some foul-smelling concoction into his mouth. He felt something go down his throat. After swallowing it, he felt as if he were floating on clouds, his mind becoming hazy. Apart from a lingering concern for his mother, he could hardly remember anything. He silently recited one last prayer, hoping that a glimmer of survival would be bestowed upon his mother.

The Chinese characters in the black background are "晦月魔君"(Blood Moon General, the boss name). The "晦" is most likely from Ouyang Xun(欧阳询)[1], a famous Chinese calligrapher from about 1400 years ago. The image is from a collection of ancient Chinese calligraphy works, the "Jiehongtang Fashu"（戏鸿堂法书）[2], which was published 500 years ago. In the original story, there is no mention of the "The Duskveil", but it is heavily hinted that Duskveil is a corrupted or undead form of Maori Xingguan, the son of Bodhisattva Pilanpo and known in-game as Dawnstar. Maori Xingguan's eyes were used to create the [Weaver's Needle](/weaver27s-needle) that defeated the [Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master](/hundred-eyed-daoist-master) and his rooster form was used to help Wukong defeat the Scorpion Demoness. The hints given to support this theory are: 冠簪五岳金光彩，The Five Peak pins in his hat gleamed gold; 笏执山河玉色琼。The mountain and river tablet he held was of the finest jade. 袍挂七星云叆叇，The Seven Stars hung from his waist amid clouds and mist; 腰围八极宝环明。Bright were the rings of jade on his Eight−pole sash.