Emerald-Armed Mantis

With ruby eyes and jade adorned, Wielding its blades, fierce and scorned. When justice falters to show, An iron fist will strike the blow. Tang Monk often advocated for kindness, while Sun Wukong was known for his punishment of evil. At Kui-Mu Wolf's abode, upon learning of the princess's suffering and her reluctance to leave due to her feelings for the yaoguai and children bore for him, Sun Wukong ordered Bajie to throw the yaoguai's children from the height, reducing them to two lumps of flesh. At Old Yang's house, after learning of the unfilial deeds of the old couple's son and seeing how they indulged him for the sake of incense offerings, he proceeded to behead the son despite Old Yang's pleas. Sun Wukong's nature was to show no mercy to villains and evildoers; he delighted in eradicating evils and yaoguais. The numerous blood debts on the journey to the West, though each had its reasons, were mostly attributed to the monkey. The world knew of the other three pieces of armor, but they were unaware that the mantis was actually transformed from the Great Sage's gauntlet. It seems the gauntlet inherited the Great Sage's ruthlessness, for it played tricks on Zhu Bajie with the same cunning.

From [Foothills](/foothills)' Verdant Path Shrine, go past the [Supreme Celestial Inspector](/supreme-celestial-inspector) area and at the edge of the next small area (where you are after obtaining [Somersault Cloud](/somersault-cloud)), turn slightly to the left and you will see in the distance an orange/yellow tree in the middle of the water (Mantis catching swamp shrine). Head there and a cutscene will start, but only after defeating Feng-Tail General. Once in the location walk around the tree and a cut scene will trigger. Follow the lightning strikes if you see them, these all lead to boss locations. Upon its defeat, the Emerald-Armed Mantis will drop [Dian-Cui Loong-Soaring Bracers](/dian-cui-loong-soaring-bracers), [Gold Tree Core](/gold-tree-core), [Mind Core](/mind-core) and [Refined Iron Sand](/refined-iron-sand).

This fight is in a small confined space all in water. Therefore, use items that give you an advantage in the water. The Mantis will have two phases, the first phase has short combos with its scythes that deal small damage. Staying behind the mantis can be dangerous due to a "tail whip" attack. Once the Mantis loses a third of his health a cutscene will trigger and the mantis will change its attack pattern, covering its scythes with blood magic. The slashing scythe combos are longer, deal more damage and reach further. The big sweeping attacks can make it difficult to avoid, especially since dodging in water is a bit weighed down. Focus on perfect dodges to avoid each move in the combo since the Mantis can deal massive damage and stun-lock Wukong. In-between combos the mantis will pause leaving it open for damage.