Giant Shigandang

On stone peaks, a divine birth is found, Yet its two minds keep wisdom bound. To shake the sky and earth seems light, But only with schemes known, does fortune take flight. In Mount Huaguo, after the birth of the Sage Stone Monkey, the remaining celestial stone continued to absorb the essence of the sun and moon for a thousand years. Through self-cultivation, it eventually transformed into a yaoguai as large as a mountain. This celestial stone originally possessed boundless divine power. However, not long after its transformation, someone planted a fleshy Buddha head on it. Since the emergence of this fleshy Buddha head, it had constantly absorbed the Will from the celestial stone's body. The celestial stone's spirit grew weary and had to burrow into the ground, absorbing the pure essence of the earth to replenish itself. Over time, it drained the surrounding mountains of their Will, causing flowers to wither, leaves to fall, and all living beings to perish. Meanwhile, the fleshy Buddha head, nourished by the celestial stone, almost became the master of the stone body. Fully energized, it began to develop the Skandha of Consciousness within. If it were to complete the other four Skandhas, who knows how atrocious this celestial stone guai would become. Alas, this celestial stone, nurtured by the universe, ended up serving as a mere vessel for the parasitic fleshy Buddha head. Perhaps this is what people often refer to as fate and destiny.

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)). Head straight and a bit to the left, towards [Son of Stones](/stone/son-of-stones). Continue past him and you will see some area with water and an orange/yellow tree on the left. Opposite on the tree, on the right will be a path that will lead to a large open desert area, where Giant Shigandang will appear if you have collected the Four Skandhas. Upon its defeat, the Giant Shigandang won't drop anything, but you can climb it to obtain [Skandha of Consciousness](/skandha-of-consciousness). After that the Giant Shigandang will burry itself underground again.

Giant Shigandang attacks are mainly swings and slams. Keep your distance and stay around the edge of its shadow, so that his swings can hit you. After it does a swing with its right hand, and then a swing with its left hand, it will raise its hands and slam the ground, creating a shockwave, which can be jumped over or dodged. It will then repeat the attack, slamming the ground again. After that it will remain in that position for a while, so go in (you can start going in after the first slam). Hit its large blue crystals as upon breaking them, it will take a huge amount of damage. You can use [A Pluck of Many](/a-pluck-of-many), to maximize the damage. It will probably take you two or three such openings to fully take its life. Once its health is almost zero or zero, run away from it. It will do several slams and shockwaves, after which it will do one final slam, which will allow you to climb its hand.