The Scorpionlord

In Bounds of Deity's Abode, sorrow's wine I sip, Golden armor, golden claws, poison's grip. Cockerel's crow, blood tears, body near to break, My love wanes and waxes like the moon, yet burns eternal like the sun's embrace. The Mountain of Venom, neighboring the West Liang Kingdom of Women, inherited its tradition of female supremacy. The mountain was ruled by a Scorpion Queen, a Guai of Desire, renowned for her enchanting beauty. She practiced the Dao of "Concentration", excelling in bedroom arts and matters of pleasure, thus having countless partners for her practice. Among these partners was a male scorpion, adorned in golden armor and claws, whose strong build earned him the queen's favor. Together, they had a brood of scorpion offspring. However, none of the offspring were female, which led her to lose interest in passing them her skills. Consequently, the golden-armored male scorpion also fell out of favor. Seeing that the queen no longer sought his company, the male scorpion, with high self-esteem, took his children and moved outside the mountain, severing ties with her. Later, when the journeyers passed through the Kingdom of Women, the Scorpion Queen, true to her nature as a Guai of Desire, kidnapped Tang Monk, which cost her her life when Sun Wukong summoned the [Dawnstar](/dawnstar), whose crow killed her instantly. Her maidens, the captives from the Kingdom of Women, held in her cave, dispersed, taking all the treasures with them. Still seething with anger, Sun Wukong set the place ablaze, turning everything to ashes. Sensing the fire, the male scorpion outside the mountain rushed to the scene, only to find his former love stripped of her clothes, her tail severed, and her body reduced to a bloody pulp, dead at the foot of the slope. After much inquiry, he learned that it was the Dawnstar of Constellation Mao that had killed her. With this knowledge, he vowed to avenge her. Fortunately, the Guai of Desire had imparted some techniques to him. He hence settled in the Pipa Cave, rebuilding her force and dedicating himself to practice. However, being male, he struggled to achieve great success, leading to the decline of Mountain of Venom's reputation. Upon learning that Webbed Hollow was the premier place for insect guais to practice, he took his sons and sought refuge there.

The Scorpionlord is a fast, powerful and ruthless boss with many fast and agile attack combos. He will mainly attack with powerful venomous stinger strikes and sweeping tail attacks that can spread poison nearby, poisoning players badly if they get hit. The Scorpionlord will also use powerful claw strikes and smashes in rapid succession to attack the player with, he has a grab move where he pins the player with his big claw before stinging them with his stinger to badly poison them.

The Scorpionlord is located in [Purple Cloud Mountain](/purple-cloud-mountain)'s Bounds of Deity's Abode. From the Shrine, just go up the stairs and he will be lying and drinking on a rooftop of a small building. To make him aggressive, you will need to break some jars with alcohol in front of the building. You need to defeat him before engaging [The Duskveil](/the-duskveil), otherwise he will disappear. If the player fights the duskveil without battling the scorpionlord, he will appear to assist you in the fight against the Duskveil as revenge for his wife's death. When the Duskveil's fight reaches its second phase, the Duskveil will kill the Scorpionlord with a powerful cry. Upon its defeat, the Scorpionlord will drop a [Stained Jade Gourd](/stained-jade-gourd), [Sky-Piercing Horn](/sky-piercing-horn), [Deathstinger](/deathstinger-material), [Fine Gold Thread](/fine-gold-thread) x2 and [Mind Core](/mind-core).