All 4 Loong Bosses in Black Myth: Wukong and Their Rewards

Black Myth: Wukong has four hidden Loong bosses, one in each of the first four chapters: the Red Loong in Chapter 1, the Black Loong in Chapter 2, the Cyan Loong in Chapter 3 and the Yellow Loong in Chapter 4. You need the Loong Scales from Chapter 2 to open the first three fights, and the Yellow Loong only appears once the other three are dead. Beating all four earns The Sire and Sons trophy and the materials for the best Pillar and Thunder staffs in the game.

We checked the locations, order and drops against KeenGamer's and Shacknews' Loong guides, the Fextralife wiki's Loong Scales and weapon pages, and the official trophy list in November 2026.

Start Here: Getting the Loong Scales

Everything begins with a key item hidden in Chapter 2, Yellow Wind Ridge. After you defeat the King and Second Prince of the Flowing Sands outside Sandgate Village, head into the caves near the Valley of Despair shrine and fight the First Prince of the Flowing Sands. During that fight, Shacknews explains, he smashes a hole in an ornate carved wall. Walk through it afterward and open the chest inside to collect the Loong Scales.

If the First Prince never hits the wall, you are not stuck. KeenGamer and Shacknews both point out that the Wandering Wight spirit, which you can earn in Chapter 1, can headbutt through the carving for you. That is one more reason not to miss the Wandering Wight, which PowerPyx flags as missable.

According to the Fextralife wiki, the scales have three uses: they stop the waterfall in the Forest of Wolves in Chapter 1, they stop the sand waterfall at Rockrest Flat in Chapter 2, and they activate the Cyan Loong statue on Turtle Island in Chapter 3. Because the first Loong lives in Chapter 1, the route always involves a trip back to Black Wind Mountain by fast travel.

The Four Loongs, in Order

Each Loong announces itself the same way. As you approach, a voice recites a short poem, which is your cue that a Loong is nearby. Here is where to find each one.

1. Red Loong (Chapter 1, Black Wind Mountain). Start at the Outside the Forest shrine in the Forest of Wolves, take the first left and keep left to a raised bank, then jump up to a pool and waterfall. Use the scales in front of the waterfall to stop the water and reach the Loong Claw Grove. KeenGamer calls it the weakest of the four, which makes it a good warm-up.
2. Black Loong (Chapter 2, Yellow Wind Ridge). From the Rockrest Flat shrine in Fright Cliff, look right for stairs leading to a falling wall of sand, guarded by a Spearbone and a Blazebone according to KeenGamer. Use the scales to stop the sand and enter the Hidden Loong Cavern. It fights with two lightning-coated maces and wide area attacks.
3. Cyan Loong (Chapter 3, The New West). On Turtle Island in Bitter Lake, progress the story until the giant turtle comes to life and you fight on its back. Then explore the eastern edge of the turtle's back, where the Cyan Loong sits fishing. Approaching him turns the rod into a sword and starts the fight. He is fast and electric, and KeenGamer suggests Cloud Step and Rock Solid to handle him.
4. Yellow Loong (Chapter 4, The Webbed Hollow). Once the other three are dead, a figure waits in a gazebo near the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine. KeenGamer reaches it from the Cliff of Oblivion shrine by going left over the rope bridge and clearing the Clawed Cocoons with Cloud Step. He uses a spear and gap closers and is the toughest of the four.

Sources differ slightly on how strict the order is. KeenGamer says the Loongs must be beaten Red, Black, Cyan, then Yellow, while Shacknews only states that the Yellow Loong needs the other three first. Following the chapter order satisfies both, and it also matches how the game naturally unlocks the areas.

How to Beat Them: Shared Tactics

KeenGamer notes one important thing the four fights share: all of them use Lightning and Thunder. That single fact shapes your preparation more than anything else.

• Bring Thunder protection. Medicines and transformations that resist the Shocked state soften every one of these fights.
• Use the fights as practice for the next. The Red Loong is the gentlest, so learn the general Loong rhythm there before the Black Loong's wider area attacks.
• Respect the Cyan Loong's speed. KeenGamer compares him to Chen Loong. KeenGamer specifically suggests Cloud Step and Rock Solid against him, so slot both before you approach the turtle's edge.
• Save your best tools for the Yellow Loong. KeenGamer recommends Pluck of Many and a transformation such as Macaque Chief for the final fight, which hits harder and closes distance quickly.

Do not feel obliged to fight each Loong the moment you can. The Red Loong is reachable early, but nothing stops you from coming back with a stronger staff and better armor. Our full boss order shows where each Loong sits relative to the other fights in its chapter.

Rewards: What Each Loong Drops

According to KeenGamer, each Loong drops Curios, Drinks, Soaks and other items, a Loong Pearl, and one unique material:

• Red Loong: Thunder Tail
• Black Loong: Thunderbone
• Cyan Loong: Mountain-Shaking Claw
• Yellow Loong: Sea-Supporting Tendon

Shacknews adds that the Yellow Loong also gives the Golden Carp curio, some Kun Steel, and his staff, which unlocks the Golden Lining transformation. KeenGamer describes Golden Lining as making you immune to Shock, which is a fitting reward after four Thunder fights.

Those unique materials feed one of the best weapon branches in the game. The Thunder Tail and Thunderbone, with Refined Iron Sand, 2 Yaoguai Cores and 1,200 Will, craft the Loongwreathe Staff. The Mountain-Shaking Claw and Sea-Supporting Tendon, with 2 Kun Steel and 45,000 Will, upgrade it into the Golden Loong Staff, whose Pillar heavies call down a loong's Thunder. In New Game+, the Stormflash Loong Staff needs 9 Loong Pearls, 4 Gold Tree Cores, 2 Kun Steel and 45,000 Will, and it carries the highest listed Attack of any staff. Our best staff guide compares these with the Jingubang.

A Suggested Loong Route

Here is an efficient way to fit the hunt into a normal run without extra backtracking:

1. In Chapter 1, make sure you collect the Wandering Wight spirit before you leave.
2. In Chapter 2, take the Loong Scales during the First Prince fight, then fast travel to the Outside the Forest shrine and clear the Red Loong.
3. Return to Chapter 2 and open the sand waterfall at Rockrest Flat for the Black Loong before facing the Yellow Wind Sage.
4. In Chapter 3, fight the Cyan Loong as soon as the turtle fight on Bitter Lake is done.
5. In Chapter 4, visit the gazebo near the Relief of the Fallen Loong shrine and finish with the Yellow Loong.

By the end of Chapter 4 you will hold all four unique materials, which is exactly when the Golden Loong Staff becomes a realistic upgrade.

The Other Loongs You Will Meet

The word "Loong" shows up on several more bosses, and that causes confusion when people search for the four hidden fights. None of these count toward The Sire and Sons:

• Kang-Jin Loong: a required story boss at Mirrormere on the Snowhill Path in Chapter 3. You cannot skip him, and he is not one of the hidden four.
• Chen Loong: fought through a questline in Chapter 3. The Fextralife wiki notes that finishing his questline is part of unlocking armor upgrades from the blacksmith Yin Tiger.
• Jiao-Loong of Waves: a hidden chief in a pool below the cliffs on the Verdant Path in Chapter 6, listed by PowerPyx.

If you are tracking Loongs for the trophy, the only four that matter are the Red, Black, Cyan and Yellow Loongs. The trophy's description reads "For what deed, must the four waters they governed roam free?", a nod to the four of them.

Loongs, Trophies and the Secret Ending

The Sire and Sons is a bronze trophy, and it is required for the platinum, Final Fulfillment. It is not missable in the strict sense, since the Loongs remain available after you move on, but it is easy to forget if you never return to Chapter 1 after collecting the scales. Our trophy roadmap places it in the cleanup phase alongside the other optional bosses.

There is also a question of whether the Loongs matter for the alternate finale. PowerPyx and Shacknews do not list them among the secret ending requirements, but Game8's ending guide does. Clearing them removes any doubt, and our true ending guide lays out the full checklist with that disagreement in mind.

Prefer to Start With the Rewards?

Four optional bosses, a scales hunt and a New Game+ cycle for the Stormflash recipe add up. The store's Black Myth: Wukong all-in-one save offers a completed save option with all stats maxed, the Jingubang and other weapons fully upgraded, eight armor sets including the Monkey King set, and most crafting materials at 900 or more, plus a fresh start option at level 50 and a Steam resource boost that keeps your own progress.

It is available for Steam and PS5 only and is applied directly to your own account. See the Black Myth: Wukong page for the full list.

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