Now, let's officially start the fight against Bai Chilian. Her attacks feel like the most intense among early-game bosses, barely giving us a chance to counterattack. However, her defense isn't high, so it's relatively easy to counter by successfully dodging her red light attacks. Use perfect guard for normal attacks if possible; if it gets too tough, switch weapons to build up your killing intent before attempting perfect guard again. She will enter Phase 2, but Phase 2 is not as difficult as Phase 1.
It's recommended to bring a saber when fighting her. When she disappears and reappears, we can use the saber's skill by holding Right Mouse Button + F to charge an attack and predict her intentions (a charged axe works too with the same effect, though the axe doesn't reduce damage). If timed correctly, we can deal significant damage.
The saber's ultimate ability can also hard-counter her red light skills, which is very useful!
Let's take a look at some of her attack patterns below.
Special Attack 1: Summons snakes that burrow forward. These snakes won't hit you if you stay far away.
Special Attack 2: Summons a snake formation. Just keep dodging continuously.
Red Light Attack 1: Rotates in a circle, followed by a red light thrust.
Blue Light Attack 1: Thrusts forward twice while airborne, with the third strike being a blue light attack.
Blue Light Attack 2: Two slashes to the left and right, totaling four slashes, with the final slash followed by a blue light attack.
Black Light Attack 1: A massive thrust attack while flying in the air, followed by a black light attack.
Black Light Attack 2: Disappears and suddenly reappears with a black light attack, requiring quick reflexes.
Her attack patterns will change upon entering Phase 2.
Blue Light Attack 1: Watch out after all her snake heads attack forward; she will immediately follow up with a blue light attack.
Blue Light Attack 2: After rotating with snake heads, rises in height and follows up with a blue light attack.
Black Light Attack: Hangs in the air and suddenly charges up for a long duration, making it easy to react to.
Red Light Attack: Jumps to the highest point in the air and attacks downward with red light, similar to previous attacks.
When her health drops to a certain point in Phase 2, if we've collected all the Void Memory Flowers earlier, Xian Yin will appear to help us. We just need to destroy some of the nearby snake heads (it's okay if we don't finish them all) and focus on dodging Bai Chilian's skills, making it much easier.
After defeating Bai Chilian, you'll receive the story item "Broken Illusion Pipa" and the weapon "Hundred Serpent Chilian."
