The Gold-Masked One guards the trial of the Lóng Pillar in Weeping Creek Valley, the first of the five pillars of the quest Bloodline Awakening ("Find all five Lóng Pillars and complete their trials"). He is optional.
- Role
- Optional boss
- Region
- Weeping Creek Valley
- Nearest bell
- Lóng Pillar
- Drops
- Counterstrike Bracers (Offensive accessory): 20% more damage for 2 seconds after a Parry
How to reach The Gold-Masked One
Weeping Creek Valley mapGo to the Lóng Pillar, the giant stone dragon head with a red eye on the east side of Weeping Creek Valley. Its trial is a palace burning at night, with a bell of its own named Lóng Pillar a few steps from the fight. The pillar stands in a pool inside a cave, across the bridge from the Lóng Pillar Overlook bell.
Attacks to watch
Parry blue, dodge redEvery known attack 4 of 4 on video
Leap and plunge
He jumps high with the long sword raised in both hands and drives it down at you as he lands. Move out of the landing spot.
In-game footage
Grab
Red · dodgeA red flash and a ring of smoke, then he seizes Soul, lifts him off the ground and throws him down. Dodge on the flash.
In-game footage
Throw
Soul is sent tumbling head over heels in a burst of debris.
In-game footage
Red-flash lunge
Red · dodgeA red flash, then a lunge that leaves red crescent slashes. Do not try to parry it: dodge.
In-game footage
How to beat The Gold-Masked One
The fight's own tip: parry blue-flash attacks and Perfect Dodge red-flash ones whenever you can.
A second on-screen tip warns that the Man in Black can drain your Sha-Chi and leave you open, and that switching weapons restores it in full.
The trial has its own bell right by the arena, so a death costs you only a short walk. Rest there before the first attempt.
Rewards
Counterstrike Bracers (Offensive accessory): 20% more damage for 2 seconds after a Parry
The Gold-Masked One FAQ
Where is The Gold-Masked One?
Behind the Lóng Pillar of Weeping Creek Valley, the stone dragon head with a red eye on the east side of the map. Its trial takes place in another world, a burning palace with its own bell, and the bell's menu offers a way back to the valley.
What is Bloodline Awakening?
The quest that starts at the first Lóng Pillar: "Find all five Lóng Pillars and complete their trials", tracked from 0/5. The Gold-Masked One's fight is the trial of the Weeping Creek Valley pillar.
Do you fight The Gold-Masked One again?
Yes. A second trial waits at a Lóng Pillar in Crimson Forest, north of the Burial Grounds by a waterfall, and it rewards the Miraculous Scabbard: see the second fight. This first trial gives the Counterstrike Bracers, whose lore ties them to the Bastion of Mó.
Who is the Man in Black?
The figure behind The Gold-Masked One's health bar: the cutscenes tag him Man in Black. After the fight he tells Soul to remember the Bastion of Mó, and Soul recalls that his master admired Mó Yuan, its leader, above anyone.
Who is The Gold-Masked One?
Weeping Creek Valley mapThe fight takes place in the courtyard of a palace burning at night, swords planted in the ground all around. He is a hooded figure in a dark cape with a masked face, holding a long straight sword low as he walks in, and he leaps, grabs and throws.
A scholar's inscription by the pillar explains why it is there: the Grand Scholar of the Lóng Clan carved it to atone for his clan, and swore to guard the forbidden ground for life.
By Edwin Galibert · Last checked Oct 29, 2026 · How we source · Report an error