Getting the Soft Snake Sword
Defeat Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword, in the Mandate Encampment. The Blade spawns near the Path of Baishan's Fall bell; the other bells in the same area are Path to the Drill Ground and Place of Confinement. It counts as a One-Handed Blade on the Blade roster.
One gap to know about: the Chinese wiki's own acquisition field for this sword is still marked as to be filled in, so the boss drop comes from IGN's weapons table and from the linked-boss field of the GamesDB.gg record rather than from a region walkthrough.
What it does in a fight
The community database figures for the launch build, current as of 2026-11-05:
| Level 1 | Level 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | 288 | 1,123 |
| Guard break | 118 | 459 |
The level 30 pair comes from the Chinese wiki's table, which runs to level 30. The English community database scales the same Blade to level 60 at ×6.9 instead, so the level 1 row is the safe comparison between databases.
GamesDB.gg ranks the Soft Snake Sword Epic, and the community treats Wu Lengshuang's soft sword as the favourite defensive Blade. Two abilities carry it:
- Serpentine Flow — holding guard stance costs no Sha-Chi, dodges become graceful sidesteps, and a perfect dodge lets you keep dodging.
- Serpentine Reversal — input precisely before an enemy attack lands and you parry and counter, turning their momentum against them.
Moves: Standard Combo, Sha-Chi Combo. The Power Surge is Wild Serpent Dance — L2 spends 1 Sha-Chi Essence on a flowing soft-sword dance that hits harder when it is timed just before an attack lands, and the attack cannot be blocked.
Taking it to level 30
| Level | Perk |
|---|---|
| Lv. 5 (+4) | Inner Stillness |
| Lv. 10 (+9) | Redirected Force Lv. 1 |
| Lv. 15 (+14) | Sword Blossom Shield |
| Lv. 20 (+19) | Redirected Force Lv. 2 |
| Lv. 25 (+24) | Serpentine Precision |
| Lv. 30 (+29) | Redirected Force Lv. 3 |
Inner Stillness is the reason the Blade is worth the trip: hold guard stance without consuming Sha-Chi. Redirected Force Lv. 1, Lv. 2 and Lv. 3 raise the Sha-Chi you get back from a parry and a counter by a small, a medium and a large amount. Sword Blossom Shield at level 15 blocks with both buttons to parry light attacks and builds momentum, auto-countering when that momentum is full, and Serpentine Precision at level 25 makes the Blade deal 25% damage even when the enemy blocks.
Maxroll places it on the situational list, not for lack of power but because the counters need precision; it notes that the level 5 passive makes guarding far more forgiving. The usual pairing is the Soft Snake Sword for defence with a bleed weapon such as the Jagged Steel for damage, and the combat guide covers when to hold and when to counter.
What the upgrade ladder costs
The track runs 59 steps from level 1 to level 60 and costs Remnant Dust plus a metal and a solvent:
| Metal | Solvent |
|---|---|
| Forged Metal | Solvent |
| Polished Forged Metal | Concentrated Solvent |
| Flawless Forged Metal | Universal Solvent |
The published figures put the whole +1 to +59 ladder at 2,206,035 Remnant Dust, on top of those three metal and solvent tiers.
Soul Tempering
Final Gambit — a Dancer's Ribbon and 5,000 Remnant Dust. Hold the button to consume all of your Sha-Chi for a rapid, fluid sword routine, where more Sha-Chi means more power. Soul Tempering unlocks at Chapter 4 and happens at Myst in the Order's underground tavern in Pangzhen, and it cannot be undone.
Where to go next
- The Blade roster — every Blade, its class and where it comes from.
- Jagged Steel — the bleed Blade this one is usually paired with.
- Best weapons — the picks for bosses, crowds and shields.
- Phantom Edges — the two second-slot weapons that go with your Blades.