Getting the Venomous Softblade
Defeat Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword, in the Mandate Encampment, and the soft blade is yours. The community database records it as a boss weapon drop, and GameAY's weapon compendium gives the same condition: obtained by defeating Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword. It counts as a One-Handed Blade on the Blade roster.
One naming note, because this Blade goes by two names. The Year of the Snake trailer coverage calls it the Venomous Softblade, while the community database files the same weapon as the Soft Snake Sword (灵蛇软剑), which this site's roster also carries as Snake Sword, No. 13. The collected figures match on one weapon — same boss, same region, 288 damage and 118 guard break — and a 2026 review writes it as "Soft Snake/Venomous Softblade" for the same Blade, so the Soft Snake Sword page is the same drop under its database name. One community list still files the two as separate Blades and the sources could not settle it, so match the numbers before you go hunting for a second serpentine sword: 288 damage, 118 guard break, dropped by Wu Lengshuang.
What it does in a fight
The community database figures for the launch build, current as of 2026-11-05:
| Level 1 | |
|---|---|
| Damage | 288 |
| Guard break | 118 |
GamesDB.gg ranks it Epic, and it is played as a defensive, parry-first Blade: high mobility, heavily reliant on Perfect Parries, with its skills slotted into combos for burst damage. The trailer coverage describes the same weapon from the other side — a flexible whip-like sword that excels at parrying and deflecting, where a perfect parry needs an extra input and lands massive damage on correct timing.
Moves: Standard Combo, Sha-Chi Combo, Serpentine Reversal and Serpentine Flow. The Power Surge is Wild Serpent Dance, which spends 1 Sha-Chi Essence.
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 |
The published perk list names the unlocks but not what each one changes, so read the effect on the upgrade screen before you spend. The level 5 passive is the one to look at first: the Soft Snake Sword page covers what this Blade's guard stance does, and the parry guide covers the timing window it asks for.
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.
The level cap itself is worth checking in game. The English community database runs the ladder to level 60 with stats multiplied by 6.9, while the Chinese wiki says main-weapon enhancement stops at level 30 and needs a reset talisman above level 10.
Soul Tempering
Final Gambit — a Dancer's Ribbon and 5,000 Remnant Dust. 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.
- Soft Snake Sword — the same Wu Lengshuang drop under the name the community database files it.
- Parry — the timing window this Blade is built around.
- Best weapons — the picks for bosses, crowds and shields.
- Phantom Edges — the two second-slot weapons that go with your Blades.