Ending Branches#

Black Myth: Wukong has only two endings across the whole game: the Normal Ending, reached without completing the hidden questline, and the True Ending, reached after obtaining the Great Sage’s “Mind”. There is only one dividing line between them — whether the Destined One holds that “Mind”, one of the Great Sage’s six senses, when defeating the Great Sage’s Broken Body in Chapter 6.

One widespread claim needs correcting first: it has circulated online that the game has “four endings”, listing ending names such as “Destiny Exhausted”, “Myth Continued”, and “Suffering of Samsara”. None of these are accurate — there is no third or fourth ending in the game, and no ending carries these names. This page follows the actual in-game mechanics and has been fully corrected to the two-ending account.

The Great Sage’s six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) are scattered along the pilgrimage road: the main-story final boss of each of the first five chapters corresponds to one of them, while the sixth, “Mind”, is not in the main story — it is guarded by Yang Jian in the hidden map of Mount Mei. Whether or not you obtain this “Mind” directly determines which ending you get.

Ending Overview#

Neither ending has any manual option at the ending sequence: after defeating the Great Sage’s Broken Body, the story automatically plays the corresponding ending based on whether you hold the “Mind Root”. The player cannot press a button at the end to choose “wear” or “refuse”.

Normal Ending#

Requirements#

As long as you have not obtained the “Mind Root”, no matter how many side quests you did or how many items you collected, defeating the Great Sage’s Broken Body in Chapter 6 leads to the Normal Ending. In other words, this is the ending that the vast majority of players reach naturally on their first playthrough.

Ending Content#

Although the Destined One defeats the Great Sage’s Broken Body, he is missing the “Mind” among the six senses. In the epilogue, the Old Monkey places the Golden Circlet on the Destined One — the shackle of the past falls once more upon a new “Wukong”. The Destined One has neither the power nor the will to refuse, and can only follow his predetermined fate into samsara, sleeping once again inside the stone egg on Mount Huaguo.

True Ending#

The True Ending is the game’s only ending branch, and the most complete narrative conclusion. It does not depend on playthrough count or full collection — only on one clear hidden side-quest chain: the four hidden maps, the melon field side quest in Chapter 3, Yang Jian at Mount Mei, and finally the rematch against the Great Sage’s Broken Body.

Requirements Overview#

1. Complete the four hidden maps: Old Guanyin Temple (Chapter 1), Sahali Kingdom (Chapter 2), Hidden: Ziyun Mountain (Chapter 4), Bishui Cave (Chapter 5), defeating the corresponding hidden bosses within them.
2. Complete the melon field side quest in the Lesser Western Heaven of Chapter 3; Maitreya Buddha opens the hidden map Mount Mei.
3. Enter Mount Mei and defeat Yang Jian — a three-phase, high-intensity boss fight in which he summons the Four Heavenly Kings and uses Fǎ Tiān Xiàng Dì during the second phase. Victory grants the “Mind Root”, one of the six senses.
4. Carry the “Mind Root” into the rematch with the Great Sage’s Broken Body in Chapter 6. After winning, the Destined One refuses the Golden Circlet, the six senses are reunited, the Great Sage is unbound, and this ending plays an additional new cutscene.

True Ending Checklist#

Each of the four hidden maps and the melon field side quest is unlocked differently; the table below lists the check points item by item. Details on the characters, items, and paths of each side quest can be found in Hidden Secrets and Map Navigation; these may be adjusted slightly with version updates, so the in-game guidance is authoritative.

How to Beat Yang Jian at Mount Mei#

Yang Jian is one of the strongest hidden bosses in the game; it is recommended to challenge him only after your Foundation, equipment, and understanding of the staff stances are all fully developed. The fight has three phases:

The specific moves and numbers of each phase follow their actual in-game performance. Victory grants the “Mind Root”, the key to the True Ending.

Chapter 6: Refusing the Golden Circlet#

After defeating the Great Sage’s Broken Body while holding the “Mind Root”, the Old Monkey in the epilogue still offers the Golden Circlet — but this time, the Destined One raises a hand and refuses. The six senses are reunited, the Great Sage is no longer bound, and the game plays a new cutscene that cannot be seen in the Normal Ending; the question of “Mind” that runs through the whole story is resolved here.

Two Endings Compared#

Common Misconceptions Clarified#

Route Planning Suggestions#

The two endings cannot both be experienced in a single playthrough: once you have obtained the “Mind Root”, the ending of that playthrough is fixed as the True Ending. To see both endings, you need to plan two different save routes.

Route 1: Go Straight for the True Ending in the First Playthrough#

Tip: The melon field side quest can be completed as early as Chapter 3; once Mount Mei is open there is no need to rush into the fight with Yang Jian. He is a hard battle — leave him until your equipment is developed in Chapters 5 and 6, and both your odds and the experience will be much better.

Route 2: See the Normal Ending First, Then Complete the True Ending#

Tip: Progress on hidden side quests and hidden maps is calculated per playthrough; the cross-playthrough carry-over rules follow the actual game. If you have already defeated Yang Jian in a playthrough, that playthrough’s ending can only be the True Ending — to see the Normal Ending you need a separate save route in which you have never challenged Yang Jian. Players planning to experience both endings across two playthroughs are advised to back up their save before starting a new cycle, to avoid overwriting it.

Side-Quest Progress Self-Check#

Before fighting Yang Jian, you can check the table below to confirm whether the hidden chain is complete:

Closing and Related Pages#

The ending is the key theme of Black Myth: Wukong’s narrative: putting on the Golden Circlet is the absence of “Mind”, while refusing it is the return of “Mind”. Players on their first run are advised not to rush through side quests by checklist — get familiar with the main story and the world first; when you want the True Ending, use the checklist on this page to fill in each item.