Where you fight: About 11 m east of The Axemaster’s Fall Bell (Weeping Creek Valley)
Nearest Bell: The Axemaster’s FallApproximate: distances are estimated from the game data, and the map painting is not to scale.Open this spot on the map →
How to beat this fight
- From this fight on, bosses use what Chinese players and press call black-light attacks; the game itself never uses that name. Blocking one empties your Sha-Chi at once, so dodge, do not block. Two openings: he charges straight at you, or he turns his back and slams the ground.
- Dodge the wide sweep. After he stamps, the next flash is blue: parry it. He has more than one blue attack.
- Get out of the slam that comes down behind you. If it lands, it empties your Sha-Chi.
- Early on, bring Jagged Steel and the Sanguine Twin. Use the twin blades to answer him and cut his gauge; once his guard breaks, switch to Jagged Steel and stack the bleed.
- Beating him gives the Dread Axe as a Phantom Edge. The axe also cuts the chains that block the path back at the outpost.
Attacks & how to counter
Attacks seen 2
These labels are our plain descriptions; the game has published no move names.
- Long-range axe swings Axe fighter with great strength and exceptional range.
- Slow lethal axe One hit of the giant axe can be lethal, but his movements are very slow. our name match
How to counter 1
- Combo boldly, then dodge carefully. our name match
Location, drops & connected quests
- In Weeping Creek Valley, on the path you have to take after the outpost, behind the outpost.
- Beating him drops the Phantom Edge Dread Axe. The axe also cuts the chains that block a path at the outpost.
- The tale Four Fierce Axes moves on. Trophy: The Axe’s Grudge, for defeating Axemaster Peng Meng.
Footage and phases
The pictures on this page are official art of Peng Meng and images of the Dread Axe, not frames of the fight. The in-game dossier says he is chained behind the outpost, and it does not describe a second phase.
Launch-build boss dossier (29 October 2026)
“Eldest of the Four Axes, Peng Meng underwent Transcension to avenge the other three. His body grew massive, his flesh hardened, and his strength became immense. His great axe could split stone and sunder mountains. Several Mandate elites fell beneath it. In the valley, a Mandate squad subdued him only at terrible cost. Thick chains were driven through his shoulder blades, binding him behind the Outpost. Once, the four brothers drank deep and feasted heartily. They performed deeds of chivalry, yet their axes also claimed countless innocent lives amid the Wulin's bloodshed. In those days, every debt was still settled by the Wulin's rules. Then three brothers were murdered through treachery, and Mandate squads hunted the last. Cornered and desperate, Peng Meng surrendered his final shred of reason and sank utterly into Transcension.”
Peng Meng, the Axemaster — Phantom Blade Zero in-game boss dossier
Connected weapon: Dread Axe. Connected quest: Four Fierce Axes. Trophy / achievement: The Axe’s Grudge (Defeat Axemaster Peng Meng).
Key facts
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Peng Meng, the Axemaster
Name sources for Peng Meng, the Axemaster
The launch game’s own text names him Peng Meng, the Axemaster. The pictures here are official art and weapon images, not the fight.
An axe fighter with formidable strength and exceptional range; one hit can be lethal, but he is slow.
First shown: The final build, in the October 2026 previews; the chapter 1 placement comes from a Chinese preview of the boss we match to him.