Is Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet optional in Phantom Blade Zero?

Yes. Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet is listed as an optional encounter, so a main-route playthrough can pass it by. Clear it before the story leaves Crimson Forest if you want the drop.

Where do you fight Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet?

Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet is fought in Crimson Forest; the dataset does not record a chapter number for this encounter.

What does Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet drop?

Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet drops Freezing Chaos (weapon, late-game return).

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Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet

Encounter 10 of 25Optional fightCrimson Forest

Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet is encounter 10 of 25 in this boss index. The fight is listed under Crimson Forest, and it can be skipped. Everything on this page comes from the checked dataset; the tables below separate confirmed details from anything the game does not state outright.

Encounter overview

Region: Crimson Forest
Chapter: Not recorded
Fight type: Optional fight
Rewards: Freezing Chaos (weapon, late-game return).
Last verified: 2026-11-02

How to beat Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet

No boss-specific counter pattern has been verified for Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet yet, so this page does not invent one. What is confirmed: the encounter sits in Crimson Forest, and the reward and optional status in the table above come straight from the checked dataset. For the surrounding route, open the region page — it lists the pickups tied to this area and flags anything that becomes missable.

This fight is optional. If the story moves past this region before you clear it, the encounter can be missed — treat it as a detour rather than a checkpoint.

Rewards

Last verified: 2026-11-03

Reward	Type
Freezing Chaos (weapon	Item
late-game return)	Item

Reward names follow the in-game item names. Currency amounts are listed as recorded.

Full weapon list →

Other bosses in Crimson Forest

Order follows the main route through the region. Each name links to its own page.

Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic Stone Hand Iron Fever Jing Ye, the Outlaw Bai Chilian, the Sacrificial Serpent

Before you move on

Crimson Forest holds 6 recorded pickups in total. If you are collecting everything, clear the ones tied to this arena before the next chapter transition — the region page lists each entry with its route note.

Open the Crimson Forest region page →

Quick answers

Is Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet optional in Phantom Blade Zero?: Yes. Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet is listed as an optional encounter, so a main-route playthrough can pass it by. Clear it before the story leaves Crimson Forest if you want the drop.
Where do you fight Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet?: Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet is fought in Crimson Forest; the dataset does not record a chapter number for this encounter.
What does Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet drop?: Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet drops Freezing Chaos (weapon, late-game return).

Sources

pbzero.s-game.cn (2)