“Heart of the Fist” in Phantom Blade Zero: how to complete the tale step by step

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Quick answer

“Heart of the Fist” is given by the Iron Fiend at the top of the Crimson Forest Sha-Chi Tower, in the frozen Crimson Forest. All you have to do is go to the Burial Grounds (2) bell and interact with the burial mound under the frozen tree. You receive the Fragmento de puño: exterior and the Worldbreaker Fist. Like “Use It Against Them”, it requires having seen Mu Xiaokui’s secret phase.

FrozenCrimson Forest
2steps
FistWorldbreaker + fragment
Yeswon’t appear without Young Mistress

Where does Heart of the Fist start?

At the top of the Crimson Forest Sha-Chi Tower, at the end of the frozen Crimson Forest (it opens during The Way Forward, after the Green Serpent House stairs). Talk to the Iron Fiend to accept it; the Jade Dancer, next to him, gives Use It Against Them.

Requirement: having fought the Iron Fiend and the Jade Dancer in Mu Xiaokui‘s secret phase, which only appears if you completed Young Mistress.

Step by step

  1. Go to Burial Grounds (2)It’s the frozen forest’s counterpart of the Crimson Forest’s Burial Grounds bell.
  2. Interact with the burial moundNear the bell there’s a large burial mound under a frozen tree. Walk up and examine the grave: you’ll see a cutscene and the tale is completed.

Rewards

RewardNotes
Fragmento de puño: exteriorWhen the cutscene ends. The Fist Fragment: Core comes from Mu Xiaokui’s secret phase.
Worldbreaker FistTempering material for the Iron Gauntlets (see Soul Temper). Vandal (Spanish guide) links it to having beaten the bodyguards earlier.
Missable

If you beat Mu Xiaokui without the five Young Mistress ribbons, there’s no secret phase and, according to Vandal, you don’t meet this tale’s requirement. After The Last Chance bell you can no longer go back to the frozen Crimson Forest. More in the points of no return.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Heart of the Fist grave?

Next to the Burial Grounds (2) bell, in the frozen Crimson Forest: a large burial mound under a frozen tree.

Why don’t I get the Worldbreaker Fist?

Vandal says you receive it because you already beat Mu Xiaokui’s bodyguards, without making clear whether it means the secret phase or the Use It Against Them rematch. No other source gives details.

What is the exterior fist fragment?

One of the pieces of the fist; the other, the core, comes from Mu Xiaokui’s secret phase.

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  • Release29 Oct 2026
  • PlatformsPS5 · PC
  • StudioS-GAME

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