Zheng E Boss Guide - Where Winds Meet

Tackling Zheng E in Where Winds Meet is a fast, high-pressure duel that plays like a frozen storm—every parry breaking through his relentless offense and creating openings for big damage. During the Ever-Normal Granary quest, in the Granary of Plenty arena, Zheng E ranks as a high-difficulty boss built around parry mastery, where Stonesplitter capitalizes on his Qi weakness, Cloud Steps helps evade his rushes, and Meridian Touch is key for interrupting his red-glow attacks.

Rewards

• Echo Jade: x55
• Kaifeng Exploration: x105
• Coin: x43,000
• Character EXP: x43,000
• Enlightenment Points: x100
• Vendetta Tome: x1
• Eagle Ring: x1
• Medicinal Tales: x1
• Oscillating Jade: x5

Zheng E location

Zheng E the Frostwing boss fight takes place deep inside the Granary of Plenty, located in the Kaifeng region of Where Winds Meet. This is the arena where you’ll face him during the quest “Ever-Normal Granary.”

Zheng E mechanics

Phase 1

The encounter begins as a high-pressure ground duel where parry timing dictates survival against Zheng E's aggressive charges and counters. His standard combos and ice projectiles (usually 5 in a row) can mostly be parried to drain Qi safely, but watch for the unparryable Double Wave that requires a sideways dodge. Fan strikes spawn delayed ice thorns, so flank or sidestep after his swings rather than staying in front; use Meridian Touch on red-glow windups to interrupt, knock him down, and punish heavily.

Phase 2

When his first health bar depletes, Zheng E summons an ice pillar, perches atop it, and unleashes three sweeping ice waves, restoring some health in the process. Dodge the first two unblockable waves sideways, then precisely parry the red-glow third wave to shatter the pillar and force him back to ground level. He mixes golden-glow unblockables (sprint away) with oversized ice swings during transitions, maintaining pressure until Qi breaks allow executes.

How to beat Zheng E

Follow the steps below to defeat Zheng E with ease:

Phase 1

Step 1

Stay at mid-range to bait Zheng E's charge combos—parry the initial rush safely to start building his Qi bar without overcommitting..

Step 2

On fan strikes, sidestep to the flank immediately to avoid delayed ice thorns that spawn underneath; don't chase forward.

Step 3

Dodge the standard 5x ice projectiles one by one and the unparryable Double Wave sideways when it appears.

Step 4

Watch for red-glow windups on his fan attacks—activate Meridian Touch on the prompt to interrupt, knock him down, and land heavy punishes.

Step 5

Once Zheng E is staggered, attack immediately with fast, high-damage attacks to shave off a significant chunk of his health.

Phase 2

Step 1

When Zheng E perches on the ice pillar and begins healing, dodge the first two unblockable ice waves laterally, then parry the red-glow third wave to shatter the pillar and bring him down for a free punish window.

Step 2

Sprint or dash away from golden-glow super lunges—these hit massive damage and can't be blocked or parried.

Step 3

Keep running to avoid getting hit by the Ice spears falling from the sky.

Step 4

Keep cycling through clean parries, well-timed dodges, and precise punish windows to steadily wear him down and finish the fight.

Tips

• Prioritize single-hit punishes over combos—Zheng E parries aggression back aggressively.​
• Track camera tightly during Phase 2 pillar phase to anticipate wave directions early.
• Unlock Meridian Touch before the fight—it's mandatory for safely interrupting Zheng E's red-glow fan attacks that punish parries.
• Golden glow always means unblockable super; sprint to arena edges immediately, no exceptions.

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