© S-GAME · official trailer stillWhat is on record
An optional swordsman at the bottom of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower who fights under a paper parasol in a yard of embers, sweeping the ground with fire and once filling the whole screen with flame. One of the two optional bosses required for the true ending; drops the Scorching Flames.
Who he is
Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade, is one of the two blade masters of the bronze trophy "The Two Blade Masters", "Defeat Zhu Yuan and Commander Bi Feng". Both are optional, and PowerPyx's trophy guide notes both have to be beaten for the true ending; KeenGamer's endings guide lists him among the requirements alongside the purple-icon Tales and the five Long Pillars. KeenGamer places the fight at the bottom of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower and lists his drop as the Scorching Flames, a Soul Tempering material for the Sanguine Reach. Beebom's list still had his chapter and reward as TBD on Oct 30.
What the footage shows
PowerPyx's capture (Oct 29, 2026) starts on the map at "Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Upper Level" and descends to the fight; the name bar "Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade" is on screen from 1:15 to about 3:55. The arena is a dark yard of cinders with embers glowing between the stones and burning timbers at the edges. At 1:15 he stands under an open paper parasol with a lit blade in his hand; at 1:55 a wall of fire sweeps across the yard in a curling arc; and at 2:15 the whole screen goes orange, with only the health bars visible through the flame. At 3:20 he lunges at Soul with the sword trailing fire.
Not on record
No written guide we can cite describes his attacks or the trigger for the screen-wide flame; the page records what the capture shows and will be extended when one is published. His counterpart for the trophy, Commander Bi Feng, has his own page.
Drop
The Scorching Flames (KeenGamer), a Soul Tempering material for the Sanguine Reach; KeenGamer's weapons guide says a second fragment comes from the Midlake Long Pillar.
The phases above are the ones shown in official footage, named by their on-screen name bars. Tells, punish windows and health thresholds are added only once the retail fight has been checked; we do not invent them from trailer cuts.