Start forward and spot the shop on the right side. Continue down the tunnel and defeat a couple ninja groups before reaching a large hole in the ground. Drop inside. Resume course down the tunnel. When you reach the subway car on the left side, expect more ninjas to appear. Eliminate them then search behind the subway car on the left to find a crate.
A large fight against demons and winged demons occurs at the end of the tunnel. Use Diving Flying Swallow if you have it to attack the horde. Target the winged demons quickly to avoid getting crushed by the red fireballs. Go up the exit staircase on the left side and find the save point.
Resume course up the staircase and battle the ninjas and magic ninjas at the top. Use the turnstile to the left of the entrance stairs to find a crate containing an item. Exit to the left and open the door into a small alcove
containing another crate. Go through the exit turnstile and grab arrows from the corpse. Go around to the left and spot a crate at the end of the tunnel. Enemies attack on the way back to the stairs. Shoot the barrel with an arrow to cause an explosion.
Start up the stairs but it’s blocked. Shoot a charged arrow into the barrels to destroy the gate. Continue up the stairs and battle a couple more ninja. Exit onto the street and trigger a pack of ninja dogs. Lure the dogs back into the staircase so you’re aren’t so easily surrounded.
Tip: There’s a crystal skull in this alley behind the building marked Coin Laundry. It’s up on a balcony. You’ll have to use Unrivaled Soaring to get it. While facing the corner and the balcony is on your right, run along the left wall, jump to the next wall, and finally reach the balcony. Grab the crystal skull!
Exit onto the street and go right until a group of magic ninjas attack. Follow the alley to the right side of the Coin Laundry building. Defeat the ninjas. Turn left down the next alley and look to the right to spot a corpse. Grab the item from the corpse. Return to the alley.
Jump down and exit the alley. You’re back onto the main street. There’s a save point up to the left next to a ladder. Search the street across from the save point. You’ll trigger a squad of ninjas. Blow up the barrels at the
end of the street to expose a crate. Return to the save point.
There’s a corpse on this bridge. Search it and recover a Jewel of the Demon Seal, which is used to upgrade one of your ninpo.
Climb the ladder next to the save point. At the top, search a corpse for a Jewel of the Demon Seal. Find an opening on the right side and go to the adjacent street. A group of demons and flying demons attacks. Use your Incendiary Shuriken to eliminate the flying demons while using combos against the other demons. There’s a corpse back by the railing entrance to replenish your Shuriken.
Go to the end of the street and open a crate containing an item. Find the opening on the right side; there’s a crystal skull on the opposite platform. Jump to the skull. Or you can also drop down, go to the base of the structure and use the Flying Bird technique to reach the very top. Climb down the ladder and drop next to the skull.
Drop to the street and follow it to a crate on the left side; open it for a Life of the Gods item. There’s also a shop here. Retrace your steps, which triggers a horde of demons. Go to the base of the building on the right and use the Flying Bird technique to reach the top.
Head down the street and pummel a horde of demons and winged demons. Examine the corpse at the end for arrows then climb the ladder to its left. Leap over to the save point to save and heal.
Proceed to the left and trigger flying demons. Eliminate them with Incendiary Shuriken. Open the crate at the end of the path for an item. Head back the other way and trigger more flying demons; eliminate them with Incendiary Shuriken then save your game one more time before reaching the end of the bridge.
Boss Battle: Giant Troll
Attack the Giant Troll’s hands or, ideally, feet. Avoid remaining at long-range or you’ll suffer from the troll’s breath attack or projectile attack (the troll can pick up and throw a car!). Use Reverse Wind to maneuver to the troll’s
feet and perform your combos and dodge away as necessary to avoid getting grabbed (which can happen if you’re near the hands). The troll is rather slow so it’s possible to charge an ultimate strike to inflict greater damage. Just remain at the feet or behind him.
After the cut scene, demons and flying demons attack. Clear the flying demons with Incendiary Shuriken then tackle the other demons with your melee attacks. Go through the doorway and replenish arrows if needed. Defeat the group of ninjas and enter the next room. Approach the save point. Destroy the glass with an attack and heal and save your game.
There are a lot of items in this room, including Incendiary Shuriken and, more importantly, the Dragon’s Claw and Tiger’s Fang melee weapon.
Cross the roof and trigger the ninjas and magic ninjas. Eliminate them. Search the cases for more items. You can replenish your Incendiary Shuriken, pick up The Vigoor Mythology, and acquire the Dragon’s Claw and Tiger’s Fang weapons. There’s a Test of Valor in the corner if you recovered the Rod of Trials.
Tip: This second Test of Valor features demons. The Lunar Staff, especially upgrade, is a good weapon against these beasts. If you have trouble in a large group of demons, switch to the Dragon Sword and spam Flying Swallow (and its upgrades if you have increased the Dragon Sword’s level). Purify this site and you recover a Talisman of Rebirth as your reward.
Exit through the door in the back corner. Eliminate the ninjas and archers blocking the narrow hallway. Head into the larger room and trigger a horde of ninja and magic ninja. Target the magic users first! Don’t hesitate to use Incendiary Shuriken because you can return and resupply in the previous room.
Ascend the stairs and use Unrivaled Soaring to reach the far platform; there’s a corpse here containing an item. Go left from the stairs and run along the right wall to clear the gap. Defeat the demon that appears. Drop down into the next area, which triggers another demon horde. Find a crate on the right side and recover an item.
Cross to the opposite side and ascend the stairs. At the top, battle demons and flying demons. Use the Incendiary Shuriken against the flying demons. You can also retreat back to the previous area and battle the demons here, as the flying demons don’t seem to maneuver down to attack from this position. Continue up the stairs to the base of the statue. Battle another horde of demons as you move around the left side of the statue. Finish off any remaining flying demons and demons and enter the passage on the left side of the statue.
Crush the ninjas and archers here. Search the opposite alcove for a chest containing a Lives of the Thousand Gods. Ascend the staircase and reach a save point. Jump left from the save point to the rafters—look down and to the right to spot a crystal skull. Jump over to it and grab your ninth crystal skull. Drop down to the bottom floor. Go to the room’s center and use the Flying Bird technique to ascend the center chamber. Defeat the ninja at the top, including an archer on the staircase. Leap from the railing on the staircase to the rafters. Jump over to the crate and recover an item.
Check the rafters as you ascend the Statue of Liberty. One features a crystal skull and you will also find a chest containing valuable items.
Ascend the stairs to the top. Walk out onto the balcony to trigger the flying demons. Remain inside and use the bow to target the flying demons through the doorway. Eliminate as many as you can before you have to get onto the balcony to finish off the rest. Search the crate on the right side for a Life of the Gods. Resume up the stairs and use the shop at the top. Find a dead body to the shop’s left and grab an item.
Start up the steps near the dead body. When you can’t go up any more, look left for the gap. Use the Flying Bird technique to jump through the gap and up to the top. Defeat a group of ninja. Search a dead body for The Four Greater Fiends, Part 2. Go up the stairs to trigger the cut scene.
Boss Battle: Alexei
Alexei has a dangerous mix of ranged attacks and grab attacks—so he’s formidable at long and close range! You have nothing to counter the ranged attacks—don’t bother with the bow—so you must get close. But going "toe-to-
toe" can leave you repeatedly thrown.
Be prepared to dodge! Watch Alexei’s moves. When he jumps up off the ground, immediately dodge and avoid his incoming grab maneuver. After the dodge, attack with a combination. Don’t get greedy, though. It’s often better to get in a few hits then dodge away to avoid a counter. Flying Swallow and its upgrades can be effective because you remain elusive and avoid Alexei’s close-range grabs.