Swords of Legends Hands-On Shows Enemies With Chinese Cultural Roots
The hands-on session reveals how the game uses Chinese mythology and cultural practices to shape enemy behavior and storytelling, a key differentiator for the fourth entry in the Gu Jian Qi Tan series.
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Aurogon Shanghai held a media hands-on event for Swords of Legends at the China Art Palace on July 17, 2026. The playable build featured five formidable enemies, including a tea-serving martial artist named Wuyang and a dancing cloth named Caiyi Hou Kongkongzi, both designed with movements inspired by traditional Chinese tea art and magic.
The hands-on build of Swords of Legends, playable at the China Art Palace on July 17, let attendees fight five formidable enemies. Producer Xue Ling explained that each enemy's moveset is designed to convey personality and backstory. Wuyang, a waiter at the inn Changsheng Ju, fights with a long-spouted teapot, his stances drawn from Sichuan tea art. Caiyi Hou Kongkongzi appears as a single colorful cloth that dances through the air, inspired by the traditional Chinese magic Gu Cai Xi Fa. The protagonist, appointed as the new Huangquan Judge by King Yama, must bring wandering souls back to the underworld. The full game is the fourth in the Gu Jian Qi Tan series, following 2018's Gu Jian Qi Tan 3.
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