Melon Field

Green-Capped Martialist翠笠武师

Quest

Defeated

What it inflicts: Burn
Phases: 1 phase
Equipment: One set

Good to know

Treasure Hunter quest. 1: North Shore of the Bitter Lake, follow the shore left of the shrine, past Chen Loong, to the temple; kill the 3 bats attacking him and exhaust his dialogue. 2: near the Towers of Karma shrine, he shivers in a tree; equip Ring of Fire at the shrine, cast it in front of him, then talk to him until he runs out of lines: he mentions a melon field at the foot of a cliff.

Step 1 can disappear once you have moved on in the story and Zhu Bajie has left you, but it isn't required: just head straight to the Towers of Karma. The rest of the quest has no time limit.

To find the Melon Field: from the Forest of Felicity shrine, don't go through the gate, take the slope to its right down to the flooded area; at the far end, enemies stand at the edge of a cliff. Drop down there, cross the fallen tree and go down to the shrine. From the Brook of Bliss shrine, you can also drop into the stream by the bridge, follow it to the end, then go down to the shrine.

He is one of the 5 secret bosses to beat to open Mount Mei, reachable at the earliest at the start of Chapter 6.

Recommended gear

With what you can have when you first come across it.

Editor's pick The Fireproof Mantle handles the Burn: activate it during the 2-wheel phase, and the wheels then knock you back without hurting you. Azure Dust is the recommended transformation, and Ebon Flow works as a finisher if you have beaten Yin Tiger. That duel also unlocks the Iron-Tough Gauntlets and Greaves, crafted with 1 Fine Gold Thread each: the first 2 come from the Cyan Loong. Worn together, they reward every Rock Solid deflection.

Weapon attack: 70
Armor defense: 114
Resistance: Burn: +7
Resistance: Shock: +3

Base values, before upgrades, from the registry.

Weapon
Kang-Jin Staff Crafting: Starlit Cloud-Bidden Antler × 1, Refined Iron Sand × 4, Yaoguai Core × 8, 21,000 Will
Otherwise: Rat Sage Staff
Headgear
Bronze Monkey Mask Optional boss: Elder JinchiCrafting: Yarn × 4, Silk × 2, 1,800 Will
Otherwise: Galeguard Beast Mask
Chest
Loongscale Battlerobe Crafting: Silk × 5, Cold Iron Leaves × 2, 4,500 Will
Otherwise: Ochre Battlerobe
Arms
Ebongold Armguard Crafting: Yarn × 1, Silk × 1, 810 Will
Otherwise: Iron-Tough Gauntlets
Legs
Loongscale Greaves Crafting: Silk × 2, Cold Iron Leaves × 1, 2,700 Will
Otherwise: Iron-Tough Greaves
Vessel
Fireproof Mantle Optional boss: Elder Jinchi
Spirit
Wandering Wight Optional boss: Wandering Wight
Otherwise: Guangmou
Transformation
Azure Dust Optional boss: Man-in-Stone
Otherwise: Ebon Flow
Spells
Curios
- Agate Jar
- Tiger Tally Optional boss: "Tiger Vanguard"
Gourd
Jade Lotus Gourd Optional: rescuing Shen Monkey (Marsh of White Mist)
Otherwise: Medicine Sage Gourd
Soaks
- Laurel Buds

The fight

The Treasure Hunter reveals himself: a fast fighter with flaming chakrams, who has little health but moves a lot. Around 60% health, he turns into a wheel of fire that rolls across the arena leaving trails of flame; around 40%, he does it again with 2 wheels. While he is a wheel, you can't hit him.

One set: no shrine or pause, and Burn stays the threat from start to finish.

Spells, transformation and soaks are set at a Keeper's Shrine, never mid-fight: what you bring into a fight stays until the end. One spell per category: Cloud Step and Rock Solid exclude each other, pick one before the fight.

What it inflicts

Burn: flaming chakrams, a fire beam dealing continuous damage and the wheels' trails of flame. If you catch fire, chain 4 to 5 rolls to put it out.

Attacks to watch

Opener: a fire beam, then a wave of projectiles. Dodge left or right, then once more, or sprint.
Fire wheels: he vanishes and his chakrams rush across the arena, 1 then 2. Dodge each pass and don't stay locked on, or the second wheel hits you from behind.
Parry: if you chain light attacks up close, he blocks, then kicks you. Back off as soon as he blocks.
A weapon throw as the 4th hit of a combo, and sweeping 3 to 4 hit combos: dodge timing matters more than direction.

What works

Fireproof Mantle: activate it for the 2-wheel phase; you become immune to Burn, and the wheels knock you back without hurting you. Fireproof Mantle
Immobilize as soon as he is visible again, then land a combo. Immobilize
Rock Solid to parry his attacks, then counterattack. Rock Solid
Azure Dust as your transformation. Azure Dust

Strategy

Quick attacks, in short bursts: he readily deflects heavy attacks and varied combos, and also parries strings of light attacks up close.
A Pluck of Many right after dodging his first attack.
If you prefer Cloud Step to Rock Solid: its decoy draws the wheels.
When he is knocked down, land your spirit's attack, for example the Wandering Wight.

Access

Valley of Ecstasy, Melon Field: in the big cave near the shrine, walk up to the large Buddha statue to trigger the cutscene and the fight. Optional: he only appears at the end of the Treasure Hunter quest.

What it gives

to obtainSpell Binder
to obtainYaoguai Core × 2
to obtainRefined Iron Sand

Will: 1,181

Once beaten, he flees. The young monk appears, the cave turns into a melon field and you learn Spell Binder: an Attack bonus that depends on your mana, but while it is active, your other spells, vessels, transformations and spirit skills are locked.

The young monk in this scene is the one who will open Mount Mei for you, at The Great Pagoda.

Updates

Update 1.0.13: his invulnerability time was reduced.

In NG+

In NG+, you keep your gear, spells, transformations and spirits, and bosses are tougher. Key items don't carry over: the chapter's quest items must be taken again.

Page checked on October 16, 2026.