Follow our comprehensive Nioh 3 walkthrough for Part 65, 'The Demon King Revealed'. Includes mission objectives, enemy locations, Kodama, and item discoveries.
Walkthrough
- 1Begin the mission "The Demon King Revealed" in Azuchi Castle, September 1600. Your objective is to settle the score with Kelley.
- 2Head back down the stairs from the start. Find an Oracle Kodama to the left. Head up and use the Shrine. Open the left door.
- 3Go immediately left to find a Corpse. Continue to the next area.
- 4Fight Skeleton Warriors (one left, one on stairs, one above).
- 5Enter the barn on the left, kill the Skeleton Warrior, and find a Corpse in the back.
- 6Head to the stairs and stop. Look right and drop down to find a Swordsman Kodama. Follow the ledge back.
- 7Head up the stairs, grab a Corpse, and approach the mist to fight a Fiend and Giant Skeleton.
- 8After they are dead, hit the well for an item and nab the Corpse behind it.
- 9Sneak around the right side of the house, kill the Giant Skeleton, and approach the mist inside for a Ninja Yokai.
- 10Get the Grave you passed and find a Big Chest in the upper left of the house.
- 11To the right, ambush a Skeleton Warrior and exit the front of the house. Check the left side for a Corpse and continue to the center area.
- 12Go right down the slope for a Corpse. Follow the path down to the land chunk on the left.
- 13Kill the Skeleton Warrior and the Oni in the mist (use items, a shrine is nearby).
- 14Look at the stairs and note the path to the right. Follow it to a Corpse. Loot it and head back up.
- 15Open the gate and use the Shrine.
- 16Head back, killing the sole Skeleton Warrior, and work your way back up to the middle chunk of land.
- 17Open the GATE to the right and enter. Kill the Amrita Fiend and Skeleton Warrior past the crystal.
- 18Loot the Root nearby (walk out on the branch) and the Corpse up the ramp.
- 19Look to the RIGHT of the ramp to find a Swordsman Kodama.
- 20Head up the ramp and kill the Ninja Yokai to the right.
- 21Go down the hallway, out the left door to a Corpse.
- 22Exit the other door and kill the two Skeleton Warriors. Note the path below to the right, but don't go down yet. Take a left to snipe a Skeleton Warrior.
- 23Head up the ladder. Go straight to snipe a Skeleton Rifleman (advised).
- 24To the right is mist with FIVE enemies: a Fiend, Giant Skeleton, TWO Raven Tengu, and an Onyudo. Focus on the Raven Tengu first.
- 25To find a Kodama, head back to the earlier drop. Go down the ladder and left. Fight a Raven Tengu on a narrow ledge.
- 26Further up, fight a SECOND Raven Tengu. Find a Corpse to the right and head up to the wall and left for a Warrior Kodama. Drop down to the mist area.
- 27Head onward, using the amrita path to drop down to a building where a Ninja Yokai will attack.
- 28Go inside for a Big Chest. Go around the building (upper concrete) for a Corpse. Past the building, fight a Giant Skeleton near a tree for another Corpse.
- 29Go left (facing the tree) to fight an Oni from some mist. Further ahead is a tree trunk you can knock down for a shortcut.
Tips
- Use Hanzo and Okatsu's assistance during the mission.
- Focus on eliminating the most dangerous enemies first, like the Raven Tengu.
- Utilize items and the nearby shrines to aid in difficult fights.
- The mission takes place in Azuchi Castle, reconstructed at Lake Biwa.
- "A True Samurai" Bronze Trophy
- Spirit: "Possessed by Atlas Bear"
- Unlocks Sub-Mission: "The Ghosts of Sawayama"
- Unlocks Sub-Mission: "The Inheritance"
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