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Key art of a swordsman in a wide conical hat and layered dark armor, gripping a long red-bladed sword diagonally across the frame, a weathered scarf streaming to the left against a near-black background. — Key art of a swordsman in a wide conical hat and layered dark armor, gripping a long red-bladed sword diagonally across the frame, a weathered scarf streaming to the left against a near-black background. Key art

Close-up key art of a swordsman in a wide conical hat and weathered dark armor, gripping a blade that crosses the frame, lit by warm side light. — Close-up key art of a swordsman in a wide conical hat and weathered dark armor, gripping a blade that crosses the frame, lit by warm side light. Key art

A stone path with wooden railings winds through a dense green bamboo forest, dappled sunlight breaking through the canopy into mist. — A stone path with wooden railings winds through a dense green bamboo forest, dappled sunlight breaking through the canopy into mist. Regions

A snowbound industrial fortress of pipes, smokestacks and icicle-hung roofs rises beyond a frozen pond and a half-buried wooden shed. — A snowbound industrial fortress of pipes, smokestacks and icicle-hung roofs rises beyond a frozen pond and a half-buried wooden shed. Regions

The sun sets low over a golden marsh, lighting up reeds, water channels, a leaning dead tree, distant mountains and a pagoda. — The sun sets low over a golden marsh, lighting up reeds, water channels, a leaning dead tree, distant mountains and a pagoda. Regions

A red-lit temple complex with layered upturned roofs stands across a still pond, surrounded by bare trees and drifting crimson mist. — A red-lit temple complex with layered upturned roofs stands across a still pond, surrounded by bare trees and drifting crimson mist. Regions

A torch-lit shantytown of stacked wooden cages and shacks fills a vast cavern, chains strung overhead and a single lantern glowing on the muddy path. — A torch-lit shantytown of stacked wooden cages and shacks fills a vast cavern, chains strung overhead and a single lantern glowing on the muddy path. Regions

A vast, dim teahouse hall with rows of wooden tables and shelves of jars, rain falling through an ornate circular ceiling opening into a sunken pool below. — A vast, dim teahouse hall with rows of wooden tables and shelves of jars, rain falling through an ornate circular ceiling opening into a sunken pool below. Regions

Glowing red, ribbon-like tendrils and sparks swirl through a dark hall around a bright core. — Glowing red, ribbon-like tendrils and sparks swirl through a dark hall around a bright core. Regions

Close-up of an old man with long white hair and beard and round dark goggles, wearing a grey-blue robe, with green foliage blurred behind him. — Close-up of an old man with long white hair and beard and round dark goggles, wearing a grey-blue robe, with green foliage blurred behind him. Characters

A blue-skinned woman with long blue hair and an ornate gold-and-teal jeweled headdress looks downward against a dark teal background. — A blue-skinned woman with long blue hair and an ornate gold-and-teal jeweled headdress looks downward against a dark teal background. Characters

A huge metal lion-dog mask with glowing red eyes and a blazing orange ring in its mouth dominates the frame, a white-haired, tattooed man peering from behind it. — A huge metal lion-dog mask with glowing red eyes and a blazing orange ring in its mouth dominates the frame, a white-haired, tattooed man peering from behind it. Characters

An ornate gold-masked warrior in purple robes and layered armor stands beside a hulking pale, veined giant bound with chains in a dark hall. — An ornate gold-masked warrior in purple robes and layered armor stands beside a hulking pale, veined giant bound with chains in a dark hall. Bosses

An ornate black metal mask with glowing red eyes and gold trim fills the frame, with a blade crossing the foreground and fire burning behind. — An ornate black metal mask with glowing red eyes and gold trim fills the frame, with a blade crossing the foreground and fire burning behind. Bosses

A white-haired swordsman in a wide hat, seen from behind, faces a rain-soaked stone temple hall through pale mist, red light glowing in its doorway. — A white-haired swordsman in a wide hat, seen from behind, faces a rain-soaked stone temple hall through pale mist, red light glowing in its doorway. Scenes

A swordsman with a drawn blade crouches atop an ornate wooden gate as a flock of black birds scatters around him, another hat-wearing swordsman watching from the foreground. — A swordsman with a drawn blade crouches atop an ornate wooden gate as a flock of black birds scatters around him, another hat-wearing swordsman watching from the foreground. Scenes

A colossal stone dragon skull, chained to the rocks, glows red at the jaw in a misty grey forest of bare trees. — A colossal stone dragon skull, chained to the rocks, glows red at the jaw in a misty grey forest of bare trees. Scenes

A masked figure in dark robes stands in a rain-soaked temple courtyard, one arm raised skyward beneath towering tiled roofs. — A masked figure in dark robes stands in a rain-soaked temple courtyard, one arm raised skyward beneath towering tiled roofs. Scenes

A ruined temple hall filled with hanging spiral incense coils and red lanterns, a red-draped Buddha statue in a niche and a huge tilted signboard above the wet stone floor. — A ruined temple hall filled with hanging spiral incense coils and red lanterns, a red-draped Buddha statue in a niche and a huge tilted signboard above the wet stone floor. Scenes

A masked swordsman in a wide hat crouches with twin red-glowing blades in a sepia desert, facing a tall shadowy figure near a spindly totem. — A masked swordsman in a wide hat crouches with twin red-glowing blades in a sepia desert, facing a tall shadowy figure near a spindly totem. Scenes

Two fighters face each other in a flooded village street littered with floating paper talismans, one crouched low in a wide hat, the other kneeling with a huge white blade amid drifting mist. — Two fighters face each other in a flooded village street littered with floating paper talismans, one crouched low in a wide hat, the other kneeling with a huge white blade amid drifting mist. Scenes

A crouched swordsman in a wide hat faces a huge horned, feathered beast beneath strings of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a blue-white flash between them. — A crouched swordsman in a wide hat faces a huge horned, feathered beast beneath strings of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a blue-white flash between them. Scenes

Three fighters clash in a rain-soaked temple courtyard, one enemy somersaulting overhead in a spray of blood, tiled roofs and bare trees behind. — Three fighters clash in a rain-soaked temple courtyard, one enemy somersaulting overhead in a spray of blood, tiled roofs and bare trees behind. Screenshots

A ragged, chain-wrapped swordsman in a wide hat faces a woman in blue whose arm has become a huge white blade, on a flooded street beneath a red-leafed tree hung with paper prayer strips. — A ragged, chain-wrapped swordsman in a wide hat faces a woman in blue whose arm has become a huge white blade, on a flooded street beneath a red-leafed tree hung with paper prayer strips. Screenshots

A crouched swordsman with a long blade on a rain-soaked wooden rooftop, cyan energy arcs sweeping around him, a bell and distant pagoda in the downpour. — A crouched swordsman with a long blade on a rain-soaked wooden rooftop, cyan energy arcs sweeping around him, a bell and distant pagoda in the downpour. Screenshots

A swordsman in a wide hat faces a towering horned demon wreathed in flames on a rocky battlefield, burning banners and embers around them. — A swordsman in a wide hat faces a towering horned demon wreathed in flames on a rocky battlefield, burning banners and embers around them. Screenshots

A swordsman leaps toward a hulking pale, scarred ogre on a misty rocky riverbank, mountains fading into grey mist. — A swordsman leaps toward a hulking pale, scarred ogre on a misty rocky riverbank, mountains fading into grey mist. Screenshots

A kneeling swordsman in a wide hat faces a huge horned, feathered beast beneath strings of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a blue-white flash between them. — A kneeling swordsman in a wide hat faces a huge horned, feathered beast beneath strings of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a blue-white flash between them. Screenshots

A swordsman in a wide hat carries a long blade over his shoulder across a rain-slick wooden bridge, another figure ahead and a misty temple town with pagodas and birds beyond. — A swordsman in a wide hat carries a long blade over his shoulder across a rain-slick wooden bridge, another figure ahead and a misty temple town with pagodas and birds beyond. Screenshots

A swordsman in a wide hat stands in a muddy war camp at golden hour, bodies strewn across the ground, a mounted warrior with a glowing staff ahead and a fortress gate beyond. — A swordsman in a wide hat stands in a muddy war camp at golden hour, bodies strewn across the ground, a mounted warrior with a glowing staff ahead and a fortress gate beyond. Screenshots

Inside a red-lit industrial hall, a hammer-wielding warrior faces two golden-skinned fighters before a giant bronze demon-face relief, a huge green gourd in the foreground. — Inside a red-lit industrial hall, a hammer-wielding warrior faces two golden-skinned fighters before a giant bronze demon-face relief, a huge green gourd in the foreground. Screenshots

Concept art of a lone swordsman in a wide hat and red scarf before a huge tree draped in blood-red vines, with a pagoda and misty cliffs beyond. — Concept art of a lone swordsman in a wide hat and red scarf before a huge tree draped in blood-red vines, with a pagoda and misty cliffs beyond. Concept art

A swordsman seen from behind, sword resting across his shoulder, watches two horned demonic figures leap through a misty forest clearing. — A swordsman seen from behind, sword resting across his shoulder, watches two horned demonic figures leap through a misty forest clearing. feature

A figure kneels slumped over a stool beside a wooden table in a dim workshop, head bowed, with a red candle and a hanging pot providing the only warm light. — A figure kneels slumped over a stool beside a wooden table in a dim workshop, head bowed, with a red candle and a hanging pot providing the only warm light. feature

Two blades collide in a burst of sparks as a white-haired warrior in a hat clashes with a purple-haired woman wielding a red blade in a rainy stone alley. — Two blades collide in a burst of sparks as a white-haired warrior in a hat clashes with a purple-haired woman wielding a red blade in a rainy stone alley. feature

A white-haired swordsman in a wide hat stands beneath rows of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a horned, armored creature looming to the right. — A white-haired swordsman in a wide hat stands beneath rows of red lanterns on a rocky battlefield, a horned, armored creature looming to the right. feature

Close-up of a white-haired swordsman in a wide hat gripping a wavy, serpentine blade, pale mist behind him. — Close-up of a white-haired swordsman in a wide hat gripping a wavy, serpentine blade, pale mist behind him. feature

Launch trailer card: a swordsman with a sword on his back stands on a moonlit tiled roof above a Chinese town. — Launch trailer card: a swordsman with a sword on his back stands on a moonlit tiled roof above a Chinese town. Trailers

Pre-order trailer card: two silhouetted figures face a low orange sun in a dusty landscape, with the Pre-Order Trailer title. — Pre-order trailer card: two silhouetted figures face a low orange sun in a dusty landscape, with the Pre-Order Trailer title. Trailers

Release date trailer card: a swordsman in a wide hat stands among red lanterns and embers, with the release date announcement title. — Release date trailer card: a swordsman in a wide hat stands among red lanterns and embers, with the release date announcement title. Trailers

Year of the Snake trailer card: a swordsman in a hat holds a wavy serpentine blade against a dark misty background. — Year of the Snake trailer card: a swordsman in a hat holds a wavy serpentine blade against a dark misty background. Trailers

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