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11 Linghu is a story boss in Honor of Kings: World fought during Jixia Chapter 6: When Stars Converge. The encounter takes place inside Huxiao Hall after the underwater puppet-recovery route, the cave entry sequence, and the simplified Yuange Puppet rematch.
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33 Where Linghu Appears
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55 Reach Huxiao Hall during Chapter 6.Open the cave-side mechanism door by spending one cloud-energy token.Use Sun Bin for the forced solo section and clear the lighter puppet route.Return to the hall interior, defeat the enemy waves, and trigger the Linghu boss fight.
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77 Fight Identity
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1010 Linghu is defined less by spectacle and more by timing discipline. Current walkthrough coverage describes him as a fast attacker with repeated rushes and a clear parry-and-counter habit. The most important rule is to stop attacking when he enters his guard pose.
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1212 When Linghu sets his hands and blade in front of his body, he is preparing to parry incoming attacks.If the player keeps swinging into that stance, Linghu can answer with a quick counter.The counter is still dodgeable, and Kai can also answer it with his own reaction tools.
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1414 Why Xi Shi and Kai Work Well Here
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1616 Xi Shi can keep smaller gaps under control by knocking Linghu up with orb explosions.Kai mirrors Linghu's parry game and makes the fight easier to read for players already comfortable with reaction-based combat.Because Linghu punishes careless pressure, controlled burst windows are stronger than constant button-mashing.
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1818 Role in Chapter 6
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2020 Linghu is the real chapter boss of the Huxiao Hall route. The earlier Yuange Puppet encounter in the same chapter is intentionally simplified, so Linghu is the fight that restores real boss pressure before the quieter Jixia Star Team story wrap-up.
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2222 See Also
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2424 Jixia Chapter 6: When Stars ConvergeHuxiao HallSun BinYuange PuppetKai
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2626 Move Set
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2929 AttackBehaviorCounterSword Rush ComboThree to four fast forward thrusts that close the gap quicklyLateral Perfect Dodge between rushes; do not retreat in a straight lineGuard StanceLinghu sets his hands and blade in front of his body, ready to parry frontal pressureStop attacking; wait for the stance to drop or bait it with a feint and repositionParry CounterSharp counterstrike out of guard stance after a player swingPerfect Dodge laterally; Kai can also answer with his own reaction toolsClosing StepQuick footwork into single sword swingSide dodge then punish recovery frame
3030 Posture and Counter Notes
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3232 Linghu rewards reactive play more than aggressive combo extension. The most important rule is to stop attacking when he enters his guard pose. Continuing to swing into that stance triggers his counter, which can be dodged but is more likely to land if the player is mid-animation. The counter is the highest-damage single window in the fight, so trading into it is rarely worth the exchange.
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3434 Posture pressure builds gradually rather than from one big window. Each clean dodge into a short combo will chip his white bar. Once the bar breaks, he enters Vulnerable State, which is the safest moment to commit a long combo. The Break Momentum Bar mechanic governs this exchange.
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3636 Recommended Resonance Pairings
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3838 ResonanceWhy It WorksXi ShiOrb explosions knock Linghu up briefly, opening short follow-up windows during his closing-step recovery.KaiKai mirrors Linghu's parry game, making the fight easier to read for players already comfortable with reaction-based combat.Child of the Primal FlowHot-swap weapon flexibility lets the player open with a long-reach option then transition into a faster weapon for the parry-counter window.Sun BinStory-required for the cave route into the hall, so most players already arrive at this fight with him available.