Codex · Mechanics & lore
Ghostep
鬼步guǐbù
Name via press
The move that whisks Soul behind an enemy when he perfectly parries a blue “Brutal” attack or dodges a red “Killer” attack at the last moment.
What the name means
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬼 | guǐ | ghost |
| 步 | bù | step, footwork |
The real culture behind it
Chinese martial arts treat footwork (步法) as the root of every technique, and wuxia fiction names its most uncanny movement arts after ghosts and phantoms — "ghost shadow" and "phantom" footwork recur across Jin Yong and Gu Long.
Ghostep turns that literary trope into a parry reward, in line with the studio’s stated goal of "attacking while defending" (连消带打).
Go deeper
Sources & further reading
- PC Gamer hands-on (2025)
- A9VG hands-on (2026)
Game details come from official material and press coverage; names marked “fan reading” will be checked against the retail build. Anything labelled as our reading is interpretation, not a developer statement.