Bond, do not simply defeat
Wild spirits must first be understood and weakened before the binder attempts a bond. Story bosses, summons, and illusions cannot be captured in combat; bondable bosses receive separate encounters afterward.
A first-party guide to the game
Understand the spirit.
Then earn its bond.
A first-party guide to YaoBound's spirit-bonding combat, six-spirit parties, seven affinities, branching evolution, tribulation, and permanent 100-floor tower.
The complete adventure loop
Meet. Read the field. Bond. Grow. Return stronger.
YaoBound is a Chinese mythology creature-collecting RPG built around readable rules and recoverable choices. It avoids permanent collection lockouts: experimentation changes a companion’s story without deleting the rest of the game.
Three active, six on the road
A party carries up to six spirits: three act at once and three wait in reserve. Guarding, control, recovery, and tactical switching come from explicit abilities—there is no hidden front or back row.
Seven affinities, readable counters
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth form the five-element counter cycle, while sacred and demonic oppose each other. Dual-affinity spirits choose one resonance before battle.
Evolution records a choice
Level, bond, place, weather, and party relationships can all make a spirit ready to evolve. A branch is irreversible for one individual, but repeatable sanctuaries prevent permanent compendium loss.
Tribulation is a playable trial
Every tribulation lasts three rounds and previews its crimson, azure, and violet lightning. The candidate and guardian must redirect, endure, recover, or gather energy. Failure preserves escrowed materials.
One hundred permanent trials
After either ending, the Spirit-Subduing Tower opens in the same save. Ten themed segments rise from mortal spirits to the Calamity Cloud, with persistent health and energy inside each five-floor run.
Designed against permanent loss
Your choices matter. Your curiosity remains safe.
- All three starters can be obtained before Chapter I ends.
- A failed tribulation preserves its evolution materials.
- Both endings and all base-game spirits remain completable in one save.
- The 100-floor tower is permanent postgame content, not a limited season.