How to Get the Fresh Serpent Viscera item in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

In Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the Fresh Serpent Viscera is an important item needed to unlock the optional ending. This guide will show you how to get the Fresh Serpent Viscera and what to do with it.

1. Progress the Story to Obtain the Mortal Blade

Before you can access the Fresh Serpent Viscera, you need to progress through the story until you receive the Mortal Blade. This requires defeating Genichiro at the top of Ashina Castle and the Screen Monkeys in the Hall of Illusions. Once both of these bosses are defeated, you’ll gain access to the Inner Sanctum where you’ll obtain the Mortal Blade. Alongside the Mortal Blade, you’ll also unlock the Puppeteer Ninjutsu ability, which is essential for the next steps.

2. Raise the Kite Using Puppeteer Ninjutsu

Once you have the Puppeteer Ninjutsu ability, make your way to the Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo Sculptor’s Idol. From here, head out the door and down the mountain path. You’ll notice a monkey on a bridge nearby. Below this bridge, you’ll find a rat enemy standing by the controls for the kite.

Sneak up behind the rat and backstab it. Then, use R1/RB to turn the rat into a puppet, which will cause it to activate the kite, raising it permanently and granting access to the next area.

3. Use the Kite to Reach the Snake

With the kite raised, go to the first temple where three monks are praying to a corpse. Exit through the window and find a large tree in the center. Grapple to the top of the tree using your grappling hook to face the kite. From here, use the hookshot to the kite and be slung across the valley.

Once you land on the opposite side, continue along the cliffside by combining jumping and hookshotting. After a short while, you’ll reach a platform with a cave and a Sculptor’s Idol. Enter the cave and proceed to the ledge where you’ll see the giant snake below.

4. Kill the Snake

To kill the snake, position yourself above it. This is similar to mechanics you may have encountered in Dark Souls 3, where you need to use a plunge attack.

When you’re ready, drop down and perform a plunge attack on the snake. Follow it up with a second deathblow to kill the serpent. This will reward you with the Fresh Serpent Viscera.

5. What to Do with the Fresh Serpent Viscera

Once the snake is dead, you’ll receive the Fresh Serpent Viscera, an item with the following description:

“The persimmon-like heart of a Great Serpent. The Great Serpent is considered to be a god of the land, and the heart is believed to be where one’s spirit resides. While its shape bears similarity to a persimmon, in fact this is the red viscera of a god. It is safe to assume that eating it would be poisonous to one’s health.”

This item is essential for unlocking an optional ending in Sekiro. Along with the Dried Serpent Viscera, it is required to offer the Divine Child of Rejuvenation in the Inner Sanctum as part of the rice delivery quest. After offering the Fresh Serpent Viscera, the child will use it to prepare a special ritual that unlocks the secret ending.

The Fresh Serpent Viscera plays a crucial role in unlocking one of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’s optional endings. Make sure to defeat the snake and follow the necessary steps to offer the item to the Divine Child. With this, you’ll be one step closer to uncovering all the hidden secrets of Sekiro.

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