6 Duel on Mount Hua: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom character posters drop
The second part in the Duel on Mount Hua series of Chinese dramas — Eastern Heretic and Western Venom — releases on Tencent Video and WeTV today and, in anticipation, the streaming platform has released several character visuals.
The first batch are for male leads Gao Wei Guang and Zhou Yi Wei, and arrived with a remark from Tencent telling Chinese fans the two actors will make a surprise appearance in the bullet chat today.
They commented:
#Duel on Mount Hua: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom Premieres#
Bullet Chat Zone Welcomes Huang Yao Shi (aka Zhou Yi Wei) and Ouyang Feng (Gao Wei Guang)!On July 31st:
18:00 – Surprise appearance by Zhou Yi Wei (@周一围) in EP01’s bullet chat!
19:00 – Surprise appearance by Gao Wei Guang (@深情的高伟光) in EP02’s bullet chat!
Join them as they chat about the world of martial arts with you!
Exclusively streaming on @Tencent Video – SVIPs get early access to the finale!
Release Schedule:
Members: 2 episodes daily from July 31 – August 2 (18:00), then 1 episode daily from August 3 – August 4 (18:00).
Four other character posters were dropped for Zhou Yi Wei, Gao Wei Guang, Chen Du Ling and Luo Qiu Yun.

They arrived with the comment:
#Duel on Mount Hua: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom Premieres#
Through misty rivers and lakes, heroes carve their legends—
Where love and vengeance entwine,
East Evil and West Poison walk the path of chivalry.Starring: Zhou Yi Wei, Gao Wei Guang, Chen Du Ling, Luo Qiu Yun.
Exclusively streaming on @Tencent Video—SVIPs get early access to the finale!
Duel on Mount Hua: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom is the second in the four series prequel of the 60-episode wuxia drama The Legend of Heroes, which premiered back in July, 2024.

It follows on from the first part of the prequel – Nine Yin True Sutra — which premiered on July 26th on Tencent/WeTV, and will itself be followed by the third part of the prequel — Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar — which will be released on the same platform on August 5th.
The series then ends with 5 Great Masters, which is due to drop on August 10th.