Recaps

The Douluo Star Will announced that Douluo Star would return to the Primordial World and that four people would be chosen to ascend ahead of the merger. As the continent's factions debated the change, the first selection began, and four figures appeared on the heavenly curtain.

• The Douluo Star Will announced the coming return to the Primordial World and said four people would be chosen for the first advance ascent.
• Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiao, and Bo Saixi reacted to the announcement and considered what it might mean for their factions.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang criticized the Douluo Star's decision, and Tang San agreed while worrying that the Star Will might know his secret.
• The Douluo Star Will announced that the selection had begun, and four figures and their names appeared on the heavenly curtain.

Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, Tai Tan, and Ma Hongjun ascended from Douluo to the Primordial World, where Tai Tan's first breath transformed him into a god. The chapter left Tang San and Yu Xiaogang resentful of the newcomers' opportunity and insisting that Yu Xiaogang's theories would still be unmatched.

• Ma Hongjun panicked about ascending, while Xiao Wu clung to Tang San and was told to find a safe place until he could join her.
• Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to return to Spirit Hall before she vanished, and Tai Tan bowed toward the Clear Sky Sect before ascending.
• In the Heavenly Court, Li Xuanji casually noted the merging world and returned his attention to a proposal about Sun Wukong and Golden Cicada.
• Tai Tan arrived in the Primordial World, gained nine golden Soul Rings after taking a breath, and believed he had become a god for his master.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang reacted with jealousy, but Yu Xiaogang claimed the Primordial World's ease would weaken people's ambition and praised his own theories.

Spirit Hall and the other Douluo Continent factions watched Tai Tan enter the Primordial World, where bandits killed him despite his recent ascent to godhood. His death shocked everyone and made them reconsider the danger of the new world, just as Xiao Wu appeared on the screen.

• Qian Daoliu persuaded Bibi Dong to prepare Spirit Hall's elders to enter the Primordial World and find Qian Renxue.
• Ning Fengzhi hoped the Primordial World's environment might let him overcome his rank limit as Tai Tan searched for a foothold for Tang Hao.
• Tai Tan confronted five bandits and unleashed his Soul Rings, but their one-eyed leader killed him with a single saber strike.
• A tiny figure arrived too late, said Tai Tan's name was not in his book, and sent his soul away with two envoys.
• Tai Tan's death stunned the factions, prompting some to abandon their arrogance and others to grow more eager to enter the Primordial World.
• Xiao Wu's image drew the watchers' attention.

Xiao Wu arrived in the Primordial World as a rabbit and was saved from an enormous eagle by Snake Maiden, who made her a pet. Snake Maiden revealed that her Nine Demon Cave served Bai Ze Ridge, leaving the people of Douluo Continent stunned by the power of the demon forces.

• Xiao Wu appeared as a pink-furred rabbit, and Tang Hao arrived to explain her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to Tang San.
• An enormous eagle attacked Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to threaten it through the screen.
• Snake Maiden drove off the eagle and offered to spare Xiao Wu if she became her pet.
• Snake Maiden shrank Xiao Wu, named her Little Jade Rabbit, and took her to the Nine Demon Cave in the Northern Julu Continent.
• Snake Maiden explained that the Nine Demon Cave served Bai Ze Ridge and that Bai Ze was one of the Ten Great Demon Marshals under the Demon Lord, alarming viewers across Douluo Continent.

The factions on the Douluo Continent reacted to Xiao Wu’s revelations about the Primordial World as Tang San resolved to rescue her, while Ma Hongjun appeared in a desolate place and sought refuge with Nalanda Temple. The chapter left Ma Hongjun following the monks, as Ning Fengzhi considered Buddhism a potential ally and Sword Douluo urged caution.

• The major factions analyzed Xiao Wu’s information about the Primordial World, while Tang San vowed to rescue her after growing strong enough.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Northern Julu Continent was like the Star Dou Great Forest, and Flender promised to help Tang San rescue Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai spotted Ma Hongjun in a crimson wasteland strewn with bones, where Ma Hongjun hid from an approaching group of monks.
• Kongxin introduced himself as Nalanda Temple’s abbot and welcomed Ma Hongjun, who agreed to join and follow the monks.
• Flender suggested the Shrek group could join Nalanda Temple, while Tang San kept quiet about his doubts toward Buddhism.
• Ning Fengzhi marked Buddhism as a possible ally, but Sword Douluo advised him to observe the faction before trusting it.

Qian Renxue arrived in the Primordial World and met Earth Granny, who registered her as a resident of Qingshui Village and explained what would happen to her soul after death. The meeting left the Douluo Continent shocked by the Primordial World's gods and underworld rules, while Tang San recognized Earth Granny from legends.

• Qian Renxue regained her original appearance, disguised herself, and approached a village where residents were making offerings to a small clay statue.
• Earth Granny brought Qian Renxue to her vihara and explained that the statue reflected mortals' beliefs, while she appeared in her true form as an old woman.
• Earth Granny found Qian Renxue missing from the village and City God registers, recorded her name, and warned that an unregistered person could become a wandering ghost after death.
• Qian Renxue offered Earth Granny the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, prompting the Heaven Dou Empire's emperor to demand an explanation from Spirit Hall.
• Tang San recognized Earth Granny from legends as the Douluo Continent's viewers debated the Primordial World's control over the dead.

Qian Renxue asked Earth Granny how mortals could become gods in the Primordial World, and learned that merit was judged through records kept in the Book of Life and Death. Earth Granny began explaining her own appointment as a village god, leaving Qian Renxue poised to ask more about the Underworld and yin virtue.

• Tang San struggled with his selfish nature while Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai disparaged Earth Granny; Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.
• Qian Renxue gave Earth Granny the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Earth Granny offered to answer her questions in return.
• Qian Renxue asked how to become a god, prompting Yu Xiaogang to start compiling his own guide while Tang San hoped she could learn a method.
• Earth Granny explained that mortals became gods through merit, with good and bad deeds recorded in the Book of Life and Death.
• Earth Granny said she had earned her post as Earth God of Qingshui Village after working as a midwife and delivering 7,980 babies; her account alarmed people across the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue asked Earth Granny to clarify the Underworld, its Judges and Ten Kings of Hell, the Book of Life and Death, and the meaning of yin virtue.

Qian Renxue learned that her ancestral Yin Virtue had protected her and that she could pursue godhood by earning merit. Earth Granny accepted her as a temple keeper and promised to teach her orthodox cultivation, while observers on the Douluo Continent reacted with envy and anger.

• Earth Granny explained that Qian Renxue's deep Yin Virtue came from her ancestors and may have protected her arrival at the temple.
• Qian Daoliu's elders congratulated him, while he cautioned that becoming a god would require merit; Ning Fengzhi ordered Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to contact the other sects and bring Ning Rongrong back.
• Earth Granny offered Qian Renxue a temple keeper position and said she could be invested as a god while alive if she earned merit and learned orthodox cultivation.
• Qian Renxue accepted the position, and Grandpa Liu gathered villagers to build her a house near the Earth God's temple.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang dismissed Qian Renxue's chances of becoming a god, and Ning Rongrong challenged them for judging her.

Ning Rongrong challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claims, while Tang Hao and Tang San defended him and blamed Spirit Hall for its past deeds. In the Primordial World, Chang'e punished the Nine Demon Cave for mistreating Xiao Wu and using the name Jade Rabbit, leaving the Douluo Continent shaken by the glimpse of the moon.

• Ning Rongrong mocked Yu Xiaogang for claiming authorship of the Ten Core Competencies, and Tang Hao silenced her while blaming Spirit Hall for the Blue Silver Emperor’s sacrifice.
• Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s elders celebrated Qian Renxue’s qualification for a divine trial, while Bibi Dong reconsidered pursuing a godhood in the Primordial World.
• Di Tian asked Gu Yuena whether Soul Beasts could earn merit by doing good deeds, but they could not agree on what would count.
• At the Nine Demon Cave, Snake Maiden dyed Xiao Wu’s pink fur white and handled her while Tang San watched helplessly.
• Jade Rabbit complained to Chang'e that a little demon had taken the Jade Rabbit name, so Chang'e reduced the cave’s Essence of the Moon by seventy percent for a hundred years.
• The light screen showed Jade Rabbit on the moon, and the brief scene stirred the Douluo Continent.

The people of the Douluo Continent watched Chang'e demonstrate her power over the Moon Essence and debated how gods of the Primordial World compared with Qian Renxue. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang drafted rules to constrain divine authority, and Earth Granny finally began teaching Qian Renxue a cultivation method inside her dream.

• Chang'e appeared on the moon and reduced the Moon Essence allotted to the Nine Demon Cave, shocking the people of the Douluo Continent.
• Ning Fengzhi, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Dai Mubai, and Tang San reacted to Chang'e's power, with Tang San raging over its effect on Xiao Wu's cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang drafted the Ten Core Constraints on Primordial World Divine Authority and vowed to make the gods follow his rules.
• Ma Hongjun went to sleep at Nalanda Temple, while Qian Renxue waited in Qingshui Village for Earth Granny's cultivation lesson and fell asleep.
• Earth Granny entered Qian Renxue's dream, explained that she had come there to avoid manifesting outside, and began teaching her a cultivation method.

Earth Granny explained the Primordial World's cultivation realms, merit, and powerful resources to Qian Renxue, then revealed that the Heavenly Court governed all gods and worlds. Qian Renxue learned that the Heavenly Court knew she had entered the Primordial World, though its great gods barely considered her significant.

• Earth Granny described the four mortal cultivation realms and the higher ranks of immortals, leaving Qian Renxue and people across the Douluo Continent stunned by the power gap.
• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that she had served as an Earth God for nearly a hundred years while remaining in the first cultivation realm, Refining Essence into Qi.
• Earth Granny explained that gods received merit as a stipend and that merit could raise cultivation without hidden dangers.
• Earth Granny described the Ginseng Fruit, Taishang Laojun's Golden Cores, and the Peach of Immortality as ways to advance cultivation.
• Qian Renxue asked whether gods were governed by the Heavenly Court, and Earth Granny said it ruled the Myriad Heavens and Realms and appointed every god.
• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that the Heavenly Court knew she had entered the Primordial World, but its great gods considered her too insignificant to watch closely.

Earth Granny warned Qian Renxue to respect the Heavenly Court, then explained the Primordial World's weapon grades and offered to teach her a cultivation art. On Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang planned to undermine the Heavenly Court, while its officials and several factions reacted to its revelation.

• Earth Granny warned Qian Renxue that disrespecting the Heavenly Court could lead to her body perishing and her Dao dissipating.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the Heavenly Court's control over gods and resources, then began plotting to cause trouble there as he had at Spirit Hall.
• Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear decided to arrange a hostile welcome for Yu Xiaogang and his disciple when they reached the Primordial World.
• Ning Fengzhi resolved to ally with the Primordial World's factions, while Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong approved of Qian Renxue's connection to the Heavenly Court.
• Earth Granny described the four grades of weapons and offered Qian Renxue a cultivation art that could take her to Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation; Qian Renxue asked her to teach it.

Earth Granny gave Qian Renxue a Qi Refining Method and a storage pouch, explaining that changing cultivation systems would expel her Soul Bones and erase her disguise. As Qian Renxue began cultivating, factions across the Douluo Continent debated or attempted the method, and the chapter ended with her seven Soul Rings shattering as her Soul Bones began to leave her body.

• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that the Qi Refining Method could convert her power and expel her Soul Bones, and warned her not to alter her body carelessly.
• Qian Renxue found a kilometer-wide storage pouch and the Qi Refining Method beside her pillow, then thanked Earth Granny for the gifts.
• Qian Renxue began cultivating while people across the Douluo Continent watched and copied the method; Qian Daoliu and Yu Xiaogang tried it, while other factions hesitated.
• Tang San dismissed the Qi Refining Method and trusted his Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Yu Xiaogang focused on breaking through level thirty.
• Qian Renxue's seven Soul Rings cracked and vanished, and her Soul Bones began to be forced out as Qian Daoliu watched anxiously.

Qian Renxue settled into her new life at the Earth God Temple after advancing her cultivation, while Xiao Wu faced a looming attack on Nine Demon Cave. As Black Bear Spirit prepared to raid the cave, Tang San pinned his hopes on the local Earth God saving Xiao Wu, and Flender spotted something startling in Ma Hongjun’s livestream.

• Qian Renxue discovered that refining spiritual qi had consumed her Soul Power but left her feeling stronger, then moved her belongings into a kilometer-capacity Storage Bag.
• Grandpa Liu offered to build Qian Renxue a house, and she promised to protect the Earth God Temple as she enjoyed the peace of her new life.
• Chicken Spirit blamed Xiao Wu for the demons’ slower cultivation, while Snake Maiden defended her and Black Bear Spirit ordered a raid on Nine Demon Cave.
• Tang San panicked about Xiao Wu’s danger until Yu Xiaogang reassured him that an Earth God would intervene and turn her crisis into an opportunity.
• Flender looked at Ma Hongjun’s livestream and was shocked by what the monks were doing.

Ma Hongjun was forced into monastic life at Nalanda Temple, while Xiong Jun attacked the Nine Demon Cave and humiliated Xiao Wu after she invoked Ancestor Jade Rabbit. Tang San vowed to kill Xiong Jun, and Yu Xiaogang continued developing his theories as others turned their attention to Qian Renxue and cultivation.

• Abbot Kongxin shaved Ma Hongjun’s head and sent him to the woodshed, while Yu Xiaogang convinced Flender that Buddhism would reform him.
• Xiong Jun led demons in an assault on the Nine Demon Cave, killed Snake Maiden, and nearly killed Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu invoked Ancestor Jade Rabbit, so Xiong Jun spared her but ordered a lesser demon to use her as a wiping rag whenever he relieved himself.
• Tang San became enraged over Xiao Wu’s treatment, and Tang Hao promised to teach him hammer techniques so he could one day kill Xiong Jun.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed the Primordial World’s gods and refined his theories, while others considered checking on Qian Renxue and trying her cultivation method.

Qian Renxue began her first assignment for the Underworld Bureaucracy after Earth Granny helped her leave her body as a Yin God. The Underworld Constables arrived at the Vihara and noticed her.

• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi warned her to prepare for a possible ascent to the Primordial World.
• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Daoliu concluded that the Douluo Continent still lacked enough Spiritual Qi for anyone else to practice the Qi Refining Method.
• Earth Granny summoned Qian Renxue and told her she had arranged a job for her in the Underworld Bureaucracy.
• Qian Renxue went to bed early, and her soul left her body as Earth Granny explained the dangers of wandering outside it.
• Two Underworld Constables arrived at the Vihara, and one noticed Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue accompanied two Underworld Constables to reap Grandpa Liu’s soul, learning firsthand that death followed the Underworld’s rules. Grandpa Liu accepted his death calmly and said farewell to her before leaving with the constables.

• Earth Granny showed Qian Renxue the village register and told her to guide the Underworld Constables to Liu Dahai without interfering.
• Qian Renxue led the constables to Grandpa Liu’s home, where they waited for his appointed time while people across the Douluo Continent reacted to the soul reaping.
• The constables used a hooked chain to pull Grandpa Liu’s soul from his body, and he accepted his allotted lifespan without fear or blame.
• Grandpa Liu thanked Qian Renxue for seeing him off, apologized to Earth Granny for calling her Earth Grandpa, and asked Qian Renxue to attend his funeral.
• Qian Renxue followed Grandpa Liu and the constables back to the Earth God Temple, weeping as Grandpa Liu finished his farewells and departed.

Zhao Wuji decided to surrender for his past crimes, but Tang Hao stopped him from leaving. Elsewhere, Qian Renxue paid her respects at Grandpa Liu’s funeral, Xiao Wu sought strength under Xiong Jun, and Ma Hongjun began training at Nalanda Temple before Qian Renxue learned a Wild God had appeared near Qingshui Village.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender he would turn himself in, but Tang Hao threatened him and forced him to stay.
• Qian Renxue visited Grandpa Liu’s funeral after mourning banners appeared at his home.
• Xiao Wu resolved to grow stronger and seek Ancestor Jade Rabbit’s protection while enduring life under Xiong Jun.
• Ma Hongjun gained Nalanda Temple’s initial approval after ten days of labor and began studying a cultivation method.
• Earth Granny warned Qian Renxue that a Wild God had appeared nearby, and Qian Renxue asked whether defeating it could earn her a chance to become a god.

Qian Renxue persuaded Earth Granny to let her join the operation against a tiger demon that had murdered Qingshi Village’s Earth God. As the Underworld Constables mobilized, the City God ordered them to destroy the demon’s temple and cut off its incense offerings.

• Qian Renxue insisted on joining the dangerous mission, and Earth Granny agreed to ask the City God for permission.
• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that she would be responsible for destroying the tiger demon’s statue and spirit tablet while the spirit soldiers fought the demon and its Grievance Ghosts.
• Earth Granny gave Qian Renxue willow leaves that let her see underworld beings and sent her to wait outside Qingshi Village.
• At midnight, Qian Renxue watched the Underworld Constables arrive, and the tiger demon’s roar disrupted their formation.
• The Jianyang City God appeared, empowered the Underworld Constables with his seal, and commanded them to raze the demon’s temple and sever its incense offerings.

Qian Renxue destroyed the Earth God Temple’s statue and spirit tablet but collapsed after the tiger demon’s soul attack, leaving her Light Screen feed dark. Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun discovered that Nalanda Temple’s monks colluded with demons and was ordered to accompany them on rites, while observers argued over Buddhism and the gods’ failures.

• Qian Renxue slipped into the Earth God Temple, killed its two Grievance Ghost guards, and smashed the statue and spirit tablet before losing consciousness.
• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong panicked when Qian Renxue’s Light Screen went dark, but Golden Crocodile reassured them that her feed had not disappeared.
• Ma Hongjun saw wolf demons eating human flesh and speaking with Abbot Kongxin, but the demons vanished when he was brought before the abbot.
• Abbot Kongxin ordered Ma Hongjun to go down the mountain with senior monks and perform rites, and Ma Hongjun realized Nalanda Temple was colluding with demons.
• Ning Rongrong condemned Buddhism, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San disputed its character and Yu Xiaogang accused the gods of neglecting Xiao Wu.

After recovering from the tiger demon’s soul attack, Qian Renxue learned that her courage had earned her a divine position. Earth Granny brought her to Jianyang City’s Underworld to meet the City God, while the people of Douluo celebrated or resented her achievement.

• Yu Xiaogang criticized the Primordial World’s gods, while people across Douluo debated the City God, Qian Renxue’s fate, and Nalanda Temple.
• Qian Renxue’s livestream returned after two days, and Earth Granny explained that the City God had saved her soul with Soul-Nourishing Incense.
• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that her willingness to smash the statue had earned her a divine position, prompting celebrations in Spirit Hall and resentment among rival sects.
• Earth Granny took Qian Renxue through Jianyang City’s Underworld and explained the City God’s Office and its officials.
• Qian Renxue met the City God.

The City God reviewed Qian Renxue’s deeds and offered her a choice between a Ninth-Rank Earth God post and a more difficult Eighth-Rank position. Qian Renxue accepted the higher appointment and was named Earth God of Flower-Fruit Mountain, while people on the Douluo Continent reacted with awe, envy, and suspicion.

• The City God read Qian Renxue’s record, including her arrival from the Douluo Continent and her role in defeating a Wild God, and she confirmed it was accurate.
• The City God offered Qian Renxue a vacant Ninth-Rank Earth God post in Qingshi Village, then proposed an Eighth-Rank position instead.
• Despite Earth Granny’s warning, Qian Renxue accepted the Eighth-Rank post, and the City God appointed her Earth God of Flower-Fruit Mountain, with the duties of a Mountain God.
• The City God sent the appointment document to the Eastern Continent of Superior Body for approval and told Qian Renxue to wait in Qingshui Village for her Immortal Official Jade Register.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect admired Qian Renxue’s ambition and wondered what made Flower-Fruit Mountain troublesome, while the Clear Sky Sect suspected the post was dangerous.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang envied Qian Renxue’s advancement and criticized her choice, but the others did not respond.

As Qian Renxue traveled toward Flower-Fruit Mountain, Earth Granny explained that its Handsome Monkey King was born from a divine stone left by Nuwa and revealed that Nuwa created humanity. The revelation stunned the people of Douluo Continent, while Qian Renxue and the others continued watching to learn more about Flower-Fruit Mountain.

• Qian Daoliu celebrated Qian Renxue's ascension and worried that she might encounter danger at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Earth Granny scolded Qian Renxue for accepting the challenge, then described Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Handsome Monkey King's origins in a divine stone left by Nuwa.
• Earth Granny explained that Nuwa created the first humans from Three Lights Divine Water and Xirang, shocking Qian Renxue and people across Douluo Continent.
• Ning Fengzhi and the Clear Sky Sect elders struggled to accept the revelation, while Yu Xiaogang challenged it and Zhao Wuji urged everyone to keep watching.
• Qian Daoliu proposed building a statue of Nuwa in Spirit City, and Bibi Dong agreed.
• Xiong Jun laughed at humanity's clay origins before apologizing in fear, while Di Tian asked whether soul beasts could serve in the Heavenly Court and the Silver Dragon King told him to keep watching.

Earth Granny warned Qian Renxue that Flower-Fruit Mountain needed no Earth God because Sun Wukong had stormed the Underworld and erased the monkeys from the Book of Life and Death. As Sun Wukong prepared to rebel from the Heavenly Court under Li Xuanji’s plan, Qian Renxue received an edict ordering her to assume her post.

• Earth Granny told Qian Renxue that Sun Wukong had resigned from heaven, returned as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and made Flower-Fruit Mountain’s monkeys immortal by crossing their names out of the Book of Life and Death.
• Earth Granny took the frightened Qian Renxue back to the Earth God Temple to teach her more tricks.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang claimed his theories could help him win a high-ranking Heavenly Court post, while Tang San suggested the Great Heavenly Venerable might be weaker than Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong told Li Xuanji he would freeze the Seven Fairies and rebel from heaven, and Li Xuanji warned him not to do anything more that might provoke Haotian and Yaochi.
• Li Xuanji reflected that he had permitted Sun Wukong to erase the monkeys’ names to gain his goodwill and intended to bring him to the Heavenly Court after the scripture pilgrimage.
• An Edict Messenger delivered Qian Renxue two objects and ordered her to assume her post as temple keeper of Qingshui Village’s Earth God Temple.

Qian Renxue took up her post as the Mountain God of Flower-Fruit Mountain, learned her divine spells, and cultivated while carefully avoiding its monkeys. After several months, the Handsome Monkey King returned to the mountain, leaving Qian Renxue startled.

• Qian Renxue accepted the Mountain God appointment and left Qingshui Village for Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Qian Renxue settled into her Vihara, learned the Cleansing Technique, raised a divine statue, and spent her merit to advance her cultivation.
• Qian Renxue studied divine spells and regulations, inspected the earth veins, and maintained a cautious truce with the monkeys.
• Qian Renxue learned that gods still had limited lifespans unless they reached Golden Immortal, which strengthened her resolve to cultivate.
• Qian Renxue saw an auspicious cloud descend, heard the monkeys welcome their king, and realized the Handsome Monkey King had returned.