Recaps

Sun Wukong defeated the Demon Tiger Demon King in a fist exchange but agreed to fight again with weapons after the Demon Tiger Demon King recovered. They chose weapons for their rematch, and Sun Wukong took the heaviest staff available before explaining his forceful fighting style.

• Sun Wukong hurled the Demon Tiger Demon King aside, then broke his arm with a full-strength punch when their fists collided.
• The Demon Tiger Demon King asked to fight again with weapons, and Sun Wukong agreed on the condition that he recover fully and give his all.
• Heng Lang told Ha Lang that the Demon Tiger Demon King would likely lose but that Sun Wukong would not break their agreement and kill him.
• After half a shichen, the Demon Tiger Demon King took Sun Wukong to his armory to choose weapons for their rematch.
• Sun Wukong tried the available long weapons, found them too light, and chose the heaviest staff before saying that his style relied on tremendous force and nearly one blow.

Sun Wukong defeated the Demon Tiger Demon King in a weapon contest and freed the captive monkeys. As Sun Wukong left for the Water Curtain Cave, the Demon Tiger Demon King pleaded for his eldest brother, and Sun Wukong revealed that he had already killed the Red Fox Demon King.

• Sun Wukong and the Demon Tiger Demon King fought with their weapons, and Sun Wukong overpowered him and won.
• The Demon Tiger Demon King conceded defeat and agreed to let Sun Wukong take the captive monkeys.
• Sun Wukong reunited with Zhuzi and brought the monkeys aboard his Somersault Cloud to return to the Water Curtain Cave.
• The Demon Tiger Demon King asked Sun Wukong to spare his eldest brother if he had not harmed the monkeys, and Sun Wukong agreed to judge him by a contest.
• Sun Wukong told the Demon Tiger Demon King that he had already killed the Red Fox Demon King for enslaving and eating his kin.

Sun Wukong returned the rescued monkeys to the Water Curtain Cave, then went to the Jiaolong King's cave to challenge him. There, he saw Dazhuang disrupting the training and heard the Jiaolong King berate him for failing to learn even basic techniques.

• Sun Wukong thanked the Demon Tiger Demon King, said farewell to the Blurred Demon King, and carried the rescued monkeys to the Water Curtain Cave.
• Sun Wukong left the monkeys with the tribe's chief and flew east to the Jiaolong King's cave.
• Sun Wukong found the Jiaolong King directing training and saw Dazhuang move out of sync with the other monkeys.
• The Jiaolong King scolded Dazhuang for failing to copy the monkeys' movements or learn the fist technique taught over several days.
• Dazhuang said he had tried but was too stupid to learn, and the Jiaolong King called him a glutton who could not learn the basic staff moves.

Dazhuang challenged the Jiaolong King to a staff contest and used a shameless trick before the Jiaolong King punished him with a long spanking. When Sun Wukong appeared, Dazhuang recognized him and asked him to take revenge on the Jiaolong King.

• The Jiaolong King accused Dazhuang of disrupting training, and Dazhuang challenged him to a staff-only contest.
• Dazhuang tricked the Jiaolong King by attacking his foot and then poking him between the legs with his staff.
• The Jiaolong King used Law Power to hold Dazhuang up and beat him for half a shichen, healing his injuries while leaving him in pain.
• Dazhuang admitted his mistake, and the Jiaolong King put him down.
• Sun Wukong came forward, and Dazhuang recognized him and asked him to punish the Jiaolong King for mistreating him.
• The Jiaolong King stared in disbelief at Dazhuang's shameless request.

Sun Wukong reunited with Dazhuang and agreed to spar with the Jiaolong King before letting the captured monkeys decide whether to leave or stay. The Jiaolong King insisted that Sun Wukong take Dazhuang away, and their match began with both fighters trading attacks.

• Dazhuang asked Sun Wukong to help him get revenge, but Sun Wukong kicked him and reminded him of his past tricks and recklessness.
• Sun Wukong told the Jiaolong King he had come for the captured monkeys, but would let them choose whether to return with him or keep cultivating.
• The Jiaolong King agreed to the match and asked Sun Wukong to take Dazhuang away, and Sun Wukong accepted.
• The Jiaolong King sealed Dazhuang's mouth, bound him with a vine, and hung him from a tree so the match could proceed in peace.
• Sun Wukong and the Jiaolong King took their stances, and their first exchange ended with the Jiaolong King blocking Sun Wukong's punch and countering toward his face.

Sun Wukong tested his strength and Law Techniques against the Jiaolong King, who proved to be a powerful opponent. On a deserted island, the Jiaolong King unleashed his strongest move, surrounding the island with a vast, rising whirlpool of seawater, and the chapter ended before Sun Wukong responded.

• Sun Wukong and the Jiaolong King exchanged powerful blows, and Sun Wukong asked to use Law Techniques against him.
• The Jiaolong King transformed into his enormous true form, and Sun Wukong used Heaven and Earth Manifestation to match his size.
• The Jiaolong King led Sun Wukong to a deserted island so they could fight without endangering the demons below.
• The Jiaolong King attacked with lightning, water, and waterspouts, while Sun Wukong used Law Seals to disperse the storm and block the attacks.
• The Jiaolong King announced his strongest move and caused the sea to swirl around the island, rising until it surrounded them like the sides of a vast bowl.

After Sun Wukong defeated the Jiaolong King, the two became friendly, and the Jiaolong King invited him to choose a weapon from his armory. The Jiaolong King showed Sun Wukong several heavy weapons, and the chapter ended as he began introducing the heaviest one.

• Sun Wukong froze the Jiaolong King's towering seawater attack, and the Jiaolong King conceded defeat.
• The Jiaolong King asked about Sun Wukong's master and name, and Sun Wukong refused to reveal his master's identity but introduced himself.
• The Jiaolong King noticed Sun Wukong had fought without a weapon and invited him to choose one from his armory.
• Sun Wukong asked to see the heavier weapons, and the Jiaolong King described the Li Dragon Jian and the spear Stars in the Case.
• The Jiaolong King began introducing a third weapon, saying it had no special quality besides being far heavier than the others.

Sun Wukong rejected the Jiaolong King's heaviest iron staff as too light and went to tell the monkeys they could leave or continue cultivating. After freeing Dazhuang from a tree and learning he wanted to stay, Sun Wukong assured the Jiaolong King that he would take him away as agreed.

• The Jiaolong King showed Sun Wukong an iron staff weighing 4,865 jin, but Sun Wukong rejected it as far too light.
• Sun Wukong told the monkeys they could leave with him or remain to cultivate under the Jiaolong King.
• Sun Wukong found Dazhuang tied and gagged in a tree, freed him, and Dazhuang fell and injured his backside.
• Dazhuang asked who had won their contest, and Sun Wukong said he had narrowly beaten the Jiaolong King.
• Dazhuang threatened to stay and keep cultivating with the Jiaolong King, who begged Sun Wukong to take him away.
• Sun Wukong promised the Jiaolong King that he would take Dazhuang away as agreed.

Sun Wukong rescued Dazhuang from the Jiaolong King, but the other twenty-four captured monkeys chose to stay and cultivate. The Jiaolong King pointed Sun Wukong toward the Dragon King of the East Sea to find a suitable weapon, and Sun Wukong returned to the Water Curtain Cave with Dazhuang.

• Sun Wukong tried to take Dazhuang away, while the Jiaolong King bound Dazhuang in vines and insisted he leave.
• The other twenty-four monkeys chose to remain with the Jiaolong King and continue cultivating, so Sun Wukong took Dazhuang back alone.
• Sun Wukong asked the Jiaolong King where he could find a weapon, and the Jiaolong King recommended borrowing one from the Dragon King of the East Sea.
• The Jiaolong King advised Sun Wukong to call the weapon a loan and leave repayment terms to the Dragon King of the East Sea.
• Sun Wukong returned to the Water Curtain Cave with Dazhuang, and the chief anxiously asked what had happened to the other captured monkeys.

Sun Wukong told the chief how Dazhuang had alienated the twenty-four other monkeys, who all chose to remain with the Jiaolong King. He then set out with Little Red Sparrow to borrow a weapon from the Dragon King of the East Sea, and they reached the king’s palace.

• Sun Wukong explained that the Jiaolong King had treated the captured monkeys well, but Dazhuang’s behavior had disgusted the king and the others.
• Sun Wukong said all twenty-four monkeys had decided to stay and cultivate with the Jiaolong King, then silenced Dazhuang with the vines and kicked him.
• Sun Wukong told the chief he was leaving to borrow a weapon, and Little Red Sparrow insisted on accompanying him.
• Sun Wukong and Little Red Sparrow rode the Somersault Cloud east, cast a spell to breathe underwater, and asked a passing turtle for directions to the Dragon King’s palace.
• Sun Wukong assured Little Red Sparrow that the palace was ahead, and they soon saw the Dragon King of the East Sea’s palace.

Sun Wukong went to the East Sea Dragon King's Crystal Palace to borrow a weapon and asked for one weighing at least ten thousand jin. After Sun Wukong killed the guards who tried to drive him away, the Dragon King agreed to help and had his attendants bring out the heaviest weapons in his armory.

• Sun Wukong arrived at the Crystal Palace with Little Red Sparrow to borrow a weapon, but two shrimp soldiers and crab generals insulted him and barred his way.
• Sun Wukong seized the guards' spears, killed them, and entered the palace after an old turtle pointed him toward the Dragon King.
• Prime Minister Turtle warned the Dragon King that a monkey was coming to cause trouble, then rolled into the hall and got stuck upside down in his shell.
• Sun Wukong introduced himself to the Dragon King and explained that he wanted a weapon suited to his strength.
• The Dragon King agreed to lend Sun Wukong a weapon, and his attendants brought out a spear weighing a little over thirty-six thousand five hundred jin.

Sun Wukong rejected the Dragon King of the East Sea’s weapons as too light, so Prime Minister Gui suggested he try a stone pillar in a seabed fissure. Sun Wukong pulled it free, discovered it was the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and began shrinking it to a more manageable size.

• Sun Wukong tried the spear and crescent halberd, found both too light, and tossed the halberd outside the palace.
• Sun Wukong demanded to search the Dragon King of the East Sea’s armory, but the Dragon King refused and feared he would take many weapons.
• Prime Minister Gui advised the Dragon King to let Sun Wukong try an enormous stone pillar, and the Dragon King led him to it.
• Sun Wukong pulled the pillar from the seabed fissure and spun it overhead, creating a giant whirlpool.
• The pillar revealed the name Ruyi Jingu Bang, and Sun Wukong commanded it to shrink before asking it to become smaller still.

Sun Wukong took the Ruyi Jingu Bang and a full suit of armor from the Dragon King of the East Sea before returning to the Water Curtain Cave. There, the chief told him he was nearing death and wanted Sun Wukong to succeed him as king of the tribe.

• Sun Wukong shrank the Ruyi Jingu Bang to an embroidery needle and put it in his ear.
• Sun Wukong pressured the Dragon King of the East Sea for armor, and the Dragon King gave him a crown, chainmail, boots, and a cap.
• Sun Wukong thanked the Dragon King of the East Sea and left the Crystal Palace with Little Red Sparrow.
• Sun Wukong returned to the Water Curtain Cave, where the chief summoned him.
• The chief told Sun Wukong he was nearing death and wanted him to become king of the tribe.

Sun Wukong visited his dying chieftain and recounted his adventures, then dreamed that soul collectors took him to the Netherworld Realm despite his immortality. After changing the monkeys’ lifespans in the Book of Life and Death and returning to his body, he heard the chieftain name him the monkeys’ next king.

• Sun Wukong told the chieftain about his journey and his friendship with Red Sparrow, then returned to his dwelling when the chieftain fell asleep.
• Two soul collectors bound Sun Wukong and brought him to the Netherworld Realm, where he broke free and demanded to see the Yamas of the Ten Courts.
• King Qin Guang apologized and allowed Sun Wukong to inspect the Book of Life and Death, where Sun Wukong found his name and allotted lifespan of five hundred and eighty-six years.
• Sun Wukong changed his own lifespan and made the lifespans listed for the monkeys endless before leaving the Netherworld Realm with two soul collectors.
• Sun Wukong returned to his body and woke, and the chieftain gathered the monkeys and declared him their next king.

Sun Wukong told the monkeys that he had erased their names from the Book of Life and Death, making them immortal. The chief stepped down and persuaded Sun Wukong to become king, with the chief offering to manage the tribe.

• Sun Wukong calmed the distressed monkeys and revealed that he had crossed their names out of the Book of Life and Death, making them immortal.
• The chief confirmed that he too could live forever, then announced that he was stepping down and naming Sun Wukong king.
• When two little monkeys questioned Sun Wukong's right to rule, the chief defended him by citing his deeds for the tribe.
• The monkeys agreed to accept Sun Wukong as king and bowed to him.
• Sun Wukong hesitated because he lacked experience managing the tribe, but the chief offered to advise him and handle its affairs.
• Sun Wukong agreed to become king of the monkey tribe.

After the monkeys named Sun Wukong the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he flew to the Heavenly Court to see the immortals’ home. At the Southern Heavenly Gate, two heavenly soldiers questioned why he had come and why he had not joined the court.

• Sun Wukong accepted the title Great Sage Equal to Heaven after the old chieftain suggested it.
• Sun Wukong promised the monkeys he would visit heaven and tell them what it was like.
• Sun Wukong rode his Somersault Cloud from the Water Curtain Cave to the Southern Heavenly Gate.
• Two heavenly soldiers explained that the Heavenly Court was ruled by the Jade Emperor and asked Sun Wukong why he had come.
• Sun Wukong introduced himself and asked to look around, and the heavenly soldiers questioned why he had not joined the ranks of immortals.

Sun Wukong slipped into the Heavenly Court to look around after its guards refused him entry, while Ao Guang and a Netherworld messenger separately reported his offenses to the Jade Emperor. Taibai Changgengxing persuaded the Jade Emperor to recruit Sun Wukong rather than attack him, and arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain to deliver the decree, where Sun Wukong was absent.

• Sun Wukong reasoned with the heavenly guards, then turned into a bird and secretly entered the Heavenly Court to explore.
• Ao Guang reported that Sun Wukong had stolen treasures from the East Sea Dragon Palace, and the Jade Emperor promised to send troops against him.
• A soul-reaping messenger reported that Sun Wukong had seized the Book of Life and Death and erased the monkey kind's names, and the Jade Emperor again promised to capture him.
• An immortal explained Sun Wukong's origins, and Taibai Changgengxing proposed recruiting him with an imperial decree instead of mobilizing troops.
• The Jade Emperor accepted Taibai Changgengxing's proposal and sent him to Flower-Fruit Mountain with the decree.
• The monkeys' old patriarch welcomed Taibai Changgengxing, who asked where Sun Wukong was and said he could come to heaven to take a post.

Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain after a brief visit to the Heavenly Court, unaware that much more time had passed on earth. Taibai Jinxing delivered the Jade Emperor’s invitation, and Sun Wukong agreed to join the immortals, leaving the arrangements for his tribe to the old patriarch.

• Taibai Changgengxing learned from the old monkey patriarch that Sun Wukong had gone to the Heavenly Court and waited at Flower-Fruit Mountain for his return.
• Sun Wukong came back to the Water Curtain Cave and began telling the little monkeys about the Heavenly Court.
• Taibai Jinxing arrived and told Sun Wukong that the Jade Emperor had sent him to bring Sun Wukong to heaven and grant him an official post.
• Sun Wukong learned that two shichen in the Heavenly Court amounted to two months on earth and apologized to Taibai Changgengxing for keeping him waiting.
• Sun Wukong accepted the invitation and explained that the old monkey patriarch already managed the tribe, so he had little to arrange before leaving.

Sun Wukong left Flower-Fruit Mountain in Taibai Jinxing’s company to enter the Heavenly Court, after reassuring his tribe and giving the old patriarch a protective monkey hair. At the Southern Heavenly Gate, the guards stopped him, and Taibai Jinxing explained that Sun Wukong would be allowed through freely only after meeting the Jade Emperor and receiving an official position.

• Sun Wukong told the old patriarch to continue caring for the tribe and promised to visit every day or two in heaven, though a year would pass on earth for each heavenly day.
• Sun Wukong gave the old patriarch a monkey hair containing his Law Power, which could summon his likeness and alert him if the tribe faced danger.
• Sun Wukong comforted the saddened little monkeys by promising to bring them to visit the Heavenly Court after he established himself there.
• Sun Wukong asked Taibai Changgengxing his name, then followed him toward the Heavenly Court on his Somersault Cloud.
• Sun Wukong reached the Southern Heavenly Gate ahead of Taibai Jinxing, but unfamiliar heavenly soldiers stopped him and threatened him.
• Sun Wukong accused Taibai Jinxing of deceiving him, and Taibai Jinxing explained that the guards would admit him freely after he met the Jade Emperor and received an official position.

Sun Wukong entered the Heavenly Court at the Jade Emperor’s invitation and was appointed Keeper of the Heavenly Horses. After learning that the post was the lowest and had no official rank, he rebelled and escaped through the Southern Heavenly Gate with the horses released.

• Taibai Jinxing showed the Jade Emperor’s decree at the Southern Heavenly Gate and escorted Sun Wukong into the Heavenly Court.
• Taibai Changgengxing described the Heavenly Court’s palaces and halls as they walked to meet the Jade Emperor.
• The Jade Emperor appointed Sun Wukong Keeper of the Heavenly Horses after Martial Melody Star Lord reported that no other posts were vacant.
• Sun Wukong organized the Imperial Horse Stables and cared for its horses until they became sleek and sturdy.
• At a feast, Sun Wukong learned his post had no rank and was the lowest official position, and he declared that he quit.
• Sun Wukong overturned the desk, fought out of the Imperial Horse Stables, released all the heavenly horses, and escaped through the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain after rejecting his lowly post in the Heavenly Court, and the Jade Emperor sent an army to capture him. When the Giant Spirit God demanded his surrender, Sun Wukong reassured his frightened monkeys and refused to abandon them.

• Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain and received a joyful welcome from the monkeys.
• Sun Wukong told the old chieftain that he had overturned a feast and fought out of heaven after learning the low status of Keeper of the Heavenly Horses.
• The Jade Emperor received reports of Sun Wukong's departure and ordered Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing and Third Prince Nezha to capture him.
• Li Jing and Nezha mustered their armies and sent the Giant Spirit God ahead to demand Sun Wukong's surrender.
• A frightened little monkey reported the demand and offered to hold off the Giant Spirit God so Sun Wukong could escape.
• Sun Wukong refused to abandon the monkeys, expressed confidence in his strength, and asked for confirmation of the Giant Spirit God's location.

Sun Wukong confronted the Giant Spirit God, who had come to take him back to Heaven, and demanded recognition as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Their clash left the Giant Spirit God injured and retreating while Sun Wukong remained unharmed.

• Sun Wukong armed himself, flew to meet the Giant Spirit God, and refused his demand to surrender.
• Sun Wukong told the Giant Spirit God to report that he wanted the Jade Emperor to promote him to Great Sage Equal to Heaven or face an attack on Heaven.
• The Giant Spirit God saw Sun Wukong's banner and attacked him with his axe.
• Sun Wukong blocked the Giant Spirit God's first axe blow without being hurt, while the recoil numbed the Giant Spirit God's arms.
• The Giant Spirit God strengthened his next blow, but Sun Wukong blocked it again, leaving the Giant Spirit God bloodied and forcing him to leap back.
• Sun Wukong mocked the Giant Spirit God for hurting himself while failing to harm him.

Sun Wukong defeated the Giant Spirit God by turning his attacks against him and repeatedly tossing him through the air. After the Giant Spirit God begged for mercy, Sun Wukong raised the Jingu Bang over his head, leaving his fate in immediate danger.

• The Giant Spirit God launched spikes from the ground and leaped to strike Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong countered with the Jingu Bang and slammed him to the ground.
• Sun Wukong repeatedly struck and tossed the Giant Spirit God into the air, taunting him when he asked what Sun Wukong wanted.
• Sun Wukong chased the Giant Spirit God with his Somersault Cloud and knocked him back and forth through the sky more than twenty times.
• The Giant Spirit God begged Sun Wukong to spare him and called him the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
• Sun Wukong reminded the Giant Spirit God of his threats and raised the Jingu Bang to strike his head.

Sun Wukong spared the Giant Spirit God after defeating him, then restored his Law Power while the Giant Spirit God returned to Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing’s camp. Li Jing ordered the Giant Spirit God executed, but Nezha intervened and offered to test Sun Wukong himself.

• Sun Wukong stopped short of killing the terrified Giant Spirit God after the defeated god wet himself, and the Giant Spirit God thanked him before leaving.
• Sun Wukong used his Great Grade Heavenly Immortal Instruction to restore his Law Power to its peak.
• The Giant Spirit God reported to Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing that Sun Wukong had beaten him, falsely claiming that clones and ambushes had caused his defeat.
• Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing ordered the Giant Spirit God executed for weakening the army’s fighting spirit.
• Nezha asked Li Jing to spare the Giant Spirit God and volunteered to fight Sun Wukong, while the Giant Spirit God pledged to accept whatever punishment followed if his account was false.

Nezha set out to capture Sun Wukong, but instead of fighting immediately, he told Sun Wukong how he received his lotus-root body and proudly revealed his title, Ou Ba. His shout reached the heavenly camp, where Li Jing complained about Nezha’s habit of showing it off.

• Nezha volunteered to capture Sun Wukong, and the Giant Spirit God directed him to the battlefield while secretly hoping he would lose.
• Nezha found Sun Wukong waiting and introduced himself as Li Jing’s third son.
• Sun Wukong teased Nezha about smelling of lotus root, prompting Nezha to explain that True Person Taiyi had made him a body from a thousand-year-old lotus root after the Dragon King of the East Sea had him killed.
• Nezha announced that his new title was Ou Ba, and Sun Wukong enthusiastically praised the name.
• Nezha’s shout reached the monkeys at Water Curtain Cave and the heavenly camp, where Li Jing complained that Nezha kept showing off his title.