Ling Jin, a spirit monkey born from a stubborn stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain, inherits the legacy and will of Sun Wukong’s remnant soul. At the Slanting Moon, Three Stars Cave, he uncovers the truth behind the tale of the Real and Fake Monkey Kings: his master was long ago murdered by the Buddha and the impostor, the Six-Eared Macaque. Armed with the Primordial Body-Refining Art, he ventures into the world and meets A Man, the Buddha’s daughter in the mortal realm. They are both rivals and friends, fighting their way from Flower-Fruit Mountain to Spirit Mountain. He turns fury into a weapon against his chains and defies fate to challenge the gods and Buddhas. He swears to shatter the hypocritical golden image of the Thunderclap Monastery and, upon the ashes of the nine heavens, kindle a mortal world that no longer has to live beneath the gaze of gods and Buddhas.
