Before the Investiture Altar, immortals from every corner of the realm gathered in court. Jiang Shang wielded the whip and conferred divine titles, bringing blessings to all living beings, yet somehow left himself out. In the Peach Garden, Six-Eared Macaque swung his staff, making truth and falsehood impossible to tell apart. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven had died on Mount Ling, only to turn out to have been a pawn in the Buddha’s hand. Was the Heavenly Dao truly just? Were the gods and Buddhas truly glorious? It was all an elaborate deception, a tragic song of pawns cast aside.
Fortunately, Patriarch Bodhi saw what was coming and rescued Wukong’s remnant soul from the brink of annihilation. Seeing his beloved disciple’s suffering and the Tathagata’s hypocrisy, the Patriarch grew increasingly resentful. He sought out Jiang Ziya, another man harboring deep grievances and wielding the God-Beating Whip, a cast-off commander. One was a fighter betrayed by gods and Buddhas; the other, a hero abandoned by the Heavenly Dao. With the Patriarch acting as their go-between, the two fallen men forged an earth-shattering pact: wreak havoc in Heaven once more and defy fate!
The God-Beating Whip shone anew, and the Sea-Calming Needle rose again. They gathered the remnants of the Interception Sect, subdued great demons from across the Three Realms, and turned the old forces of the Investiture of the Gods to their side. Rebellion flared across Flower Fruit Mountain, and the Investiture Altar became their rallying ground. They threw the Peach Banquet into chaos, while the Hall of Miraculous Mist shook beneath the whip and the iron staff. Wukong grew stronger with every battle, his fury setting the heavens ablaze. Jiang Ziya planned from behind the scenes, using divine power to control the gods. Patriarch Bodhi remained hidden, watching the calamity unfold as he laid secret plans to overturn the universe.
This is a catastrophe sweeping across immortals, Buddhas, humans, and demons. It is a blaze of revenge and a struggle to defy fate. When the Golden Cudgel points toward Mount Ling, and the God-Beating Whip challenges the Investiture List, can the so-called divine authority of Heaven’s will really be unshakable? The Record of Heavenly Tribulation is an against-the-heavens legend, ignited by betrayal and written in the blood of gods! See how the pawns once cast aside stir up the Three Realms and rewrite their predetermined destinies!
