The strongest rebel in Journey to the West + a hidden powerhouse of a master + the shocking conspiracy behind the real and fake Monkey Kings + two protagonists on a passionate journey of redemption
Zhu Bajie was given the title Messenger of the Pure Altar, which was really just a fancy way of saying he had to clear away the leftovers.
All the gods and Buddhas laughed at him. Only he knew he had endured it for five hundred years.
That was until a streak of purple energy shot from the Supreme Old Lord toward Spirit Mountain, shaking the Three Realms.
"My disciple is not here to be your garbage collector!"
As it turned out, the master of Marshal Tianpeng had always been the foremost of the Three Pure Ones!
Back then, he had been drugged into flirting with Chang'e. His reincarnation into a pig's body had been part of someone's plan. Even the Sun Wukong traveling the scripture-seeking road was fake!
The real Wukong was being held by Tathagata in the Infernal Hell, tortured day and night.
Six-Eared Macaque wore the golden headband and served as the Victorious Fighting Buddha on Spirit Mountain.
The Old Lord had endured for five hundred years, waiting for the calamity to end.
"Disciple, here's the Nine-Turn Great Restoration Pill. The seal on your Nine-Toothed Rake is undone. Take back all thirty-six of your Tiangang transformations and smash this man-eating Heavenly Dao!"
Marshal Tianpeng hefted his rake, crushed Spirit Mountain, and fought his way into Hell.
"Brother Monkey, your old pig is here to bring you home."
Only when the Nine-Toothed Rake and the Golden Cudgel stood side by side did the Three Realms realize:
The most terrifying thing in this world wasn't the host of gods and Buddhas, but two brothers driven to the brink.
