On Spirit Mountain, the Tathagata strikes with deadly force. The true Wukong’s soul is annihilated, and no one in the Three Realms remembers him anymore. The Six-Eared Macaque is forced to take his place on the pilgrimage, wearing the tightening fillet and enduring endless torment. From that day on, he has no faith in Buddhism. He bides his time in silence along the road, seeing through the conspiracy: the pilgrimage is really a scheme to harvest fortune. His bond with his fellow disciples is broken, and all the gods and Buddhas are evil. He endures humiliation, waiting for the day he can storm Thunderclap Monastery, settle the blood debt, destroy hypocritical Spirit Mountain, and clear the Great Sage’s name before raising him to godhood!
