A hundred years after becoming a Buddha, Sun Wukong accidentally discovers a shocking conspiracy: the Buddhist and Daoist faiths have joined forces to control the Three Realms. Before he can expose it, the Tathagata and the Old Lord join forces to erase him. At the critical moment, an ancient remnant soul sleeping inside the Golden Cudgel, Patriarch Styx, protects his consciousness, and he is reborn at the moment the stone monkey is born on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
With the memories of two lifetimes, he sees everyone's fate clearly: the Bull Demon King's ending, the truth about the Six-Eared Macaque, Tang Sanzang's true identity, and the hidden reason Bajie was demoted... This time, he will not let fate lead him around by the nose as it did in his previous life.
He deliberately takes his time and refuses to proclaim himself king. He will be the one moving the pieces instead.
He befriends the East Sea Dragon King early, recruits the Six-Eared Macaque, and becomes genuine sworn brothers with the Bull Demon King.
His Havoc in Heaven is an act, being trapped beneath Five Elements Mountain is part of the plan, and every tribulation along the Journey to the West is a chess piece.
On the surface, he protects Tang Sanzang on the Journey to the West. In secret, he recruits the demon clans, establishes the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Demon Kingdom, and forges ties with powers in every direction.
When the Buddhas are enshrined at Spirit Mountain, he flips the table.
"Old Sun doesn't want to be your Victorious Fighting Buddha. Old Sun wants to be his own Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
