#erlang sacred divinity

[bonnie-drxws]

That was so fuckign mean??

The two parents really beat their son up and kissed while his body dissipated into ashes

Poor destined one

[glitchypotato3000]

Wukong to Erlang be like: "Don't try me Bitch—"

Monkey game in a nutshell.

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[yunsound]

Chinese Mythology- Erlang Shen

If Achilles, Odysseus and Hercules are the Big Three of Greco-Roman mythology, the Big Three of Chinese mythology can probably be considered Sun Wukong, Ne Zha and Erlang Shen. 

Sun Wukong is… Sun Wukong. You know him, you love him, whether as Black Myth Wukong, Son Goku, or just Wukong in all his glory. I also made a post explaining the mythology of Ne Zha, who’s recently risen to fame outside of China due to the movie Ne Zha 2 becoming the 8th highest grossing movie of all time.

Erlang Shen is probably the least well-known of the three. His title, 二郎神, means Erlang (Second Son) Shen (God). He has nowhere near as many adaptations as the other two, and outside of China I doubt anyone knows him. 

This is him! He's usually depicted as young and handsome.

Erlang, Ne Zha and Wukong are unofficially memed as the Heaven Haters, since all three of them rebelled against heaven in some way, or are depicted as rebelling against heaven. Wukong famously smashed the Heavenly Palace up a million times and Ne Zha is all about fuck authority.

Artist 万葉皆秋 on Xiaohongshu and Douyin

Look at this beautiful art. That's Erlang Shen on the left, Sun Wukong in the middle, Ne Zha on the right. I doubt they'd win against the literal Buddha, but with anyone else any of them could kick anyone's ass. Actually in terms of strength Erlang Shen = Wukong > Ne Zha, but that's okay, Ne Zha's still strong.

What about Erlang, though? Actually, he’s the nephew of the Jade Emperor. The same one that got his ass kicked by Wukong. The same one that inadvertently led to Ne Zha having to kill himself. 

Did you play Black Myth: Wukong? Well, I’m sure you remember Erlang Shen as one of the harder boss fights. Wasn’t his eye laser cool?

Erlang, the Sacred Divinity

Erlang doesn’t have one big myth like Ne Zha or Wukong do, and he doesn’t belong to any one major tale like Wukong and Journey to the West. He is also featured in Investiture of the Gods (for more on WTF that is, see my Ne Zha post and my Investiture post) and also fights for the rebellion against the tyrannical King Zhou of Shang. His stories are featured in multiple tales, which I’ll cover briefly.

Table of Contents:

Erlang’s Backstory

宝莲灯 Magical Lotus Lantern

Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods

Erlang’s actual name is Yang Jian 杨戬. (Some interpret Erlang as the deification of an ancient Chinese engineer’s son, but modern adaptations consider him to be Yang Jian. There are multiple backstories for Erlang- this is not the definitive one.)

Other interpretations of Erlang include Yang Erlang (a pretty important guy that’s just also called Erlang with the last name Yang) as well as another guy whose name I don’t remember.

I only know stuff about the Yang Jian version, and it’s generally the most well-known (if you hear Yang Jian, you think Erlang, and if someone asks you what Erlang’s name is, you say Yang Jian. However, the Li Erlang version is also very famous, even though the stories are very similar).

His mother is the Jade Emperor’s sister! As mentioned in the Ne Zha post, the Jade Emperor is the leader of the Heavenly Court. See my Investiture of the Gods post here for details on the background of the Heavenly Court and the structure of the pantheon.

His mother is named Yunhua, and is the younger sister of the Jade Emperor. She fell in love with a mortal named Yang Tianyou, and fled secretly down to earth to marry him. They had a son named Yang Jian. When the Jade Emperor found out about this marriage, he sent armies to kill them because immortals and mortals marrying is against the rules. 

Yang Jian manages to survive- he’s still only a baby at this point. Yunhua, as punishment, gets trapped under a big-ass mountain. 

It’s unclear exactly what happens to Yang Jian after his mom gets the Wukong treatment. He’s raised in the palace, probably, and was taught to fight. Yang Jian is super powerful, and trains very hard. 

OR

He was chased after by the Heavenly Court with his (maybe?) siblings and goes through a hell of a lot of pain trying to not get smited. Along the way, he becomes a super jaded, powerful and generally ruthless warrior.

When he finds out his mom is enduring the world’s worst stone table massage, he decides, fuck it, I’m going to break her out.

He goes down to the mountain his mom is trapped under, Tao Shan (Mt. Tao). This is when we discover Yang Jian is a dramatic sort of guy, because instead of doing the reasonable thing and pulling her out or even lifting part of the mountain, he decides to get a big-ass axe out and split the entire mountain in half.

Seriously, what were you going to do if you cut your mom in half along the way?

That’s Erlang Shen’s backstory! Both exciting and uneventful at the same time. 

Well, how did he get from plain half-human half-god Yang Jian to Erlang Shen? He cultivated and trained so much and became so strong that eventually he ascended naturally, just like Ne Zha- no, his name is not on the Fengshen Bang, and no, he didn’t die to go work a boring government job for the Haotian Emperor.

The Fengshen Yanyi and Journey to the West are still just novels, and it’s unclear exactly how much of this is made-up or inaccurate.

Erlang Shen's defining trait is probably his mythical third eye. It's right smack-dab in the middle of his forehead, and it's called the Tianyan (or Sky Eye, or Eye of Heaven). It can see through disguises- this is how Erlang fights Wukong, who commonly uses disguises.

The third eye can also shoot lasers. Cool.

One of his biggest myths is the story of the 宝莲灯, Baoliandeng (Magical Lotus Lamp). In this story, Yang Jian (he has already become Erlang Shen at this point, through cultivation) belongs to the second category in the backstory options. He also has a sister.

This is an animated children's movie based on the Magical Lotus Lantern made by the same studio that produced Ne Zha Conquers the Sea 1979.

By the way! It is unclear if the Erlang in this story is Yang Jian. As I said, there are very many possibilities as to who Erlang could be. Yang Jian is just one of them. The Erlang in this story (recall, Erlang just means second son, which is a semi-common name) could be the second son of someone else, but in popular culture (NOT necessarily in the myth!) this Erlang is the same Erlang Shen, and is also Yang Jian. 

His sister is called Huayue Sanniang, or Sanshengmu. That’s a long-ass name, right?

Well, Sanshengmu means third saintly mother. Why third? She’s the third child of Mount Hua’s god. As such, Erlang (second son!) is her older brother. They have another brother. 

This is why the Erlang in this myth is probably not the mythical Erlang Shen, Yang Jian- they have different parentage.

However, gradually these two stories merged. Keep in mind that Erlang Shen technically doesn’t appear in this story at all since he’s not actually Sanshengmu’s older brother.

The Erlang here just happens to be another Erlang. The reason why I’m including this tale is because it’s pretty common for these two Erlangs to be combined into one, so in popular culture it’s also very common to see them as the same person and to treat Sanshengmu as Erlang Shen’s younger sister.

In the Tang Dynasty, Sanshengmu meets and falls in love with a mortal scholar named Liu Yanchang. Erlang Shen vehemently opposes this marriage- he’s a pretty ruthless guy. 

Sanshengmu steals the magical lotus lamp, which can trap gods and spirits within it, and escapes to marry Liu Yanchang. They have a son, Liu Chenxiang. 

Here's a TV show filmed based on the same story. The guy at the top with a slit in his forehead is Erlang Shen (the slit is his third eye, which he doesn't ALWAYS keep open).

A few years later, though, Erlang Shen finds them and kidnaps Chenxiang to ask Sanshengmu to return the lotus lamp. She agrees, and in a strangely ironic twist of fate, Erlang Shen traps Sanshengmu under a mountain. 

Chenxiang, after he’s grown up, decides he’s going to kick Erlang Shen’s ass as revenge for his mom. Erlang Shen isn’t Erlang Shen for nothing, though- even though Chenxiang acquires a mythically powerful axe and trains his butt off, he’s still unable to beat him.

However, in the end, Chenxiang manages to use the lotus lamp against Erlang Shen, and wins. Then, just as Erlang did, he splits the mountain in half and frees his mother.

This is a recent animated movie called New Gods: Yang Jian. It's in the same animated universe as New Gods Reborn: Ne Zha (2021). I would recommend this movie: the plot is kind of a mess, but the animation is pretty great!

In Journey to the West, Erlang Shen emerges as one of the gods the Heavenly Court calls upon to try and beat Sun Wukong after he begins to rampage through heaven.

Although Sun Wukong is seen as the peak of fighting capability in Chinese mythology, Erlang Shen is actually just as strong- he beat Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, albeit with the help of some other gods.

In Black Myth: Wukong, Erlang "rematches" Wukong since Wukong was technically beaten.

Actually, Erlang Shen in Journey to the West is a bit of a crazy guy. He’s usually always seen as the trademark killing maniac (maybe not killing maniac, but definitely a little sadistic) since he literally set Huaguo Mountain (the mountain Sun Wukong lived on with his monkeys) on fire after he beats Wukong.

Later, however, he helps Wukong fight off another guy and the two become buddies. Funny how that works out. 

If you remember, in Black Myth: Wukong, he had a dog with him!

In all of Chinese mythology, probably the only famous figure that has a dog is Yang Jian, Erlang Shen. His dog is called Xiaotian Quan, or Howling Celestial Dog, is Erlang Shen’s companion, who fights with him. 

This is why when the Black Myth: Wukong official account said they wouldn't spoil the next boss but that he had a dog, Westerners were confused but all of China was like. Bro, who else could it possibly be, the only dog dad in all of mythology who has anything to do with Wukong is Erlang Shen.

It was a bit of a Givenchy Ariana Grande situation.

In Fengshen Yanyi, Erlang Shen also fights with the Chan Sect and Ne Zha against the King of Shang. There’s one tale he’s famous for, where he’s the key figure in overturning the tide in a particular battle.

Erlang Shen had learned how to transform into 72 different living things, and he allowed himself to be eaten by his opponent’s spiritual beast. Then, he killed the beast from inside, transformed himself to look like it, then tricked his opponents and stole all their fancy shit. 

He also used the 72 transformations against Wukong in Journey to the West.

Erlang Shen, Sun Wukong, and Ne Zha have all gotten recent modernised adaptations, and all three of them go against "traditional Chinese values" and still manage to be widely beloved and respected characters.

(Sun Wukong's most recent modernised movie is the 2015 Monkey King: Hero is Back, which was translated horribly since it really means something more like The Return of the King. The movie's plot is great, but the animation isn't as good as New Gods Yang Jian or Ne Zha 1/2.)

Look at that. Good movie, I hope they make a second one, and maybe they can get some advice from Jiaozi on how to improve the animation. I mean, it's not bad, but it's certainly not as good as it COULD be.

As such, the Heaven Haters boy band has officially debuted. Be sure to check out their debut album, "Fuck the Emperor", currently no. 1 in ancient China.

Wukong is still my favourite, just because he's the no.1 in every Chinese person's heart, but Erlang Shen and Ne Zha are also great.

Who doesn't love a crazy hot killing machine? Or a murderous fiery iPad kid on wheels?

Erlang Shen summarised:

A (slightly) ruthless but powerful righteous warrior with a third eye in his forehead that can shoot lasers and see through disguises. He fights with a cool mythical spear and has a super cute and super strong dog.

More on the Heaven Haters boyband later. I might make a big post as to why them hating heaven is significant.

[immaturescribbles]

Great Sage Equal to Heaven hates Sacred Divinity.

Erlang burned his mountain, beat him in front of a crowd, and got him into that furnace for 49 days; Wukong does not like him.

[aulostheremin]

Trying to understand the zodiac animals in Black Myth Wukong

this post is pretty much me trying to gather much info on these four characters. due to their little screentime and limited backstory, this intrigues me immensely.

so how about we start from the beginning, what are the 12 Chinese zodiacs. (keep in mind I mostly take these info from Wikipedia and the game's Wiki page)

According to the common legend, The Jade Emperor's decree that the years on the calendar would be named for each animal in the order they reached him. To get there, the animals would have to cross a river to reach the heavenly gates. (another popular myth is that the Jade Emperor orders 12 animals for the race to be his guards) The first animal to win is Rat and the last is Pig.

interestingly, they are called Zodiac Deities in the game. but why only 4 zodiacs? what about the rest? that will be touched upon later on.

now let's talk about them one by one and working out their timeline within the game.

Shen Monkey is the first zodiac we met in chapter 1. He's simply shown as a drunkard with a simple and carefree attitude. However he's quite knowledgeable on brews and tonics to give to Destined One. He knew the other monkeys on Mount Huago and possibly aware of Destined One's reincarnations. After his descent to the mortal realm, he brought treasure troves with him and only spent his days drinking in a lush and lovely spot of the Bamboo Grove.

Xu Dog is the second zodiac from chapter 2 near the Sandgate Village entrance. He's a profession in medicinal arts. He's quite neurotic and anxious all the time. apparently after his descent, he became a regular dog to a Daoist who's known for creating an ancient formula for an immortality pill. unfortunately, the Daoist died from a furnace explosion. Xu Dog returned back to his normal form, pitying his owner and disappeared.

Chen Loong is the third zodiac from chapter 3. When first encountered him at Bitter Lake, Chen Loong will be hostile and attacks the Destined One. Upon his defeat, he begins lamenting of his fall from grace and cries of his wish to consume a Resurrection Pill from Xu Dog. Chen Loong has the most important lore of the zodiacs. after their descent, The Sacred Divinity (Erlang Shen) gifted him the Ruyi Scroll that leads to a secluded and tranquil retreat.

Yin Tiger is the last zodiac and we can only meet him in the Painted Realm village. he is a fierce and serious blacksmith. he used to do his craftsmanship in the Hall of Yuanchen (I've searched if this place existed in jttw but nothing shows up. however, it does existed in real life. it is a hall dedicated to worship the Goddess of the Great Dipper and Sixty Taisui Deities. if anyone is more acknowledge on this part, let me know cus I'm afraid i could be wrong).

One day, he was visited by Sun Wukong who requested him to make the monkey king a better armour. But Yin Tiger refused as the gold armour is already excellent.

what's interesting when l look at the Tiger zodiac elements, it fits perfectly for Yin Tiger. they were quite clever for this.

now finally let's lay out their lore timeline with some help from headcanons and speculations.

After the great race, the 12 animals became Deities that resided in the Celestial Court. some of them became close to Sun Wukong, referring to each other as brothers. After Wukong's imprisonment by Erlang Shen, the four Zodiac Deities were banished to the mortal realm. some time after, Erlang gifted Chen Loong the scroll for their safety. however, Chen Loong, Yin Tiger, Xu Dog and Shen Monkey decided to go on their separate ways and planned to reunite on an appointed day. only Yin Tiger stayed to guard the zodiac village. perhaps they knew about Destined One and wanted to help him out on his journey.

another speculation I have as to why Dragon, Dog, Monkey and Tiger are paired together cus only four of them are mainly associated with the Earthly Branch symbol. in fact, their first names are a reference to it.

these are only my personal headcanons for the zodiacs. it's also unsure what happened to the rest of the zodiacs. were they spared and still stayed in the Court or were they also banished? who knows what the game devs have in stored.

[arimei]

erlang, the sacred divinity

(based on black myth & chapter 6 ending animation designs — might color this later)

[xi4oyan]

🍃 The Thief of Heavens 🍃

The Celestial Palace was in turmoil. A mysterious thief had invaded the divine vaults and escaped with a sacred treasure. The Golden Jade of Dawn, a relic that radiated the light of the world's first sunrise, had vanished. As always, the prime suspect was Sun Wukong.

And so, Erlang Shen and Nezha now found themselves descending from the clouds to track down the Monkey King, both already exhausted before the search had even begun.

The forest below was dense and ancient, its trees spiraling toward the sky as if trying to touch the gods themselves. Golden mist slithered between the branches, a remnant of the celestial energy that had leaked out with the stolen relic. The sweet scent of peach blossoms drifted through the air, but for Nezha and Erlang, the fragrance was just a reminder of yet another problem caused by the infamous monkey.

"I'd bet my spear that it was that monkey again," Nezha grumbled, arms crossed as he hovered in the air.

"Let's not jump to conclusions," Erlang Shen narrowed his eyes, his divine vision scanning through the thick layers of vegetation. "But yes, it was probably him."

They landed gracefully atop a mountain peak, where, as expected, Sun Wukong lay lounging beneath a cherry blossom tree, its petals falling around him like a pink veil. He was reclined against the trunk, a twig between his teeth, gazing at the horizon with boredom. When he saw the two of them, he raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, what a pleasant surprise. Have you come for a friendly visit, or is this another unfair accusation?"

"You know exactly why we're here!" Nezha pointed a finger at him. "Where is what you stole?"

"Me?" Wukong laughed, placing a hand over his chest in mock offense. "My dear and honorable Nezha, I am a reformed monkey. I don’t steal from Heaven anymore… at least not lately."

Erlang crossed his arms. "Then would you care to explain why traces of celestial qi lead right to this place?"

Wukong blinked. "Huh? That doesn’t make sense."

The three stood in silence. Then, slowly, Wukong turned to look at the adjacent mountaintop, where a dark figure was desperately trying to sneak away unnoticed.

Nezha huffed. "Macaque."

The dark-furred monkey froze. Then, he gave them a nervous smile and waved casually. "Oh. What a coincidence, huh? I was just passing by…"

"You stole from Heaven and made us waste time chasing Wukong instead?" Erlang Shen sighed, rubbing his temples.

"Well, technically…" Macaque scratched the back of his neck. "If you think about it, it’s still kind of Wukong’s fault. I mean, he has a record, so obviously, everyone was going to blame him."

"That doesn’t even make sense!" Wukong protested, pointing at him.

"But it made you come after him and not me. So, in the end, it did make sense." Macaque grinned, clearly proud of himself.

Nezha pointed his spear at him. "Hand it over now before I banish you to another dimension."

Macaque sighed dramatically and pulled the relic from his robes. The Golden Jade of Dawn gleamed between his fingers, radiating a warm, golden light, as if a miniature sun was trapped inside. The golden reflection danced across their faces as Erlang’s eyes narrowed.

Wukong whistled. "Wow. You’ve got good taste, huh? But seriously, Macaque, stealing *this*? The Golden Jade? Do you want the Jade Emperor himself to come down here and crush you?"

Macaque lifted the relic, admiring it against the evening light. "I was going to give it back… after admiring it for a while."

"You would’ve been vaporized before that," Nezha snatched the Jade from his hands. "Idiot."

Macaque sighed. "You guys are no fun."

Erlang rubbed the bridge of his nose, exhausted. "Let’s go. We need to return this before the entire Heavens come crashing down on us."

Macaque just shrugged and grinned at Wukong. "Well, you got off the hook this time."

Wukong chuckled. "Next time, try stealing something more subtle, you idiot."

Macaque winked. "But where’s the fun in that?"

And as Erlang and Nezha ascended back to the heavens with the recovered relic, Macaque and Wukong remained behind, laughing under the golden light of the setting sun—two monkeys who always found fun in trouble, even when one of them *was* the trouble.

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[neontonez]

Erlang, the Sacred Divinity

[bonnie-drxws]

I just saw someone on twt mention that Black Myth Wukong and Rose Quartz are similar bc they both wanted a peaceful life away from Celestial forces but they can't do that in their current form so they transformed into this,,, child/successor person who is half them but also IS them and it's like...., woah. And now I'm just sitting here thinking is... Is Erlang Pearl? His third eye keeping SWK's memories and Pearl keeping all her memorabilia there, THEY BOTY WIELD SPEARS OF SOME KIND

Andd also like.... Zhu Bajie is GREG. FUCK? DO YOU ALL SEE THE VISION OR AM I ALONE IN THE ASYLUM RN

Alright Zhu Bajie messily making out with Erlang? Sure, let's run with it (if you have been on Steven Universe twt or TikTok, you would know!!)

[glitchypotato3000]

Damn right he is sacred beauty

Erlang, sacred beauty

[united-as-one]

Name: Zhao Haoyu (Erlang Haoyu) Age: 27 Nationality: Chinese Race: Demi-God (Erlang Shen = Father) Orientation: Bisexual Occupation: Executive Chef / Divine Deity (In training) Powers: Telekinesis, Weapon Mastery, Extreme Durability, Shapeshifting (Still Training), Third Eye (Unopened) Faceclaim: x.ia0 z.h4n

Biography: In a world where modernity now lives with the supernatural and divine, Zhao Haoyu never thought in his wildest dreams that he was one of them. Growing up, his father was unknown to him, Haoyu's mother simply telling him that his father had died during a war of some sort. He had come to terms with that at a young age, and was content in pursuing a mundane mortal existence as a chef in a well off, middle restaurant. It was not until an incident involving gangsters and mobsters that Haoyu's true self emerged. It was as if a defence mechanism within him activated!

The chef defended his restaurant and establishment with a fervour unmatched only with those upon high. When he was stabbed with a knife, the knife bent against his flesh. Each troublemaker was thrown out with ease with lasting bruises as a reminder to never return. It was this incident that drew the ire of the divine, a fate his mother did not wish and would now have no choice but to allow him to become one of them. The one who discovered him? His own father and sacred divinity, Erlang Shen. Under his tutelage, he will carry the legacy of the yaoguai tamer. But under one condition: Haoyu remains on Earth and continues his mundane existence. These gifts? A means to an end and self-defence only, in honour of his mother.

"To achieve greatness, one's efforts must surpass the feat of a mosquito drawing blood from an iron bull."

[ghostlycollectionlover]

Black Myth Wukong Secret Final Boss Erlang the Sacred Divinity Ending

[xi4oyan]

May I request a erlang x gn reader where they are tg but the heavens do t agree to it , she could either be mortal or an immortal 🤗

Sorry for the delay in responding, I hope you like it₍ᵔ•ᴗ•ᵔ₎

It is what it is.

The wind blew cold through the sacred mountains, carrying the scent of white magnolias blooming under the moonlight. Further ahead, at the edge of mist-shrouded cliffs, a field of chrysanthemums blossomed in silence, their petals swaying like echoes of farewells never spoken. Down below, in the mortal world, paper lanterns floated over the rivers, reflecting whispered promises to the gods. You had always known your existence was insignificant in the eyes of the Heavens, but now, standing there, you felt your very soul shattering.

Erlang Shen stood before you. His gaze, ever stern, wavered between devotion and torment. The deep blue of his robes contrasted with the golden gleam of his armor. He was meant to be the most faithful to the divine order, the hunter of demons, the celestial enforcer. But now, he was just a man facing an impossible choice.

The air around was heavy, as though something unseen pressed against your chest. No words were spoken, yet the decision lingered, suspended between you both, inescapable. You knew. You knew some things could never be changed. Love between a mortal and an immortal was like a candle in the wind, too fragile to endure.

The breeze intensified, carrying a chill that seeped into your bones. The world around seemed to tremble, as though the very fabric of reality was shifting. Erlang Shen stepped forward, his eyes filled with something you could not name, yet it gripped your heart in an almost unbearable way.

You tried to smile. Wanted to say everything would be fine, that perhaps another path remained. But the words never came. There was an overwhelming weight upon your body, something invisible, inevitable. You felt your strength leaving you, like a paper lantern dimming as it touched the water.

The chrysanthemums around you swayed gently, petals detaching and drifting away in the wind. You faltered, and then you fell.

Erlang Shen moved swiftly, his arms outstretched to catch you. This time, he reached you. You collapsed against his chest, his fingers pressing into your back as though trying to hold you in the world for just a moment longer. Your name escaped his lips in a desperate whisper, trembling like the flickering lanterns reflected on the water.

He said nothing more. He only held you, his dark eyes locked onto yours, as if memorizing every feature, every breath, every fleeting fraction of time that remained. You felt his hand against your face—warm, firm—but powerless against the creeping cold that seeped into your skin.

Nothing stopped your fall. No miracle came. Only the wind, cold and indifferent, carrying your final breath away. The field of chrysanthemums swayed once more, their pale petals scattering in the air like fragments of a love doomed to disappear.

The mortal who dared to love an immortal vanished into the mountain breeze.

But could be something else.

[mikka-minns]

No straight explaination

Literaly none

How tf does Someone see this and go "they Just respected each other a lot"??

He's like

[sanflawoah]

I just noticed it now. I thought Erlang was pointing at the Destined One when he raised his hand, but it was actually him moving the cloud to cover the sun.

"Even stars shift in my watch."

Remember that the presence of the sun means the heaven is watching.

He knows they're safe from the court's watch in that place, as they're in Maitreya's protection, but I think that's just Erlang being extra cautious because well... you know the jade emperor.

"I have already opened the path for you. No one will disturb you there. Take your time to ponder," Maitreya said, stepping aside. Instantly, wind and snow swirled in from the opposite wall, casting a chill throughout the pagoda.

The Sacred Divinity stepped forward as instructed, stopping at the edge of the void. He turned back and said, "By stepping into this painted Mount Mei today, the Celestial Court will not be able to find me. Venerable One, would Mount Lingshan know of your deeds?"

Maitreya laughed, "Have we met before? The Erlang Shen I know is much uglier than you."

Hearing this, the Sacred Divinity said no more and strode into the wind and snow.

WHEEZING at Maitreya's last line💀💀💀. I think he meant Erlang's titan lion form.

I am so down for a possible team up between Wukong and some other gods in the DLC to fight whatever is going on in the celestial court. I mean hello we got friggin MAITREYA on our side. And I still want the heavenly kings to join the avengers assemble moment I like them ok.