In Episode 4, Wukong visits the Dragon Palace to “borrow” a weapon, but everything the Dragon King offers feels too light. Then he discovers an iron pillar that grows and shrinks at his command: the magical Ruyi Jingu Bang! His exciting visit to the Dragon Palace brings him the perfect weapon—but also gets him reported to the Heavenly Court. How does it all happen?
"Monkey King Adventures: The Rise of the King" is a fantasy-adventure animated series based on the traditional Chinese classic "Journey to the West". The 12-episode first season follows the journey of a young monkey born from a magical stone as he rises to become the fearless Monkey King. Along the way, he gains extraordinary powers, battles demons, dragons, and gods, discovers his strength, and learns from his mistakes.
More than just another adaptation, this animated series stays true to the original story and spirit of "Journey to the West" while reimagining its epic journey as a fun, magical adventure that children from all cultural backgrounds can understand, learn from, love, and share.
A new episode premieres every Friday at 7:00 pm ET on GJW+. The first two episodes are available for free. The remaining episodes will be available to watch with a GJW+ Subscription, which includes full access to Gan Jing Kids.
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A character visits the Dragon King under the guise of being a \"neighbor\" to lodge a complaint, though their true intention is to borrow a valuable item—specifically a phoenix wing purple gold crown—claiming that their neighborly status entitles them to such a request.
Born from stone
on a mountain by the sea
Opened my eyes
to a world I'd never seen
No crown
No glory
Just a road
in front of me
From stone!
To legend!
One road!
Eighty-one trials!
Born with a laugh
I leapt into light
Mountains before me
a world open wide
So much to learn
so far I could go
One little step
then down the road
Demons may rise
and mountains may shake
Friends stand beside me
with each turn I take
Now through the clouds
I'm chasing the sky
Golden staff spinning
I'm learning to fly
I stumbled
I learned
I fell
I grew
Every new road
showed me something new
Born from stone
made by the road
Every trial
helps me grow
Power can carry me
high through the sky
But heart helps me know
where to fly
From stone to legend
onward I go
Wild in my spirit
still ready to grow
Little ones, stay here and play nicely.
I'm going to borrow a handy weapon from our good neighbor!
Halt! What kind of Immortal blasts into the ocean like a torpedo?
State your name!
I am the Great Sage of Flower Fruit Mountain—Sun Wukong!
And technically,
that makes me your Old Dragon King's... best neighbor!
Good neighbor?
Immortal please wait right here!
Your Majesty, that monkey outside
who calls himself your good neighbor has come in!
Neighbor?
Since when do I have relatives on dry land?
Quick! Everybody come with me to roll out the red carpet!
Welcome, Great Sage!
Please, come on in!
Neighbor! Best buddy!
Man, you’ve got a gorgeous house here!
May I ask what brings you to the Eastern Ocean today, Immortal?
I heard you’ve got the best in the ocean.
So I dropped by today to borrow
a little something shiny
Borrow... yes, y-yes, of course.
Servants, servants...
fine
bring out the giant howl bird
Light! Way too light.
it's got zero weight to it
Give me something with some real muscle.
But Great Sage... that fork weighs over three thousand pounds!
Fine! Bring out the Giant Halberd!
Your Majesty, if you let him keep testing things,
the palace will be gone before he is.
Then what do we do?
That Heavenly River Sea-Calming Divine Iron in the deep sea...
hasn't it been glowing these past few days?
That is not a weapon!
That is the divine iron
Great Yu left behind to measure the depths of rivers and seas!
It must not be moved!
I didn't say give it to him.
I said let him look at it.
Great sage please
The Sea-Calming Divine Iron,
a pillar of immense power, awaits its true master.
Immortal, this is called the Heavenly River
Sea-Calming Divine Iron.
It is not a weapon. It is what holds the sea steady.
You may look at it, but you must never move it.
The legendary iron began to respond to its master.
Good, sure, but it's too thick and too long.
If it were a little shorter and a little thinner,
then it would feel like a weapon that fits my hand.
No way! Magic!
If it could just get a little thinner,
it would be perfect to hold!
Shorter... thinner... come on, turn into a regular stick...
Not bad. And I only used thirty percent of my strength.
This gold iron staff is awesome,
but... I just realized something.
If I go out dressed like this,
holding a stick like this,
what will people think?
They will think...
the Immortal is not bound by small details?
Wrong.
They'll think:
how could the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Ocean
let its good neighbor walk out in ragged clothes?
How... how did this become the Dragon Palace's responsibility?
Because we're good neighbors.
We don't have anything ready-made that would suit you Immortal.
Then what do we do?
Perhaps... my three brothers each have some treasures.
The Immortal could pay them a visit and ask...
No need for me to run. You're the eldest brother.
Call the other good neighbors here.
Let's make this exciting.
I will go prepare the drums at once.
Big brother! Why did you ring the emergency alarm?
Who are we fighting?
Brothers... we've got a major crisis.
This wild monkey from Flower Fruit Mountain busted in here,
claimed he’s my neighbor, and demanded...
So let's just beat him up!
He just pulled out the Cosmic Pillar
from the ocean floor and is playing with it like a toy!
What
Right now, he’s sitting on my throne,
forcing me to give him an armor set,
or else he’s gonna smash my entire Crystal Palace to pieces!
I'll call in our army of a hundred thousand crab-soldiers and arrest him!
Arrest him?!
If that iron staff touches you, you’re dead!
Second Brother!
We Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are not easy to mess with either!
Today we teach that monkey
what the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas can do!
Don't be scared. Let’s go in together!
Look carefully first... That’s not an ordinary stick.
That is the Cosmic Pillar
he just pulled out from the ocean floor.
I have a Phoenix-Wing Purple-Gold Crown!
I have a set of Golden Chainmail Armor!
I just happen to have a pair of Lotus-Silk Cloud-Stepping Shoes!
Congratulations, Immortal.
Great treasures for a great hero!
Check it out, boys!
Let me show you what this treasure can do!
Hooray! Long live the King!
The Monkey King is unstoppable! Hooray!
I am so mad! Bring me a pen! The thickest pen you have!
I'm writing a complaint!
Big Bro Bull... stop messing around...
let me sleep...
This isn't my cave!
How dare you!
Do you seriously not know who I am?!
Name's on the list, you got to go.
I'll go have a little chat with your boss face-to-face!
Lock the doors! Lock the doors!
Hand over the Ledger of Life and Death!
From now on, you don't boss me around anymore!
I'm writing a complaint to heaven!