How the legendary Monkey King fought his way out of death

How Sun Wukong escaped the underworld - Shunan Teng · 4:58 · Video: TED-Ed · Watch at the source

In short: After stealing a magical staff from the Dragon Lord, Sun Wukong finds himself captured by soul collectors. This video follows the stone-born troublemaker's descent into the Realm of the Dead and his struggle to escape.

Shunan Teng explores the journey of Sun Wukong, a figure born from stone and trained in divine magic. The narrative follows the Monkey King after he steals a treasured weapon from the Dragon Lord to show off to his tribe of warrior monkeys. His triumph is interrupted when two soul collectors seize him, dragging him toward death and into the underworld.

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