So they bowed. And for a time, he was content—king of a hidden realm, master of peaches and play.
The monk placed the golden ring on his head. “This is the Band of Obedience,” he said. “When you misbehave, I will chant the Tightening Spell. Your skull will split like a pomegranate.” monkey king : the one and only
The Jade Emperor sent armies. Nezha, the third prince, came with his fire-tipped spear. Erlang Shen, the god of hunting, brought his celestial hound. The Monkey defeated them all. He grew ten stories tall, then shrank to a fly. He tore the celestial banners and drank the heavenly wine. He ate Laozi’s pills of immortality like candy. So they bowed
When the gods of the Underworld complained, the Monkey King laughed. “There is no law for the one and only.” He returned to his mountain kingdom, immortal and insufferable. But one thing gnawed at him: he had no weapon worthy of his power. “This is the Band of Obedience,” he said
He named it Ruyi Jingu Bang — the Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod.
So the Monkey King was summoned to the heavenly realm and given a title: Protector of the Heavenly Horses .
For he is the one.