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Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.

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Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes

S1 E1 · What Guy Are You

Jin's plans to make the soccer team are derailed by the arrival of a new foreign exchange student.

S1 E2 · A Monkey on a Quest

Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral.

S1 E3 · Rockstar Status

Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest.

S1 E4 · Make a Splash

In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet.

S1 E5 · Abracadabra

Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll.

S1 E6 · Hot Stuff

Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang.

S1 E7 · Beyond Repair

Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon.

S1 E8 · The Fourth Scroll

Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven.

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