It picks up 13 years after Yang Jian (known to some as Erlang Shen) imprisoned his sister beneath a mountain, with the once powerful god now scraping by as a penniless bounty hunter.

The director Zhao Ji’s “New Gods: Yang Jian,” a reductive prequel to “New Gods: Nezha Reborn,” teases some tantalizing lore: Yang Jian (Wang Kai) was once a god known by another name.

Yang Jian — also known as the traditional Chinese folklore figure Erlang Shen — was a mighty power among the gods at one point, before his third eye closed and his powers faded.

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A still features that Yang Jian stares into the sky. [Photo provided to China Daily] In Chinese mythology, Yang Jian, also known as Erlang Shen, is most famous for the third eye on his forehead ...

The first thing that players will notice when fighting Erlang Shen is the other meter over his HP bar. This denotes his stance, and as long as it is active, Erlang Shen won't take too much damage.

Erlang Shen in Black Myth Wukong (Image via GameScience) Once you defeat Erlang, the Sacred Divinity, you will next have to fight against the Four Heavenly Kings and Erlang Shen.

The story tells the story of Sun Wukong (Eddie Peng) and Erlang Shen (Shawn Yue), ... Erlang Shen, Yang Jian. Ni Ni. Zi Xia. Xiao Bai. Xiao Tian Quan, Howling Celestial Dog. Hao Ou. Tian Peng.