With the enemy closing in, King Zhou is reduced to putting out "Help Wanted" posters to find anyone willing to fight for him.

Yang Jian gets some divine assistance as he attempts to slay a slippery simian foe.

As one demon buddy after another show their true form, the Shang commander keeps telling his human comrades that, "I had no idea those guys were snakes and pigs and goats. I swear!"

The Zhou forces find themselves stymied by a pair of new enemy recruits who seem to be always a step ahead of them.

A quick dive into the backstory of one of Jiang Ziya's top Daoist warriors.

King Zhou takes an interest in human physiology, much to the chagrin of his people.

Casualties continue to mount on both sides as the siege of Mianchi County drags on, while King Zhou gets help from some shady characters.

It's a whirlwind of fortunes for the Zhou forces as they continue their march.

The Shang forces at Lintong Pass were holding their own thanks to a macabre banner, but then the worst possible thing happened -- their king sent reinforcements.

A Daoist elder shows up and tells the sect leaders, "I don't care who started it (though Grandmaster of Heaven clearly started it)! Now swallow these magic poison pills!"

Members of the Chan Sect upgrade their transportation options at the expense of their Jie Sect rivals.

The author recycles plot again as the Zhou forces encounter another pestilence-wielding sorcerer.

Jiang Ziya gets help from a guy with eye-popping powers.

Politics turn blood relations into blood enemies.

King Zhou gets literal and puts a figure of speech into practice, with predictably disastrous results.

The Chan and Jie Sects stop pretending they're frenemies and start acting like straight-up enemies.

A Shang commander learns the pros and cons of letting your kids talk to random beggar monks.

One of the Zhou's officers discovers that his powers aren't so unique after all.

A member of the Chan sect discovers that there's no such thing as friendly competition with those jerks from the cow college down the road.

What looked like an easy victory for the Zhou turns into a bit of a nightmare.

The Zhou army gets a timely visit from a helpful but uppity Buddhist friend in their fight against Kong Xuan.