The episode of the leopard spirit in Journey to the West appeared in the fourth chapter of Wukong's Demon Subduing.
The leopard spirit in Journey to the West was a fictional character that did not exist in the real world. In the novel, the leopard spirit was an evil monster who once wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh to live forever. However, due to Tang Sanzang's compassion, the leopard spirit was not eaten in the end. Instead, it was subdued by Tang Sanzang and became his disciple. The leopard spirit's image in the novel was a cunning, evil, and somewhat pitiful character.
In the 1986 edition of Journey to the West, the story of the python spirit,"The Way to the Lost Land," was originally planned to be filmed, but it was not completed due to lack of funds and other reasons. It was not completed until the 1998 Journey to the West Sequel. This episode was from the 67th chapter of the original novel," Saving Tuoluo Zen's stability, getting rid of the filth and cleansing the heart." It mainly told the story of Tang Sanzang and his disciples coming to Tuoluo Village and learning that the python spirit was harmful. Sun Wukong helped the people to subdue the python spirit. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
In Journey to the West, the leopard spirit used the "Plum Blossom Splitting Strategy" to capture Tang Sanzang. This scheme was similar to luring the tiger away from the mountain, causing Sun Wukong and the others to fall into a trap and Tang Sanzang to be captured. However, the leopard spirit knew that its ability was not as good as Tang Sanzang's disciples. After catching Tang Sanzang, it did not dare to eat him. It even used a fake head to deceive Sun Wukong and the others, which completely angered Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong was eager to save his master. He turned into a water rat for a while, and then into a flying ant. He used the sleepy bug to knock down the little monster guarding Tang Sanzang, and then he and Zhu Bajie entered the demon cave. In the end, the King of Nanshan was immobilized by Sun Wukong's magic. When Zhu Bajie learned about it, he killed him with a rake and burned the cave dwelling of the King of Nanshan. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
There was no explicit mention of the song sung by the mountain girl who played the role of the leopard spirit in Journey to the West, but there was a song sung by another character called Wukong. The lyrics were as follows: Wukong, Wukong, quickly show your power. Monsters run away from you at the sight of you, unable to catch you. The body is like a fairy, the hands are like a silver steel fork, and the iron rod is played very well. The journey to the West is long, for the suffering of all living beings. It was hard to control the mind, and he was not afraid of demons and ghosts. He transformed into a leopard spirit and climbed the mountains to obtain the scriptures. The demons were terrified, and the immortals praised. This song was sung by the leopard spirit that Sun Wukong had transformed into in order to obtain the true scriptures. It expressed Sun Wukong's fearless and unyielding spirit in order to obtain the scriptures.
In Zhang Jizhong's version of Journey to the West, the leopard spirit appeared in the 42nd chapter of Wukong Subduing Demons. In this episode, the leopard spirit was the target of Wukong, Bajie, and Monk Sand.
In the Journey to the West, the plot of the Leopard Spirit and Sun Wukong was as follows: In Journey to the West, the leopard spirit was Sun Wukong's senior brother and a very powerful monster. In a battle with Sun Wukong, the leopard spirit was defeated by Sun Wukong and turned into three monkeys. The first monkey was the leopard spirit's true form. It committed suicide after being defeated by Sun Wukong. The second monkey was the leopard spirit's clone. It was trapped by Sun Wukong's immobilizing technique and could not escape. In the end, it was defeated by Sun Wukong. The third monkey was the leopard spirit's third clone. It used the transformation technique to turn into a monkey but was eventually defeated by Sun Wukong. In the story of the leopard spirit, Sun Wukong defeated the leopard spirit through ingenious means and protected the safety of Tang Sanzang and the others.
In Journey to the West, Wu Zhiyong played the role of the leopard spirit. Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
The reason for the battle between the leopard spirit was that Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King had a fierce battle for a treasure in the Flowerfruit Mountain. The Bull Demon King obtained the Banana Fan with the help of Princess Iron Fan, while Sun Wukong obtained the Golden Cudgel because he stole the Immortal Peach of Taishang Laojun. In order to fight for this treasure, Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King had a fierce battle on the Flowerfruit Mountain. In this fierce battle, Sun Wukong used his supernatural power to turn the leopard spirit into a kitten. Not willing to be outdone, the leopard spirit conjured a wolf to attack Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong used the Seventy-Two Transformations to turn the leopard spirit into a small white rabbit. In the end, Sun Wukong defeated the leopard spirit with the Jingu Staff and won. However, the leopard spirit did not admit defeat. He conjured a tiger and challenged Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong once again used his divine power to turn the tiger into a rabbit. In the end, Sun Wukong once again used the Jingu Staff to knock the leopard spirit to the ground and let him hide in the cave. From then on, Sun Wukong and the leopard spirit became good friends. They played together in the cave and learned martial arts from each other. In the end, under the leadership of Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong and the leopard spirit embarked on a journey to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
There were many developments in the plot of the 31st episode of Journey to the West. In this episode, the white wolf was able to skillfully use the beast soul of the Sky Feather Hunter to destroy many stone pillars. The destruction of the stone pillars caused Sun Wukong's seal to begin to loosen, and he could even speak. However, some people believed that the speaker might not be the real Goku. From the voice acting, it looked different from before. At the same time, the plot indicated that Sun Wukong's unsealing had progressed, but there was a saying that the real suppression of Sun Wukong might be a sword. This episode also mentioned that the Dragon Clan of the South Sea had complained to the Heavenly Court that the Dragon Clan of the South Sea had hidden a strange scripture in the Heavenly Feather Mountain. The Dragon Clan of the South Sea had invited God Erlang to deal with Tang Sanzang and the others. In addition, in order to remove the seal on Wukong, he had to destroy the stone pillar and pull out the sword that sealed him. On the other side, the old dragon king of the Heavenly Feather Mountain was preparing his troops when the Heavenly soldiers attacked. He led more than 300 dragons to fight against the Heavenly soldiers alone. The little white wolf chose to stay when the Heavenly Feather Mountain was in danger to repay the kindness of saving his life.
The 86th edition of Journey to the West, episode 8, was called "Three Difficulties on the Way". Watching Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Beats the White Bone Demon Three Times is not enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!