Bewitched by a conniving and seductive fox demon, King Zhou seizes the throne from his father and reigns as a brutal tyrant. Concerned for the fate of the world, the gods decide to intervene, placing their hopes on an unlikely hero who is brave enough to challenge the evil king. 

The first film in a trilogy, Feng Shen is based on the Ming Dynasty novel The Investiture of the Gods (封神演義). Largely unknown in the West, it is considered to be the most ambitious and expensive Chinese production ever made and is like a Chinese Lord of the Rings based on Chinese mythical history.