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67-594: According to Fengshen Yanyi , Nezha was born during the Shang dynasty in a military fortress at Chentang Pass, as the incarnation of Lingzhu Zi (灵珠子), who is destined to assist King Wu of Zhou in the upcoming war against the Shang. His father was a military commander Li Jing , who later became the "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King". Nezha's mother, Lady Yin , gave birth to a ball of flesh after gestating for three years and six months. Li Jing thought his wife had given birth to

134-415: A pipa ). Bewitched by his concubine Daji , who is actually a vixen spirit disguised as a beautiful woman, King Zhou of Shang oppresses his people and persecutes those who oppose him, including those who dare to speak up to him. Ji Fa (King Wu of Zhou), assisted by his strategist Jiang Ziya , rallies an army to overthrow the tyrant and restore peace and order. Throughout the story, battles are waged between

201-546: A Fire-tipped Spear ( 火尖槍 ) in his right hand. Sometimes, he is shown in his "three heads and six arms" form ( 三頭六臂 ). In the Yuan dynasty Sanjiao Soushen Daquan , prior to his reincarnation into the mortal realm, he is a great immortal under the Jade Emperor, who wears a golden wheel around his head, has three heads, nine eyes, and eight arms, and can blow azure clouds out of his mouth. After his suicide and resurrection by

268-486: A belt for Li Jing. When Ao Guang learned of his son's death, he transformed into a human scholar and went to Li Jing's residence to protest. Nezha admitted to killing Ao Bing and returned his tendons to Ao Guang, who told Li Jing he would file a complaint to the Jade Emperor . Facing his parents' wrath, Nezha went to Taiyi Zhenren for help. He drew an invisibility talisman on Nezha and told him to ambush Ao Guang under

335-543: A character is codenamed Nezha). Nezha is featured as a character in the 2020 TV series Lego Monkie Kid . Nezha is a playable character in Koei Tecmo 's crossover series Warriors Orochi . The series features two different versions of Nezha, a cyborg and his human self. Ne Zha is a playable character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game Smite , where he is a melee assassin. On December 16, 2015, third-person shooter action game Warframe released

402-430: A charm to Bi Gan. One night, during a banquet hosted by King Zhou, several "immortals" appear and the king is delighted to see them. The "immortals" are actually Daji's fellow fox spirits in disguise, and Bi Gan, who is also present at the banquet, senses something amiss. Bi Gan's suspicions are confirmed when the fox spirits reveal their tails unknowingly after getting drunk. Bi Gan gathers a group of soldiers and they track

469-448: A demon and attacked the ball with his sword. The ball split open, and Nezha jumped out as a boy instead of an infant. Nezha could jump and walk immediately after birth. He was later accepted by the immortal Taiyi Zhenren as a student. He had two older brothers, Jinzha , a disciple of Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun , and Muzha . When Nezha was seven years old, he asked his mother for permission to go play outside of Chentang Pass. She agreed, on

536-526: A fine duel had ensued between Muzha and Nezha and Li Jing attempted his first suicide, Guangfa Tianzun would appear. Once Guangfa Tianzun had ordered Li Jing to enter his cave for safety, he would personally settle things with the "spoiled brat" Nezha. Once Nezha's temper raged and he thrust his spear continuously at Guangfa Tianzun, Guangfa Tianzun would side step and throw his legendary Seven Treasure Golden Lotus over Nezha's head. Nezha would lose consciousness quickly following this and would find himself tied to

603-674: A great level of inner resentment. After Nezha and Li Jing departed on the orders of Guangfa Tianzun, he remained absent from sight for quite some time. During the Battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals, along with Puxian Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren, he faced off against the powerful disciple of the Jie Sect, Jinling Shengmu . He once shattered the 'Tianjue Formation', the first formation of the Ten Jue Formations of

670-436: A large gold post while cuffed by golden rings. Soon enough, Guangfa Tianzun would order Jinzha, his student, to flog Nezha. Following the arrival of Nezha's teacher, Taiyi Zhenren, it would be revealed that the whole event between Li Jing and Nezha had been set by Taiyi Zhenren as a chance to teach Nezha some discipline. After Nezha greeted Guangfa Tianzun and his master, who was sitting to Guangfa Tianzun's right, Nezha would have

737-467: A playable character named and themed after Nezha. Nezha is also a collectible character in Netmarble's mobile RPG Seven Knights where the character, while depicted as female, retains much of Nezha's mythos and characteristics. Nezha is also a summonable Heroic Spirit in the popular Japanese hero collector game Fate/Grand Order where she can be summoned as a Lancer-class Servant. In the game, she

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804-462: A set of four fictional characters. These four individuals are Wang Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, and Li Xingba; each of them are renowned as superior men. These four superior men would later be personally recruited by Grand Old Master Wen Zhong in an attempt to put an end to the threat of King Wu. This is a list of the variety of projects created by Daji throughout the novel Fengshen Yanyi by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The Bronze Toaster, intended as

871-867: A supporting character in numerous others, chiefly among the many adaptations of Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West . The character increased in popularity in 1979 with the traditionally-animated feature film Nezha Conquers the Dragon King , which was screened at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and is considered one of the great classic works of Chinese animation. On 30 May 2014, Google paid homage to this film with an animated doodle on their Hong Kong search engine's homepage. Nezha appears in Ryo Fujisaki 's manga Houshin Engi . The romaji for his name

938-452: A torture and execution device, was first suggested by Daji. It is a bronze cylindrical device that is over twenty feet tall and eight feet wide. It has two wheels on each side so it can be moved around. There are three layers of charcoal over three layers of burning fire inside the device. The victims were stripped naked and tied before being placed into the pit. The pit was used to execute Grand Counselor Mei Bo . Big fans were used to intensify

1005-546: Is "Nataku". He's aloof and very blunt. In 2003, China Central Television began the broadcast of a new children's traditionally-animated series The Legend of Nezha , which originally ran from 2003 to 2004, for a total of 52 episodes. In 2016, an animated feature film, I Am Nezha , was released in China. On 26 July 2019, another animated feature film, Ne Zha ,(Chinese: 哪吒之魔童降世 ; pinyin: Nézhā zhī mó tóng jiàng shì ; lit. 'The devil child Nezha came into

1072-474: Is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons ( shenmo ) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Consisting of 100 chapters, it was first published in book form between 1567 and 1619. Another source claims it was published in a finalized edition in 1605. The work combines elements of history, folklore, mythology, legends and fantasy. The story

1139-634: Is a Taoist deity and character in the classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (more commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi ). He is a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and one of the Three Great Immortals, holding the fifth position among the Twelve Golden Immortals. The character is believed to be derived from the bodhisattva Manjusri . The books Qunxian Xianpo Tianmen and Western Tang Dynasty Biography states Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun and Manjusri Bodhisattva are not

1206-612: Is also a summonable character in the Japanese LGBT+ Mobile Game Tokyo Afterschool Summoners developed by Lifewonders. Within the game he is depicted as non-binary. In 2022, the video game Overwatch (2016), made a skin based on Nezha for a female character as part of the Lunar New Year Event. In the 2022 mobile game Dislyte, The character Li Ling is given the powers of Nezha. Nezha, with his fire-tipped spear,

1273-664: Is also mentioned in Chapter 17. Daji had chosen this Deer Gallery as an ensured way to put an end to Jiang Ziya , who had been entrusted to complete the impossible mission of creating the Deer Gallery itself. This large tower-like structure was forty-nine feet in height (double the size of the Star-Picking Belvedere), fully equipped with columns of jade, floors of marble, roofs and ceilings of legendary jewels, and railings of great pearls and sea corals. Although

1340-504: Is also often regarded as the patron god of children and filial piety. Parents would make an offering to Nezha with the hope that their children would grow up strong, healthy, and be dutiful and respectful. Nezha has frequently appeared in Chinese mythology and ancient Chinese literature such as Fengshen Yanyi (or Investiture of the Gods ), although the story of Nezha Conquering the Sea

1407-593: Is depicted as a female automaton . The game's second storyline, Cosmos in the Lostbelt , explores an alternate history where Qin Shi Huang successfully becomes immortal by studying her body, allowing him to rule China into the present day. Nezha is also a summonable Astromon in the Korean creature capture game Monster Super League developed by 4:33 and Creative Labs. In the game, he is depicted as female. Nezha

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1474-494: Is not a single fish, but the king and the great many vassals. Only those who really wish to go on the hook will be fished by me." Jiang Ziya means that he is waiting for a wise ruler who recognises his talent and needs him. Some people tell Ji Chang about Jiang and Ji Chang becomes interested in him. One day, Ji Chang pays a visit to Jiang Ziya. Jiang demands that the duke helps him pull his cart. Ji Chang does so and stops pulling after he has moved 800 steps forwards. Jiang Ziya tells

1541-541: Is only found in the 1979 Shanghai Animation Film Studio movie, Nezha Conquers the Dragon King , and not in the Fengshen Yanyi novel or Qing dynasty opera adaptations. The 19th century Guci manuscript, Fengshen Bang , is the earliest source that mentions the flooding of Chentang Pass: the North Sea Dragon King, Ao Ji, first proposed the idea during the four Dragon Kings' gathering. However,

1608-846: Is produced by Allspark Animation and China Central Television . The series is set for release in 2024. The character has also been evoked outside of the fantasy genre, in realistic contemporary and period drama films as a byword for a rebellious, nonconformist young person, such as in Rebels of the Neon God ( Chinese : 青少年哪吒 ; pinyin : Qīngshàonián Nézhā ; lit. 'Adolescent Nezha', 1992), Spin Kid ( Chinese : 電哪吒 ; pinyin : Diàn Nézhā ; lit. 'Electric Nezha', 2011), Nezha ( Chinese : 少女哪吒 ; pinyin : Shàonǚ Nézhā ; lit. 'Girl Nezha', 2014) and Operation Mekong (2016, in which

1675-491: Is revered as a saint. Bi Gan swallows the charm given by Jiang Ziya, grabs his heart, pulls it out of his body, and presents it to King Zhou. Bi Gan does not die immediately nor sheds a single drop of blood. Instead, he walks out of the palace and follows Jiang Ziya's instructions to go straight home without looking back. When he is only a few steps away from home, a female huckster yells from behind, "Hey! Cheap cabbages without stems (hearts)!" (The "heart" rhetorically refers to

1742-452: Is set in the era of the decline of the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and the rise of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC). It intertwines numerous elements of Chinese mythology , Chinese folk religion , Chinese Buddhism , Confucianism , and Taoism , including deities, demons, immortals and spirits. The authorship is attributed to Xu Zhonglin . The novel is a romanticised retelling of

1809-461: Is the child god Krishna . Both Krishna and Nezha are powerful children that defeat mighty serpents, Kaliya in the case of the former and Ao Bing in the latter. The Bhagavata Purana describes how Nalakubar was rescued from imprisonment within a tree by Krishna, suggesting a link between the two figures. A 10th-century Tantric Buddhist sutra also mentions a child god that seems to be an amalgam of Krishna and Nalakuvara called Nana ( 那拏 ). Nezha

1876-497: Is the most well known among Chinese households. In Journey to the West , Nezha was a general under his father, "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King" Li Jing. He fought the Monkey King, Sun Wukong , when the latter rebelled against the Jade Emperor . They later became friends. Nezha made some appearances in the novel to help the four protagonists defeat powerful demons including his adoptive sister, Lady Earth Flow. Nezha has been

1943-669: Is the title character in the casino game "The Third Prince." The game's battle feature draws on elements of Nezha's story. Nezha is a recurring character in R. F. Kuang 's 2018 novel The Poppy War and her trilogy of the same name. In the series Nezha is the second son of a powerful Warlord in a country loosely based on China. Fengshen Yanyi The Investiture of the Gods , also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi ( Chinese : 封神演義 ; pinyin : Fēngshén Yǎnyì ; Wade–Giles : Fêng -shên Yan -yi ; Jyutping : Fung San Jin Ji ) and Fengshen Bang ( 封神榜 ),

2010-475: Is worshipped in Chinese folk religion and is called "Marshal of the Central Altar" or "Prince Nezha", the "Third Prince". As in traditional folklore, Nezha flies around swiftly on his wind fire wheels, so he is also regarded as the tutelary god of many professional drivers, like trucks, taxis, or sightseeing bus drivers. They tend to place a small statue of Nezha in the vehicles for a safe drive. Nezha

2077-728: The barbican , where he came across the Universal Bow (乾坤弓) and Sky Shaking Arrows (震天箭) of the Yellow Emperor , sitting on a weapon rack. Eager for some archery practice, he lifted the bow and shot an arrow into the air, which flew all the way to White Bone Cave and killed the Verdant Cloud Boy (碧云童子), an acolyte of Lady Shiji (石矶娘娘). Because Li Jing had carved his name onto the arrow, Shiji went to Chentang Pass, seized him, and took him back to her abode. Li Jing explained to her that no one had been strong enough to lift

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2144-653: The " mouth radical " ( 口 ) to Na ( 那 ) changes the name to the current form Nezha ( 哪吒 ). In addition, Nalakuvara's father Kubera was eventually absorbed into the Buddhist pantheon as the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa . Shahar notes that Vaisravana was somehow connected to the historical Tang Dynasty general Li Jing . This explains the name and position of Nezha's father, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing . The second figure

2211-579: The Buddha, he wields a spear and an embroidered ball. According to Meir Shahar , the name Nezha comes from Nalakuvara , depicted as a heroic yaksha general in the Mahamayuri . The link to Nalakuvara is established through variants in his Chinese name appearing in translations of Tantric Buddhist Texts. The original variant Naluojiupoluo ( 那羅鳩婆羅 ) changed to Naluojubaluo ( 捺羅俱跋羅 ), Nazhajuwaluo ( 那吒矩韈囉 ) and finally Nazha ( 那吒 ). The simple addition of

2278-510: The Buddha, who resurrected him. After, he used his vast powers to subdue 96 caves of demons through dharma. After this Nezha wanted to kill his father because he had to remove every piece of flesh and every stain of blood to return his bones to his father. The heavenly king had no choice but to seek help from the Buddha. The Buddha gave him an intricately made golden pagoda, in each story of which were Buddhas radiant with splendor. The Buddha told Nezha to regard these Buddhas as his father, thus ending

2345-477: The Fire-tipped Spear ( 火尖槍 ). With the reincarnation of Nezha by his master, Li Jing and Nezha fought many battles. However, Li Jing soon realized that his mortal body was no match for Nezha and so he ran for his life. On the run, he met his second son, Muzha, who fought and was defeated by Nezha. At this, Li Jing attempted suicide but was stopped by Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun , who also contained Nezha. In

2412-595: The Heavenly Gate. Nezha subjected the Dragon King to a beating, then forced him to turn into a small snake and return to Chentang Pass with him. Upon arrival, Ao Guang transformed back into his human form, proclaiming he would gather the other Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and report the Li family to the Jade Emperor together, before disappearing in a breeze. Lady Yin then sent Nezha into the back garden. He climbed up

2479-645: The Jie Sect, and killed Qinwan Tianjun, eliminating a threat to the Chan Sect. Later, he was captured by Sanxiao Niangniang ( Yunxiao Niangniang , Qiongxiao Niangniang and Bixiao Niangniang ) using the Chaos-Origin Gold Gourd and imprisoned within the Grand Nine-Curves Yellow River Formation, which drained his magical powers. However, he managed to eventually restore his cultivation. In the end, among

2546-732: The South Sea Dragon King, Ao Shun, convinced his brothers to submit a complaint to the Jade Emperor together instead. According to The Journey to the West , Nezha was born with the word Ne written on the palm of his left hand and zha on his right, hence his name. But after he caused havoc in the Eastern Ocean, the Heavenly King had been so worried about the disastrous consequences that he decided to kill Nezha. Thus Nezha returned his flesh and blood to his mother and bones to his father. Then Nezha's soul went to

2613-604: The Yellow Emperor's bow since it was placed in Chentang Pass, and she allowed him to return to the pass to find the real culprit. When he learned that Nezha was responsible, he took his son back to the White Bone Cave to answer to Shiji. Nezha attacked her other acolyte and tried to fight Shiji, but had both of his weapons taken away, forcing him to flee to his master's abode. Taiyi Zhenren killed Shiji with

2680-488: The central character in over 20 different films and television programs, both live-action and animated, dating back at least as early as a pre-communist Chinese live-action feature film, Nézhā Chūshì ( Chinese : 哪吒出世 ; lit. 'Birth of Nezha'), produced by the Great Wall Film Company and premiered, according to differing accounts, in either 1927 or 1928., In addition, he has appeared as

2747-733: The condition that he took a family servant with him. After walking for about a mile, he became sick of the summer heat, and decided to take a bath in the nearby Jiuwan Stream, using his Red Armillary Sash (混天绫) as a towel. It sent tremors through the water, shaking the East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang 's undersea palace. A Yaksha , Li Gen , was sent to investigate the disturbance. Nezha insulted him, causing him to attack Nezha and be killed by his Universal Ring (乾坤圈). The Dragon King's soldiers reported Li Gen's death to him, and Ao Bing , his third son, volunteered to deal with Nezha. Nezha slew him in combat, then pulled out his tendons to make

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2814-513: The cover on Nüwa’s statue. He notices that the statue of the goddess is very attractive. The lewd king spouts blasphemy before the statue, declaring "It would be wonderful if I could marry her". He writes poems on the walls to express his lust for the goddess. He has offended Nüwa unknowingly and Nüwa foresees that King Zhou is destined to be the last ruler of the Shang dynasty. She sends the thousand year old vixen spirit , nine-headed pheasant spirit and jade pipa spirit to torture King Zhou, because

2881-468: The culture to be displayed more easily accepted by the audience. It breaks the stereotype, emphasizes self-independence, and gives consideration to reality with metaphor. There are many scenes that reflect on the secular and ugly sides of society in the film. Compared with the truth, many people are more willing to believe in hearsay and then look at people with colored glasses. Nezha, a rebellious superhero, though seemingly rebellious to tradition, still retain

2948-618: The disciples of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect, those with the highest level of Dao cultivation ascended to become deities upon entering the Register of Deities , while those with lesser cultivation entered as divine beings or immortals, and those with lower levels of cultivation were reborn in the cycle of reincarnation. Some disciples also joined Western Buddhism, including the Chan Sect's Cihang Zhenren (later known as Guanyin ), Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun (later known as Manjushri ), and Puxian Zhenren (later known as Samantabhadra ). Located in

3015-601: The dream, he asked her to build a temple for him, so that his soul would have a place to rest. This constitutes a link to Nezha's birth because the night before Nezha was born, Lady Yin had a dream where a Taoist put something into her bosom and told her to take this child. In both instances, a dream was used to communicate a message. His mother then secretly built a temple for Nezha, and this temple later flourished. This temple became well-known and grew vastly because of Nezha's efficiency at granting prayers. However, Li Jing soon found out about this temple and burned it down because he

3082-430: The duke that his future kingdom (the Zhou dynasty ) will exist for 800 years. Ji Chang wishes to pull the cart for a few more steps but he is too exhausted to move forward. Jiang Ziya becomes the chancellor of Zhou afterwards and assists Ji Chang in building his kingdom. From the prophecy revealed by the oracle bones, Jiang Ziya predicts that King Zhou's loyal and benevolent courtier, Bi Gan , will die soon. He gives

3149-474: The end, Nezha was forced to submit to his father by another deity, Randeng Daoren . In popular culture, Nezha's killing of Li Gen and Ao Bing is often seen as a result of Ao Guang demanding young boys and girls from Chentang Pass as sacrifices. When the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas threatened to flood Chentang Pass in retaliation, Nezha committed suicide to save his family and the people. The above plot

3216-539: The fire during the execution of Mei Bo. The Bronze Toaster was only mentioned in Chapter 6. The Snake Pit, another torture device, was first introduced in Chapter 17. The 25-feet wide snake pit was dug beneath the Star-Picking Belvedere. Venomous spiders and exceedingly venomous snakes were put into the pit. Once this pit was finally constructed, seventy-two unfortunate maidens, with their hair shaved and clothes stripped, were tied and thrown into

3283-535: The flames of the Nine Dragon Divine Bell Cover (九龙神火罩), reducing her to her true form: a rock. Taiyi then informed Nezha that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, with the permission of the Jade Emperor, had come for his parents.To save his family, Nezha killed himself then, carving up his own flesh and dismembering his bones, "returning" these to his parents in repayment for the debt of his birth. Nezha then appeared in his mother's dream. In

3350-437: The fox spirits back to their den and kill all of them. Bi Gan uses the foxes' hides to make a cloak and presents it to King Zhou. Daji is horrified and saddened when she sees the cloak, and she secretly plots vengeance on Bi Gan. Not long later, Daji tells King Zhou that she has a heart attack and only a "delicate seven-aperture heart" ( 七巧玲瓏心 ) can relieve her agony. No one in the palace has that type of heart except Bi Gan, who

3417-774: The goddess was very angry when she saw that King Zhou could enjoy himself for 28 years. The king becomes obsessed with the spirits, who disguise themselves as beautiful women, and starts to neglect state affairs and rule with cruelty. The people suffer under his tyranny and eventually join Ji Fa to rise up and overthrow him. King Zhou places Ji Chang , the Western Duke, under house arrest in Youli ( 羑里 ) for almost seven years. Ji Chang's eldest son Bo Yikao comes to Zhaoge (present-day Hebi , Henan) to plead with King Zhou to release his father. Daji falls in love with Bo Yikao and requests

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3484-616: The hatred between the father and the son and Li Jing earned the title of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly king. Nezha is often depicted as a youth, although he does sometimes appear as an adult from time to time. He is often shown flying in the sky riding on the Wind Fire Wheels ( 風火輪 ), has the Universe Ring ( 乾坤圈 ) around his body (sometimes in his left hand), the Red Armillary Sash ( 浑天绫 ) around his shoulders and

3551-463: The king to permit Bo Yikao to teach her how to play the guqin . Daji attempts to seduce Bo Yikao but he rejects and ridicules her. The irate Daji complains to King Zhou that Bo Yikao molested her and insulted the king through his music. The king is furious and he has Bo Yikao executed, minced into pieces and made into meat pies, and served to his father. Ji Chang knows divination and has already foreseen his son's fate. He suppresses his sorrow and consumes

3618-539: The kingdoms of Shang and Zhou, with both sides calling upon various supernatural beings – deities, immortals, demons, spirits, and humans with magical abilities – to aid them in the war. Yuanshi Tianzun ("Primeval Lord of Heaven") bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen bang , a list that empowers him to invest the gods of Heaven. The heroes of Zhou and some of their fallen enemies from Shang are eventually endowed with heavenly ranking and essentially elevated as gods , hence

3685-599: The meat cakes. After that incident, King Zhou lowers his guard against Ji Chang and allows the latter to return home. Ji Chang builds up his forces and plans to avenge his son. Jiang Ziya is an apprentice of master of the Kunlun Mountains Yuanshi Tianzun . He leaves his master at the age of 72. He only uses a straight fishhook without bait, three feet above the water, for angling. His neighbours are puzzled by his odd method of fishing. They ask him out of curiosity. Jiang replies, "What I'm angling

3752-547: The most positive passion and moving, still have the value orientation of Chinese culture of dedication and responsibility. The 2021 animated film New Gods: Nezha Reborn depicts Nezha reincarnated in a cyberpunk setting 3,000 years after the original story. A 2017 announcement from the leadership of Hasbro confirmed that Nezha will appear in a crossover with the Transformers franchise. The series, titled My Nezha and Transformers , consists of 52 11-minute episodes and

3819-413: The novel is now seen as one of the great vernacular epic novels of Chinese literature, it has received some criticism from literary critics of the past. In comparing the work to other major Chinese novels, Lu Xun remarked in his 1924 book A Brief History of Chinese Fiction that Fengshen Yanyi "lacks the realism of Water Margin and the imaginative brilliance of Journey to the West ." The book

3886-440: The overthrow of King Zhou , the last ruler of the Shang dynasty , by Ji Fa , who would establish the Zhou dynasty in its place. The story integrates oral and written tales of many Chinese mythological figures who are involved in the struggle as well. These figures include human heroes, immortals, and various spirits (usually represented in avatar form, such as vixens and pheasants , and occasionally as inanimate objects such as

3953-571: The pit to feed the snakes. This torturing device was mentioned multiple times after Chapter 17. The Wine Pool and Meat Forest were introduced in Chapter 17. The Wine Pool was located on the left side of the Snake Pit, while the Meat Forest was on the right, thus forming a small park before the Star-Picking Belvedere. Fifty maidens and fifty eunuchs were chosen and tied together to form 50 pairs. Each individual pair would then get thrown into

4020-468: The pool and would be asked to drink the pool's wine while performing swimming tricks. Once each pair is readily drunk, they would be put into the Meat Forest to enjoy an abundance of cooked duck, roasted pig, etc. By sunset a few pairs would then be beaten to a bloody pulp and secretly fed to Daji to ease her need for human flesh. This method of torture, created by Daji, was first mentioned in Chapter 17, as well as multiple times afterward. The Deer Gallery

4087-611: The same person. It is believed that Manjusri Bodhisattva transformed into Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, one of the protectors in Taoism, helping to resolve religious conflicts common in the Western regions. In Fengshen Yanyi , Guangfa Tianzun is the superiorman over Five Dragons Mountain, Cloud Top Cave, and the renowned teacher of Jinzha , the first son of Li Jing . In rank, Guangfa Tianzun is seemingly an elite superiorman—even greater than that of Nezha 's teacher, Taiyi Zhenren . After

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4154-626: The southwestern suburb of Chengdu , Sanqing Hall within Qingyang Palace is a temple dedicated to the supreme Taoist god Sanqing . In the center of the hall sits a statue of Sanqing, and on both sides of the hall are the disciples of Sanqing, including the Twelve Golden Immortals , including Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun. This historical temple traces its origins back to the Tang dynasty and underwent significant reconstruction during

4221-413: The stem of the plant.) Bi Gan turns around, then asks the huckster in curiosity, "How can there be cabbages without stems?" The woman puts on an evil grin and replies, "You're right, sir. Cabbages cannot live without stems just as men cannot live without hearts." Bi Gan shouts, collapses, and dies. The huckster is actually the jade pipa spirit in disguise. The Foursome of Nine Dragon Island ( 九龙岛四圣 ) are

4288-427: The title of the novel. The novel features many stories in which various supernatural beings enter the human realm and change the fates of mortals and the course of history with their magical powers. The following are some of the better-known of its component anecdotes. King Zhou visits the temple of the ancient Chinese goddess Nüwa to offer incense and pray. As he was doing so, there came a gust of wind which blew up

4355-483: The world') was more successful, setting numerous all-time records for box-office grosses, including third-highest-grossing of all films in China and highest-grossing animated film from outside the United States. A comment from www.fjsen.com says, Based on the previous work, the film is bold and innovative, which not only retains the essence of Chinese traditional culture, but also adds popular elements, making

4422-519: Was also translated to Dutch as Feng Shen: De Verheffing tot Goden by Nio Joe Lan ( Jakarta , 1940). The novel has a significant impact on Chinese and Japanese popular culture . It has been adapted in various forms, including television series, manhua , manga , and video games. Some of the more notable adaptations are listed below: Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun ( simplified Chinese : 文殊广法天尊 ; traditional Chinese : 文殊廣法天尊 ; pinyin : Wénshū Guǎngfǎ Tiānzūn )

4489-405: Was still angry at Nezha and felt that he had already caused too much trouble for their family. Li Jing burning the temple caused Nezha to desire his father's death. Thus, the enmity between father and son grew. Nezha was later brought back to life by his teacher, Taiyi Zhenren, who used lotus roots to construct a human body for his soul and gave him two new weapons: the Wind Fire Wheels ( 風火輪 ) and

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