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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Dragon King across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
5 myths currently featured for Dragon King.
The Dragon Princess of Lake Dongting is forced into an abusive marriage with the son of the Jing River Dragon King, where she is mistreated and forced to live as a commoner. She encounters a failed scholar named Liu Yi and entrusts him with a message for her father. Through his bravery and the intervention of her powerful uncle, she is rescued, eventually finding true love and reclaiming her...
After achieving immortality and master of the 72 transformations, Sun Wukong finds that ordinary weapons are too fragile for his divine strength. He journeys to the underwater palace of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, to demand a weapon worthy of his power. There, he discovers a massive, glowing iron pillar used to measure the sea's depth, which responds to his voice and becomes...
After achieving immortality and mastery over his monkey tribe at Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Wukong realizes that ordinary weapons are too fragile for his divine strength. He travels to the underwater realm of the East China Sea to demand a worthy treasure from Ao Guang, the Dragon King. There, he discovers and claims the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a massive iron pillar once used to measure the depths...
Born as a divine manifestation in a ball of flesh, Nezha's early life was marked by rebellion and immense power. After killing the son of the Dragon King of the East Sea to defend himself, Nezha faced a cosmic ultimatum when the Dragon Kings threatened to flood his home city. To save his parents and the innocent people of Chengtang Pass from divine wrath, Nezha committed a ritual sacrifice,...
A mischievous child deity, Nezha, disrupts the undersea realm of the East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang, by washing his magical sash. His actions cause devastating floods on land, leading to a cosmic confrontation between the child and the Dragon King's forces.