Ao Guang(敖光)

Ao Guang (Chinese: 敖光) is the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese mythology, often portrayed as a powerful and temperamental ruler of the ocean’s depths. He plays a central role in classic Chinese literature, especially in Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods) and Journey to the West.

In Fengshen Yanyi, Ao Guang becomes a source of chaos over the years, using his control over the weather to unleash droughts, storms, and other calamities upon the world. Terrified of his wrath, the people dared not appeal to the Jade Emperor for protection. In their fear, they continuously offered him tributes, which only increased his influence.

Trouble began when the young warrior deity Nezha bathed in a stream connected to the East Sea, disrupting Ao Guang's underwater palace. In retaliation, Ao Guang sent his trusted investigator Li Gen and his third son, Ao Bing, to confront the intruder—both were slain by Nezha. Furious and humiliated, Ao Guang went to Nezha's father, Li Jing, demanding that he offer himself as compensation for his son’s transgressions. When Li Jing refused, Ao Guang stormed to heaven to bring the matter before the Jade Emperor.

Before Ao Guang could plead his case, Nezha appeared in heaven and attacked him viciously. In the brutal confrontation, Nezha tore scales from Ao Guang's body, leaving him bleeding and broken. Defeated, Ao Guang transformed himself into a small snake and followed Nezha back to Old Pond Pass, where he was forced to abandon the conflict.

Later, Ao Guang returned to Old Pond Pass with the other three Dragon Kings and abducted both Li Jing and Lady Yin, Nezha’s mother. In response, Nezha offered his own internal organs as ransom for his parents' release. Ao Guang, moved by the gesture and perhaps weary of further conflict, accepted the offer and personally delivered Nezha's organs to the Jade Emperor. What happened to Ao Guang after this act of reconciliation is left unknown.