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The Third Prince
Nezha
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Born from a spirit pearl. Killed a dragon prince at seven. Returned his flesh and bones to his parents. Rebuilt from lotus roots by an immortal. Now he rides wheels of fire and answers to no one.
The Third Prince
哪吒
Born from a spirit pearl. Killed a dragon prince at seven. Returned his flesh and bones to his parents. Rebuilt from lotus roots by an immortal. Now he rides wheels of fire and answers to no one.
Lady Yin carried him for three years and six months. When he emerged — not as a baby, but as a ball of flesh — his father struck it with a sword. Out walked a boy who could already speak and fight.
At age seven, bathing in the Eastern Sea, his Red Sash churned the waters so violently it shook the Dragon King's palace. When Ao Bing came to investigate, Nezha killed him and tore out his tendons.
Rather than let his family suffer for his crime, he carved the flesh from his own body and returned it to his mother. He stripped his bones and returned them to his father. Then he died — a child of seven.
His master Taiyi Zhenren gathered lotus roots, stems, and petals — fashioned a new body, impervious to weapons, radiating sacred fire. Nezha rose again, no longer mortal. A warrior god.
When Sun Wukong rebelled against heaven, Nezha was sent to stop him. They fought for thirty rounds in the clouds — neither could win. Two equals, two rebels, their rivalry becoming mutual respect.
Spirit pearl, cosmic crime, self-sacrifice, and resurrection — the most dramatic origin in all of Chinese mythology.
Five sacred weapons bestowed by immortals — the Wind Fire Wheels, Fire-Tipped Spear, Universal Ring, Red Armillary Sash, and the Golden Brick.
Dragon wars, the duel with Sun Wukong, demon campaigns, and his place in folk worship across Asia.
The Yaksha slain, the dragon prince's tendons pulled, the sacrifice, and the lotus-born revenge — Nezha's defining war against the sea.
Your words will be cast in golden flame, preserved forever in the lotus pond where the warrior was reborn.