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"The Romance of the Gods" is a Ming Dynasty novel with 100 chapters written by Xu Zhonglin. The whole book is based on "Wang Wu's Defeat of Zhou Ping Hua", a historical text written in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and is a full-length novel about gods and demons based on folklore. "Fengshen Yanyi" expresses the ideological tendency of praising kingship and benevolent government and opposing tyrants and tyranny, and illustrates the importance of people's support. At the same time, "Fengshen Yanyi" promotes the idea of fatalism and the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism through the description of the battle between gods and demons. "The Romance of the Gods" is famous for its huge content and strange fantasy. It takes advantage of myths and legends' ability to imagine and exaggerate, leaving a deep impression on readers. It is known as the masterpiece of gods and demons novels second only to "Journey to the West".
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