Ao Guang (Dragon King of the East Sea)

Within the supplied sources Ao Guang is presented as the presiding Dragon King of the East Sea, one of the regional Dragon Kings who rule particular bodies of water. The East Sea (Dōng Hǎi) is identified in classical Chinese geography as the sea east of the mainland and one of the Four Seas; Ao Guang functions as the supernatural ruler attached to that quarter (sources describe him as a Dragon King/Dragon God and locate him at the East Sea and in vernacular narratives). The character appears in the corpus of Chinese myth and folk-religion and is featured as a named figure in classical novels cited in the sources, indicating a role both in devotional/folk frameworks and in literary imagination.

The provided sources name Ao Guang and describe his titular office but do not supply a consistent, detailed physical description in the excerpts cited. Literary mentions (for example in Journey to the West) present encounters with the 'Old Dragon King of the Eastern Sea' without enumerating fixed iconographic details in the available material. The sources thus attest titles and narrative presence rather than a standardized physical portrait within the supplied excerpts.

Sources classify Dragon Kings as celestial aquatic beings and water-and-weather gods; accordingly, Ao Guang is attested as a regional ruler of the East Sea with functions tied to aquatic realms and meteorological phenomena. The Dragon King class is described as having governance over waters and weather, and in literature Ao Guang acts as an active supernatural figure who may be visited or petitioned by human or heroic characters (Journey to the West contains episodes where protagonists visit the Old Dragon King of the Eastern Sea). Beyond this general domainal authority over sea and weather and narrative agency in classical novels, the provided materials do not enumerate additional specific powers or spells.