Investiture of the Gods is a leading work in the gods and demons genre of Chinese novels. I covered this work from 2022 to 2024.
You can also find this series on the Chinese Lore YouTube channel. It has been uploaded to the Internet Archive as well.
Supplemental Resources
- If you want to read an English translation of the novel, check out the full translation by Gu Zhizhong (file provided by the Journey to the West Research blog) or a very abridged version.
- Map of major locations mentioned in the novel
- List of main characters
List of Episodes
- Investiture of the Gods 001: Introduction (October 17, 2022)
- Gods 002: Too Hot to Trot (October 17, 2022)
- Gods 003: Rivers of Blood (October 24, 2022)
- Gods 004: Father of the Year (October 31, 2022)
- Gods 005: Foxy Lady (November 14, 2022)
- Gods 006: Creative Cruelty (November 21, 2022)
- Gods 007: A Poke in the Eye (November 28, 2022)
- Gods 008: Broken Nest (December 12, 2022)
- Gods 009: Fugitives (December 19, 2022)
- Gods 010: T.G.I.F. (December 26, 2022)
- Gods 011: Superstition (January 9, 2023)
- Gods 012: Sea of Trouble (January 16, 2023)
- Gods 013: Slings and Arrows (January 23, 2023)
- Gods 014: Family Feud (February 6, 2023)
- Gods 015: Going into Industry (February 13, 2023)
- Gods 016: Outrageous Fortunes (February 20, 2023)
- Gods 017: Serpents’ Lair (March 6, 2023)
- Gods 018: Hand-Eye Coordination (March 13, 2023)
- Gods 019: Monkey Business (March 20, 2023)
- Gods 020: Flashback (April 3, 2023)