[封神演义 / 封神演義, fēng shén yǎn yìㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc, See Also: 周武王