A figure with this surname was sent to avenge Lǐ Gèn’s death, but was himself killed after being hit by a fireball. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this surname of a deity who allows Nézhā (“nuh-ZHAH”) to disembowel himself in exchange for his parents. That deity is one of four kings with this surname who rule the Four Seas.
ANSWER: Áo (“ow”) [accept Áo Guāng or Áo Bīng or Áo Rùn or Áo Qīn or Áo Shùn]
[10e] Áo Guāng is associated with an “azure” one of these creatures, the only mythical beings to appear on the Chinese zodiac.
ANSWER: dragons [or lóng; accept Azure Dragon or Qīnglóng; accept Dragon King or Lóngwáng; prompt on serpents or snakes]
[10m] In the Journey to the West, Áo Guāng gives Sūn Wùkōng a “compliant” staff with rings of this substance, which his headband is also made of. In Chinese cosmology, this substance corresponds to the planet Venus.
ANSWER: gold [or jīn; accept Rúyì Jīngū Bàng; accept Jīnxīng; prompt on metal]
<Steven Yuan, Mythology>