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captioustech's review
2.0
First couple of arcs are ok, loosing the plot at some point and is a chore to read.
donsmilo's review
4.0
A fresh take on xianxia, with the same 'getting stronger' but much more focus on interpersonal relations and showing the power of the main character, making this much more satisfying than most xianxia.
Characters: 3/5 I liked them
World: 1.5/5 rather confusing
Story: 4/5 really liked it
Characters:
0 - 447
The characters are slightly above average. The main character has principles and reasons for everything he does, which already makes him better than most xianxia leads. The side characters are one dimensional, but that is par for the course. The side characters are still much more fleshed out than in something like I Shall Seal The Heavens, because the mc makes sure to interact with them all regularly, which is something that I like.
World:
The world is fine, but the way it is introduced is mildly frustrating. The author mentions the idea of many world and universes in passing, but doesn't make it clear where the mc fits in all that. Here is what I can gather: planet > continent > 8,16,32 areas > area > 16 kingdom alliance > kingdoms.
Story:
0 - 400
The story up till here is masterful. The main character gets stronger, and instead of only showing more and more powerful enemies, the story shows us the main character solving problems, giving stuff away, and generally being awesome. That makes powering up feel much more worthwhile, and it improves the overall experience greatly. I appreciate the effort that went into weaving all this strife and awesomeness into the story. Even the tournament arcs, which are boring in most xianxia, were interesting, since the strife between various people and the mc continued during the tournament.
400 - current(447)
This is where the book starts to lose me. They start to spend many chapters on grand political maneuverings that I don't care about. They start to spend whole chapters on fights between two side characters that were just introduced. This seems to be where the author's plans stopped, because the story changes the storytelling method drastically and suddenly.
Overall:
If I could travel back in time, I would tell myself to read it, at least for the first 400 chapters. However, there are better books out there such as ISSTH and Reverend Insanity, which you should read first.
Characters: 3/5 I liked them
World: 1.5/5 rather confusing
Story: 4/5 really liked it
Characters:
0 - 447
The characters are slightly above average. The main character has principles and reasons for everything he does, which already makes him better than most xianxia leads. The side characters are one dimensional, but that is par for the course. The side characters are still much more fleshed out than in something like I Shall Seal The Heavens, because the mc makes sure to interact with them all regularly, which is something that I like.
World:
The world is fine, but the way it is introduced is mildly frustrating. The author mentions the idea of many world and universes in passing, but doesn't make it clear where the mc fits in all that. Here is what I can gather: planet > continent > 8,16,32 areas > area > 16 kingdom alliance > kingdoms.
Story:
0 - 400
The story up till here is masterful. The main character gets stronger, and instead of only showing more and more powerful enemies, the story shows us the main character solving problems, giving stuff away, and generally being awesome. That makes powering up feel much more worthwhile, and it improves the overall experience greatly. I appreciate the effort that went into weaving all this strife and awesomeness into the story. Even the tournament arcs, which are boring in most xianxia, were interesting, since the strife between various people and the mc continued during the tournament.
400 - current(447)
This is where the book starts to lose me. They start to spend many chapters on grand political maneuverings that I don't care about. They start to spend whole chapters on fights between two side characters that were just introduced. This seems to be where the author's plans stopped, because the story changes the storytelling method drastically and suddenly.
Overall:
If I could travel back in time, I would tell myself to read it, at least for the first 400 chapters. However, there are better books out there such as ISSTH and Reverend Insanity, which you should read first.
sirwilhelm's review
4.0
I’m writing this review after finishing the ENTIRE series of some 2375 chapters.
What a ride. The first 70% was fantastic story telling but like most wuxia novels, the author seems to forget where the story is going or wants to finish it fast for some reason. This one sped up the pace by a ton and I really wish we could have seen more of places that weren’t the Divine Abyss. It also somehow ends up turning into a small harem even though he spends 98% of the series with one woman? It was worth it for the most part.
7/10
What a ride. The first 70% was fantastic story telling but like most wuxia novels, the author seems to forget where the story is going or wants to finish it fast for some reason. This one sped up the pace by a ton and I really wish we could have seen more of places that weren’t the Divine Abyss. It also somehow ends up turning into a small harem even though he spends 98% of the series with one woman? It was worth it for the most part.
7/10
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