Dropped after 45 chapters. Though I handled pretty fine the inconsistencies and the author hiding the mc's power with plot power despite him being literally the strongest of the world (that's no spoil), I discovered the author did huge mistakes explaining a cultivation system as basic as it can be. Basically a kid trying to write a novel like an *****. I would advise you to avoid it and instead spend you time reading something else. By the way, the mc is of a rare stupidity. Seeing how people coming from the comic praised it, I wanted to wait until chapter 100 or the premium to judge whether it was good, but I really couldn't hold on. If you like seeing common tropes being mishandled and overused however you should love this novel.
1 on everything but translation quality, which is pretty ok, with a 4
I was wondering when this novel to the comics would get translated. Good! Good! Good!
Honest Review:
Reading the 100 something of the comics, all I can say is this novel in a nutshell is:
Xianxia but in modern world. (Think: My Wife Is A Beautiful CEO)
Obviously that means cultivators are the real hidden powers behind society and what not.
Obviously that means normal people are somehow blind sighted to all the weird sh*t that goes on in the city, but hey, its fiction.
MC comes back from 500 years into the future where he is a Godly Cultivator that got epic rekt by some average joe heavenly tribulation
MC is so bad*ss like. O_O kinda *ss. Y'know what I mean? Dude can cut a tree with a leaf. Earned a high spot in society within a few chapters. Got girls interested in him because he is your typical Xianxia MC Chad. And not your Japanese Beta MC. (Y'all know that meme?)
And yeah. Good read in general. Read comics first tho since there is more chapters & images as of right now C: Ty for reading.
The biggest problem I have with this is that there is nothing making it stand out. If the novel was a person and the flesh and blood was the characters and world, the person would be a rotting corpse. Furthermore, the bones (plot) wouldn't be bones that were refined in anyway. They would be ordinary and just like all the other persons (stories). I really dislike this so I might be a bit harsh.
Ugh, I want to like it but it's so annoying, brainless and pointless that I can't ignore it anymore. It's pretending to be about the main plot of a cultivator going back to when he was younger in order to so it steadily and correctly. With some face slaps along the way are expected too
What it is actually about is a caste of perpetually shallow and brainless fools continually being maximum nastiness at every opportunity. If a character has an opportunity to be absolutely nasty and shallow they will. They might also briefly contemplate why they are feeling that way, but then declare that he deserves it anyway.
Even after seeing people being beat up, being supernaturally intimidated, and seeing high class individuals treating the MC with respect, pointless people still view him as trash.
The novel is about going back in time and after a bagillion chapters getting back at the high school kids who were mean to you. So tiresome and stupid.
If he ever does get finished teaching the group of teenagers not to bother him I'm sure he'll have to do the same thing wherever he goes with whoever he meets. Ugh
You could say this MC doesn't care about these ants so that's why he gets mired in these situations of being looked down on and people being pointlessly nasty. But that's not true. That's just the excuse the novel is trying to use. Getting back at these ants is entirely what this novel is about and it does it over way too many chapters in an exhausting manner.
This story is trash. 400 chapters in and he's still doing the same damn thing. What's the plot? Where are you going with this? Who is the villain? Are you dumb? I hate myself, I hate my life and I'm trying to get lost in reading.
This novel follows the cliche plot of an OP MC who was originally from earth, then became an OP cultivator within some larger universe, then reincarnates back on earth and goes about planning his ascendance to ever more OPness than before, while preventing tragedies that he was powerless to prevent previously. So, it's pretty paint by the numbers, but also ok to kill time with. The main noticeable feature of the novel is the way the MC consistently hides his abilities and give cryptic warnings that make him sound like an arrogant blowhard with no actual abilities, to lure people into underestimating him or trying to take advantage of him, then he turns around and claims they were arrogant know nothings when he finally reveals his prowess. His constant baiting of trouble, and the childish face-slapping games that the author portrays as him being the strong, silent type, is quite annoying and of course makes for plenty of predictable C-roll filler material. The world itself is utterly generic, and so far follows no rules-- the author introduces concepts in a slapdash manner as he feels necessary to keep the story developing. Of course there's the usual trope of thinking the Spiritual Qi on Earth is too weak for there to be powerful cultivators present, but as the MC grows in strength, appropriately strong enemies fall out of the wood-work for him to demonstrate his OPness. All in all, I'd say let tens of chapters build up and a time and binge them, to pass time. Otherwise there's nothing to be gained from this utterly generic novel.
Ha...You know, after reading the last chapter, I had to take a break of at least ten minutes to reflect on the ending of this novel.I searched online, and finally, after a while, I found some comments on Webnovel that revealed the mystery behind the ending of this novel.The novel was censored by the Chinese government. It's censored, not finished. The novel isn't over but simply cut off.Now, this novel is a hundred times better than the manhwa version, but that doesn't mean it's great, or at least not entirely.There are really a lot of things wrong with this novel, and I won't bother listing them all.Let's start with the MC: reincarnated, after reaching almost the pinnacle in his past life. OP, always a step ahead of enemies, and loves to continuously say, 'pathetic,' 'if you had come earlier, then you might have had some chance of winning,' 'and if I refuse, what will you do?' He's very arrogant, probably because he was the strongest in his past life. [Rating: 6.5]Plot: enriched up to a certain point. From chapter 100 to chapter 1190, it's very repetitive, and when I say repetitive, I mean really, really repetitive. The fights always start the same way (offending someone triggering a chain of villains who come one after another), and always end the same way (only after everything has happened, the MC reveals an upgrade in his power, crushes everyone, and so on...).The level of patriotism shown in this novel is insane. I mean, I don't mind if an author wants to praise their nation in their novels. They have every right to do so, but there's a limit to everything. Here, the Chinese are unjustly oppressed by everyone and finally saved by the MC. This happens first with the USA, then in a superior world, then in the universe because of an ancient force, etc... I mean, really?Not even humans in general, but specifically the Chinese! [Rating: 5]World-building: well, honestly, there's not much to say about it. I mean, it took almost 800 chapters to leave Earth and go to superior worlds, and usually, this is considered the beginning of the real journey in all novels, especially Chinese ones.[Rating: 6.5]Harem: now, honestly, I want to ask who put this tag here. I mean, did they even read the novel?Harem? What Harem? There isn't even a proper relationship. I mean, are there many beautiful girls? Yes!Are they all interested in the MC? Yes!Have they managed to enter an intimate relationship with him? No!He only chose one girl, the girl of his dreams, his so-called better half. The woman for whom he had to wait five centuries in his past life, and another 10 years in this one. And you know what? After marrying her, they haven't even kissed, let alone gone to bed. Even his mother had a chance to kiss him (she was excited about something. Nothing serious).So, as I was saying, this novel has many problems, and the main issue is that it was dropped due to censorship.Personally, I'm not entirely happy with what I've read, especially after reading 1207 chapters, only to not be able to continue the plot. Especially when it seemed to become interesting and less repetitive. It's a novel I recommend reading at your own risk because it's not bad, but it's not extraordinary either.final rating: 6.3 /10p.s: novel chapter 1207 = manwha chapter 626
Popular Reviews
1 on everything but translation quality, which is pretty ok, with a 4
Honest Review:
Reading the 100 something of the comics, all I can say is this novel in a nutshell is:
Xianxia but in modern world. (Think: My Wife Is A Beautiful CEO)
Obviously that means cultivators are the real hidden powers behind society and what not.
Obviously that means normal people are somehow blind sighted to all the weird sh*t that goes on in the city, but hey, its fiction.
MC comes back from 500 years into the future where he is a Godly Cultivator that got epic rekt by some average joe heavenly tribulation
MC is so bad*ss like. O_O kinda *ss. Y'know what I mean? Dude can cut a tree with a leaf. Earned a high spot in society within a few chapters. Got girls interested in him because he is your typical Xianxia MC Chad. And not your Japanese Beta MC. (Y'all know that meme?)
And yeah. Good read in general. Read comics first tho since there is more chapters & images as of right now C: Ty for reading.
What it is actually about is a caste of perpetually shallow and brainless fools continually being maximum nastiness at every opportunity. If a character has an opportunity to be absolutely nasty and shallow they will. They might also briefly contemplate why they are feeling that way, but then declare that he deserves it anyway.
Even after seeing people being beat up, being supernaturally intimidated, and seeing high class individuals treating the MC with respect, pointless people still view him as trash.
The novel is about going back in time and after a bagillion chapters getting back at the high school kids who were mean to you. So tiresome and stupid.
If he ever does get finished teaching the group of teenagers not to bother him I'm sure he'll have to do the same thing wherever he goes with whoever he meets. Ugh
You could say this MC doesn't care about these ants so that's why he gets mired in these situations of being looked down on and people being pointlessly nasty. But that's not true. That's just the excuse the novel is trying to use. Getting back at these ants is entirely what this novel is about and it does it over way too many chapters in an exhausting manner.