I don't know about story development or the translating quality or the stability of this novel yet.
But, I really like this kind story when MC not that kind of 'saintly' but the 'evil'...
And I just kinda think if the MC wanna be villain but act as if he was a hero (save people along his way/save every beauty in his way/tell every person and acting silly about his destiny to be villain), I WILL really REALLY DROP IT..
Well, I hope not...
So I think I will waiting for update ^_^
No update in 17 days. Why does this site keep adding new novels before they even complete one novel that is well recieved? I’ve seen rumours (though probably not credible) that this has been dropped for more popular novels. I am concerned as Way Of the Devil has stopped updating for months as well. So many brilliant novels discontinued for mediocre novels being voted in for the sake of it. If they really have discontinued such a well established and wonderfully written novel, my disappointment would be immeasurable and my day ruined. Seriously, it’d be a disgrace to those who have invested money and more importabtly, precious time, following this amazing story for the last couple years. Hope they continue to update. Thanks you to the translators for dealing with this site.
P.s. Writing a review is cumbersome on the mobile app due to it attempting to capitilize every single letter. I have to keep backspacing to fix every single attempt at capitilization. I may have missed some grammatical errors due to my frustration. Hope they fix this too.
The only anti-hero novel I love the most and follow is Dungeon Defense. Let's see if the MC in this novel can beat Dantalion :v I love anti-hero novel but there are too many anti-hero novel where the MC is cool af in the beginning arcs and gets boring and normal later. I hope this doesn't disappoint me from the anti-hero tagged novels. Can't wait for it.
NOTICE: Tales of Herding Gods is no longer on a hiatus!
Hello everyone! I am the new translator for TOHG! It seems like no one wants to pick up this novel so I guess I'll take over the job. Safe to say, I will be fully translating this novel down to the final word unless something extremely urgent happens (for example, I die of natural or unnatural causes!). I will be uploading 2-3 chapters daily on isotls.com so if you want to support me, please go check out the website and read it there! I'll also make a patreon page for those that wish to have 5 unreleased chapters in advance for 1 dollar (I'll link it once I've made it). I may increase the tiers and advance chapters depending on the demand. Anyhow, come check out my work at isotls.com, I will be uploading every day at 5PM EST. By the time you're reading this, I have already completed 3 chapters. Just waiting for 5PM to hit :-).
(301) Very underrated!
The beginning is rather underwhelming, with a setting of a world full of the common Eastern Fantasy. The Martial cultivation is so spread that it is used in what seems like boring everyday life and is presented much less majestically than in renowned fighting series. Pacing also feel slow for a long time.
That being said, the story and everything in it constantly improve, exhibiting a broader picture that is carefully thought of. It's still not just about fighting, but the rest is just as fascinating and the comedy on point.
I can keep saying a lot of how I bit by bit starting viewing this light novel as the hidden gem of Chinese fantasy light novels, but I think I said enough and from here can only recommend others to give it a patient chance.
Can Zhai Zu go wrong? I started reading this particular novel due to an interesting title. I had never heard of Zhai Zu before. I've read Er gen, IET, and loads of other light novels, of which I barely remember a few. However ToHG stands out alongside titles like Dungeon Defense, and Circus of Oubeniel.
Story
Ah man, I love the pacing of this story! It's got ups and downs, but the pacing is beautiful. The Mc doesn't get sudden powerups, nor does he suddenly hit rage mode. He works hard, and is taught well. Our MC isn't some insignificant punk who 'struggles' his way up the ladder through the thickest plot armour you will ever see. No, this is a well thought out plot with a well thought out MC, in an incredibly unique situation. Having practically every single Legendary figure of the older generation teaching you the greatest skills of all time, doesn't lead to an overpowered MC to the extent that he starts becoming Meng Hao's second cousing. No, instead the ride is fair, and while our MC doesn't lose, he is cunning enough not to fight against overpowered enemies straightforwardly. Every encounter with any enemy is meaningful, and sets up the story progression, albeit at a steady pace. All in all, the story is really fun, at times thriller/cliffhanger while at other times its a slice of life tale.
World Building
I feel that ToHG is possibly the greatest masterpiece in the art of world building. A magnificent and inviting world, possibly filled with incredibly mysterious secrets, and dark truths. There seems to be a little bit of cliche when you think about the fallen world of gods and devils, Zhai Zu has pulled it off so incredibly well. There's something really inviting about the world. For starters, the world isn't just there as a stage on which the main character can just screw around. Instead, there's actual focus on the world. An ancient buddha statue being more than what it seems, a trapped noble dragon that turns out to be for more sinister, strange evils that haunt the land, and so much more. And for once, the main character actually thinks about the world, explores it, and enjoys its beauty. I personally just wish I could live in such a magnificent place. After all, with so much to explore, just as the story starts, its nearly irresistable
Characters
Every single character is enthralling. They have depth, and the MC doesn't just go around threatening the young masters of various random sects. Instead, the Mc spends much of his time with his demonic companions, or the elderly of the village. The interactions between them are to an extent humorous(not particularly), but certainly heartwarming. Every character serves a purpose, and isn't just some stepping stone for the lone wold MC to kill before becoming a god. I end up caring what happens to Granny Si, Blind, Deaf and Old Ma, even though we're only 70 chapters through the novel(as of this review). And for once, people aren't shallow. They have motivations, and flaws, and every character is very unique.
Translations
The translations, while not particularly great like that of the grandmaster strategist, is still good. Occasional spelling errors exist, but there are no significant mistakes, and the story reads with most of the original tone and style of the author carried over. I just wish the speed was faster.(NEED MORE CHAPTERS!!!)
All in all, this is probably one of my favourite novels Qi, alongside Reverend Insanity, TKA, TSS and other such dark horse favourites. My reccomendation to anybody- read it. This is hella good.
since the change of translators, i think you guys need an editor and a proof reader with prior experience of reading this novel. cause the translation is inconsistent and many of the terms are not the same as the previous translator, thus resulting in confusion. some of the names of the characters are translated too litterally like celestial venerable yu, yue, huo, etc turned into royal, moon, and fire. even though sometimes they are correctly translated. there is also the celestial emperor or emperor tai or something is actually just 1 character but the naming /title usage changes back and forth a lot making me confusing him for another character.
i dont want to ask too much cause i know translating is hard so i dont scrutinize the poems and quotes from this novel that are too hard to translate without understanding of chinese literature. but please atleast use the right titles and names for each characters. cause it confuses me so much on who is who. especially when the number of characters are already so large. added with inconsistent naming and titles, it makes it much more confusing for me to read.
Hello, translator, a fan here. I tried to go into Telegram and leave a comment, but it didn't work. So I got rid of it, because I dont like clustery things on my phone... Anyways, I wanted to say something anyways. I really, really like this book. I can list a lot of good books I could not read because the translators stopped translating. I just ask for you guys to be devoted when you pick something up. Who know how many times I had to give up on a great book just because I dont know chinese. Now, I know you will say that I am saying nonsense, and that I should just learn chinese if I'm so unhappy, (I can't do that - it's too hard!) but I will name a bunch of books right now that are as unfinished. (Tales of a Reincarnated Lord. World of Immortals. Dragon Blooded War-God. Tales of Demons and Gods. War Sovereign Soaring the Heavens. Realms in the Firmament. Monster Paradise. Transcending the Nine Heavens. Bank of the Universe. Dragon Emperor, Martial God. A World Worth Protecting. Mythical Tyrant. Eternal Reverence. Emperor of the Cosmos. Martial God. Zombie Evolution. Murdering Heaven Edge. Eight Desolate Sword God. Atypical Reincarnation. The God of Sky and Earth. Dominating Sword Immortal.) Have these 20 books that I picked out told you anything? Look them up, I am absolutely telling the truth. All of these cultivation novels, good ones too and not randomly picked ones, have been abandoned by their translators. All of these, which I really wanted to read, I can't read now. Please, translator, PLEASE, don't be like those other translators. Don't give up on this book. Please finish it. And the fact is, I really like how you translate. You aren't like some other translators, who just blindly translate. Those translators are no better than MTL. To me, a translator is special. To be a translator, I believe you need to be a good author, too. Because different countries have different languages, just like some sentences in spanish translate awkwardly into english. Even more so for chinese, I bet. So you cannot just blindly translate the words, you have to think about the story, and the plot, too. Instead of putting, "it put on the lamp," put "He turned on the light." And you are just such a translator. So please, PLEASE, finish this book. Don't make me have to go back in sadness again. Give me a chance to happily read this wonderful and interesting book. I believe in you. I also think that, although not many people are saying anything, that many are thinking the same thing as me. Hope this convinces you to think it over, or at least stay committed to the next book that you translate, so I don't have to be so unbearably sad again!
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But, I really like this kind story when MC not that kind of 'saintly' but the 'evil'...
And I just kinda think if the MC wanna be villain but act as if he was a hero (save people along his way/save every beauty in his way/tell every person and acting silly about his destiny to be villain), I WILL really REALLY DROP IT..
Well, I hope not...
So I think I will waiting for update ^_^
P.s. Writing a review is cumbersome on the mobile app due to it attempting to capitilize every single letter. I have to keep backspacing to fix every single attempt at capitilization. I may have missed some grammatical errors due to my frustration. Hope they fix this too.
Hello everyone! I am the new translator for TOHG! It seems like no one wants to pick up this novel so I guess I'll take over the job. Safe to say, I will be fully translating this novel down to the final word unless something extremely urgent happens (for example, I die of natural or unnatural causes!). I will be uploading 2-3 chapters daily on isotls.com so if you want to support me, please go check out the website and read it there! I'll also make a patreon page for those that wish to have 5 unreleased chapters in advance for 1 dollar (I'll link it once I've made it). I may increase the tiers and advance chapters depending on the demand. Anyhow, come check out my work at isotls.com, I will be uploading every day at 5PM EST. By the time you're reading this, I have already completed 3 chapters. Just waiting for 5PM to hit :-).
Chwan signing out. 02/08/2022
The beginning is rather underwhelming, with a setting of a world full of the common Eastern Fantasy. The Martial cultivation is so spread that it is used in what seems like boring everyday life and is presented much less majestically than in renowned fighting series. Pacing also feel slow for a long time.
That being said, the story and everything in it constantly improve, exhibiting a broader picture that is carefully thought of. It's still not just about fighting, but the rest is just as fascinating and the comedy on point.
I can keep saying a lot of how I bit by bit starting viewing this light novel as the hidden gem of Chinese fantasy light novels, but I think I said enough and from here can only recommend others to give it a patient chance.
Story
Ah man, I love the pacing of this story! It's got ups and downs, but the pacing is beautiful. The Mc doesn't get sudden powerups, nor does he suddenly hit rage mode. He works hard, and is taught well. Our MC isn't some insignificant punk who 'struggles' his way up the ladder through the thickest plot armour you will ever see. No, this is a well thought out plot with a well thought out MC, in an incredibly unique situation. Having practically every single Legendary figure of the older generation teaching you the greatest skills of all time, doesn't lead to an overpowered MC to the extent that he starts becoming Meng Hao's second cousing. No, instead the ride is fair, and while our MC doesn't lose, he is cunning enough not to fight against overpowered enemies straightforwardly. Every encounter with any enemy is meaningful, and sets up the story progression, albeit at a steady pace. All in all, the story is really fun, at times thriller/cliffhanger while at other times its a slice of life tale.
World Building
I feel that ToHG is possibly the greatest masterpiece in the art of world building. A magnificent and inviting world, possibly filled with incredibly mysterious secrets, and dark truths. There seems to be a little bit of cliche when you think about the fallen world of gods and devils, Zhai Zu has pulled it off so incredibly well. There's something really inviting about the world. For starters, the world isn't just there as a stage on which the main character can just screw around. Instead, there's actual focus on the world. An ancient buddha statue being more than what it seems, a trapped noble dragon that turns out to be for more sinister, strange evils that haunt the land, and so much more. And for once, the main character actually thinks about the world, explores it, and enjoys its beauty. I personally just wish I could live in such a magnificent place. After all, with so much to explore, just as the story starts, its nearly irresistable
Characters
Every single character is enthralling. They have depth, and the MC doesn't just go around threatening the young masters of various random sects. Instead, the Mc spends much of his time with his demonic companions, or the elderly of the village. The interactions between them are to an extent humorous(not particularly), but certainly heartwarming. Every character serves a purpose, and isn't just some stepping stone for the lone wold MC to kill before becoming a god. I end up caring what happens to Granny Si, Blind, Deaf and Old Ma, even though we're only 70 chapters through the novel(as of this review). And for once, people aren't shallow. They have motivations, and flaws, and every character is very unique.
Translations
The translations, while not particularly great like that of the grandmaster strategist, is still good. Occasional spelling errors exist, but there are no significant mistakes, and the story reads with most of the original tone and style of the author carried over. I just wish the speed was faster.(NEED MORE CHAPTERS!!!)
All in all, this is probably one of my favourite novels Qi, alongside Reverend Insanity, TKA, TSS and other such dark horse favourites. My reccomendation to anybody- read it. This is hella good.
i dont want to ask too much cause i know translating is hard so i dont scrutinize the poems and quotes from this novel that are too hard to translate without understanding of chinese literature. but please atleast use the right titles and names for each characters. cause it confuses me so much on who is who. especially when the number of characters are already so large. added with inconsistent naming and titles, it makes it much more confusing for me to read.
This better be worth reading.
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