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This is Far FAR better than I thought it was at first. The first few chapters make it seem like a generic reborn MC story... its much better than that. The world building is suberb and is much much more reminiscent of complex western fantasy than the usual eastern interpretation of western fantasy; with hints of xianxia dao concepts mixed in.The complex nature of the magic system and the world of devils is incredible. The most powerful devils (and other entities) embody laws and concepts and as they grow in power they eventually are doomed to subliminate into becoming that concept itself; a nascent god on the verge of sublimination (death) even muses that maybe the entire devil world was once an entity of power beyond understanding that subliminated into an entire world (potentially the source of all worlds in story, given that the author is very consistent about his world-building). So far this is a fantasy magic story of a quality I rarely expect to find.The MC's concept too of Taboo is brilliant and the nature through which it influences his actions and emotions is so well written - the guilt clashing with the need for power to get revenge, both feeding eachother and burning up inside him.Additionally so far the combat has been high quality as well and the author doesnt shy away from grit or brutality.I looked down on this story as generic at first but it became so much more than that.Im torn between hunting down the raws and waiting for the translator to continue their excellent work; I think I'll do both.