his teacher would be in a slumber or a "precious" comrade of his is abducted but these are all just excuses since these people are not needed in the current plot. The former, for example, was temporarily removed because the author don't want him in the alchemist competition (if I remember that correctly). On another slumber of his teacher, it was done because plot armor. It was one of the excuses in order for Xiao Yan to survive his ordeal. You can easily notice this by how the author made the priority of awakening the master a second matter. When MC was preparing to fight his senior apprentice brother, he didn't really bother to awaken his master. In fact, even the thought of awakening him didn't appear. This is just an evidence of the teacher not being needed so he was temporarily removed by the author.

He was awakened again because (1) Xiao Yan would've lost without his teacher in the current arc, which is defeating the Misty Cloud Sect and (2) there should be a large enmity between him and the Hall of Souls. Basically it was all for the plot. The little girl's abduction, on the other hand, the one with special eyes, if I'm not mistaken, was removed because she would've been a hindrance or to put it in other words, she would've caused the inflexibility of Xiao Yan to do the things he want, basically to make things easier for the author.

Another gimmick that is in the series is the death of Xiao Yan's clan members and its consequences. Although admittedly, death is a good thing to have since it shows how "the stakes are high" or "even the MC is not safe" or things like that, in this case, it was just a s*upid gimmick. Why? Because (1) the clan members aren't really important and (2), aside from the MC's direct relatives, he didn't really cared about the others. The 2nd reason might perhaps be about filial piety or "blood is thicker than water" but it is more likely about face or pride of Xiao Yan.

X happens so Y and Z happened. A happens, so B and C happened. Since A and Y happened, D will happen and since A and X happened, E will happen. The combination of Z, D, and E

will cause F to happen.

Something like this but less complicated.

There's actually a reason why but I'm now too lazy.

Story: 1/10

Premise and Setting: 1/3 (Nice setting with generic premise)

Pacing: 0/2 (writing made the feeling to be very slow; little to no progression in 2-3 chapters)

Complexity: 1/3 (The world revolves around the MC so you won't feel any complexity, even the world of the series itself, plot even less; will still give 1 for the effort)

Plausibility: 0/2 (plausibility and consistency are sacrificed for plot to progress)

Characters: 1/10

Presence: 1/2 (aside from the MC, others don't have any presence)

Personality: 0/2 (1D characters; if you think being an as*hole is a personality, then...)

Backdrop: 0/2 (if not an excuse for further plot, there really aren't any so 0)

Development: 0/2 (this is obvious)

Catharsis: 0/2 (this is obvious)

Writing Style: 3/10 (too descriptive and descriptions are too long for readers to read them all; I personally skim through paragraphs)

Enjoyment: 5/10 (hey, I still am happy if the MC defeats his opponent, alright)

Total: 11/40 = 2.75/10 = 1/5

(refer to my review of Genius Black Belly Miss for the reason why)

Perhaps I should clarify that although the hint of romance between Yun Yun and the MC has an interesting concept, it was a wasted potential. It was actually alright in its execution but the following events, which is like the first paragraph of the review, ruined it all. This is also why even though Yun Yun, and other people like her, felt regret in their actions, I still deemed them as 1D characters. The conflicts were only cheap ways to say that the MC is always right; the MC is a flawless character that everybody must revere.

-Aside from that, the author of this novel drags and far-stretches the chapters so much that it will bore the hell out of you. I just somehow manage to complete the long training arc of the MC which should have lasted for a year, but it felt like eternity because so many meaningless encounters with MC which I remind you all of them are females just to show how badass MC is to save damsel in distress all over the place and holygod, does the author waste so much time in describing every beauty that MC meets along the way. I would not had any problem if this Novel really is Harem, but I am not sure anymore. Most of the females that MC encounters are forgotten as soon as the side arc is over, then what was the point of beginning that arc in the first place? Just to show how wrong those females are who acted all hawty and ignorant before meeting the MC? Who the hell cares man.

-The 2nd main problem is with the translation. Why the translator isn't properly translating the ranks too? What the hell is Dou Zi Li, who is Dou Zhe and Dou Shi? How am I suppose to remember them in rank orders? If you are translating it in English for god sake translate the ranks in English too for e.g Dou Zi Li=Beginner<Dou Zhe=Battle practitioner and so on. You will have a hard time remembering these terms when reading this novel unless of course, you write down all the ranks in a note pad in order with their English meaning, and also as an English reader, the English ranks of the novel would of course will have more impact on me. I just usually shrug it off when characters in the novels make big deal out of higher ranks which I don't even know the meaning of and for that I had to check the ranks orders and I already got spoiled, now that I know what are the highest most ranks in this novel by the end which kills any of remaining interest for me regarding this novel

-I heard people said that the novels turns out really great after 600 or something chapters, but I don't have the patience to read it till that far. After reading the long atrocious training arc of MC from dense forest to some desert with tons and tons of mindless encounters which only further distracts the MC from his main quests. It is like reading an RPG where MC only cares about boring and repetitive side quests. Did I mention that it took 10 chapters just for MC to consume heavenly flame and 10 more chapters to recover his Qi?

The final fight is just as lackluster the rest, if not worse. The ending is an uninspired happy conclusion with some open ending elements. But what infuriates me is something else.

That one thing that is unique to the story: The technique that evolves when MC devours heavenly flames. Guess f*cking what. After MC swallowed the literal third ranked flame, author just forgot about it. It didn't improve a single rank. The only thing that had been decent about the story and author just promptly told us to f off.

1. 1. The protagonist is a pe*verted guy. Sneaked into a 5~6 y/o girl's bedroom @midnight and hand-raped a little girl everyday for months consecutively and let the girl thinks that he did that to help her massage her body. Xun Er's meridian is suffering from side effect of no.4 fire being transferred into her body. Next, this pe*verted man peeks @girls bathing etc etc...

1. 1. The author himself got berated a lot when this novel started on qidian. That's why he made the MC a gentleman later in the story. But heck, just thinking of what the MC did made me vomit already.

1. 1. Ok, we omit out the MC and look at the plot itself. The setting is actually not bad. A lot of people said the MC is too lucky, yes I admit luck is (damn) too much already. But, this work is actually the ancestor of the genre (transmigrated to other world became a waste person) type of novel that you see a LOT these days. For an ancestor (pioneer), it is actually good and you have to say the "female" characters have their own personality and growth which is actually a lot better than what you see in most novels nowadays.

1. 1. Truth be told, this novel is above average (after taking into account the s*um of a protagonist). I mean if read in chinese yeah because if translated into english version will cause lots of reading problems with all those terms and derivatives.

1. Nalan Yanran- She is one headstrong and stubborn woman. I read many people commenting about her being s*upid. s*upid in what sense? Being s*upid to cancel the marriage? For a fiancee that never thought about her and just hung out with his childhood friend (?) when he's still a genius and then didn't bother or afraid to find her when his talent disappeared? Or she is being s*upid when she accepted the fight 3 years later? Just so you know, her talent is not bad and she definitely trained, albeit proud but she had what it takes to be proud (in Gama Empire). It is just because the MC's protagonist armor is so strong that made her look s*upid in the eyes of the readers. She is a character that insisted on her own path that was forced to bow down only to the so-called plot armor. Character-wise, she is unique. How many woman like her do you see in these type of novels, huh? And I tell you this book was written more than 10 years ago.
2. Gu Xun'er- I admit her character is too plain, or broken to exact. She was broken from Chapter 1. If you read what I said above, she was sent to Xiao Clan to find the jade and also to rest. Her clan used all ways to transfer the 4th Essence Flame into her body since she was small to help with her cultivation in the future. But her meridian is very weak as she is still small and suffers so her pops let her rest somewhere else while also giving her a task. Now, what did the reincarnated MC do? The pe*verted adult in kid's skin used his hands to touch her body under the pretense of helping her out. Gullible little girl got tricked and fell in love. That's the female MC you got from Chapter 1 onward; broken OP main female character.
3. Ya Fei-Your typical cunning and enchanting female character. Not much development yeah but she is one that knows how to use what she had to her advantage. If not again for those plot armor of MC that brought trouble to wherever he goes, she is still OK character.
4. Medusa/Cai Lin- OK. I don't want to comment on her as the author specifically tailored her to be MC's pet. The author just likes to make a character that is praised to be how good, how high and majestic and then bow down to the MC in the end. I hate the author for this, seriously.
5. Yun Yun- Cool beauty type that could think on her own. She could make her own decision on what to prioritize; her clan or love. At first, I also thought that she was being wishy-washy but she actually did put her clan above love. It's just that she lets MC go thinking that he would know to keep a low profile but you guys know what the fork kind of person the MC is. A selfless hypocrite that always think that he is right and the plot armor will always prove it true.
6. Xiao Yi Xian- No development seriously? To me, she is the type that had her own ambitions and take it to her own hands. Whether it being the time she decided to use the poison manual and increase her cultivation using her poison body or when she created her own sect. She is one that could do what she wants. Only that the author did not focus on her like usual while setting the focus on the MC creating chaos everywhere.
7. Han Yue-She is yet another cool and intelligent beauty. She knows what she wants and knows when to retreat. She is a genius admittedly. She is born in a slightly better family in the outer area of Central Plains and had to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining her family clan since she is the eldest child of the Han family leader. She might have the resources but its lacking compared to what those geniuses that came out later had. She had no special bloodline, special cultivating resources or pills. What she had is actually pretty average for those born in the Central Plains. But she could get to the ranks of Dou Huang at her age with those materials already proves that she is a talented hard worker; don't compare with the MC armed with plot armor. Also, she also knows that she is not suitable for the MC and keeps her love bottled up. She is easily one of the characters that is plain and does not get much screen time but stands out just as much.

The cultivation part that is the hardest earlier is to reach Dou Zhe. To reach Dou Zhe, one needs to keep refining the body for a good foundation. That is why it takes around ten years or more. However, clans that are at the top usually have herbal dresses and solutions for their geniuses. That is to say, the way they advance to Dou Zhe is a lot faster and almost like MC when Yao Lao awakens.

Then, those old clans and sects have inheritance. In case you do not understand, one could transfer the dou qi to others, willingly. Although some will be lost during the process, it is a good way to level up for the younger ones. You might not know if they ranked up this way, right?

Plus, Yao Lao also mentioned that MC's only exceptional part is his base mental strength which is strong only because he reincarnated. He said his cultivation talent is just good in Gama Empire, average in the mainland.

The others also have their own adventure and encounters or enlightenment. Do you seriously think they would just sit in their sect and wait for the MC to come knock up troubles?

Does it make sense now that the others could get better or same level as MC? Or are your brains not working and needs other peoples to spell out each word for you guys? Simply put, MC had his own fortuitous encounters, others too will have the same. Only difference is, the MC is backed by plot armor too much.

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