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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.A boy that was imprisoned for millions of years has regained a mortal body.
He became a disciple of the declining Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect where its patriarch used to be his disciple. Now he will bring this sect back to its former glory.
This is his journey to reach the apex and take revenge on those who had imprisoned him.
This is his story of meeting old friends and making new companions.
This is his path of traversing the Nine Worlds and becoming the next ruler of the Heavens.
Several millennia have passed and the golden age of experts has passed. A master whose disciples once were the most exalted Immortals among the 9 worlds had all left him. With his mortal body, mortal physique and mortal life wheel… he shall sweep the 9 worlds and take what is rightfully his.
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Emperor’s Domination
Đế Bá
İmparatorun Hükmü
帝霸
Related Series
N/ARecommendations
Sovereign of the Three Realms (19)Zhanxian (14)
Tales of Demons and Gods (9)
Against the Gods (9)
Dragon-Marked War God (7)
Transcending the Nine Heavens (6)
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- Code's Masterpieces
- ALLCN+
- all of my 5/5 novels
- Wow there's a manhua version (ML)
- Novels that I have read 2
Latest Release
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06/01/16 | Wuxiaworld | c20 |
06/01/16 | Wuxiaworld | c19 |
06/01/16 | Wuxiaworld | c18 |
06/01/16 | Wuxiaworld | c17 |
05/31/16 | Wuxiaworld | c16 |
05/31/16 | Wuxiaworld | c15 |
05/30/16 | Wuxiaworld | c14 |
05/30/16 | Wuxiaworld | c13 |
05/30/16 | Wuxiaworld | c12 |
05/30/16 | Wuxiaworld | c11 |
05/30/16 | Wuxiaworld | c10 |
05/29/16 | Wuxiaworld | c9 |
05/29/16 | Wuxiaworld | c8 |
05/29/16 | Wuxiaworld | c7 |
05/28/16 | Wuxiaworld | c6 |
The current arc suffers from a significant drop in quality compared to previous chapters. Part of what made the story so interesting was how important the vast history was to the story, and what part Li Qi Ye had in it. Tragedies, massacres, timeless characters and legends--one might keep reading simply to know more about the world than the actual plot. They gave the story life and variety. Some of the most memorable moments of the story for me are when Li Qi Ye sat in quiet repose in the Giant Bamboo grove in Stone Medicine world, or when he sparred wits with the captured Xue Shou Mo Tu, or when he stood regretfully in front of he grave of Jian Wenxin, comparing his own way of living with hers. One of the several reasons why the inarguably best arc (the last arc in the Mortal Emperor World before Li Qi Ye leaves to the Tenth World) is so good is because history plays such a huge role in it, such as the Black Dragon King and the Ancient Ming.
In the most recent arc a lot of the history is obscured because, well, Li Qi Ye has never been to the 3 Immortal Worlds before, so he doesn't have the same footprint there as he did in the Ten Worlds. Obviously this is fine in theory, but the author has to include new plot threads in order to keep the story as compelling as it was in the Ten Worlds. There are a few tantalizing bits of bait--Li Qi Ye's new cultivation system, the Jiao Heng Company, the existence of true immortals, and the relevance of the head of the Immortal Demon Grotto and his Eternal Sorrow Clan (or whatever more poignant translation there may be), but as of yet they're simply too peripheral to drive the story.
In fact, Li Qi Ye clearly has stuff to do in this arc, but it's difficult to keep track of the narrative when so much time is spent on the politics of the scrubs that Li Qi Ye cleans up in his free time.
I'm going to leave the rating at a 5 just because it has such a great amount of high quality story, and I'm also going to keep reading because there's still a lot of compelling plot points and loose ends which could revitalize the novel in the future.
Bluntly, this xianxia stands a head and shoulders above all others I've read in terms of quality. It's not about the characters, or the story-lines or the dipsh*t whack-a-mole that's practically endemic to the genre, it's the deep universe, style of expression, and cultivation system.
There's a lot more going on in Emporer's Domination that it ever tells you, and the constant stream of mysteries and symbols really crafts a complex and deep atmosphere. In most xianxia novels, power scales more or less linearly. Mighty characters who bring dramatic battles featuring shockwaves and shattered landscapes are doomed to be demoted to absolute scrubs in 100 chapters max. In comparison, ED reads more like an unfiltered feed of the actual world.
The grand battles feel grand, the massive scale feels symbolic rather than absurd, the "geniuses" are actually given context, instead of you being spoon-fed "genius" (that is, before you're told to spit that spoonful back out since they're actually just tr*sh in the next neighborhood over). The end of an arc never gives you the feeling that an area is a complete backwater out of mysteries or resources useful to the MC--changes in setting instead feel like new adventures to new, interesting locations.
Li Qi Ye's sighs and reminiscences pepper the story, and his remembrances of ancient times, lost battles and forgotten glory set the tone of Emporer's Domination: deep!
Most xianxia feel as if the story is set at the base of a shrouded mountain. You can't see it clearly, you're not sure how high, but you know it's there. The reason for this is that the author needs to buy themself time and space to design more of the moutain as the main character shits on whats been revealed in record speed. ED doesn't mind showing you the whole mountain from the start because A) Li Qi Ye doesn't mind taking his time, and B) it doesn't give you the illusion that Li Qi Ye won't sh*t on the mountain from top to bottom.
However, don't expect complex, frequently appearing side characters or developed personal relationships. The characters do have decent variation (with the exception of the stream of moronically arrogant "geniuses"), but the the story is based around Li Qi Ye as a vessel for exploring the world.
I recommend it fully and completely, but don't expect the constant stream of adrenaline you get from a lot of xianxia.
So far, no objections. This isn't really as much a story of an immortal hero as the resurrection of baleful god laying the foundations for his revenge. The translations seemed to be lacking in quality compared to some other novels, but this can be forgiven because of what seems like a much more sophisticated and unique structure and history, and style of narrative. It makes for both a more difficult read and more immersive, rich experience.
The unhinged despotic attitude can cause some emotional pain when he lets out some grandiose line while in a 13 year old body, as if unaware that his claim to be totally invincible will be met with ridicule. This begs the question: Why doesn't he know they'll get riled up, and if so, why not just kill them in the first place?
Aside from that, his actions reflect his vast background. After living some incalculable number of years, he's seen enough lives, sects, and other institutions pass him by that he has little regard for the life and health of these things. It's also nice to see that Li Qi Ye isn't nearly as greedy as other reincarnated xianxia protagonists, which have this bizarre tendency to keep all the best stuff to themselves even when they have 100+ unique artifacts which they can't possibly use 99% of the time (see: Nie Li, A Tale of Demons and Gods).
In any case, I'm looking forward to continued translations and hoping that the serial release doesn't screw up the foundations being laid now..