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Ancient Strengthening Technique
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5 | 35% (424 votes) |
4 | 12% (152 votes) |
3 | 15% (178 votes) |
2 | 13% (157 votes) |
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16 Volumes / 2492 Chapters (Completed)
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Weekly Rank: #2000Monthly Rank: #2000
All Time Rank: #31
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Monthly Rank: #142
All Time Rank: #270
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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 human warrior cultivating the Ancient Strengthening Technique has transcended dimensions and arrived on Kyushu. Together with twelve ravishing beauties with looks that were unmatched in their generation, will he be able to stand on the summit of this world?
This novel is about the main character, named Qing Shui, who transcended dimensions and arrived in the Kyushu continent. Storms of blood and wind, resulting in corpses and bones strewn about are extremely common here. The young warrior Qing Shui forged ahead in his path to cultivate, using 10 years to train himself, only to seek vengeance for the one who had forsaken his mother!
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Portraits of Beauty
上古强身术
美女图
Portraits of Beauty
上古强身术
美女图
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- Cultivation ML #2
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Latest Release
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05/26/16 | Wuxiaworld | c100 |
05/25/16 | Wuxiaworld | c99 |
05/24/16 | Wuxiaworld | c98 |
05/23/16 | Wuxiaworld | c97 |
05/19/16 | Wuxiaworld | c96 |
05/19/16 | Wuxiaworld | c95 |
05/17/16 | Wuxiaworld | c94 |
05/17/16 | Wuxiaworld | c93 |
05/16/16 | Wuxiaworld | c92 |
05/14/16 | Wuxiaworld | c91 |
05/13/16 | Wuxiaworld | c90 |
05/10/16 | Wuxiaworld | c89 |
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05/09/16 | Wuxiaworld | c87 |
05/09/16 | Wuxiaworld | c86 |
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- Cultivation levels are poorly done and how it correlate with his Ancient Strengthening Technique becomes redundant half way through.
- MC is a cook, talisman maker, blacksmith, physician, alchemist and demon refiner. However, last 800 chapters he's really just a physician and rest of crafts are pretty much forgotten. So if you enjoy crafting it feels a little disappointing.
- Harem is huge, much bigger than the "12 portraits of beauty" as blur implies.
- MC is a hypocrite and often says feels guilty or has inferiority complex only to build up one relationship before skirt chasing another woman.
- Math makes no sense in novel and by end the power levels are difficult to follow so feel sorry for translator. All of this is compounded by fact author has chosen to use multiplier for MC's abilities and its very easy to lose track with how author comes up with end number.
- There is no end plot, this is a biggie. He basically gets stronger to chase a girl. Once achieved another girl leaves so must get stronger to chase this girl. Rinse and repeat for 2000+ chapters. So ending is really anti-climactic.
- Lots of plot holes and unresolved arcs by end of novel.
- A little dark at time (should have tragedy tag) and author even says at end of novel because of a few "dark" scenes he lost a lot of readers so stopped doing them.
So should you read it? Its a decent harem novel, lots of girls but author has chosen quantity over quality so only a handful have personality. There are quite a few (50+) s*x scenes but nothing too explicit. Lots and lots of flirting/ cheeky behaviour by MC but little true romance. Most of girls fall for him because he either saves them or gets revenge for them. 90% of novel is translated and should be completely done within 6 months. Translation are ok but a lack of an editor means lots of name errors or wrong numbers translated over. TLDR: This is a novel for those who like large harems and more mature themes and as mentioned a guilty pleasure. Plenty of young master bashing!If, however, you want complex, fleshed-out characters, I cannot really recommend it. However, there are issues, massive ones, even.
Actually, I found 4 issues. 4 important ones.
-First of all, the Main Character, Qing Shui. He is... too perfect. And as such, too uninteresting.
He's smart, beautiful, has unparalleled talents, has skills putting him above anyone else in more than one field, and as such, doesn't really evolve.
He had two developments in the whole story : A gain of self-confidence and the acceptance that harems were good.
This trope is overly present in these genres, and to me, it remains a problem.
-Second of all, there are way too much characters. If we take his harem only, I can't even remember how much they are, because they are too many. You can't grow too attached to the greatest majority of them, because they are left behind and replaced. And ultimately, even those that are there for long periods of time are drowned in the sea of characters.
-Third of all, there are no stakes.
The problem works alongside the "Too perfect character". If you want to have a perfect character, you can, but you need to challenge that character so people root for him. But here, there isn't really an enemy present. The Demon Gate could have worked, if there was no Tantai Lingyan. But because there was, the Demon Gate was not seen as inherently evil. Ultimately, I never had to root for the main character, because he was never facing an overwhelming threat. At most, only some individuals.
-Fourth of all, the ending is rushed. When I looked at the list of chapters, and I saw only 10 chapters left, I tried to wonder how it could end properly. And I couldn't find a way.
This ties out to the previous points. There are no stakes, there are no major objectives, there is no overpowered enemy tracking the MC down. And so, the ending couldn't resolve those stakes, complete those objectives, nor battle the enemy. The final battle isn't pleasing, because the enemy had been introduced two chapters earlier. The reunion between him and Tantai Lingyue didn't feel that emotional because we didn't see him be that much affected. Because it's a harem story, and ultimately, Tantai Lingyue is but one of its members. ù
-Fifth of all, the novel asks many questions, and doesn't deliver answers.
For example, why did Qing Shui reincarnate?
What is the Realm of Jade Immortal, and where does it come from?
What is the origin of the Ancient Strengthening Technique?
Did Wenren Wugou really reincarnate?
Who is the Art Maestro, beyond his name? His history?
And yet, all of these questions remain unanswered. This is frustrating, because I wanted to learn more, but I wasn't given the informations to learn.
First of all, despite my rant, it still has good qualities.
Second of all, the author was passionnate about this project, and it shows.
Third of all, the translation is also excellent.