Emperor’s Domination

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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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Di Ba
ED
Emperor’s Domination
Đế Bá
İmparatorun Hükmü
帝霸
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MrGreenix
MrGreenix rated it
August 4, 2016
Status: c501
A good story. MC goes around the nine worlds retrieving old things he stored, uncovering misteries along the way and destroying his enemies. All the while gaining a lot of followers along the way. What I appreciate is that there is planning behind the MC moves, he's arrogant and does always what he wants but he knows his limits and has treasures and connections cover him when he doesent have the strenght to do the job.
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Zoronstorm
Zoronstorm rated it
September 19, 2021
Status: --
Template for each arc:

MC goes to a new place. Each place is always bigger and better than the previous place. Does not get recognised by anyone, and being lofty, arrogant and mysterious, pisses off the local small fries. MC somehow manages to activate some ancient artifact that everyone thought was a myth/fallen into misuse.

Meanwhile, an arrogant maiden sees this bigshot MC and tries to befriend him, he dismisses them as not worthy of being friends and only suitable to be his maids. Maiden stomps off in a huff, but still... more>> thinks of MC and cheeks go strangely warm at recalling him.

MC stirs up bigger hornets nest, beats up everyone. Enemies activate super uber formation/move, everyone thought he is a goner, MC still blow them away with his pinky finger.

Maiden shyly approaches MC again and agrees to be his maid.

Cue some useless fluff, then MC departs again to the new world. Whatever he did in this world is discarded and never to be mentioned again.

My point is, I genuinely don't understand why people can stand this highly repetitive novel with that has no suspense (because MC is soooo ridiculously OP) , and yet only MGA gets all the crap reviews, because ED and MGA are exhibits A of Chinese authors milking the word count for all its worth.

Every arc has highly elaborate yet meaningless world building exposition that becomes obsolete thereafter, every minion/big shot inevitably acts mighty and arrogant and gets shot down to earth by MC. MC being reincarnated and OP always proven right at every turn and smacks faces non stop. Women go weak at the knees when he acts all mysterious and cryptic. What's the point of reading this kind of novel? If you enjoy this, go read MGA too. It's no different. (Only that MGA has a couple disturbing scenes in the first hundreds chapters, but after that your brain will melt from boredom, so no biggie to me) <<less
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Sai San Yu
Sai San Yu rated it
August 23, 2021
Status: c3326
This whole novel in a nutshell

Main character starts from the bottom >> Lots of face slapping (killing) >> A supreme genius beauty got beaten by him becomes his follower >> Killing the strongest person to show who's the boss >> Random nobody got surprised by how strong he is >> Hidden Boss revealed >> Kill the hidden boss >> After killing the hidden boss, MC lost his cultivation or life because of something >> MC restarts in a new continent, world, timeline, etc >> Repeat the whole thing again and... more>> again as all his previous subordinates and lovers get forgotten or they're already dead.

At first, it was refreshing to see a main character who takes no sh*t from anybody. However, when the same scenario repeats again and again, it get boring. It's like the author cannot think of any story line other than repeating what he has already written. <<less
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Zeusomega
Zeusomega rated it
February 24, 2020
Status: c300
It's interesting at the start if you are new to reincarnation of past apex expert. The mystery around the cave and the burial grounds gets you stay for a while, but...

The marketing tactic used by author is nauseating, he exemplified every trait which he found triggered the audiences, he added nonsensical behaviours at random moments, for example - ... more>>
Spoiler

MC is a million year old, but gets "truly" awkward when a 200year old calls him big brother, and it isn't an act

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, seriously it's a money oriented plot, MC is overly dramatic in his arrogance, he is more hot-headed than a steroid induced chuck norris.

Well the only plus point is the world is described soundly and the gigantic multiverse doesn't get nonsensical at all. The cultivation levels are refreshing but isn't too off the common.

If it was a 1000 or 1500 chapters then it would be a good read, but this thing is running still young at 4000, and that scares me to no end. Holy molly shit, can you even call it a novel ?, That thing might just be a diary of Li qiuye. <<less
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daysri
daysri rated it
February 13, 2020
Status: c2741
yes, it's repetitive, and yes, there's almost no character development (heck, the character in this novel might as well only the mc). On the plus side, you don't need to keep track any character cultivation level or treasure and skill they use, the MC gonna crush them slowly anyway. Just sit back, read this until you have enough of it's repetitive plot, then read some other novel, then come back when you miss reading Li Qiye trample some proud young master or ancestor. I know you will.
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spastic117
spastic117 rated it
August 20, 2019
Status: c670
Honestly if you like overpowered, overbearing and arrogant than read this. I have a few bones to pick with this novel.

1.) The harem lacks lustre and action. Like he collects beauties as if they were trophies and doesnt do anything to them. And if anyone makes a move on them he will kill them. Its like pokemon gotta catch em all.

2.) This man is literally 1 million years old. I hate how he competes with youngsters and gets provoked by them so easily, however at least sometimes he acts his... more>> age.

3.) He never loses, I am a huge fan of overpowered MC, however when he literally cannot lose its hard to be surprised at what happens next. If he fights a lion as soon as he exits his mothers womb, expect him to understand the tongue of the lion and somehow tame it all while being a crying child. If author wrote that as a backstory for Li Qiye I would not be surprised at all.

4.) repetition. Arrogant masters. For some reason chinese writers cant handle women villains. I have yet to see a woman even act up to him or him kill a woman.

5.) the cultivation system, power levels and all that dao nonsense are far too complicated. It takes a fandom wiki page to be opened right next to you to be able to understand wth is going on. <<less
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expertsource10
expertsource10 rated it
August 31, 2018
Status: c1655
The first 30 chapters are unnecesarrily, annoyingly, and s*upidly confusing. After 30, the novel becomes very easy-to-read and understand.

-You like arrogant, strong MC? Checked.
-He beats everyone? Checked.
-Diversity (Non-repetitiveness) ? Checked, How? MC always kills his opponent with a different ability/way. All-fcking-ways. I mean Alllllllllways. It's very diverse in this aspect.
-Plot holes? Almost none, but almost; MC's character is a bit flawed, One example is that a being lived for billions of years shouldn't care about his race anymore whether he's a human, half-human, golem, demon, sofa, candle... more>> etc. At one chapter MC s*upidly exclaims he's also a human, he is the protector of humans, he kills half-humans who kills humans etc. These should be trivial things, sign of a weak dao heart, as the statement goes; not enough to reach the apex.) (If you still don't understand it, read Reverend Insanity, and see how a long-lived being thinks and acts, how he even easily considers changing race if even it benefits him a bit more.)

A great novel to pass the time. A strong MC, beats everyone always in a different way, and gets stronger, What do you want more from a xuanhuan novel? This is the max. (Except Reverend Insanity, Reverend is masterpiece while emperor domination is a pass-time novel.)
If you like emperor domination, you may also like strongest abandoned son which has similar cruel, strong MC, beats everyone with little plot holes etc. <<less
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a5675
a5675 rated it
December 16, 2017
Status: c2430
Fillers galore, where pretty much every single arc after the beginning is skippable, such that it is irrelevant to the "main story", if there is even one.

So many young masters, there are probably more in this novel alone than all cultivation novels combined, all used to stroke Li Qi Ye's (MC) ego.

Female characters have a 99% chance of becoming MC's bed warmer, and that's all their character arcs will amount to.

Every single character in this novel does mental gymnastics in order to find a reason to be offended, then subsequently... more>> 'blood fog-ed' after hundreds of chapters where nothing really happens.

sh*t novel, don't know how it even got above 4 stars. Nowadays I just read the first and last paragraph and everything else in between is shallow exposition and interactions. <<less
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Queen of Sheba
Queen of Sheba rated it
September 6, 2017
Status: c800
Brilliant story for those whom wish to indulge in egotistic power-trips. The world building of this story is rather incredible. As is the well thought out central characters. Even the foundations of the protagonist are rather intriguing. The past matters well into the future.

Yet, this story suffers from chronic tendency to deify beauty, and women. Taken to an intense level which means that wherever the protagonist goes he can't help but empower a 'beauty' somewhere. Which when reading Chinese stories are to be expected by this point in time. There's... more>> more though. And it all begins with the fact that there's simply no conflict at all. The protagonist knows nearly every focal hero in the entire universe's history, so everywhere he goes, he has tethers holding him down. Forcing him to aid random factions by uttering nonsensical words that he'll only 'aid them one more time'. When the protagonist does get into conflict, all he has to do is go to a random spot, get a spade, and uncover a legendary 60 million year old treasure and save the day! Wohoo!

From a purely linguistic standard. This story is a cut above the rest. Execution however leaves much to be desired. <<less
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Yetzaro
Yetzaro rated it
June 30, 2017
Status: c1843
Spoiler

I loved this novel from the beginning, Heck I was dying of excitement just thinking of the next chapter. Although the MÇ was arrogant he had the strength to back it up. He was crafty as hell and most of all he was badass.


Great foreshadowing. I loved how the MÇ is planning ahead for the final battle and everything he is doing is now is in preparation for that and I loved how the Mç was getting different cool items like the Thought scripture, death and space scripture on 1000+ chapters and it was fun to watch how he kicked ass by just using them.
But let's get back to the ugly, after reading like 200+ I began to take notice of our "genius" villains who just happen to be so ret*rded and just can't stop to provoke the MÇ again and again and again. Of course he kicks their asses but then no one is smart enough to notice even the people who are witnessing because of just one reason " he looks ordinary". Yeah folks literally just that freaking reason.
-but that is not the best part during his "adventures" he encounters a chick, arrogant of her talent and spend some time together and like others she falls for him and This kept on repeating for like 11 times the same exact thing for 1900+ chapters which is where I am at right now.
-MC is very freaking tolerant to chicks when they act superior or attack him which happens all the time even though he is arrogant, you will see once you read the series and if a dude does half of what the Chick does to the MÇ, they die very very miserably.

boring conversation between the female character and MÇ. (Not saying the conversation is boring, just that when he is with them it doesn't interest much in my opinion).


the author like exaggerate about characters and how their aura is able to suppress the nine worlds and ten earths even though they are just at just at the virtuous paragons at the initial level and how each chick of his, is a beauty that can suck out people's souls out by just laughing, how they are the heavens proud daughter or how they can be kingdom/ world toppling beauties.
Those same quotes and texts seem to pop up very f**king often so get used to it.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I GET IT, OK! I F**KING GET IT! JUST STOP! DONT FREAKING REPEAT YOURSELF, OK!!!!!!!!!!


Spoiler

even after he becomes Immortal Emperor and ascends to the tenth world at 1700+ none of the things above change oh and the funny part about is he loses his cultivation which is not pretty much of a problem as he is still kicks ass in the tenth world still I was dissolved though but the after he ascends to a higher realm than the tenth world, the same shi*t happens again and he has starts over again. It really is annoying about how much the author kept shitting and saying that he has to build a better foundation even though he has four of the Nine Grand Heavenly Scriptures and are way OP and fun fact the Physique Scripture doesn't exist anymore he rewrote it with a whole new cultivation system.

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Laugh at me for this but I have read 3rd rate Chinese novels and it's all about chicks falling for MC and I mean ALOT! Powerful MÇ for the chicks to be fanatic and ret*rded villains and that it.


Don't get me wrong I still somehow enjoyed it with all the ass kicking and stuff especially the Sacred Nether World arc and the Emperor Seat and his fiancé being a perfect antagonist even though the MÇ was too much for them to handle at the end but that was my favorite IMHO.
I could rant for hours about it but I will end it here over all 1.5/5 from me for this novel, I admit it had the potential to be the one of the best I have read but the author destroyed it for me making you wonder if he has some kind of inferiority complex based on this writing.

Sorry for my bad English as it isn't my first or second language.

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porkbuns
porkbuns rated it
February 19, 2017
Status: c383
If you like MCs that are super OP and arrogant 100% of the time, then this novel; the MC is literally always on the winning side and practically never encounters any hardships. To be honest, it was kind of awesome and relatively interesting for a while, but all this non-stop badassness really burns you out after awhile :P.

Plot :
- Some demon rips the soul out of this kid (named Li Qiye), who's shepherding, and stick it inside the body of this demon crow in order to help him do... more>> something (if I remember correctly, I think the demon was searching for something
- So Li Qiye ends up living for millions of years doing the demon's bidding.
- During those millions of years, he's constantly trying to find ways of freeing himself of the demon's control; thus, he ends up somehow accumulating up a bunch of super OP cultivation knowledge, which he uses to raise a bunch of experts in hopes of freeing himself
- Eventually, millions of years later, he ends up somehow able to revive/reincarnate back into his human body with absolutely abysmal cultivation potential and all his previous memories about super OP cultivation technique all sealed up
- Now that he's back to being inside his human body, he starts his road to revenge against the demon that trapped his soul inside of the demonic crow's body (reviving a sect that was created by one of the last experts he raised (Cleansing Incense Sect), regaining his member regarding OP cultivation techniques, accumulating a harem full of OP beauties, etc.) <<less
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Aure94100
Aure94100 rated it
September 4, 2016
Status: c782
What I thought at the beginning (around c127) :

[...] Compared to all other "reincarnated MCs" who know all but must still take everything as mere mortals, that character is an old monster [...] a character who already has seen all and treats the world with disdain and the indifference of an emperor. He is OP from the start (in some way) and quickly manages to gather around him the future elite [...] of his new "empire". [...] If there is indeed a [...] cultivation, it isn't the top priority of... more>> this story [...] the author knows where he goes and I pray that it continues.

Now at c782 :

This story begins to tire me and I withdraw a lot of things I said.

The author doesn't go anywhere and only repeats the same scenario (MC goes to another world, meets new proud sons and daughters of heaven (always more powerful that the precedent world: how convenient for the character growth !), is underestimated, shows that he is superior and can crush everyone, battle of words, fight, MC wins, new female to add to his harem, leaves for another world).

It's really boring because I already know that he will just go in all the nine worlds, repeat the same pattern, then the end of this story will probably be with the discovery of the tenth world, battle his greatest ennemi (the one from the cave that transform him in a raven), will shoulder the heaven's will and the end... pfff... <<less
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Kay60
Kay60 rated it
August 27, 2016
Status: c259
Ok so I had to change my previously amazing review because the more I read, the more this story has frustrated me.

Its not as bad as some other Chinese novels, but I find myself wanting to throw my phone against a wall due to just little things that make no sense in the novel.

-- First is how every single person here is described.

E.g. "So-and-so was the most powerful person during his time, except not really as there was this other person who beat him and was hence invincible in... more>> his era, except not really because there was someone else who was.... etc etc."

The author calls almost EVERYONE invincible and "the most powerful of his era" without knowing what that really means. Invincible means invincible, not someone powerful but still less powerful than others. The effect of this is that when the author tries to introduce truly powerful characters or clans, he has no words to describe them as every tom, d*ck and harry is already "invincible".

-- Second is the MCs character.

I get that the MC is supposed to be aloof and calm, but here he just blatantly acts arrogant to piss people off. When someone says something to you and you keep looking around at the scenery pretending not to have heard them, you don't seem cool, you seem like a deaf idiot. In addition, he takes pride in being a leech and relying on the power of others. He has very little strength himself, and only survives because of objects and people he hides behind, yet he thinks himself some Godlike existence who deserves to be worshiped.

Finally, there is such a thing as TOO arrogant, and that's what our MC here is. If even a peasant went through what MC did, chances are they'd be just as powerful, if not more, than him. So instead of lording over every cultivator he runs into, he should act his age and not like he's a prepubescent teen trying so hard to prove to everyone that his dong is bigger than theirs.

*Rant-mode off*

Apart from the above annoyances, this is still a passable novel, and I don't think reading it will disappoint (too much) <<less
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Theta
Theta rated it
July 4, 2016
Status: --
In his past life, MC was literally a beast grandpa (common term for plot device characters that guide MCs). Now released from his seal, he's become even more of a beast, figuratively. This series is great for people like me who enjoy reading arrogant yet shrewd MCs who go around face-smacking people~
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Soma
Soma rated it
June 21, 2016
Status: c20
Looking for Unique Xianxia?!

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Spoiler

I can't wait to write this review even though I only read half of the currently translated chapters. MC is a immortal in a human body without talent, cultivator called him tr*sh.

but unlike usual xianxia tr*sh bullied by people, here there is no such a thing. Our MC does not cultivate yet he managed break the common sense of Xianxia bullsh*t by trampling and killed his enemies merciless into many pieces with ease, subdued a strong sect without lifting a finger by controlling their guardian golem.

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Give it a read, at least until chapter 20, you won't regret it. <<less
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NovelDao-Seeker
NovelDao-Seeker rated it
April 27, 2023
Status: c215
Novels like this truly make you appreciate Reverend Insanity. The author has novel ideas, but fails at executing them. I'm laughing at all the reviews stating, you need to read 2345+ chapters, before it starts getting good. L.O.L how do you not see the problem with this?

-The author does a good job at making the world seem expansive & grand, but it's rarely explored.

-My main gripe with this series would have to be the convoluted cultivation system, and from what I've read of the other 1K+ chapter reviews, it seems... more>> to have been completely discarded in favor of items.

-Character regression; good lord, the MC is supposed to be this 10, 000, 000+ year old ancient sage, but he acts like juvenile. Funny enough this series could not reach the apex <<less
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ShizukanaShadou
ShizukanaShadou rated it
August 18, 2020
Status: c3115
By far one of the best op ancient MC novels I have read so far, compared to other novels, this novel is not some harem, MC proving himself or anything like that. The reason I love the novel is because the MC goes around to many different worlds, meets new people and explores the world. Good descriptions for the worlds and places he visits, great translater, with lots of updates... :D

A must read if you like a story with a op MC and world exploration. Give it a little time... more>> as it will get more fun the later it goes on in my opinion :d <<less
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Arcadial
Arcadial rated it
July 12, 2020
Status: c1006
I originally gave this novel a 5, when I first started reading web novels like this. I was not burned out on the arrogant young masters at that time, and I thought it was just a fun novel where for once the main character is strong and doesn't mind showing it off.

Looking back, I think the novel is not a 5, but I do not think it is as tr*sh as what some people have said. I agree that the plot gets repetitive, and that you can only see the... more>> MC smash so many young masters or add girls to his harem before you want something a bit more substantial, but here are the reasons I give it 4 stars.

1 star for the excellent translation quality. Nothing to be said here, I think the translator is great.

1 star for the fight scenes, they are still a lot of fun and make your blood pump.

1 star for being what it says it is. He has reached the apex, and he lets you know.

1 star because I had fun reading it.

thus, 4/5 :) <<less
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Paradox1996
Paradox1996 rated it
October 12, 2019
Status: c1000
I don't need to mention anything special. We all know that this novel is tr*sh. I agree that there are some things which catch our interest, like the cultivation concept of physique, life wheel and fate palace. Especially when Li Qi Ye develops his 13th fate palace and whenever people see that they go like "OMG He has 13 fate palaces !". The Author is totally not creative in other stuff. There was a scene where Li Qi Ye mentions the Immortal Emperor Slaughter Formation, and there is a loud... more>> and huge description of how vast the formation is, with rivers of melted bronze and what not. And after all that, he says that the formation is actually an arrow with stuff carved on it ! And after that he simply uses it by throwing at his enemies (only by hand). So many words wasted.

Li Qi Ye is very shameless, he keeps fighting with kids who are his junior's junior's ^100. <<less
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Kurokazin
Kurokazin rated it
May 19, 2019
Status: c181
Extreme repetition and, well, I'd call them "plot holes" but it's more like "logic holes". Where the side characters can't fathom why the "MC is the way he is!?" ... more>>
Spoiler

Even when reincarnation after millions of years is an established possibility in the lore by chapter 200.

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The plot is great, the story is great, the side characters have some semblance of personality... But for some strange reason, the MC is the only person in the entire "ten worlds" that has 2 brain cells that can slam together to create a complex thought.

I really wish I could give this novel a higher rating and I'll keep reading to see if it gets any better as I approach the mystical 1k+ chapter benchmark where the world building becomes good? But I can't fight this inkling in the back of my mind that the author is either 130 pounds soaking wet or 300~ obese f*cker that is just a power tripping virg*n and making a buck off the fantasy's he's pumped more than one load into a body pillow over.

The MC has NONE of the maturity or intellectual development to reflect his millions of years of life. Personally, if I lived past 1k years (let alone millions), I probably wouldn't give 2 flying sh*ts about what anyone has to say about anything. However, somehow, every minor grievance or petty exchange is some sort of irredeemable slight in the MC's eyes.

Xianxia have a tendency to embrace this trope, but this novel has not only embraced, the novel penetrated it and didn't even give the poor thing a courtesy reach-around. At nearly 200 chapters (11 minute speed reading, or nearly 36 hours of reading) I can't remotely recommend this novel to anyone unless you've literally exhausted every other avenue of "power fantasy". I'd borderline recommend MGA over this, and I f*cking HATE that bland, piece of sh*t novel.

Edit: Forgot to mention; not necessarily a big issue, but one that turns even more of the novel into filler: The cultivation system is far too complex. To the point where only dedicated fans will actually be able to follow along with it because not only is it complex... It's f*ckin' meaningless. Because the MC starts out OP and no one fights besides the MC and his slightly less OP sidekicks vs dumb mook #?? or extreme Deus Ex Machina items/characters one-punch manning everything, there's nothing to contrast the super awesome amazing moments the author tries to capture. Well, besides the perpetually shocked audience of faceless tools that fill up half of every chapter reacting to the MC's "arrogance/scheming/ignorance/etc etc" or the villain's godly background... same sh*t, different novel.

Edit Edit: Also, I'd like to address all these five star ratings: Nothing, absolutely nothing warrants spending 250-400 hours before it gets good, which is how much time you'd spend speed-reading 1500-2000 chapters (Or average 5.4 days of nothing but reading). That's like saying an average 13 episode tv show becomes great after SEASON 19-30 and even then that's assuming you're skipping the boring/filler bits... If you have that kind of free time, you either need a job, some p**sy, a f*ckin' life, or some combination of the three. <<less
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