the FL's/divine energy's obsession with the original ML, and when I got to it I just can't help but sigh because really, some men ain't shit. He went so far as to make the entire universe about himself and his prestige without care or compassion, and while that might be attractive in a romantic interest, he only did it for himself and his own wishes. Honestly, he got what he deserves. I just wish they'd dispersed his soul because he doesn't deserve a spot on he queue for reincarnation.

That metaphor about the mask especially hurt me. Baby boy could never be himself without a mask and I just hope that centuries after this, he can confidently show himself without fear that WRE wouldn't love him anymore.

From the first time Abusive Romance was referenced in the novel it was already mentioned that the goddess herself came into existence and that's how the universe works. God of Annihilation showed what would happen if someone tried to change the very principles by which the universe existed.

Love is such that before you know it, you're stuck in its clutches.

The plot is basically WRE working his ass off to keep the energies keeping the world in order from derailing and thus destroying the world as they knew it.

I loved Baili, and her acr was beautiful. Seeing her slowly emerge from her cocoon and carve out the bad influences in her life was an amazing journey.

But, I get that she is the primordial goddess and cultivates the path of indifference but her shift in attitude after receiving the divine blood was a bit.. too quick?

We been seeing her slowly change throughout the whole story and I loved that. That's why it felt like all the things that made her herself were stripped away in a single chapter.

I still love her and there were still hints of her original personality but she felt like a totally different person.

But maybe that's just me...

YHJ never suffered Stockholm Syndrome. No character in this novel suffered it! YHJ has never ever been held against his will. WRE saved him and brought him back to a private sect so the child can grow up. WRE left him to go to war, not exactly abandoning but just busy! The novel will explain later why.
I’m just going to point this out and say it’s WONDERFUL that WRE left YHJ to grow up alone for 10 years because there is ZERO chance for grooming or anything else fishy or creepy going on.

I hope you have stronger reading comprehension (than previous reviewer) and get that not only WRE but basically there are always reasons behind every character’s feelings and actions from the Abusive Romance script.

Their relationship is slow but interesting. MC once rescued ML from a pile of corpse when he become the general in human world to train himself. Since then ML see MC as his savior and is willing to be MC's sword (weapon). MC got the book because he's the rank 1 popular supporting role male lead from the book.

In the novel book (i forgot the name but it's something about sadomasochism?) MC get, ML and him are 2 of the supporting male leads that always help the FL (Baili Qingmiao). The og FL is a love fool for the main OG ML, still forgive him despite being a scumbag. In the book, MC died to protect FL and ask ML to protect FL. At first it's shown that ML indeed protect her and even reach higher popularity than MC. But later it's shown that ML actually is the villain that always use ghost mask to torture FL (like a pe*verted behavior). ML sworn that he will light a lamp for MC by using FL.

Ever since knowing about this, MC attitude toward ML change. He help ML to breakthrough, bring ML everywhere. At the fight when MC got injured, he entrust himself to ML (know what will happen from the book). ML sacrifice [something] so that MC can be healed (his meridian is injured or smth, I forgot). Which caused ML to be injured, when MC wake up he start to heal ML and even turn himself into blood demon (blood demon is a taboo). Since then their relationship get better.

ML bring MC to a place where the statue of general Wen Ren Wu (MC) is enshrined. All this time, ML always disguised himself to pay respect to the statue. MC never know this side of ML. When they get back to the sect, MC told everyone that from now on ML words/order will be on the same status of importance as him.

I forgot the detail of the rest but here:

MC fall into the sea of blood in the hand of that sht scum of ML I forgot the name which caused ML to go rampage. Since then ML took over the position as sect leader and have a heart demon in the form of MCs. When MC finally get out of the sea of blood, he saw ML drinking alcohol while hugging his robe. MC come to him but ML act cold toward him (he thought that's his heart demon). [Infamous scene] in MC's bedroom, they argue because of the rob (just ML arguing). MC already know ML like him, he told ML that he's still alive.

(Skip many scene)

MC disguise himself as Baili Qingmiao (og FL), he discovered yet a new side of ML (ML hate Baili so he acted a bit rough towards her) and think he's cute.

Ending: MC, ML, and FL succeed in getting rid of the scum OG ML. Both MC and ML then ask for a book from MC's subordinate (dual cultivation book), they went to retreat for a long time.

She's a disaster innate deity or something. The reason MC in the book and the current one help her is because of karmic relationship (she's like the mother?). MC try his best to make her see the scum og ML true face so that she can enter the chaos path and awaken her divinity.

Baili Qingmiao is also taken in by one of MC's subordinate (the ghost cultivator elder girl one) and make her as disciple. FL saw many things along with her. At the ending she awakened her power (that scum of ML is dead already if I remember) and went to travel (?).