The Godsfall Chronicles

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The nuclear holocaust which caused the collapse of the Old Times on Earth should have wiped out all human life on the planet. Yes, the gods set up their beautiful Elysiums to provide sanctuaries for their chosen, but by all rights everyone outside the elysian lands should’ve perished long ago. Yet somehow, human life still managed to persist, even in the deadly, mutant-infested wastelands.

Cloudhawk was a young scavenger who dreamed of being as free as the hawks in the skies, yet seemed destined to live out his life scrounging for scraps in the wasteland ruins. Fate, however, is ever-fickle. A chance meeting with a ragtag group of mercenaries changed the trajectory of his life, bringing him into a world with mutants and metahumans, demonhunters and godslayers, and even gods and demons. Cloudhawk would find his own place in a world that was far greater than he had imagined, find his own path between the zealous light of Sumeru and the whispering darkness of the Abyss… and one day, he would find that even gods may fall.

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FGR
TGC
The Fallen God Records
陨神记
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reigndrops
reigndrops
Jul 23, 2018
Status: v1c59
It's well-written and has a bunch of bullsh*t loopholes (similar to most so it's not a big deal) but it's honestly SO exhausting to read. In most novels there's a break between battles at least but this entire book has been one intensive fight to the next, non f*cking stop. The MC is surviving by the skin of his teeth in every single situation and it's tiring to read the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over................

I'm not asking for... more>> filler, but there needs to be more to the story than just thrusting the MC from one sh*t situation with no hope to the next. There's barely any humor or interesting character interactions because everyone is an as*hole that will sell everyone else out, and those who aren't end up dead. It's just so exhausting to read I need a break. <<less
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Timid
Timid
Jan 08, 2019
Status: c120
Honestly, I don't like this much.

The MC is like a pogo stick, bouncing from one near death ass pull to the next.
    • There's the brink of death teleport to another place ass pull.
    • About to die saved by another character ass pull.
    • Almost dead and suddenly goes berserk ass pull.
    • Wounded, dying, but then it actually makes him stonger ass pull
    • Enemy doesn't finish him off ass pull
I've only read 100 odd chapters and yet all those things listed above have been used multiple times. The whole story so far has been the MC jumping from danger to danger, and getting his ass kicked. Worst thing about it is if he had enough time to kind of sit down and semi/cultivate for a while, he might be strong enough to not get kicked around by everyone and their mother.

But that hasn't happened.

Another problem is that every character other than the MC are horrible people in a screwed up world, and yet he's kind of a do gooder dipshit. The worldbuilding set up would be perfect for a scheming sociopath MC, or a meticulous planning MC to thrive in. Yet what we get is a kind of timid weak Naruto type. It also doesn't help that the other characters generally only start becoming likeable just before the author kills them off.

All in all this just isn't as good as the reviews indicate.
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chochocobo
chochocobo
Jul 12, 2017
Status: --
RWX was not kidding when he said that this was a web novel very close to print quality. Even considering the fact that some of the nuances might be lost on us via translation, it still doesn't detract from how amazing this novel flows. It doesn't constantly reference some trope to rake in readers, it doesn't rely on crappy tropes to progress the story, and the characters aren't 1-dimensional 'I'm a young master' or 'I'm someone whose face you slapped' characters. I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of typical tropes... more>> that CN novels are known for, and I can't wait for more chapters to come.

It feels like I'm reading an account of a character from Fallout, except darker. Definitely worth a read! <<less
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Yoburi
Yoburi
Oct 23, 2017
Status: c43
I big fan of Fallout series and I like the wasteland but this novel have one big problem it's similar to fallout but have none of it's charm and everybody is extremly cruel even in outposts and there is no rules society can't work like that.

Like in Mad Max everybody is a little crazy but there still some humanity on the characters here they just stab each other and kill for the most minimal reasons and people are not even treated like objects like in MM here they are more... more>> like just tr*sh in this novel and that kinda ruin the mood of the novel it doesn't feel like a wasteland it feels like Hell where there is nothing good about so why should the MC help anyone like Max does.

Also the heroine of this novel is very hateful expect a bichty person that was just save by someone to act in the worst possible way unless of being thankful the heroine try to kill the savior and when being treated she will mock and disdain the MC and he must endure being treated like sh*t because she is a beautie. <<less
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Aerogfl
Aerogfl
Oct 10, 2018
Status: v2c22
This is going to be quite a lengthy review, but please bear with me :D.

The novel starts out strong but slowly showing flaws here and there. And it's not necessarily a bad thing after all nothing can remain perfect forever.

The story follows young scavenger named Cloudhawk. He grew in the worst environment with other scavengers where food and survival are uncertain. This introduction, however, is my first problem. It felt conflicted, it's the kind of environment where any cunning, brutal, and savage people fight for survival lived. Yet, this 14/15... more>> years old scavenger never have that kind of aura around him. Heck, the author gave him an innocent and pure aura around him which I found to be baffling.

Sure, his young age could easily be used as an 'excuse' for his lack of wisdom, problem-solving, and bad decisions. However, to have the young scavenger to never kill a person before and have an innocent aura around him is just unbelievable on that kind of environment. The first chapter of Monarch of Evernight can serve as example.

The fight description in this novel is well written and very cohesive so well done on that. However, the author seems to forget about his own categorization of different class of people. Such as people with high strength, agility, intelligence, etc. The author introduced them to be rare, and the ones that have multiple of them are even rare. However, as the story goes, the categorization seems to disappear, everyone feels have multiple kinds of class which rivaled the MC. The line between, strength, agility, etc blurred into a typical "strong" enemy.

[You're still reading? Good god, I thought you're bored already.]

Another issue that I have is a bit hard to explain. However, I'll be explaining it in Chess and Chesspiece to make it easier.
Think of it like this, The chessboard is like the story of the novel, where the pawns, king, queens, etc are the characters and the player behind them are the "big guy". Some novels have players, where some novels don't. In the novel where they do have player/players, it depend on the novel how much the player is shown controlling the board. Some shown only the shadow, some only shown finger, Godsfall Chronicles though, I feel shown not only hands, but the whole arm of the player. Thus easily breaking the "magic" of the novel for me.

It felt that MC's experience and story are biased and controlled by the arm, and it is very clear to see them in the novel. The MC always attacked? Hmmm, I wonder why? The MC fell into misunderstanding problem? Hmmm, I wonder why?

Another thing is that the MC is the LUCKIEST person when the situation is really bad or when his life is threatened. But the UNLUCKIEST when he is just trying to be peaceful or idling. It's like the author just want to make an excuse for the MC to fight eh?

In conclusion,
[Thank you and holy sh*t you made it this far reading this review] The novel is really well written especially on the fighting with some occasional flaws here and there. However, this is not a complete review, as I have not read the novel completely, maybe the author will do a better job, maybe all the plot holes and flaws will be filled and fixed? Who knows?
But definitely try reading this novel, it's very entertaining and the translation quality is top notch. <<less
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adsegm
adsegm
Feb 25, 2019
Status: v4c1
2.5 stars but I'd rather round down than up. However this just might be one of those novels that you might want to try even if reviews convince you one way or the other.
    • The biggest problem with this novel is that MC is always in situations way above his pay grade. So all the focus remains on side characters during the climax. Barely any planning is involved in MC actions. This is relatively bearable at the beginning where MC is powerless but starts getting annoying as chapters pile up.
    • Then there is the deus ex machina. It's so pronounced that you can't even call it plot armor.
    • The Mana in this world is called psychic energy but there isn't any proper system around it. It's the one thing almost every Chinese LN gets right but not here. It's generally impossible to gauge and compare character power levels even after seeing them fight.
    • The saving grace of this novel is it's characters. They are colorful with their own goals and personalities. MC is often involved in their machinations.
    • Worldbuilding isn't particularly good. The wasteland is characterized by lack of food or water but dinosaur sized beings live there, somehow. Of course everything including trees are carnivores and have poison or acid because 'evolution'.
    • Translation is fine. I didn't notice any grammar issues.
A deeply unsatisfying novel that I can't seem to drop.
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OtongSlayer
OtongSlayer
Dec 20, 2017
Status: v6
Short summary:

Spoiler
    • Non-stop action.
    • Unique post-apocalyptic storyline.
    • Kill or be killed situation.
    • Mutated beasts, mutated people, mutated world.
    • Superpowers.

A bit-long summary:

The protagonist has a strong plot-armor (well, he's the MC), though the others didn't as lucky. While the MC continue being alive, he has many companion he owed his life to (e.g the mercenaries) as he keep trying to reach his dreams he firmly held from the time he still a scavenger.

I think the character development has the most impact of this series. People may think the female lead is an arrogant, ungrateful character. But I can say for sure, from reading the raw, she will become one of the most important character to the MC.

And lastly, many people may think the MC get OP as quickly as a galloping llama, but although he get's a lucky event early on, he will not depend on it too much as there little he can do as he only can be considered weak aside from really strong people of the wasteland. Like,

Spoiler

it takes years for him to reach maturity from a naive kid, to a badass wastelander, to a wise-charismatic leader

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capable of

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One-shot an entire city by himself

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Well I won't spoiler too much, but I can say for sure the story remains solid, author clearly know where his/her series going. Honestly, I just can't believe this author is the same author of Miracle Throne, it's like his brain went on a full upgrades to another realm.

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novelbrah
novelbrah
Jul 11, 2017
Status: v2c86
To put it in simple terms, this is like a mix between Fist of the North Star and Mad Max and Fallout. I love the gritty feel of the world and the helplessness. Gore is there, but I feel like it's done well. Some authors just use gore for reader reaction but here you get the sense of helplessness and disaster
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Just Sam Random Guy
Just Sam Ran
Jul 19, 2017
Status: --
The technical writing is way way better than most chinese web novels I've read so far. But, I don't know how to feel about this one. The start was absolutely gorgeous, however, after just a few 20 or so chapters, I'm already getting worried.

This novel started like how I like my novels, descriptive. From the way it is written, you can almost see and feel the world the author is trying to build. Only a few chapters in and I'm STARTING to get an attachment to the MC. His strengths,... more>> weaknesses, struggles, pain, determination, and personality, were portrayed way better than any CN web novels I've read. The side characters have their own personalities and can independently act on their own. After reading more than 30 novels, this is the first time I've seen characters that felt realistic. The world building is good as well; not too much, but not too little. Not that much info dumps, and monologues as well. Overall, a very solid novel as of now.

So far so good right? But you might be asking, "So why are you getting worried?". Okay, so in every other CN novel ever, most or almost all of the MC's power comes from some sort of "treasure". This treasure may be in the form of an item, a spirit, a person, or whatever. Take them away and most MCs will become your borderline petty xianxia villains. No matter how brain dead the MC is, these treasures will automatically solve their problems for them. Instead of being the "solution" to the MC's problems, they just outright become the "answer"... making it seem like the author's purpose of writing the novel is to showcase the treasure's powers, instead of the MC's.

This is precisely where my worries start. Just a few chapters in, and here comes the usual "number 1 treasure under the heavens coincidentally falls on to the MC's hands" cliche. In the less than 20 chapters this treasure has been introduced, it has saved the MC's life from certain death for at least 3 times already. Very early on, and it seems that the treasure's powers is becoming more prevalent than the MC's. I don't want another weak to strong cultivation story with the help of a heaven defying treasure. This was a massive let-down for me considering the start of the novel. The start was admittedly good, but it was more like an introduction. Without having established solid characteristics for the MC, because of the introduction of the treasure, the focus almost immediately changed from "what the MC can/will do, or what is the MC like" to "what the treasure can do". Although I am not against these sort of super OP stuff that MCs luckily obtain, I would prefer if they were not introduced so early in the story, as they, most often than not, receive the credits for the MC's success and/or achievements (regardless of whether it was through the MC's abilities or the treasure's abilities). A lot of CN authors seem to severely underestimate the potential of the human body and brain. Without these sort of OP treasures, they can't make their characters stand out from the rest. However, if you look at the real world geniuses, most of them have the same (some even more) limitations as any other human being. But it is the way they work with and around their limitations that separates them from us common people. There's a lot of rags to riches and weak to strong stories in the real world, and most of them did not need help from treasures and stuff. They just relied purely on the brilliance of the human body and mind.

And now, for the even more worrying part for me is the slight drop in writing quality. It seems to be degrading to the typical, generic, xianxia novel writing style. First, the novel started really descriptively. But then the half-assed informational writing came in or whatever it is called. Too much "in fact he can do this", "in truth this is that", "as a matter of fact bla bla bla". Show, don't tell. And now, the "this is what you should feel/think" type of writing joined in as well. "What is a genius? This is a genius! It's amazing right? You should be amazed because it is amazing. To be able to do that is really amazing. Truly a genius is only capable of such things! Genius! Genius! Genius!". I don't what type of writing that is, but I know that is the worst one I've ever seen in my entire life.

Although they are there, they aren't as abundant as other novels. It still is worrisome though, considering that from no such paragraphs (from ch1~10 I think), now it is getting to sometimes 1 paragraph in 1 chapter, to 2~4 paragraphs in the later releases. Hopefully the translator can address these issues with the author as they seemed to be working closely together.

Despite all that, it still is a 5 star for me. <<less
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Ezrah
Ezrah
Jul 02, 2020
Status: c100
What a shame. So much potential but it’s too aggravating to read. I’ve been persevering for ages with gritted teeth and clenched buttocks but I just can’t take it anymore, my blood pressure is through the roof!
The novel is so fast paced it’s beyond stressful and exhausting. It’s like watching a high budget action movie but with all other important parts cut out, like character development, location and environment description, conversation etc. It’s basically all the Mad Max films back to back edited with only just the action and... more>> chase sequences.

It’s an endless cycle of MC being hunted > epic life and death battle > survives by the skin of his teeth either saved by a side character that is killed off a handful of chapters later or some crazy deus machina plot armour power up or teleportation > MC heals up for a few paragraphs before another disaster/mutantbeast attack/sandstorm/conspiracy arrives and then it’s all repeated all over again. Over and over and over and over.
Never mind the MC, I’m ready for a complete meltdown. I worked it out, in the first six weeks of the novel he nearly loses his life every few days, on average.

And the MC is beyond annoying, he’s inexplicably so pure and naive that he’s constantly overestimating himself and launching himself into white knight mode repeatedly against foes many times more powerful and numerous than himself. For people who bully, physically abuse, demean and try to kill him numerous times. I think even Gandhi would be hard pressed to be as benevolent. To the point where I suspect he’s a serious masochist?
Basically the author must have wrote this whilst off his face on stimulants and psychedelics. He needs to take a Valium and go back to insert some breathing space in between all the near death experiences.
I get the not so hidden hint that it’s all planned to make him stronger blah blah but it’s just coming across as The Ancient One is a sadistic twat getting off on bullying a shiny white flower. What is he training up? A lunatic with severe paranoia and PTSD with an adrenal gland the size of Australia? Most people would’ve broken down from the relentless pressure long ago. And this is only the first 100 chapters FFS!

Right, I’m off to find some ibuprofen, the blood pressure induced stress headache is killing me. <<less
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NaM
NaM
Aug 06, 2018
Status: --
It's a good read though a bit Dissapointing

tbh. I've been looking forward to this Novel. Since the first time it was released cause of the WW bragging and also since that time I got hooked to apocalyptic novel since reading the novel The Dark King. Though I admit the dark king being sub par compared to this. I find the dark king's adventure more interesting compared to Cloudhawk's.

Sure, Godsfall is pretty well written (though I'm not sure if it reach to the Point of ww self proclaimation about this novel... more>> being the most well written novel in qidian). However that is all to that.

Story is linear. Updates is slow as f*** that ive been stockpiling chapters since the beginning only to comeback with only 100 and so chapters in sight. And also the fact that the thrill, suspense and action being never ending and overused to the point that it reach the point that the thrill, suspense and action were longer as thrilling as it used to be. Finally, what most frustrates me. Was the f*** he was given so much OP abilities but during critical times. When the worse come to worst. Those abilities were often nowhere to be seen. (Ex.

Super fast regen - nowhere to be seen during action but super effective if MC is half-dead state.

Sixth sense - always alert him. But often ignored cause on one gaves a shit. So he always find himself in the middle of a storm like an idiot.

Etc etc.)

Reading this to me feels like being headache-induced and suffocated.

It was suffocating literally cause of how thrill packed the story is. Story pattern for the first 100 chapters is like this.

Minding own business - pulled into danger - survived half-dead - stuff his stomach with food then repeat from the top.

It was so disappointing. Sure wasteland world is dangerous and being killed and killing is one of the norms. But that doesn't mean that the MC should supposed to be driven into endless danger for nothing with no actual goal in sight. This story needs more filler and more breather chapter cause its not that exciting to read a thriller who only knows to thrill over and over again to the point that its exhausting and boring for the reader to continue to read <<less
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GrumpyNPC
GrumpyNPC
Dec 15, 2018
Status: Completed
This is probably one of my favorites novels.

The Good:

    • Characters are not black and white, there is a lot of gray area.
    • Side characters are interesting and have real character development, specially in the later chapters. They have their own motivation and they dont always align with the MC's goals.
    • MC also has good character growth.
    • The story is very well written and translated.
    • Story progression is well paced and has a lot of fluidity from arc to arc.
    • The dialogue is often witty
The not so good:

    • The romance is lacking, there isn't much of it. Some female friendships and a couple of s*x scenes, but no real romantic development. I'm secretly hoping this earns a harem flag in the future, but so far no indication of it,
Contradicting other reviews:

    • Some reviews say the MC is too naive for growing up in the wastelands, but...
      Spoiler

      He was raised and taught by a kind and well educated old man in his early years, an old man who is hinted to have some extraordinary background and was very knowledgeable. So it is understandable that the MC would be different, kinder than all the savage ppl in the wastelands.

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      and he definitely matures throughout the novel.
Final thought after completing it:

    • It felt like the power scales kind of grew exponentially towards the end, and I also found the ending a little disappointing, so im taking away a star, but I still loved the novel, it was a very fun read.
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jojmist
jojmist
May 07, 2018
Status: c30
I really don't understand how this novel has a 4.4/5 stars rating, nor do I understand how other reviewers have equated this novel to almost "print quality". It feels like the plot was created by an adult, but the actual writing was done by a child. An example could be how the author is extremely liberal with exclamation points and "!?", and how there are plenty of repeated phrases in triplets like "No. No. NOOOO!!!!" or "Save me. Save me. SAVE ME!!!" or "Help. Help. HELP!!" (all are actually in... more>> the novel, multiple times). Again, the overall plot is great, but it feels like the author is someone who has lived in a bas**ent their entire life and doesn't understand normal human behavior and nuances which makes the novel feel awkward and cringey. Its like hanging out with that awkward friend who is fun to hang out with, but has a lot of weird outbursts and unusual tastes that he thinks are cool, but no one else cares for. Additionally, it sometimes feels like the author just pulls info out of his a$$ when describing or explaining characters or events that doesn't feel organic or necessary at all (it feels like this made up quote: "The enemy shot out a sword blade at the MC, but the MC didn't know that the blade was made out of super silver alloy, that was also forged by the legendary Dwarves of Asgard, and was also re-hardened by the blood of a dragon. The enemy was also a veteran of 100 battles"-that last bit was an actual quote for a single random enemy). It's like the author is using plot armor that is directed at the plot itself to try to make it more interesting, but it's just awkward and feels too sudden. Lastly, the MC is originally a literal weak child/teen looking to survive at all cost per the author, is at the bottom of the totem pole in terms of power, and then all of a sudden he does a 180 becoming leader-like looking for battle and even outdoing his mercenary boss in terms of leadership expression within the first 24 chapters. All in all, there is a sense of naivety in the writing that ruins what is an otherwise good plot. <<less
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yiuc27
yiuc27
Jan 25, 2020
Status: v3
If you didn't already know from the comments praising this series to the f*cking sky, this series is overrated.

Plot-wise it's exactly what you would expect from a Chinese post-apocalyptic mutation based science and magic mashup series.

MC's character development really means going from likeably innocent to acting like everyone self-righteous preachy chinese hot-blooded male lead ever. The whole "I just want to live a regular life, but I'm also going to throw myself headfirst into ret*rded situations because of how opportunistic I am" combined with the "I don't want to be... more>> a hero, despite everything I've ever done pointing to that" shtick get old fast.

People are saying the characters are multidimensional because author gave them tragic backstories to justify their actions. It's pretty f*cking s*upid unless you like reading about hundreds of useless cookie-cutter slightly thicker in 2d characters.

Also, translator on Wuxiaworld is annoying to read. He goes from translations of convoluted Chinese idioms to using western slang. MC's running around talking about f*cking moms and whooping ass despite never having a mom or childhood friends.

All in all, not the worst read, but it is by no means, "Print quality" unless you've read some sh*t you aren't proud of on Kindle Unlimited. <<less
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KirbyReviews
Dec 01, 2019
Status: c100
Maybe this is a good novel, but I find reading it a heavy chore and I can't be bothered after about 100 chapters. This novel isn't bad compared to tr*sh tier cultivation novels that follow the same old repeated plots. The plot and world building is unique. But the general vibe of the novel just doesn't sit well with me and I find it not very appealing.

  1. The author doesn't have a very good grasp of story pacing and telling a good story. The MC constantly finds himself in life or death situations with no pause in between. Slowly building up a mini-arc of 20-30 chaps to a finale of a life or death battle is fine. Reading 30 chapters of the MC constantly in life or death situations and going from one crisis to another is just exhausting to read. And this happens constantly. Everybody wants to kill the MC, betray him, capture him, etc. There's also very little of an over-arcing story, just the MC being chased by people everywhere he goes.
  2. The author leans on 'betrayal' as a way of generating plot. The MC goes to a survivor base, but some people in there betray him and try to kill him. MC meets some new people, but gets betrayed by one or two people and he has to fight for his life. Etc.
  3. Fight scenes sort of don't make sense and the MC's power growth also doesn't make sense. It goes from 5mph to 100mph really fast. The MC used to be a weak scrub with zero powers, but he somehow is fighting the leaders of survivor bases in 2 months time. However, theres are lot of fights, constantly. So it makes even less sense because it all kind of melds together in a puddle in your mind and nothing stands out.
  4. Characters are also very inconsistent. I can't tell if some people are good or bad or both. The MC doesn't have a lot of personality, only that he is an unkillable c*ckroach.
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Shtirliz
Shtirliz
Oct 05, 2018
Status: v2c20
Interesting post-apocaliptic world. Interesting side characters. Good stories in arcs. Insanely s*upid and naive MC for someone raised by wasteland (such amazing plot hole and plainly bad writing at author side). Too much plotarmor (there was dozens and dozens situations when MC could only die, but was saved by warious encounters or just plotarmor teleportation).
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MangoGuy
MangoGuy
Sep 23, 2018
Status: v2c6
I have taken long enough to come to a decision about this novel. I am gonna continue reading this.

Rated a solid 4/5 at this point of time because this has quality.

I would call this a pure fanatasy action gore novel. Leave all those romance comedy bits out of this, and this is genuinely good. And yes, there is no comedy. As for romance, so far, the writer is tackling well with the theme of the story: In this kind of survival of the fittest place, there is no real place... more>> for genuine romance. One night stands are a normal, at max.

Our MC is.... well, decent enough. We are given some understanding as to why in this dark place, he kinda sticks out as a white knight. It is no where enough, but hey! I will take it.

The pacing of this is breath taking. This is high pace action, and you might have a love hate relationship with that because it means there is no empty chapter to catch a break. But this quick pace means plot plot plot plot armor armor armor armor is around.

No, my keyboard didn't go crazy.

The world set up is good. We already have a villain power level ceiling put in place, which is excellent because it means this author has some ending in mind. The support staff either dies, or becomes plot relevant. Which is actually quite terrific, if you think about it.

On the whole, I feel that this is a very high quality novel. The 4 I gave is more so because of the strong character the protagonist seems to just have. Without any substantial back story. The cliches are there, but with the fast pace you don't really mind.

For all I know, if this maintains this same action pace, I might give this a 5.

This is Mango approved.

EDIT: I have completed the novel. Will be upgrading the rating to 5/5. One of the best series I have ever read. It is not perfect, but the imperfections only make it prettier.

Hugely Mango approved. <<less
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VonLeon
VonLeon
Jul 28, 2017
Status: c30
It's pretty great so far. Been reading wuxia novels for a while and this was different and fresh. It's probably the most graphically descriptive novel I've read so far. It's like a Mad Max setting with less riding and more killing. There's a certain mystery that the novel is just starting to touch upon. Definitely, recommend if you're looking for something interesting.
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bobbyb123
bobbyb123
Aug 13, 2021
Status: Completed
What a ride this was. Overall, I found this series to be fantastic, and it's certainly at the level of a typical printed English novel series.

Likes:

    • The world building is pretty refreshing. The setting is a dystopian Earth and it's made to feel like the world of Fallout or Mad Max, and although a wasteland type of setting might not be novel, the way it's executed makes the presence of the world feel quite unique.
    • Almost every single named character has a meaningful role to play. Some live, while some die, but the author does a good job of making them feel real and not two dimensional.
        • Spoiler

          That being said, the roles of some are hyped up to be have a critical impact, but the book ends before we ever really see that (i.e. Azura)

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    • Character relationships are complex and realistic, including the romance. That being said, the latter isn't a large focus, especially given the burdens/responsibilities of the MC and how he can't take time to settle down.
    • Scientific explanations on both the cultivation and technology are really well done and do a decent job of conforming to scientific fact compared to 99% of other novels.
    • Realistic and believable overarching plot
Dislikes:

    • Not enough exploration.
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          Besides the region of Skycloud and a few other regions (like the Meadow in the south) that are lightly explored towards the end, we tend to mostly stay in one zone. This novel mostly takes place on Earth, which means there should have been several continents, oceans, the poles etc. To cover. Maybe I missed an explanation about how the world changed after the Gods blasted everything with radiation but it seems like there was so much more that could've been done here. Similarly, there isn't much exploration outside of Earth either.

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    • The presence or liveliness of settlements or cities is somewhat lacking.
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          It's hard for me to put this into words, but while we do see some named characters introduced in each important location, you don't get much of an impression of the remaining population. For example, when I picture the city of Skycloud in my head, I think of the few named members of the Cloude and Polaris families, Jan*s and Atlas Umbra, the Ludae (?) merchant family, a few vague members of the temple, and that's about it. The rest of the city is basically a gray area. There is effectively no interaction with the rest of the city's population, no other minor families, no competitions, no other social events. The only time the rest of the citizens are mentioned are when there is public outrage or when people are dying from some attack. It all just feels flat and lacking. Even the members of Hell's Army that return to the city after their term is up are basically forgotten. The author could definitely have done a better job of this. A couple of other novels that replicate this feeling are Undefeated God of War and The Avalon of Five Elements.

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    • Glaring plot holes with how some scenarios are handled (which is my biggest dislike).
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          There are times when characters are faced with certain information, like how Selene felt that she was losing herself as part of the temple's empowerment ritual, but she dismisses it saying there's no point thinking about this. This also happens multiple times with Cloudhawk, where he will literally be given facts that should make him question someone's motives and he will respond with "no point thinking about this now" and proceed with something s*upid. At the end of the day, I understand that the author is doing this as a mechanism of continuing the plot, but unfortunately this is a horribly jarring way of doing so. This is similarly true regarding the dissemination of information about the truth behind the gods and the war. If Arcturus believed so strongly in Cloudhawk being a critical helper for the war against the gods, why be vague about his reasoning? Why continually frame him or alienate him? None of it makes sense. The same is true for the Crimson One, or Baldur, or even Wolfblade. The latter obviously had his own motives, but part of the truth could have been given without issue, but we end up taking this big winding path to get to the end for no apparent reason. I also dislike how some of these figures will try to give some information or fact but the MC or others will just ignore them and fight. Why? So much frustration here.

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          The MC is really s*upid about walking into traps. Several times he returns to Skycloud knowing that he's an enemy of Arcturus, and as usual, he will waltz right in only to get imprisoned once again. There are other similar circumstances where the MC does something like this without thinking and it bites him in the ass, which sucks as a reader because although we have the same amount of information as the MC, we have to sit through and watch the MC walk into an obvious trap. &Lt;sarcasm> Thankfully we have some heavy plot armor to save the day.</sarcasm>

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    • Unused developments/resources.
        • There are actually a lot of examples of this. There are many things that are built up or that the MC focuses on that should have a large societal impact that are basically neglected. Some examples:
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              Azura and Skye. Both are disciples of the MC and are mentioned to potentially change the world, but the former has a very minor impact by guiding the younger generation of Awakened while the latter is actually forgotten by the author altogether (he doesn't even remember making him a disciple).

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              MC's ability to manipulate energy without relics. This should have been introduced into the training program very early on in the Greenland arc but the MC somehow only considers this during the Last Judgement of the gods. Although it's eventually revealed in a class around the gods attack, there isn't much of an impact and it's brushed off as most people not understanding it

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              Nuclear weaponry. I find it hard to believe that after communicating with the Ark members and after having access to Legion and other members, that it is so hard to recreate high-energy weapons like nukes to use against the gods etc.

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              Cloudhawk's goal of turning himself into a relic. We don't really see this get explored enough, such as not having a clear plan for what relics to absorb or even what his limit is. This is also true for most of his abilities. We don't really know what he's capable of nor do we get to see him training to improve any of his abilities like his usage of the Eye of Time from the Greenland arc onwards

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              Many groups of people or races like The Eternal, the dragons, the other races of Gehenna etc. All of them are introduced as important allies but they have basically no screentime or impact. From the information we are given, they contribute nothing to the war other than being part of the strongest group in the 3 armies that are storming Sumeru.

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              The Divine Matrix. Besides the MC delving into this twice, this feels like it could have been exploited way more, or at least used as interesting story arc. The author even uses an effectively paraphrased quote from Morpheus from the Matrix movie in chapter 30 of book 8. I would have liked to see more virtual reality action going on.

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              All of the other "dimensions" or planets that were marked by the Demon King. IMO, none of them were really exploited or explored to their full potential which was highly disappointing. There were supposedly several more "layers" that the MC could reach but he only stopped at the 4th planet.

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              The Demon King's Cube. This was both not used enough and also used in a way that wasn't faithful to the initial explanation. I believe it was mentioned that people can only remain alive when The Cube is deployed, but it's later mentioned around the time he takes Gods as POW that he closed it off, which doesn't make sense since that would imply anyone inside would be dead.

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              MC's space abilities. It's mentioned that the teleportation done to other marked dimensions doesn't really count as true space control since it uses the old Demon King's markers, but later on when his abilities improve he never really takes advantage of his spacial control to go anywhere or find new locations in the universe, especially since it's mentioned that after a certain point, distance no longer matters.

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        • To summarize, I honestly think that most of these issues stem from either a lack of planning or the pacing of the novel being too rushed. I understand the author mentioned how he had to hugely reshuffle everything based on the publishers requirements, and had to change the timeline in ways he really didn't want, but I think things could have still been more well thought out.
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            Many of the issues I mentioned probably could've been used to its full capacity if the war with the gods didn't start so soon after defeating the remaining Supremes on Earth.

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Although I really enjoyed the book, there were still several issues that detracted from the story. As a result, I would give this book a 4 out of 5, but I would still recommend this book to others.

Also, with regards to the some issues brought up in other reviews, I think most of them are addressed if you actually read the entire series. For example:

    • The non-stop action. Although that is certainly the case for the first book, events slow down to a more reasonable level from the second book onwards.
    • The people of the wastelands being too ruthless and lawless. Honestly, this seems reasonable to me given the environment. Strength is literally all that matter when you're trying to survive. If someone has water or food, and you're on the verge of dying without it, why would you not try to take it by force if you can, especially if you're not related? You could argue about morals, but I think that only applies in a peaceful society where safety and rules can be enforced. These people are born and grow up in an environment no different from any wild animal, in a place with no rules, so why would you ever expect anything else? If you replace humans with some wild animal in your view of the wastelands, you would probably come to terms with this more easily.
    • The MC being "too nice" or "too innocent" compared to anyone else around him in the wastes. This also has an answer but it's a bit of a spoiler, so don't read unless you've literally read to the end of the book.
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          I think there are two factors: The first is the fact that he has the so called Seed that makes him the child of destiny which might have an influence on his personality. The second and far more relevant reason is the fact that everything about him has been molded by Legion since the old man that is basically like a father to him is one of his many personas. Unlike an animal that knows nothing about society or the world, his head has been filled with ideas and stories that guide his personality away from being a typically ruthless wanderer.

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Rezonance
Aug 13, 2017
Status: c300
Pretty good novel actually. Sneaked in some chapters in the raw and it gets really good. This novel is not based on levels but they do get much stronger through experience as well as mutation and training. It takes a while for MC to do the usual OP MC stuff as well as gain experience but when he does... it gets even better than now. The world setting is vividly described even through raws so I can imagine how much better it will be translated. The characters (All of them)... more>> have their own personalities a well as progression although most focus is on MC. There is Almost no stereotypical character from how far I have gotten and even if there is they are either completely irrelevant, have some type of scheme/goal or they change their ways *COUGH* Blood Queen COUGH* *COOUUUGHHH* Mantis/Viper (whatever the medic is called) *COUUGHHH* ugh..... it could be either one of those (not a spoil). I suggest you take a good look at all of mantis's action from now on. Last but not least, this world... is big as hell. So much so that I cant say with confidence that I have a basic idea of it. And it said basic idea, meaning even 300 chapters later there are still insanely powerful people and places hidden from me that its almost scary. Anyway if you can't be bothered to read all this, take this out of my review; Recommended, full of potential and gods. <<less
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