Great Demon King

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“If I don’t die… I swear I will act on all my evil thoughts..”

Not exactly everyone’s typical thought when they’re about to die. What will a cowardly young man do when reincarnated with the evil powers to redefine his destiny? Can the natural kindness of human nature triumph over evil? Will he become the cold-blooded demon king of legend, or will he forge his own path and rain down another kind of terror?

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Da Mo Wang
GDK
Đại Ma Vương
大魔王
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Luzian
Luzian
September 3, 2022
Status: c724
I think I'd describe my experience reading this novel as "I've read worse". While I do feel anger at the wasted potential of this novel as it started out as a unique experience for me, it slowly started going the same path as other novels of this kind. It might feel that way for me because I've read quite a few Xianxia, Wuxia, and Xuanhuan novels, hence making me especially tired of fillers and repeated events.

Cause Jesus Christ there were some truly painful parts of the novel to read. One... more>> part of me was reluctant to give up reading as I've gotten to around 700 chapters deep into the novel, while the other part of me felt so damn s*upid and angry for continuing to read.

If I had to describe my feelings using the words of the author, it'd probably look something like this, "She heaved another sigh, swallowing the bellyful of anger she felt as she continued to read about Han Shuo's adventure in the City of Darkness". <<less
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yamatorules
yamatorules rated it
June 4, 2022
Status: c1027
Agree with all the negative points about the novel but if you're in here for the the nsfw scenes and the harem/random ladies then let me warn you.
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they don't happen too often and the MC doesn't sleep with anyone he isn't going to marry. He only slept with women outside his harem twice and that was it. Most of the harem members besides the first 3 aren't fleshed out enough and it feels too fast. More specifically, rose and donna got dealt a bad hand as their story should have been one of friends and not lovers. Everyone after fanny, emily and phoebe feels tacked on as the story progresses and even those three don't shine anymore after the abyss arc.

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also, one thing I should mention is
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necromancy never got mentioned at all after heading to elysium or whatever the god realm was called. It's just gone and never mentioned anymore.

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Mahesvara_
Mahesvara_ rated it
August 31, 2021
Status: c405
The story is interesting despite being old and has so much f*cking plot armor. The problem is author when he's illustrating the scenario in detail so vehemently but just look so s*upid in my imagination. The description is always TOO MUCH and doesn't make sense.

The author is trying so hard to use flowery unique words to describe something like "His color-ribbon like aura bla bla blah" what the hell is 'color-ribbon' ?! And one time "Silk-like mental energy" in the novel mental energy used to cast magic spells but why... more>> the hell is it silk-like? It shouldn't be visible lmao.

It's just a tip of the many s*upid descriptions. There's at least 4 to 10 s*upid description from the narration each chapter. Since there's 1000+ chaps prepare to be piss off reading those 4000 to 10000 s*upid detail narration from the story. It's making me imagine senseless things while reading, I don't even know how to use those descriptions to create a scenario in my head. Aside from those, even the detailed description that looks alright is still too much, instead of saying 'Drop of blood' the author instead say 'A drop of sanguine crimson blood-red blood' like wtf? Why must you do this?

This novel started really good until maybe around 200 chaps I can give it 4/5 rating. I really hate plot armors but I can still take since it's interesting and making me want to read more, but around 380 chaps the novel became so embarrassing to read. The conversation and relationship he had with Little skeleton and Gilbert (his dragon servant) became so cringey and didn't improved at all.

Aside from Plot-armors, Cringey character interactions and s*upid narrations, the other elements are either alright/good/great.

Story: 4/5

Concept: 2/5

Characters: 3/5

Worldbuilding: 3/5

Romance: 2/5 (romance is likable at first but later on it just became a repeated cycle of *MC lying to a woman—woman blushes—MC f**k them*)

Overall 3/5. <<less
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fangyuan
fangyuan rated it
June 11, 2021
Status: c321
When I saw that it was written by Ni Cang Tian, I didn't have a high expectation for this novel. I was right and by chapter 321, I decided to call it quits. I will list out things I like and dislike about this novel.

What I like:

    • The concept. The Eurocentric world that MC resides in is an interesting premise
    • Interesting sidekicks.
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      Little skelly and zombies

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What I dislike:

    • The plot flow. It feels like no matter what MC does, he would somehow meet his acquaintances or his enemies. Some of the issues are also pointless.
    • The romance.
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      All members of his harem feel very linear. The s*x scenes are also very repetitive

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    • Cultivation levels feel vague.
If you don't really mind about all these things and just want to read a novel, this novel is not a bad choice.
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demongordon
demongordon rated it
March 18, 2021
Status: 40ch
If this was a JP edgy shonnen novel, I would give 4 stars.

Because it has all the trappings:

  • Idiotic Villains and plot (offend someone -> fight -> repeat)
  • Inconsitent Worldbuilding (build as this unforgiving world but when the MC start exploring is a little more than random isekai ones)
  • OP MC with little personality
  • Hentai level of Romance logic
  • MC is not only play the "I'm ret*rd" card he is in fact ret*rd
  • "ecchic" gag
I don't mind all this kind of things if I want to read some wish fullilment isekai, after all I'm... more>> already have a low expectation to begin with, but is extreme disapointing when you go expecting at least something akin to Warlock of Magus Wolrd and get that.

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Take for exemple the very first action the MC takes after got on his new body and learned how harsh and dangerous this people are, killing and torturing him (the body he got the memory from) for fun without any mental burden. So he decided that he will take revenge on the girl that killed the previous owner that killed him with her necromantic arts. So the MC in his infinity wisdom decided that he should SCARE HER, by FAKING BEING A ZOMBIE, her that is a NECROMANCER... Even the author acknowledged is s*upid, however after that is clear the world just go along whatever the MC wants

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ReanuKeeves
ReanuKeeves rated it
March 6, 2021
Status: c626
Mediocre at best.

Premise started out interesting, but begun to slowly go downhill in much future, later chapters.

Things become repetitive.

  1. Make someone angry.
  2. Get revenge.
  3. Make someone angry.
  4. Get revenge.
Few other little things that are spoiler.
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Also certain love interests have a powerful figure behind them. I won't say much more on that, but when you start seeing a pattern.....

Another thing that really gripe me was future chapters. I started to lose interest up to the 'transcendent, ' part. Yea, I know some Wuxia tropes go into Godhood and all that, but the novel started to fall apart to that point and just became rather boring and bland. It is like the author is running out of ideas after repeating just about everything else prior.

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There is also problem with side characters. Like, they only show up a little. Then many chapters later they may revisit them and at that point it takes awhile to recall who exactly they were. (Yea, I forgot a few character names from such with such a long lapse with them being kinda 'written off.')

What would of made it a good novel was if it stayed on the path it begun with and not let things get too out of hand in powerscaling. Again, the start was a good read, but once more the novel started to gradually fall apart later. It is sad when the summons and certain side characters are more interesting than the MC and seem to show more character than he really does. <<less
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GeelHaarMonster
GeelHaarMonster rated it
March 4, 2021
Status: c170
Too many illogical decisions, plot holes, plot armor etc etc...

I wish the author spent a bit more time thinking about the story and each element in it. This novel is a good example of quantity over quality. Focus was put on as many chapters as quick as possible, rather than a coherent story.
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Macho
Macho rated it
August 29, 2020
Status: c397
A pretty interesting magic/cultivation system supporting the somewhat plothole-ridden, dull world the author had created.

Romance and harem are realistically quite f*cking bare-bones, but considering the context of the review; they're pretty alright and I didn't get too frustrated over it.

My biggest gripe with the novel had been the writing style and the inconsistencies associated with it.

... more>> The MC, Bryan is mostly a pretty smart fella when it comes to it, yet, for some godforsaken reason, I can't help but furrow my brows when I'm trying to read through the conversations.

Here's an exaggerated example (how it feels to me) :

NPC: Bryan did you know that the... [insert something mildly surprising]

Bryan: *dazed eyes* *internal monologue explaining the simplest things*

NPC: [Continues after Bryan explains the internal monologue in simpler terms once more]

Bryan: [Imagination running wild until NPC asks a question to do some worldbuilding once more]

NPC: Bryan... [insert boring exposition or simple questions]

Bryan: *dazed eyes* "Npc #1, how about, no! let's not do that... how about... no! not that either. *thoughtful buffoon*

The guy's a f*cking tool most of the time.

It's just plain annoying to read about a dude that has no focus in conversations. Sure, I'll admit to exaggerating the problem, but that's how I perceived the writing style. <<less
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robot789
robot789 rated it
July 13, 2020
Status: c880
This was a great novel until around chapter 500-600. After the Abyssal realm arc it just goes to shit. Terrible terrible novel. Don't read. Oh also this author steals a lot of elements from coiling dragon and before you get excited no it's nowhere close to as good as coiling dragon. He bastardizes the elements from coiling dragon and makes them boring somehow. It's honestly shameless just how much he steals from coiling dragon.
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Ryul
Ryul rated it
June 8, 2020
Status: --
Starts off as Quite good novel that can pick one interest with MC that aspire to act evil and based on his desires with normal rise in power (compared to other chinese works) but later on his strength starts raising like tidal wave and only thing that is mentioned is

MC picks new woman goes to seclusion gets stronger, comes out kills all those who did something wrong and this is repeated in novel for several times

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If author stayed on the line as it was in beginning that is magic and school and just make him slowly rise in power and influence not by using the demon power he got from the old demon but just by necromancy and that he simply made necromancy great and unstoppable again with his undead army then it might be even one of the top novels not that he gave MC plot armor as hell, useless harem with girls that wont help MC much and change from evil doer to in my opinion normal mc

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IEMOZ
IEMOZ rated it
May 15, 2020
Status: c600
Starts off with an interesting premise then devolves into a harem of too many ladies to count.
The main-character is mildly compelling initially, however falls quite, quite flat later on.
The harem members are not entirely irrelevant to the story but are largely treated like they are.
In short average plotline, done badly the longer it drags on.

Only redeeming feature is the TL is on point.
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Hiero
Hiero rated it
July 20, 2019
Status: --
Should have been a good novel if not for the MC being so perveted. I didnt think this novel to be an R-18.

The MC always meet beautifull girls and they all magically fall in love with. And when he meets enemy women its all ugly, fat, thin, small or old. What a pitifull enemies not a single beautifull. I dont know why but the MC keeps blabbering that he wont take anymore girls cuz his loyal to his 1st crush but still keeps flirting with girls he meet when he... more>> already has 5 girls. And when they meet the MC always force them and have s*x.

There was this one time when he saw bandits robbing the merchants and raping the women and girls and just watch there he says its life. He even said that he has principle that he wont be like them wont rob and r*pe but he subconciously didnt know that what he always do. He visits bandit household and massacre them for the sake of justice though his just there for the riches. He even forgotten how he obtain his first girlfriend, he tied her up and r*pe her. The poor girl keeps crying but there was nothing she can do so she just accept him for he was forcing her and there was also one time when he was spying his enemy and that enemy was having s*x with a mother daughter pair and he was so jealous that he knock the enemy and r*pe those two who were hypnotise by him.

And so here is his moral principle wont rob and r*pe but he always do it subconciously. Is the MC a hypocrite or what? Thats why I only gave it 3 star if not for the author ruining the MC. Or is this the author sick of his imagination. <<less
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Konstantin
Konstantin rated it
January 15, 2018
Status: c200
I've dropped this one at 200 something chapter, can't remember accurately because it was about a year ago.

Main reason for that was - this is power trip type novel, but power rankings are shitty. MC killed 5 rank enemies when he was 2-3 rank himself. And then he get lvlup and lvlup and another lvlup... And still his enemies are 5 rank. And even after multiple lvlups with OP abilities and his rank 4 he still fights against 5 ranked enemies, even struggling sometimes. At last when he becomes 5... more>> rank he can fight 6 rankers! Only if they are countered by his abilities (like dark mages)... He supposed to be OP, get OP abilities, but he don't become really stronger, lol. It could be tolerated if it was plot based novel, but it is definitely not. There is no serious plot, MC just fight enemies, get abilities and items, romance girls and joke around. <<less
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Anonymousse
Anonymousse rated it
August 29, 2017
Status: c370
Warning: lots of NSFW scenes.

Even with super plot armor, heaven defying luck, super pets (or summons?) MC still cant keep his thing inside of his pants... and thats why his most troublesome issues is not his enemies but how to make peace with all his women without get castrated by any of em or their super families.

Fun to read in idle time.
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fear80
fear80 rated it
January 2, 2024
Status: c341
I decided to call it quits at this point, I can already feel the novel going downhill

This is an old novel so I mostly ignored and gave a pass to plot armor and plot convenience

Early part of the story had more romance and character depth, I feel the initial 100-150 chapters were promising.

... more>> It goes downhill after, the foundation and plot points laid out in the previous chapters don't see to matter later and some new thing starts mid way every time and female love interests are also slowly getting sidelined.

The chapters at this point started becoming full of word filler, I had to skip multiple paragraphs to find relevant character interactions.

All this crap and random plots with npc side characters could have been skipped to improve the romance or harem or have the MC work on a focused goal or gain power to fight a strong enemy.

From the other reviews, you can tell it only gets worse from here

Not recommended <<less
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LordofAll
LordofAll
October 16, 2023
Status: c1028
This novel starts of rather well, the method of transmitting to a fantasy world is different, the MC acts somewhat intelligent, and the MC is a complete self righteous hypocrite like most Chinese MCs (only somewhat). Sadly the story started got a bit worst after first few dozen chapters, the plot armor got thicker and MC less intelligent. Then it got even worse after around 600 chapters.

Really the only true positive was that the MC has somewhat of a personality unlike most Chinese MCs.
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Jurnlok
Jurnlok rated it
October 2, 2023
Status: Completed
Great for those who can read part of the story, be happy to drop it part way through, and just enjoy the good parts.

A mediocre story as a whole but one that does seem to fall into an unfortunate trope that a lot of stories do; about two thirds of the way through when a huge milestone is hit, everything good about the story seems to crumble.

So for any reading pleasure it is best to look at Great Demon King as two individual books. The first is Chapter 1 to... more>> Chapter 670. A somewhat intelligent story of the rise of Han Shuo to eventually conquer the Profound continent. This is a fantastically wild story that is probably a 7-7.5, not great but good. Sporting s*xual tension, some decent in-depth s*xual content (for a non-erot*c story), Romance (including inter-harem relationships), non-romantic relationships, intrigue, espionage, heroics, a bit of evilness, slaughter, and manipulation. If the author had died after finishing 670 you might be gravely disappointed to not know what came after, unfortunately he didn't; so you get the second act to ruin most of the good feelings you have.

The second act is obviously chapter 671 to chapter 1027; a race to the bottom. Han Shuo conquers the universe and what positive was acquired from the last 350 chapters? Nothing. Battles, wars, some minor intrigue, no real romance ever occurs, any sort of s*xual content disappears save one time. Honestly some of the women in the harem never really get any kind of time in the story whatsoever and I'm sure some people will be 'I don't care as long as who I think is best girl gets time' but honestly none of them get time. There really isn't any redeeming parts to this section except that the story ends.

The ending sucks. I'm firmly in the camp that this author might have thought he could get an extension at the 1000 chapter mark and it didn't happen so he needed to close this sh*t out quick. The final chapter alone could have gone for 10+ chapters in most books. Events that happened were swept aside in a paragraph. There is no real wrap up with the harem or their families. The last probably 3 chapters are so unbelievably jarring compared to most chapters in any 1000 chapter Xanxia-Wuxia novels. <<less
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exverxes
exverxes rated it
June 24, 2023
Status: Completed
First half 8.5/10

Next 35% - 7/10

Ending: 4/10

... more>> First half is quite good. Good character and world building. I had quite a lot of burst of laugh while reading it, some parts that I did not want to stop reading till the late night and I really liked.

Second half started to slip. The characters were not as in depth, the story started to have a lot of "and a year passed" kind of things. The harem part started to be heavily neglected as if those characters were just background characters without any meaning and the focus from everyday life shifted to grand world building with characters not as important.

As for ending let me quote my thoughts when I had last 30 chapters left to read. "How the hell can the author fit all of that action in just 30 chapters?" Well, if you don't go into details then paraphrasing last chapter you do it like this (Light spoiler:)
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"The fight was not long, and he easily won without any problems, and then he finally got back to his harem. The end."

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then sure, you actually can do it in 30 chapters.

To be honest this was one of the most disappointing novels I have red. I really liked first half. It might have it's problems, but in general I really liked it. It was however down hill from there and the last 150 chapters felt like the author mostly was thinking about finishing it as fast as possible not taking quality into consideration. I think the last 200 chapters should be 600 chapters instead, with more character building and interaction with his harem. Without it this was very shallow.

Overall knowing what I know I am not sure if I would pick this novel. I got invested in this novel after dropping 3 other novels for their quality. It was quite engaging and interesting at start and thought that I have finally found something decent that is worth to read, but in the end got disappointed.

I can not recommend it with clear conscience. The first half is quite decent though. <<less
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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
October 20, 2022
Status: c8
I had told myself to at least make it to chapter 20 before giving up, but it's so bad I can't even make it there. Every single character so far is ret*rded and it's just painful to read. Just a couple things so far: ... more>>
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the MC wakes up in the body of a s*ave that was abused to death, so just gets up and goes back to the school? That would make sense if not for the demonic cultivation knowledge he already has... and then he decides to act on his "evil thought" and take revenge for the body... by scaring the necromancer a bit? And he does that by pretending to be a corpse. When that obviously fails he wakes up everyone in the dorm, and the bunch of angry necromancers just let him go with a light beating because he "pretends" to be ret*rded? After that follows more "evil thoughts" (childish pranks) which he gets away with by being ret*rded. He also makes no effort to hide secretly learning magic from stolen books as a s*ave.

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I know people say it gets better after chapter 50, but there's no way I can make it that far. I assume the high rating is because people just drop within a few chapters without leaving a rating because it would have to be incredible to justify this start imo. <<less
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Jaden875
Jaden875 rated it
June 12, 2022
Status: Completed
It falls off at the end but still a good read especially the beginning world and all the characters. Everything is extremely detailed and his relationship with his skellies and other characters are awesome. The world building was pretty bad and the overall plot wasn't that great but it makes up with all the fight scenes and abilities that draw the reader in.

A good read.
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