You might only be a speck of dust in this vast universe, but without you, the universe cannot exist.
2020-10-12 Beigetreten United States
I suppose I can see the purpose of the prophecy and this chapter does clear up a minor understanding I had, but it still does leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I guess let’s see what future chapters have in store for us.
ch 210 Ghost of the distant past
Fantasy · Hateful_Fellow
Okay, this is probably just my personal bias, but I really think that prophecies in these types of stories kill the vibe. Especially when you bring it up out of nowhere after hundreds of chapters. I don’t see it as anything major, but, just like, why? This would be a perfectly good story, better even, without a prophecy. The MC can still do everything he wanted to do, nothing has to change, except that the result feels different. Rather than the MC getting here due to luck and hard work, it feels more like it was preordained. Again, maybe this is just a personal preference, but it just seems a little unnecessary.
ch 209 House of Light, Archbishop
Fantasy · Hateful_Fellow
Okay, I don’t mean to be that guy, but in the grand scheme of the universe, one in a billion is a lot less rare than you might think. If you take our universe, for example, if we go off this “one in a billion” figure, there would be about 1 quadrillion planets with spirituality.
"See, worlds that have an inherent spirituality are extremely rare." He started, "Like one in a billion rare. You're correct, we've been through numerous worlds, realms, dimensions...even straight-up galaxies. But this is the first time in a very long while that we've sensed a world that has Innate Spirituality."
Fantasy · Hateful_Fellow
…….
"Still, I guess it wouldn't be so bad to be a Mentor of a Young Sage."
Fantasy · Hateful_Fellow
That’s what I prefer too. I mean, isn’t that literally the point of a cultivation novel? lol I was just trying to say that, when an MC is against the gods, it can provide some direction and motivation, more than just: ‘I want power for the sake of power.’ Whether it’s good or bad is really up to the author and plot. But I’m very much of the opinion that, when you start adding gods and million old ancestors early on in the story, it can really kill the vibe.
A second voice responded, "I didn't choose him; his universe chose him and directed him towards us. I've chosen many before, but they lost their awareness and dissolved into nothingness. His gods had destined him for greatness, but he was...hmm...an agnostic—a blessed atheist." "What does any of this have to do with us?" the first voice inquired, its tone tinged with skepticism. "Nothing, except that he's an anomaly. That's what we need," the second voice asserted with a sense of finality.
Eastern · Nobelnerd
I don’t necessarily think that it makes the MC’s life and actions meaningless, but I do agree that this sort of scene/plot is very distasteful in most cases. My problem is that, so there are like universal-level entities in the background scheming. When are we going to see them again? In many cases, we see them for like 3 chapters at the end of the novel. They’re usually so inconsequential to the story that I’m always left wondering, why even put them in the story in the first place? They’re part of some final battle and that’s it. The risk-reward for having characters like these just isn’t worth it for exactly the things you pointed out. It makes some readers feel like the MCs actions are pointless, since he has gods watching his every move, potentially directing him from behind the scenes. Id say that’s like best case scenario. The real problem is when they’re directly controlling the MCs life from behind the scenes. Then, his actions are legitimately meaningless, as everything he does is basically predestined. The only plot of this type I can get behind is when the MC and whatever gods watching him are at odds with each other. Then, I’d say his actions, if written correctly, have more meaning, but that’s pretty rare. They’re usually there just for some BS reason, to explain why the MC was reincarnated or whatever. The way I like to look at it is, “Well, we’ll never see those guys again.” Most Webnovels are either dropped before they’re brought up again, or literally never reach that point and the chapter count rises into the thousands for eternity. Then, if we do see them again, especially early on, I usually drop it.
A second voice responded, "I didn't choose him; his universe chose him and directed him towards us. I've chosen many before, but they lost their awareness and dissolved into nothingness. His gods had destined him for greatness, but he was...hmm...an agnostic—a blessed atheist." "What does any of this have to do with us?" the first voice inquired, its tone tinged with skepticism. "Nothing, except that he's an anomaly. That's what we need," the second voice asserted with a sense of finality.
Eastern · Nobelnerd
A lot of times in these sorts of novels, whenever the MC obtains a teacher/master/mentor, all critical thinking skills go out the window. I hope this MC retains his brain cells and doesn’t become a standard Chinese MC.
"Sure Sir! From now on, I will listen to your teachings and follow you as a student. You really are worth learning from". Adam was convinced that Feng Jiu was trustworthy enough to be close to him. During their first half of the fight, Adam released a negative effect awakening energy, which Could cause damage too opponent's body on contact.
Fantasy · Xavier_DALOONWARR
Is it just me, or do cultivation stories become incredibly bland and boring as soon as they join a Sect and take on a Master? I feel like I’ve read the same thing hundreds of times. What’s crazy is, a lot of the best novels in this genre have the MC do none of those things. Why not copy that? It’s gotten to a point where even western progression fantasy Webnovels are following a similar trope. It’s like they take what could be a dynamic and exciting journey and reduce it to a rigid, bureaucratic system that stifles creativity and freedom. It’s like you’re reading a fantasy story that suddenly changes and becomes a story about Corporate America, or worse, Corporate China. As “the little guy”, I just don’t find rooting for a massive, tyrannical organization(Sect) all that fun or interesting. Yet, the MC’s seem to always become pseudo-slaves to these Sects, staking their life to protect them. Socialism and communism disguise themselves as capitalism, becoming the worst version of all three. I mean, there’s really only so many things an MC can do in a Sect, and every novel seems to make it its goal to copy every single one of them. Also, unpopular opinion, but I think novels that have an “Academy” are in the same boat. You find one that’s unique and good here and there, but most Academy arcs are extremely boring. I’ve even found that, in a lot of cases, you can literally skip the entire arc and not miss much. You might find some characters a bit unfamiliar, but the plot often comes to a halt. Sects… Academies… Guilds… they’re all the same. I can almost guarantee that I can skip the next 100 chapters in this novel, and not miss much. Reading the title gives me all the information I need. Sigh… 😔
ch 31 Chapter 29 Stronger than Everyone
Eastern · Let me laugh
🤢🤢🤮🤮
Upon acquiring the attention of everyone in the Yang Arena, Yang Fa continued by saying, "I've decided that Azmodeus will skip past the Outer Sect, Inner Sect, Core Sect, and Inherent Disciple Sect, as he will directly become my Direct Disciple and be the one to represent the Yang Sect along with my daughter in the battle of the Sects!"
Eastern · Astral_Pandemonium
*Extraordinarily high
"He's gone with the eldritch, Jessica. That was who he was with since the beginning, Jessica. It's all a ploy, and we were tricked into it, like bloody idiots..." Aelia said to Jessica, who suddenly had silence from her end, as the phone call got disconnected. Aelia's phone dropped to the ground, as she slammed back against the wall and looked up at the ceiling, a single line of blood dripping down her left eye.
Fantasy · Supreme_IQ
Id say the mental gymnastics here is crazy. “I forced you to become my slave/boy toy/intern.” “I forced you to undergo inhuman amounts of pain.” “I forced you to undergo a dangerous procedure when there was no reason to.” “ I forced you to fight in a war you had no business in.” “I’m forcing my ideology and delusions on you.” Then, when the MC “switches sides”, it’s betrayal. Idk about you, but I’d probably want to switch to the other side, too. That’s not even considering the fact that, his chances of getting dissected and killed by the humans is pretty low extraordinarily high if they ever caught him using magic or his powers… At best, he’d be on the run and probably be forced to switch sides anyways, if he wasn’t caught that is. Idk about the other readers, but I’m glad the MC won’t be around Aelia anymore.
"He's gone with the eldritch, Jessica. That was who he was with since the beginning, Jessica. It's all a ploy, and we were tricked into it, like bloody idiots..." Aelia said to Jessica, who suddenly had silence from her end, as the phone call got disconnected. Aelia's phone dropped to the ground, as she slammed back against the wall and looked up at the ceiling, a single line of blood dripping down her left eye.
Fantasy · Supreme_IQ
Keep it simple, stupid
Magic was great, amazing even. Its potential was truly limitless, but I appreciated Ki as it tended to follow the KISS rule. Of course, it could get very complicated as well at its highest level, considering it could manipulate souls, be it by attacking them directly or even healing them. Regardless, it still tended to lean towards simpler methods that barely required any sort of calculations on my part.
Anime & Comics · purplestormtaken
You’re mainly right, but got one thing wrong. The body does convert excess calories into fat, BUT the body also directly stores excess fat. Rather, it’s way easier for the body to store dietary fat as it requires minimal conversion. As you said, a caloric deficit is what matters most when it comes to weight loss. The macronutrients you eat is secondary or tertiary compared to that, and depends on the person, their eating habits, and which diet they can successfully sustain a caloric deficit with. Theoretically, you could eat a 100% fat diet and lose weight so long as you’re in a calorie deficit. Now, if you want to gain muscle while losing weight like the MC, or just not lose your current muscle, just make sure you’re getting the necessary daily protein intake and plan your carbs and fats around that.
After thinking for a while about how to answer, I managed to come up with an explanation. "Muscle needs protein to grow, while the body takes fat and stores it for times of need, so I'm looking on the Internet for a diet that decreases the amount of fat I eat and increases the protein available to my body to build muscle faster."
Fantasy · NunuXD
Idk, seems pretty logical to me. Sure, emotions are definitely involved, but if these super humans are the “protectors of humanity” that they claim to be and are under orders to do exactly that, I definitely wouldn’t have a good opinion of them if they only protected the rich. It’s like, if your city got invaded and destroyed by an opposing country. Then, your country’s army comes in to kill off the invaders and protect the citizens, but instead of doing so, they only help the mayor(or political leader) of the city and leave the rest to die. I doubt you’d love your army after something like that, especially if it caused permanent damage or deaths of family members, things that could’ve been prevented if they helped. Maybe if superhumans are more like freelancers or mercenaries, it’d be a little different but you’d still expect some help. After all, from what it seems, that’s kind of like, their job.
When the superhumans arrived and finally killed the monster, rather than trying to take care of everyone properly, they prioritized the president and other important members of the company who were rich! Arit was lying under a pile of rubble, and her parents' broken and torn bodies were right beside her, but no matter how much she cried, the superhumans would not listen, and they continued to take care of the rich.
Fantasy · Legioneer_1000
Pretty good so far, Author. I like where you’re going and what you’re trying to do. However, there are a few things I’d like to point out: 1. In the title, you spelled “Nephalem” wrong. 2. After the first few chapters, the tone becomes very robotic. I don’t know if you’re using ai, either to write or edit, but with how formal the speech is, the long strands of paragraphs that don’t actually hold much content, and how unconventional some of the words are, I assume you’re using something. It’s fine if you want to use it as a tool, but at most it should be used to supplement your ideas. Even though the grammar was pretty bad in the beginning, I actually preferred that style more. It just moves the plot along faster and clearer, and gives the novel a unique style. So, if you are using some sort of program, just be careful. Dont let it detract from your writing style and try not to rely on it. We readers like seeing authors grow, just as much as the characters they’re writing. 3. You seem to largely skip over training and/or fight scenes, providing us with the end result and not the action. I’d love to see the MC actually experience those things first hand, watch how he grows, learn about his decision making, and immersing myself in the character. In the same theme, maybe a bit more inner monolgues and showing us the changes that the system brings. For example, more stat points brings physical changes. I want to experience those changes first hand, instead of just seeing the end result. In my opinion, it just makes it feel a bit more real. But take that with a grain of salt, as thats just my preference. 4.The dialogue feels a bit choppy. I don’t really know how to explain it, other than it lacks emotion and intensity. For example, the scene where Jace wants to sacrifice himself for Eve to live. While noteworthy and admirable and you did get the point across, it lacked that sense of urgency. I guess you could say it felt a little random and out of place. If there was more build-up in the previous chapters, with named boys eyeing her lecherously, maybe secretly planning something, and you implanted this in our heads several chapters earlier, it would’ve been more impactful. The scene itself also could’ve been more intense, maybe a bit more real given everything going on around them. It doesnt have to necessarily have entire chapters dedicated to it. Just a quip about Eve’s beauty here, a sinister expression on a few boys there, and maybe a few paragraphs about a “plan” forming among a “group” would suffice. Anyways, this is just one example. Really it all boils down to “Show, don’t tell.” Not saying I dislike the scene, just saying it could be done better and could potentially capture more readers. That isn’t the only scene that could use some work either. You dont necessarily need to change everything, but just, in the back of your mind, think of the flow of the novel. How do real people talk? What do you like? What do you want to read? How would you want your story written if it was done by someone else? Other than that, I actually quite like the World Background/Building and the characters. You have potential, just some things need to be cleaned up a bit. Anyways, good work, Author and thanks for the story. Hope to see you at the top someday!
ch 23 Eve And Jace
Fantasy · Adams2004
I’m sorting out some personal stuff right now. When I have time and I’m ready, I’ll jump back into writing, but right now… I’m living under, let’s just say less than ideal conditions.
Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance
Fantasy · Dreyerboys