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Chapter 16 - Battle Through the Heavens

Website : qidian china

Views : 242million

Rating : 8.8(12689)

Chapters : 1648

Status : Completed

Word count : 5.28million

Author : Heavenly Silkworm Potato

author level : lv5

No of works : 3

Disscussion : 1858

Year started : 2009

Translated works : The Great Ruler, Wu Dong Qian Kun

Genres : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Martial Arts, Xuanhuan

Tags : Adapted to Anime, Adapted to Drama, Adapted to Manhua, Alchemy, Arranged Marriage, Arrogant Characters, Battle, Academy, Beast Companions, Beautiful Female Lead, Broken Engagement, Childhood Love, Cold Love Interests, Confident Protagonist, Cultivation, Determined Protagonist, Early Romance, Fast Cultivation, Genius Protagonist, Ghosts, Hard-Working Protagonist, Lucky Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Marriage, Mythical Beasts, Pill Based Cultivation, Pill Concocting, Politics, Polygamy, Pregnancy, Rape Victim Becomes Lover, Revenge, Romantic Subplot, Ruthless Protagonist, Spirit Advisor, Strong Love Interests, Wars, Weak to Strong

Popularity : One of the most popular novel in China.

Last edited : 25/nov/2018

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Website : qidian international

Views : 10million

Rating : 4.2(110)

Chapters : 1648

Status : completed

Translator : GGP

Editor : GGP

Popularity : Very popular

Last edited : 25/nov/2018

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Synopsis :

In a land where no magic is present. A land where the strong make the rules and the weak have to obey. A land filled with alluring treasures and beauty, yet also filled with unforeseen danger. Three years ago, Xiao Yan, who had shown talents none had seen in decades, suddenly lost everything. His powers, his reputation, and his promise to his mother. What sorcery has caused him to lose all of his powers? And why has his fiancee suddenly shown up?

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POSITIVE REVIEW :

The story is impressively fleshed out and entertaining. The novel is basically split into many different kind of arches. Fights, Alchemy, cultivating, and story. Each side is given its time and described in amazing details. I personally really enjoy the sheer amount of detail the author describes the alchemy in the story with. How the flame used to create pills is moved and controlled. As well as the varying steps in mixing medicine. It makes you feel the effort and difficulty people are having crafting their various medicines. A nice part of these arches as well is if you get bored of one of these parts you will not have to wait too long to get to another part. It leads to an extremely varied and interesting story with many aspects to enjoy and pay attention to.

I also enjoy the MC who is very complex and follows his own internal code of right and wrong. Watching him get vengeance on those who slight him make for some of the most amusing and bloodiest scenes you will ever get to read. The MC's connections and the burgeoning romances among many different characters is also interesting to see as circumstances brings the MC close to a variety of characters and type of people. All in all it is a very enjoyable read that I think anyone can enjoy. I would especially suggest reading this if you enjoy stories about underdogs and bullies getting their comeuppance.

-By Teunayven(NU)

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NEGATIVE REVIEW :

I had high hopes for this novel seeing it's popularity but I was totally disappointed. The story itself is bad but the translations further ruins the fun for English readers as its full of pinyins for even common words which can be easily translated.

Why am I saying it's bad? Let's see...

MC's luck is so good that even the Lady Luck would die from jealousy. I understand that in such genres MC should have heaven defying luck but BTTH crosses the line. MC would find that even his sh*t is gold.

Author would waste chapters in introducing some beautiful one dimensional female character in every arc. They would fall for MC because of his awesome powers and superb looks. Author doesn't focuses on any character development for the female characters... they are their just to fangirl and bring trouble for MC as arrogant young masters can't stand MC's charm *cough* The female characters are all looks but zero personality.

Battles are dragged out and honestly most of them are hardly any impressive. The most annoying part is that author would define MC's handsome features during the middle of a fight ~_~ We already know that MC is syper handsome as author explains it in every two chapters but does he have to mention MC's handsome features during the middle of a battle?!

The training is the most annoying part. Honestly the cultivation levels are hardly any impressive in this novel unlike ISSTH. Author would waste dozens of chapters for the process in which MC refines Heavenly flame. Chinese novels are 60% training and 40% adventures but in other novels at least the training part is good... BTTH has the worst training arcs. I get headaches whenever I read training arcs and that includes him refining heavenly flame or pills.

Boring world building. From what I have seen so far there is nothing impressive or unique. Perhaps that will change later on.

-By strixflash(NU)

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My thoughts : Guys this is one of the most popular novel in China. The cultivation novels today are said to be heavily influenced by this novel. This is also highest viewed novel in whole of Qidian.

In my library : No