Why is MC just slapping people... Doesn't he have better things to do....
Hey there folks, Griffin here. Resident music composer, game developer, and occasional enjoyer of good books. I’m here to give a COMPLETELY UNBIASED review of Shadow Slave, written by a good buddy of mine named Guiltythree.
Before getting into an actual review, I’d like to start by saying that my absolute favorite part of this piece of literature, beyond the awesome story, is the community surrounding it. The Shadow Slave discord server is one of the few online spaces I have been a been active in that truly makes me feel like I’m part of a family. And that isn’t just because I recently found out that I’m long lost cousins with the one of the lead moderators (true story, shout out NobleQueenBee
I can say, without doubts that this story will revolutionize the future of Xianxia. In a few centuries this will be looked at as a jewel of modern literature, that shall be passed as oral tradition from generation to generation.
It is totally worth all of my stones.
Hi everyone, this is cele, the translator of this novel~
About the synopsis, it's translated from raws, so I'll be leaving the author's synopsis up. TL's synopsis will be here for now.
Qingyun Zi was betrayed and murdered. Just when he thought that everything was over, he wakes up in a new body, the body of a silkpants named Ye Yuan.
As he embarks on a new life, he struggles to cope with the loss of loved ones as well as accept his new identity.
Unresigned to his fate, Ye Yuan resolves to make his way back to the top while hiding his identity from his old enemies as he plots his revenge.
How did he revive? Will he be exposed and die with countless regrets? Was there a mastermind behind all this?
With all these questions and more in his heart, Ye Yuan resolves to seek out answers as he uncovers a darker plot behind all this . . .
This is a short spoiler free (I hope) review from me.
While some people will be turned off by the genre, or because they read a few chapters of MTL, I'll just state maybe two major selling points for me which differentiates this novel from the other eastern fantasy novels out there.
Firstly, as the title suggests, alchemy plays a major role in this novel. While many novels also have alchemy, the MC's life basically revolves around alchemy here, which is different from how alchemy is normally considered an auxiliary skill. The MC here views it as much more, which he also proves later on in the novel (multiple times).
Rather than mindless fighting, I like a novel that touches more on the other aspects.
Second, and I feel that this is by far the biggest selling point for me. THE MC IS NOT A HOMICIDAL MANIAC!
He doesn't go like: "Hey you, you had a lewd face when looking at my wife no. 69, I'll kill your entire family and revive your ancestors to kill them as revenge. Then, I'll extinguish all karma threads tied to you, killing everyone that even remotely knows you!"
AND THE BAD GUYS HERE ARE NORMAL!! They don't go around killing people for some stupid reason. They worry about repercussions from going overboard! These people weren't dropped on their heads as a baby like those arrogant mass murderers who will slaughter entire cities because someone looked at them funny. They are actually people that you can like! To me, it's like a breath of fresh air from those madmen in AST or MGA.
Yeah, so, a good story is about delivery rather than the idea anyway. So don't skip it just because of its genre.
I won't go any further in detail to prevent spoilers. Just drop me a message on webnovel discord if you have any questions. I'm online on discord often.
*shameless 5-star reviews for myself.
Good plot horrible execution
I read this book, and I gotta say, it's quite the interesting story line you got there. Seemed quite peachy at the start but great overall. Plus, love the comedy.
IDK ABOUT THE STABILITY OF UPDATES BUT WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD NOVELS CHAPPIES ONLY IN THE 30S
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Overall a decently good novel with a mc who is getting strong really fast but the mc is a fool and the annoying translation errors makes this a 3/5
Qidian, please release this.Every kingdom building fan will like this for sure.
This is a review of the first fifteen chapters. The author has demonstrated mastery of both technical and descriptive skills. The author has interwoven cultivating methods and setting while forwarding the plot. This work doesn’t feel like you are reading a cultivation manual in between plot chapters. The pacing between plot developments is excellent. The lacking point is that only the main character is fully realized after 15 chapters. The side characters seem 2 dimensional at this point. Recommend!
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Hello author, nice work so far! I like the concept of the story and would like to see how it will progress further. Thank you for the effort and for introducing this story to us!