You're telling me this min-maxing Gamer snob, Chose a subclass that did nothing but translate text, and did not give any deeper meanings, did not give any understanding, aka, explanations of things, just pure, translation with nothing else. Meanwhile other subclass's like blacksmith existed that legit gave real hard mechanical benefits. Couldn't even gush for a few moments about it being an overlooked subclass that people didn't realize gave insane wisdom score buffs or anything like that, legit, just translates language.

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I agree with Lord_Nyx that there is something seriously wrong going on with the mc's morals. Like, I think it might be a hint that they're mentally merging with their PALADIN character's personality? but still, it doesn't actually make sense when you learn what kind of world the game character came from is like.

The writing style is..... painful. It's legit painful to try and follow what is going on because of the AI slop and illogical nonsense that is slipped in all over the place.

Trains of thought go nowhere, or spring into existence with no prior reasoning.

The writer Harps on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on and on and on........... About the exact same problem over and over again.

The MC spends all his time in basically a mental Time loop never getting passed the same 3 ideas and never actually doing anything about them.

The MC wants to do X. But spends days (MULTIPLE CHAPTERS) repeating "I want to do x" without ever actually attempting to even begin walking towards the thing where X can happen.

Edit: Great story, Horrible execution. still only 1 star. If you're gonna use AI, DON'T.

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sageforce

Status: 090 hollow point

Mar 26, 2025

This is a good story exploring how a RPG system could be reasonably integrated into a martial arts/xianxia/wuxia world.

if you like the thought of that, its definitely worth giving a read.

And even if you are indifferent to that, give it a read anyways, is a 10/10 in quality for me.

lots of interesting characters so far, the intrigue about exactly how David got thrown into this world is still very much a mystery.

The characters in the story feel very human, which is a very hard thing to get right mind you.

This story is less about direct fighting and more about exploring the world, which I like, especially due to the complications that attempting to translate/import a mana based system into a world where Qi based techniques are the norm.

I was able to read through the first 60 chapters in one sitting, did not notice any major grammar mistakes in those chapters and I was engaged with the story for most of it.

10/10 will read again.

Edit: Formating.

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Lord_Nyx

Status: c24

Apr 3, 2025

Why the low rating- cause MC is a pushover, like seriously I understand MC being pushover is unavoidable in slice of life story but you have to understand the world he is in. He is in a cultivation world where strength is respected but for MC no one expect for his disciple and 2 more.

His strength is on higher end of the region but still he is afraid of any trouble at first I thought he is new doesn't have the clear understanding of the strength of local but even after his strength is comparable to one of the strongest sect leader. He get no respect.

Elders showing hostility -"oo I'm better then this I'm a paladin I will just bow and apologize ",

some kid of the sect just order him around -"oooh I'm better than this I'm a paladin I will just do what she wants".

I understand that he don't understand how that world work but they are the locals and still treating him like that shows how much of a pushover MC is in there mind.

In cultivation world every one tread carefully cause they understand how dengerous cultivation world can be but in front of MC they all start behaving like an extra (a perfect faces slap situation and show them their worth cause that's what happens in that situation) but MC is like I'm better then them I'm a paladin... This sentence started giving me a headache.

I can list few more situation where MC is just push around and he just take it all lying down.

Look I don't like murder hobo MC, edgy lord MC or just pushover MC you have to find the middle ground you have to be ruthless and kind where it is needed.

I believe in "when in rome, do as Romen do".

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BDF2

Status: 126 a most natural resurrection

Apr 25, 2025

Deep lore, Deep mechanics, Deep characters.

An adult MC who acts as an actually fully mature adult.

Clashing Power systems, Clashing ideologies, battles of wit and humor.

Finally, ignore the review from Lord_Nyx calling MC a pushover, it's just plain inaccurate.

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Nochomon

Status: 086 price of knowledge

Mar 23, 2025

An awesome read! It's exactly what the title promises it to be. I'm kinda sad I caught up honestly.

Action ✓

Grammar ✓

Plot ✓

Goldfish ✓

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RandomReviewer

Status: 160 His Prophecy

Jun 19, 2025

I've spent far too long trying to figure out why this story hasn't clicked with me, and I believe it's caused by the pacing being poor. I'm on chapter 160, yet it feels like I should be on chapter 500 with how much has happened. Where a usual story would show a character we're supposed to care about a lot, we're instead given their back story, get to watch the MC become immediately attached to them through a couple interactions, and then they're gone. The only time we're given enough time to actually care about a character, the whole purpose was to make it a tragedy.

Yea, I'm not sure what to write about this story. I decided to drop the story because I'm tired of the overused of precognition, and the entire power scale being rewritten was just the icing on the cake.

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Whotooed

Status: 148 feast before the summit

Jun 12, 2025

Honestly, this novel reminds me a lot of Sovereign of Wrath. Not because it has a similar story, but in terms of the style of writing, and the quality.

The characters all feel like real people. The settings are detailed, with wiggle room for playing around without breaking suspension of disbelief. The real conflicts are solved not through flashy battles but through words. Well. A couple flashy battles along the way, because sometimes that's the only language the natives of xianxia understand. The battle with Shenyuan was really cool.

The root of what pushes the narrative along is the fact that people, playing the cards that they're given, are forced into conflict in order to survive. Sometimes because they have to in order to live, sometimes they must be brought into conflict due to irreconcilable differences in belief; the protagonist doesn't just win because they believe they are right, they win because they are strong. Not meaningless strength, the sort of strength people describe with 'OP, ' but strength that has been earned and is spent on protecting what they want to protect. And he's not omnipotent, either.

Perhaps that's subjective. Maybe a little meaningless. But that's human nature - an irrational beauty that shines out through the characters in this novel.

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Bigfootmech

Status: 196 destiny-bound seer

Jul 19, 2025

What the hell happened?

This went from light-hearted comedy to Grimdark

I guess the author wanted to write a different story

I'm dropping it here. It's really too upsetting to keep trying to read.

Really, I was powering through since the whole council meeting thing. But it just doesn't get any better.

It has fallen to the angst, like so many others

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