Release that Witch has 60 locked chapters too. It sucks. But I can wait.
I don't even have an account there nor do I want one.
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Chinese Fantasy Fiction |OT| The Reset Era
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I don't even have an account there nor do I want one.
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Thankfully, Wuxiaworld exists. The longer I use Qidian for certain titles the more I realize how right Deathblade was when he complained about their business practices.
In other news, World of Cultivation will be completely translated in 2 days, so now is the perfect time to start reading.
The first ~200 chapters of Way of Choices have also been completely retranslated for a while now, so for that one it's also a good time to jump in. (To clarify, there are 800+ chapters translated right now, not the first 200 chapters 2 times :P )
The first ~200 chapters of Way of Choices have also been completely retranslated for a while now, so for that one it's also a good time to jump in. (To clarify, there are 800+ chapters translated right now, not the first 200 chapters 2 times :P )
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What's particularly weird about the system is how you really screw yourself into waiting longer. I 'unlocked' a bunch of Release That Witch chapters just to see how this works. It seems that it doesn't just buy you a spot further down the line, with chapters unlocking at the same rate afterwards. Basically, I now have to wait until the daily releases catch up to where I stopped 'paying,' rather than it just advancing me further through the queued published chapters with something unlocking every day. It works really badly, imo, aside from being annoying.
RMJI finally finished this arc. Now I can wait for chapters to buildup
The first 100-200 chapters of ISSTH is spent almost exclusively on Meng HaoHbeing chased until alchemy begins since he is weak early in
RMJI has had the MC chased literally everywhere all the time lol
How many times is he gonna change locations because of being hunted
The first 100-200 chapters of ISSTH is spent almost exclusively on Meng HaoHbeing chased until alchemy begins since he is weak early in
RMJI has had the MC chased literally everywhere all the time lol
How many times is he gonna change locations because of being hunted
(True Martial World) It's been so long since Yi Yun and his wife got separated that I've realized lately I've actually forgotten her name. God damn.
Only 1 chapter left until World of Cultivations. Having mixed feelings. The last 30-40 chapters have been ridiculously fast..
Only 1 chapter left until World of Cultivations. Having mixed feelings. The last 30-40 chapters have been ridiculously fast..
I got a weird feeling Qidian is even reducing my stones. I had 600+ stones at one point and I haven't been using it cause I'm reading stuff on Wuxia. I checkdd it out earlier and it was back to 500. Same thing happened to my sister whereas she had 1000 stones which were reduced to 600.
Also if you like the Fallout series, I recommend reading Demon Hunter on Wuxiaworld. It's basically the Fallout universe without the 50's aesthetic.
Also if you like the Fallout series, I recommend reading Demon Hunter on Wuxiaworld. It's basically the Fallout universe without the 50's aesthetic.
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Yeah, Jesus Christ. I am really feeling the Spirit Stone squeeze. They need to change this soon because it's actually turning me off reading things.
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So I remember that when Released That Witch switched to premium they said it would have 10 paid chapters in advance.
Recently I felt as if releases had slowed down quite a bit (I've mostly stopped reading daily and just read in batches after a bunch of chapters accumulate), so I checked the site and sure enough 15 chapters/week... just only paid chapters with only 1 free chapter a day, so those "10 chapters ahead" are now nearly 100 with the discrepancy only widening :/
Recently I felt as if releases had slowed down quite a bit (I've mostly stopped reading daily and just read in batches after a bunch of chapters accumulate), so I checked the site and sure enough 15 chapters/week... just only paid chapters with only 1 free chapter a day, so those "10 chapters ahead" are now nearly 100 with the discrepancy only widening :/
Am I crazy or is there really no archive for translator announcements on the new wuxiaworld site?
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Done with Skyfire Avenue. I mirror TJSS' sentiments in the afterword in that I didn't completely like the direction it took in the ending stretch. I think he had found the right balance between action and 'high-class lifestyle lections' after... a hundred chapters or so? The middle stretch was really great and in general it was an extremely unique read with a really vibrant world and cast of characters.
Really could do without the bullshit 'accidental rape that turns into real romance' trope, it's really... uncomfortable. At least it got a little better retroactively a few hundred chapters in after you learn that
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Started catching up on Way of Choices again after letting a hundred-something chapters build up and I can't stress enough how this has to be among the best written chinese webnovels there are. The prose is just so damn good, the characters and world are very fleshed out and the schemes run deeper than the Mariana Trench.
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Done with Skyfire Avenue. I mirror TJSS' sentiments in the afterword in that I didn't completely like the direction it took in the ending stretch. I think he had found the right balance between action and 'high-class lifestyle lections' after... a hundred chapters or so? The middle stretch was really great and in general it was an extremely unique read with a really vibrant world and cast of characters.
Really could do without the bullshit 'accidental rape that turns into real romance' trope, it's really... uncomfortable. At least it got a little better retroactively a few hundred chapters in after you learn that
it was actually kinda premediated by the raped party
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Started catching up on Way of Choices again after letting a hundred-something chapters build up and I can't stress enough how this has to be among the best written chinese webnovels there are. The prose is just so damn good, the characters and world are very fleshed out and the schemes run deeper than the Mariana Trench.
Has anyone been reading A Hero Born (Condor Heroes)? I have it, but going through my Lovecraft book first.
Nope. I'm still trying to find a way to get the book on kindle.
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I ordered the first volume translation of A Hero Born, physically. Will report back on my thoughts, I'm looking forward to putting it on my shelf.
Wang Lin when he ws mortal had it alittle too rough
A will eternal and ISSTH are hilarious tho early on. AWE is just pure comedy tho
Awesome, I was waiting for that. Now I know what to read when I'm done catching up with Renegade Immortal.
It's by Fang Xian (World of Cultivation, also completed by the way), so I assume it's good.
So I've read around 100 chapters now. It is indeed quite good... starting from the second arc.
I found the first arc to be pretty mediocre, and some of the writing regarding the cultivation system and MCs special treasure and stuff was hard to follow. There were some good bits in there but in general I found it lacking a proper hook and pretty generic.
It finally clicked for me towards the end of the first arc and the beginning of the second (around the late 40ies) where more intereting side-characters appear, the locations get more interesting, the MC has become strong enough to awe the peanut gallery and it kind of feels like it finds its identity.
The MC gets his personal 'grandpa' master, who happens to be the spirit of an army instructor of an ancient long-gone super army, along with their legacy. Their interactions are fun, the training gets more interesting and the cultivation direction gets a bit more unique. That ancient super army was famous for intricate mechanical weapons - something that was lost in the current time. And of course they were flawed but it just so happens new stuff exists in the current time that might fix those flaws if you combine them together :)
MC got a robo-chocobo as a mount and has a warehouse full a freaking ancient exo-suits/mechs, how cool is that.
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Been reading through A Hero Born/Condor Heroes and got to the taoist vs 7 freaks fight. I'm enjoying it so far. Dunno how poetic the original is, but it's written in a fairly simple style, which I'm fine with. The main complaint is some of the names. Ironheart, Skyfury, urg.
Jin Yong's writing isn't all that ornate, but "simple" isn't the way I'd describe it. You should definitely get the feel that the characters are using archaic speech though. I'm not surprised the translator went in that direction given the translated names though.
The book uses terms like 'lightness qinggong kung fu' and 'neigong inner strength'. They should have just used done that for names too, using the literal translation in italic as a nickname but keeping the real name in the book.
I have to say I have been enjoying the encouter of Qiu Chuji and the 7 Freaks so far.
I have also been enjoying the little details/lore (that you don't see in the TV series), such as this little digression when mentioning 'Jade Han's sword style when fighting Qiu Chuji:
Upon fighting while poisoned and outnumbered:
I have to say I have been enjoying the encouter of Qiu Chuji and the 7 Freaks so far.
I have also been enjoying the little details/lore (that you don't see in the TV series), such as this little digression when mentioning 'Jade Han's sword style when fighting Qiu Chuji:
Upon fighting while poisoned and outnumbered:
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