The Dao Ancestor
道祖
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 3.6M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Traditional Eastern Fantasy
- Updated
- 10mo ago
- English
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Other names
- Forbidden God King禁忌神王Alternate title on Fanqie
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This is really well-written. I've read so many books—Tomb of the Gods, Shrouding the Heavens, Perfect World, Against the Gods, Martial Peak, Limitless Demonic Path, Stellar Transformation, Rising Dragon Path, Yuan Zun, Battle Through the Heavens trilogy… there are too many to list. This one doesn't feel like a beginner's work; it's beautifully written and easily ranks in my top three. The character development and background are comparable to Shrouding the Heavens and Against the Gods! 👍
It has the premise of a war god, it's thrilling and sharp, quite good.
This is so good! It was incredibly exciting to read. Chu Nan, with his strong sense of patriotism, protects his country and is decisive in battle... I'm sorry, I'm not very good at describing that 🍉. Anyway, author, keep up the good work 💪 and maintain the quality!
It's a good book. There's no mindless plot, and everything the characters say and do has a reason. The only downside is that the upper limit of the cultivation level feels a bit low compared to other fantasy novels. The fact that the characters can be reborn after breaking their bones is quite surprising. The combat power isn't that high, but overall, the characters' intelligence is still there. It's just that there aren't enough chapters. Overall, it's a novel worth reading.
The story is pretty good, much better than those stories where the protagonist falls in love with every woman they meet, and constantly involves time travel, rebirth, and systems. This book is quite good and worth following.
Amazing, absolutely amazing, so good, so good! 👍👍👍
The overall structure is decent, the writing is vivid and engaging, and it's quite heartwarming. The portrayal of the levels of understanding is concise and to the point, avoiding lengthy explanations, which is commendable; excessive detail can be nauseating. The plot, however, feels drawn out, making the levels of understanding even more confusing and mentally taxing to read. The battle scenes are similarly problematic. Overall, very good!
I finally caught up with it today after three days. I personally think it's a great book with a tight plot and a very distinctive main character. It's not the mindless, hot-blooded kind. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this book ends up. (On a side note: the style of this book is very similar to the first half of "The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons," which was quite exciting, but the latter half of "The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons" changed its flavor.)
It's better than other fantasy novels by a lot. The plot doesn't drag, the characters are intelligent, there's very little nagging from the sidelines, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, and has a charismatic personality. The only downside is that you have to stop reading for several days to catch up and enjoy it; it's never enough!
This book is amazing, it really touched me! 😳 It's been a long time since I've had something that suits my taste. And the content also suits my taste very well. Chu Nan's spirit of sacrificing everything for his country is truly amazing, just... So Chinese 😳 It's also very relatable; sometimes I unconsciously project myself onto the soldiers.