The Ancient God Doesn’t Want to Be a Priest
古神大人不想当神父
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- Completed
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- 1.1M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Fantasy High-Concept
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- 1y ago
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- Evil God Becomes Pope, Black Sun Shines Bright邪神当教皇，黑阳放光芒Alternate title on Fanqie
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The plot was pretty good, but the character designs were truly unique! A white-haired female knight corrupted by fantasy, a virtuous man with a crush on a married man… Will there be more bizarre characters later on? I'm kind of looking forward to it 🤭
Not bad, not bad. The first few chapters almost crashed, but it got better later on. The writing is humorous and witty, and the evil god's swagger is quite cool. It's just a bit immature. Hurry up and write more, learn from the guy next door who writes 8 chapters a day! Keep it up!
It's pretty good; the novel's development is quite consistent. It would be great if the plot ratio could stay this way later on. It feels like everything is kept at just the right balance. It's quite satisfying, haha. I hope it doesn't become like traditional novels, where the plot becomes entirely focused on combat and development later on. Well, in short, it gets less and less interesting as you read on. ❤️❤️❤️😳😳😳
This is amazing! It's so good! This book truly blows me away! I was born to read books like this!!! It's absolutely incredible (//∇//). Author, please keep updating! How can I possibly finish this with just a few chapters?!
Was the book ever banned? It looks like it was taken off the shelves or blacklisted. I didn't see many paragraph comments from months 8, 9, and 10. I've read about a third of it so far, and I personally think it's excellent. The writing is smooth, and it definitely doesn't deserve a 7.7 Rating.
It's well-written, with clear logic, and a very enjoyable read. Aside from the outdated system (I guess it is) where failing a mission results in elimination, there are almost no flaws. Also, I think I now understand another reason why Liehuo wanted to create this world.
It's pretty good. The protagonist becoming a god is probably a good reference point, like Yog-Sothoth from Cthulhu, who is omniscient and omnipotent (the Key to the Gate). The intrigue is also quite exciting, and it has a lot of style.
The storyline was quite interesting, but while the characters' names were Western, their interactions and dialogues felt a bit like reading classical Chinese literature, which took me out of the story a bit 😂
To be honest, it's pretty good. The style is probably influenced by light novels from ten years ago, like those high-scoring online novels on Qidian. It's not a light novel, but it has that Japanese style influence. Maybe there are more kids on Tomato now who like Ultraman more, so this old-school anime fan can read it. Other unorthodox works are not worth reading.
This is a pretty good fantasy novel. The premise is quite novel, blending the seemingly disparate identities of an evil god and a pope. The initial events involving the villagers are also quite interesting, bringing a smile to the reader's face. I also really enjoyed the endings of each chapter. I'm wondering what kind of ending this is; please, please maintain this style in your future writing.