Crafting the Persona of a Holy Monk
打造圣僧人设
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- Completed
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- 2.3M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Fantasy High-Concept
- Updated
- 4mo ago
- English
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- What! The Number One Buddhist Disciple Practices the Boy's Cultivation Art?啥！佛门第一人练童子功？Alternate title on Fanqie
- Building the Image of a Holy MonkEnglish name
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I think the protagonist is quite good, better than those immature, hot-blooded Buddhist protagonists, and also better than those protagonists who pretend to be learning from Ji Gong but are actually just trash.
It's great, really great! The story and title are exactly the same [you'll see when you look closely], not a single detail is different. The protagonist uses the Manifestation System as a tool for survival, it's so unique. Everyone should come and see it 😏, I can't be the only one enjoying it!
This book is very good, especially the part describing Lu Bu's hundreds of rounds of battle with Sun Wukong for Diao Chan. However, Xue Baochai is indeed too strong. If it weren't for Darius's outer-circle cheat and Noxus Guillotine, that M4 six-times scope spray would have been fatal.
A very good Dragon King novel, full of extreme tension, boasting and face-slapping moments, then subtly suppressing power and holding back combat strength. It uses a Taoist-style approach to depict a saintly monk, who is afraid of this and that, never displaying his talent. There isn't a single true monk among them; they are all commoners, succumbing to greed, anger, and ignorance. Even practicing virginity techniques, they still manage to be heroes and save damsels in distress.
I personally found it quite realistic, and it's considered a good book on Tomato Bookstore. It's perfect for someone like me who enjoys action-packed stories. The emotional arcs are handled well, without any unnecessary embellishments. It got more and more confusing towards the end; I had no idea what it was writing.
This is good, okay? It's rare to find a protagonist who is a proper monk, and it's also rare to find a story written to this standard. The Buddhist scriptures and debates in this story all require a lot of research and are not just random writing.
It's so good! Each character is so unrecognizable, I can't even tell them apart. There's a system that lets you play it safe, turning a showy persona into an invincible survivalist. I'm over 20 and haven't used any character points yet. It's so delicious! It's been so long since I've enjoyed Akashi this much!
It's really good, but the system is so overpowered that the character's combat power is constantly being suppressed. It's always one person attacking another, and I can't be the only one experiencing this; everyone should watch it together!
To be honest, it's really good. The two main characters, Jiang Ming and Liao Yin, are quite unique. The system is designed to create a holy monk character, and the protagonist immediately gets into the role. He's like a clay bodhisattva crossing a river—barely able to save himself—yet he becomes a holy monk. No wonder he's the protagonist; he has the protagonist's halo.
Review of Chapter 350: A well-rounded "Mary Sue, Overpowered Hero" novel with a "beautiful, strong, and tragic" character setting. Although there were some awkward moments along the way, it was still readable. Reaching Chapter 350 deserves full marks. It gets increasingly awkward after chapter 350, and the character development undergoes subtle changes. It's truly difficult to write filler content without alienating readers.