[Behind-the-scenes narrative, male-oriented, female protagonist, ensemble cast, no romance for the protagonist Mu Li. Please note: Mu Li has very little page time! Don’t read if that bothers you.]
The protagonist, Mu Li, was born a god. From a god’s perspective, she (or it) surveys the whole picture, secretly observing and learning about humanity, and finding amusement in humans, yet will never become one of them.
Want to pursue the supernatural?
Then open this door.
Here, you’ll find the power to open any door, glazed flames capable of incinerating everything in the world, thunder that can annihilate all things, dragons and serpents rising from the earth, and mountains and seas changing shape…
Of course, every one of these abilities comes at a price. It’s a perfectly fair bargain, isn’t it? Don’t look at me like that. I’m not some evil god.
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“I will use the last of my life to open for humanity the door to the supernatural. Then people will no longer yearn for it, worship it, or kneel before it.”
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“Everyone, draw your swords! The sky belonging to humanity should no longer have a god enthroned above it!”
“I will defend humanity’s glory with my blood!”
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Oh? Do you even know what you’re doing, humans? You actually think you can challenge me? Absurd. You’re nothing but a swarm of ants. Very well, then. I’ll make the world my board and all living beings my pieces, and play a little game with you to while away this long, tedious stretch of time.
And… you, observer. Do you think they’ll win? If you don’t know, then watch and see with me.
The setting is great. If you read too many novels, you will find that the so-called gods are just higher-dimensional creatures. Not all gods are indifferent figures in the church. The god in this article is the kind of villain god who is killed in god-killing novels (I am quite looking forward to whether there will be such a plot). In fact, this book is not a heroine novel but a group portrait novel. It can be said that there is no protagonist. The group portrait plot is quite well written. Although I personally feel that the combination of Chinese and Western methods of using various powers while talking about various ways of cultivating immortals is a bit too much. Also, the early pacing was a bit too fast, and many things were skipped with just one click, resulting in some unreasonableness, such as the sudden appearance of the Extraordinary Administration, and the emergence of a large number of Extraordinary Universities just three years after the appearance of Extraordinary.
I feel that this book satisfies a real god. A real god is not like other novels where romance is messy, and you have to end up personally after doing something. As the female protagonist of this novel is a real god, humans are very insignificant to her.
This book is great, but why are so few people reading it?