[Traditional Writing] [Entirely Human-Written] [No AI]
In the early years of the Republic of China, war and disaster were everywhere.
The concessions of nine nations, martial arts from the Eastern Barbarians, Western sorcery, rifles and heavy artillery...
The great families were rotten, warlords ruled for themselves, and the people suffered miserably, treated worse than dogs and pigs!
In the martial world, sectarian prejudice was absolute. With class barriers entrenched, there was no hope of ever getting ahead!
The rotten gates of the nation would soon be blasted open by ships and cannons. The darkest hour was approaching
As he watched China fall and the nation teeter on the brink, Bao Butong transmigrated into this world with the [Fate: Heaven Rewards Diligence]!
Eating, drinking, standing in stance, practicing fists...
Whatever he did, as long as he worked hard and put in a hundred times the effort, he could break through shackles and push past his limits!
[Subduing Dragon Stance: Clears blood stasis and qi, strengthens muscles and bones, and can be cultivated into a martial artist of the Bright Force stage.]
After a hundred days in stance, Heaven Rewards Diligence broke the limits of his stance training, transforming it into the [Heavenly Dragon-Tiger Stance]!
[Heavenly Dragon-Tiger Stance: Chronic ailments vanish, all meridians open, qi flows through the entire body, and force is refined into a protective aura. Rifles and cannons can barely harm its practitioner. At its peak, one can become a grandmaster of an era!]
[Fist Art: Strengthens the body from within and tempers the internal organs. Ordinary groups of three or five can barely get close.]
After a hundred days of fist training, Heaven Rewards Diligence transformed it into [The Divine Fist]!
[The Divine Fist: Strikes send people flying as if hung on a wall. One can tread on water without sinking past the knees. At its peak, the will of the fist and one's own will become one, both guided by Heaven's will!]
One month to Bright Force, three months to Dark Force, half a year to True Aura, one year to Embracing the Elixir...
When the nation's gates stood wide open, the people were in mortal danger, the backbone of the national arts had been broken, and martial artists throughout the land fell into despair...
With the Heaven Rewards Diligence panel, Bao Butong rose from an obscure commoner to the greatest fighter in Tianjin, then became invincible among all nations!
Now, all the heroes of the world look up at him, and every last one bows their head!
The book is good; it has an old-school, yakuza style. Those who enjoy literary romance novels should like it. I personally suspect the author is an alternate account of some veteran writer from the online bookstore, as the style is similar to other yakuza authors like Xiao Ningmeng and Zuoyoux.
It's incredibly good! After finishing *Dragon and Snake*, I've been searching for martial arts novels ever since. I've read some of the highly recommended ones on the market, but none of them quite match the quality. The author really put a lot of effort into this one. Don't be put off by the early scenes of humiliation; it's just that there aren't enough scenes to keep you reading. Author, please update soon! 💕
This book is pretty good with no major flaws. However, it's genuinely frustrating. The protagonist is constantly being suppressed; so far, only one troublemaker has died, and he's in a dormant phase—a hidden dragon must endure first. So, it's definitely frustrating, but it's not particularly angsty; the villains are just constantly causing trouble.
It's quite good; the writing and plot are both excellent.
It's doing very well so far, I hope there will be more updates. That's hasty; there needs to be some logic to it.
Your novel is quite well-written, with almost no major flaws. The protagonist knows to lie low when he's weak and doesn't speak recklessly, and his progress in strength is decent. It could be faster, though, considering there are so many others his age stronger than him. Without a significant power-up, how can he catch up to the top geniuses from elite families who have trained for over a decade?
It's well-written. At first, I thought it would be a typical grind-heavy story focused on mastering the basics, but then it jumped straight into beginner-level stance training, revealing a genius-driven plot, which is quite innovative. However, the author's writing style is still somewhat immature, and the overall story is relatively thin. I hope the author continues to improve.
It's quite well-written, but there's so little of it! Author, please keep updating! The beginning was alright, but during the entrance exam for the top academy, the protagonist was almost publicly crippled by instructors from three different realms. After being dealt with by a trump card left by his master, the instructors even threatened to disqualify him in front of everyone and take him away.
I haven't read anything like this set in the Republican era about martial arts, but this one seems alright, and the premise is decent. However, the Western Four Gods and the "Leviathan Industry" plot are unclear – is it going to be about Western theology or technology? And then there's Chen Baichan's fate: either she dies and can't come back, or she's injured and becomes an ordinary person. It's too short and lacks excitement. I won't comment further.
Well written, I love reading fast-paced, invincible novels like the "Extreme Path" and "Invincible Path" genres.