One Sword to Shatter the Nine Heavens
一剑斩破九重天
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.1M Words
- Genre
- Xianxia
- Subgenre
- Classical Xianxia
- Updated
- 4mo ago
- English
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Hidden Gems
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A single comment can uncover all of Qidian's hidden gems, while one book can ease your reading drought for a time. Detailed ratings: First tier: Pioneers, the founding works of their genres Second tier: Classics, beneficial from the first page and impossible to put down Third tier: Treasures, worth every penny of a full subscription Fourth tier: Worth a look, even following updates is a pleasure Fifth tier: For later reading, stockpiling provisions against future reading droughts
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Toad's fantasy novels have flavor
As expected, they were invincible at the opening bell.
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I'll let it rest for six months; I don't dare look at it.
I think the early chapters of Toad's books are all masterpieces, the middle chapters are okay, not as amazing, but still acceptable, and the endings... Well, were they even endings? They were terrible. With each book's ending, I thought it would be the last one I read in one of Toad's books, then I'd be pleasantly surprised and hope this one wouldn't have a bad ending. But then, the ending was still heartbreaking.
This might truly be Toad's masterpiece—it's still very enjoyable in the later parts.
The male lead is only 1.56 Meters tall? Remember, you're a toad spirit; you can't always be attracted to little rabbits.
I drew Wang Chong, with the White Snake's forked palm. (I feel the drawing is a bit childish, please be gentle with your criticism!) I really like the protagonist's personality.
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As the title suggests: If a reader has already cast 5 votes this month and still wants to support *Toad, they can join the reader group and contact the administrator to exchange votes and continue supporting *Toad. How to exchange tickets (Q&A) Q: What does "exchanging tickets" mean? A: We use our monthly votes to vote for other people's books, and then other people vote for us.
The significance of "One Sword" has transcended the limitations of online novels.
At first, I started reading "One Sword" simply because I liked *Toad's style, and blindly followed it regardless of anything else. But now I've found that this book has far exceeded my expectations. As a milestone in the new wave of Chinese martial arts fiction, Huanzhu Louzhu's "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shushan" series has had a profound influence.
Toad has finally produced a book that isn't a complete failure! I've been reading Toad's books since 2003, it's been a long time coming!