The Blade Cage
刀笼
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.8M Words
- Genre
- Xianxia
- Subgenre
- Classical Xianxia
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Let's break down the power system in this book. I think the author probably didn't want to write a book with clear levels and monster-slaying progression. After all, martial arts isn't like fantasy; it's not so superhuman. Different realms are like two different kinds of beings. If a person is killed, they die.
Chongmeng's books are very good, and full of useful information. However, I personally feel that sometimes, the most important thing in online novels should be the plot, rather than the description of key scenes. However, Chongmeng often piles up descriptions into a simple scene within a chapter, then jumps abruptly to the next scene in the next chapter, as if she were writing a script. The plot frequently feels disjointed, and some events can only be inferred from the surrounding context.
To be honest, the author's martial arts descriptions are truly superb. Of all the novels I've read, this one has the best writing, followed by Cuckoo Bird.
Chong's writing is undeniably excellent. Personally, I think his fantasy novels aren't as good as his martial arts novels (new-style martial arts). If Chong were to write another novel, *Dragon and Snake Romance*, it would definitely be a masterpiece. If he can't handle long novels, he could write something like an infinite martial arts novel. I hope Chong will take a look.
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Pretentious and affected, I couldn't even stand the first three pictures, I couldn't be bothered to look anymore.
As a writer who uses a mix of classical and vernacular Chinese, I actually found it very tiring to read. After some thought, I realized the author used too many unfamiliar technical terms and jargon, but lacked explanations and groundwork. Furthermore, these weren't introduced in a concentrated manner, but rather scattered throughout almost every chapter.
There's probably no more accurate combat power ranking than mine.
Let me create a power ranking! [] Represents my views on other people, and () represents my views on the protagonist. T0 Heavenly Emperor [Number One in the World, but Will Die] T1 Top Ten Heavenly Warriors and Five Emperors (Protagonist's Future Realm) [The second-best in the world is a lazy bum] [Disdainful of being the Heavenly Emperor]
The author could also just write low-level martial arts, like the infinite flow genre, constantly using map-wide attacks. The fight scenes are exceptionally well-written, but as for high-level martial arts, it's destined to be less palatable and increasingly lean towards the prehistoric fantasy genre. Among high-level martial arts stories, only Pei Tu Gou is truly satisfying.
Verification complete, undoubtedly a "feel-good" novel. Other "feel-good" novels are enjoyable to read, but this kind of "feel-good" novel is enjoyable because the author writes it. So I really don't like this book, and the author doesn't care.