By the Mandate of Heaven, I Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil
奉天承运，斩妖除魔
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- Completed
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- 1.7M Words
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- Eastern Fantasy
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- High-Martial World
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- 2y ago
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⭐ Smooth, Satisfying Stories Where Plot Reigns Supreme ‖ No Heroine ❤️ Making a Name in Public ❤️ Mastermind Behind the Scenes
High-quality recommendations with strict standards for smooth plots and intelligent characters. The writing is clear and concise. There are generally no female leads, or the female lead is little more than a minor character. I love behind-the-scenes and cautious-protagonist stories, of course, all for those moments when the protagonist finally shows off! As the saying goes, if you don't return home in glory, it's like wearing fine clothes at night. If showing off isn't part of it, can you really
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It's indeed well-written, but a lot of comments praising its political intrigue seems a bit exaggerated. Perhaps they've read too many books; I've been reading novels for ten years, including quite a few about political intrigue. This book has a fresh storyline, good pacing, and the plot and events are logically sound.
The beginning was quite captivating: a rich second-generation heir and his biological father both transmigrate into the body of a prince. The rich heir goes to reunite with his father, and I thought it would turn into a typical spoiled brat story.
The comments section is full of positive reviews, isn't that a bit over the top? Are they just taking money off the hook?
Aside from the system's extremely low presence, the plot, writing style, imagination, and overall intelligence are all top-notch. I dare say that these platinum-level authors on Qidian who are just sitting around eating corpses should learn from this book.
This is truly remarkable; it's been a long time since I've seen such a high-quality book! I won't discuss the plot; you can read it for yourselves! However, I've seen some readers mentioning killing demons to accumulate merit! I'd like to share my personal opinion! I believe merit shouldn't be obtained through killing!
The writing is very good, but there is one thing that is indeed difficult to read.
The protagonist constantly claims to be acting for the people and to uphold justice for them, but because the eldest princess is the mother of the person he loves, nothing happens to her. The eldest princess, however, seeks revenge on her father for the sake of someone from an enemy country, planting spies for that enemy nation.
Any story involving political intrigue is basically a recipe for disaster; avoid thinking about the big picture, or you'll suffer a stroke. It's all about the loser discussing politics, the sycophant talking about love, the poor arguing about getting rich, and the wronged repeating past mistakes. There are very few good political intrigue stories because they mostly rely on making the opponent look stupid to win.
The writing is generally good, but chapter 120 is truly incomprehensible. One setting is simply too absurd: merit points are like experience points in an online game—killing low-level monsters yields very little. It's anti-intellectual and completely incomprehensible.
Please, please read on! Reading on now is so important! I'm begging you!
I was speechless when I got to chapter 150-something. They just casually gave the Green Robe Token to a kid to play with, and this Green Robe person they'd only just met was already spilling such confidential information. Their mouths are like funnels!