The God of Drama!

Dugu Huan's new work. Still focusing on folklore. I think the approach and setting this time are brilliant. Our custom of invoking deities begins with the primitive Nuo opera. A key element of Nuo opera is wearing masks of deities and imitating their movements to achieve this purpose. Chinese drama itself evolved from sacrificial rituals.

First, there is a founding master, but no Benshan. As the founder, Emperor Huaguang was quite generous— Before the Earth Separates Heaven and Earth Connects, it was indeed a powerful backer; the ancestral statue and the divinely bestowed golden spear were enough to support it.

The name doesn't match the reality; the reality exceeds the name. (彩)

Before killing General Tiger, he was a precious herb; after killing him, he was just dry grass. But once Xuanqiong Si appeared, he began to forcibly lower intelligence, turning into poisonous weed. The skill level in Chapter Twenty plummeted, completely killing any interest in reading.

Because the origin and development of "opera facial makeup" originated from the ancient "shamanistic dance" and the classical "Nuo dance" of the Huaxia-Han ethnic community. From the pre-Qin and Han dynasties to the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties, Nuo masks not only appeared on the battlefield as one of the equipment of military generals, but also as one of the official sacrificial…

The author clearly had a clever idea for the title, and pushing it out so early suggests that Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform) is trying to pit this book against the one by 🍅.

First, the proportion of romance increases significantly from the middle section onwards, but it's merely superficial, with no plot development that deepens the relationship between the male and female leads. Ultimately, it feels like the main characters are simply using various methods to increase the protagonist's cultivation level.

I saw a similar one next door last time. The protagonist also had a cheat-like ability to play Zhong Kui and Guan Yu at the beginning. The first twenty chapters were interesting, but then the protagonist got discovered by the authorities and joined their department – ​​a cliché story that became stagnant. They didn't even bother with theatrical performances anymore.

It's a pity that this book is so bad. The beginning and the middle part are very good, but the ending is weak. It's like a middle school student's composition. The first half is full of gorgeous words and is captivating, but the second half goes off-topic and becomes a poor sequel. The ending is then very awkwardly brought back to the topic. This is a typical case of a poorly written outline.

The author's writing is excellent, and the action scenes are well-described, but the content is indeed too monotonous. It keeps describing the same things, and after reading a few chapters, it becomes aesthetically tiring. I hope the author can add some slice-of-life scenes and ensemble perspectives to balance things out.