
The Chronicles of the Evil Shadow
邪影本纪
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 6.3M Words
- Genre
- Gaming
- Subgenre
- Virtual MMORPG
- Updated
- 16y ago
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I've been reading for over ten years. From classic science fiction, romance, and foreign literature to today's online fiction, I've read more books than I can count, across all kinds of genres. I especially recommend works that start out steadily and then really take off. This list features books like that in all sorts of genres.
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A record of my 20 years reading web novels. I read plenty of pirated copies, and some I never finished, while others I reread several times. I was poor back then. I've forgotten the titles of many books I read and can't find them anymore. I'm writing down some personal thoughts as a way to remember, and to thank all the web novel authors I've read. Their work filled my youth and even helped improve my Chinese grades.
Dreams of the Great Void: Games
The Great Void has no path, yet even dreams have their bounds. Zhuangzi loses himself in the butterfly's shadow; flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water tilt askew. When the false is taken for true, the false becomes true; when nothing becomes something, something returns to nothing. See through the three thousand worlds of mortal life, and you will know that I am the pivot of the Dao.
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I've always loved online-game and competitive gaming novels, and I still remember the first online-game novel I read, Starting From Zero. Later came The King's Avatar, and now I've discovered excellent works like Terror Infinity and The Ultimate Evolution. I've also witnessed gaming fiction rise, flourish (with all those Online Game XXX and Reborn as XXX stories), then grow stale and decline. But I'm sure that, in this endless sea of books, there's always one that's right for you. 🎮🎮🎮🎲🎲🎲🎯🎯🎯 Thi
Chu Qiu's Reading List
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Personal Favorites
My first list. I've picked some books I used to love: classic old favorites for newcomers to discover, along with newer novels to satisfy seasoned readers.
A Whatever-Fate-Brings Reading List: The Games I Played Back Then
Honestly, I got hooked in middle school. I saw a lot of classmates carrying around thick books, and at first I thought they were all working hard to better themselves! Later I found out that, haha, they were all neglecting their studies to read novels. Back then, I wouldn't even read wuxia novels, and I looked down on them. Then one day, I got a taste of my own medicine! One day in class, bored out of my mind, I saw a girl sitting behind me reading a romance novel. She was so absorbed in it that
Satisfying Stories with Sensible Characters
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Great Books That Are a Pleasure to Read
Whatever the genre, what matters most is getting immersed in the story, feeling moved or sad, and enjoying the ride.
Over 2 Million Words, or Over 1.5 Million Words and Interesting
Oh my god, why can't I add any more books? I'm not done filling this list!
A Reading List from a Bookworm of Over Ten Years
A veteran reader’s recommendations, and a collection of the books I’ve read over the years that left the deepest impression on me.
Books I Like: Darker Stories Without Goody-Two-Shoes Heroines, Cheap Drama, or Harem Protagonists
These are only my personal opinions. Everyone has their own views, and no one has to agree.
Ten Years
A bookshelf of my own, to revisit old memories, relax with some easy reading, and enjoy a few laughs on my own!
Ice Yellow
Reading quietly, right up to old age!
Slowly Collecting the Books I've Read...
A book review is just one person's opinion, so don't take it as gospel. Read it for yourself to discover its true flavor. 🤺
The Divine Path
First, I should say that there may be better things to read, but I will not recommend unfinished works. Do not worry about the minor details. Absorb the principles that make sense, and explore the truth of the universe and whether gods truly exist.
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My Taste Is Limited, but These Are Books I Like
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Don't say it's a masterpiece of the game genre from 2008; it still is in 2018. Give me examples if you disagree! *The Chronicles of Evil Shadow* is the best Three Kingdoms fantasy novel, bar none.
I've read several online games based on the Three Kingdoms period, but none of them are as good as this one!
Does anyone still remember the original title of this book? The Three Kingdoms of Desire: A Lone Warrior's Conquest of the World
I've watched this super classic at least six times.
Is this the masterpiece they've been touting? A web novel should be based on data, but apart from the first 50 chapters, there's practically no data after that. What's the point of writing a web novel if there's no data? Is this supposed to be a lord-themed novel? It's all fighting; there's not a single instance of the author properly developing their territory.
The interface and data are poorly done, yet this is considered a masterpiece? Furthermore, the combat is nonsensical; after a battle, you can't identify the enemies, the combat reports are poorly written, and you don't even know what you've gained. The handling of NPCs and player interactions is also terrible—they just shout at each other. Dialogue and narration aren't separated, making it dizzying to watch.
I really don't understand why so many people are praising this book so much, given how many problems it has.
Leaving aside the poor writing style, from a purely logical standpoint, the village is thousands of miles away from the stronghold, yet the protagonist arrives in a few tens of minutes. Even assuming an hour's pace, that's 4166 meters per minute, or 60 meters per second? The distance between major cities is tens of thousands of miles; it would take ten years to cover that distance in a war.
I came here after being recommended it by a bunch of hype-mongers, who called it a masterpiece, saying the setting was utterly absurd, a forced attempt to demoralize readers, and that whatever they imagined was possible. What kind of nonsense is this? Even though it's set in ancient times, the absurdity is just too outrageous! It's practically a forced realization of reality!
There's no going back.
There's really no going back. It was probably 2015 or 2016 when I finished reading "The Chronicles of Evil Shadows" and I couldn't read any other online game novels anymore. I've read a lot of online game novels before, and I remember the names of some like "Online Game: Fighting Alone Under Heaven," "Online Game: The Magic Era," and "Online Game: The Evil Dragon's Rebellion."
Many of those who say it's ancient don't even know what the book was originally called... "The Desire of the Three Kingdoms: A Solo Battle for the World"... That was the original title of the book.