Douluo Simulator: A Semi-Divine Artifact from the Start

The content itself is fine, but the author doesn't seem to fully understand the Douluo Continent's established lore. For example, the seventh spirit ring is supposed to be 100,000 years old. Even Tang San has two spirit skills, yet the author claims that the seventh spirit ring given to him by Qian Renxue broke the limitation. There's no such limitation; it simply states that one of the skills must be the Martial Soul True Body.

I saw a negative review saying there's no character development and it's just for padding the plot, and I agree. Honestly, some plot points are clearly just padding the word count. If you want to write something imaginative, fine, but there's absolutely no need to pad the plot. The protagonist is like a fantasy version of a realistic, eccentric person—very beautiful but also a jerk.

It's fair to say the protagonist is utterly incompetent and unrecognizable, lacking any distinct personality or viewpoint. This reveals that the author, in their pursuit of plot development, has even neglected character creation, resulting in a muddled and incoherent portrayal. While other authors develop characters through their plot, this author has sacrificed any semblance of depth to capitalize on the storyline.

Tested, highly toxic, do not read. If you can't write a medium to advance the plot of the Body Sect, then don't write one. You insist on using marriage as a medium, making Jiang Nannan's position very delicate. This fiancée is useless from beginning to end except to advance the plot and lay foreshadowing, serving as a background for Jiang Nannan and the protagonist.

I feel like throwing up 🤮

It has many flaws. The initial concept was good, and the theme was novel, but there was too much unnecessary dialogue, numerous typos, and unresolved plot holes. The character development was also terrible. The cat with the second spirit ring was like a idiot and then disappeared without a trace. It was purely disgusting. Many characters from the original work were only briefly mentioned.

The female-centric male protagonist archetype in Douluo Continent novels is still too narrow a genre. Fantasy novels are overly detailed, often aiming to portray protagonists as beautiful, strong, and tragic, which aligns with prejudices against female authors. The hesitant writing style and hesitant protagonists in male-oriented fiction haven't yet developed into the "soft, cute, and sweet" genre.

The ending was good and okay.

The writing is mediocre, with some parts being particularly long-winded. For example, out of five chapters describing the battles, three chapters are filled with irrelevant details, which can be incredibly frustrating.

It looks nice, but there aren't enough of them!