Life After the Martial Emperor Went into Seclusion

Actually, when I first saw this book, *The Life of Emperor Wu After His Retirement*, the first thing that came to mind was Lee Taibai's *The Retired Life of the King of Martial Arts*. In this respect, you can probably tell from the title that Yi Baijun is influenced by Taibai (if not, then disregard this). To be honest, although I haven't read *The King of Martial Arts*, the titles basically indicate that the two books are of the same genre. So, after finishing *Emperor Wu*, I also decided to give *The King of Martial Arts* a try. The two books portray two completely different invincible figures, Ling Ge and Ming Feizhen are both...

Review Topic: Using the book "The Life After Emperor Wu's Seclusion" as an example, this review analyzes how to write a successful commercially successful invincible light novel, and discusses areas for improvement in the genre. Target Audience: Authors who want to learn how to write commercially successful invincible light novels. This is Shen Yuan, a newcomer to the Light Novel Hall; I hope everyone will offer their guidance. Bai Jun is my apprentice. After hearing that I joined the Light Novel Hall, he begged me to write a review for him, so I agreed. Looking at his book, I thought for a while before deciding what to write. Bai Jun's "Emperor Wu" is doing well, nearing a bestseller...

This is my first time writing a book review, so feel free to criticize if you don't like it. I first encountered *The Life of the Martial Emperor After His Retirement* when I was just getting tired of the invincible protagonist genre. My initial impression was similar to that of Xiao Ai, who wrote the review for the previous book, *The Retirement Life of the King of Martial Arts*, a very popular invincible protagonist novel on SF (a Chinese online literature platform). To be honest, when I first came to SF as a reader, one of the main genres I read was the invincible protagonist genre, but I hadn't read *The King of Martial Arts*. Perhaps that's a bit shameless, but the two are very similar in genre and title...

I only read two and a half chapters before giving up, so here are my thoughts. These are mostly personal opinions and quite critical; if you disagree, just consider me crazy. First, the story is rather boring, but that's normal in this format, and some people might like it, so it's not a problem. The problem lies in the paragraphing and the language: one sentence per paragraph, typical of Japanese light novels. Perhaps only I feel this makes the writing disjointed and the train of thought fragmented, ultimately limiting its depth. Demanding depth here is a bit unreasonable, but I do believe the paragraphing affects the language and coherence. The language is too simplistic. This leads to...

This is my first book review, so please be gentle if you don't like it. I recently started reading novels with the "invincible protagonist" trope, and I stumbled upon this one. I just skimmed through a few chapters at first, and it seemed to have a lot of references and jokes, so it looked alright. However, I did notice occasional grammatical errors. At first, it didn't seem like a big deal, but after seeing the second and third errors, coupled with the abrupt transitions in the plot, I felt it was time to drop it. Meanwhile, I saw comments in the comment section (I only read the beginning and didn't buy the later chapters) mentioning issues like recent updates and a dragging plot, so I decided to abandon it. I don't recommend this novel to anyone who likes similar genres.

(This is merely a personal opinion, unrelated to the plot, and not intended as criticism or stirring up trouble.) In Chinese culture, the status of "Huang" (皇) should be higher than that of "Di" (帝). The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are portrayed as creator gods in every version, while the Five Emperors were mostly "vassal lords" of the Three Sovereigns. During the Warring States period, King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Min of Qi were two powerful vassal lords. To demonstrate their hegemonic status (King Zhaoxiang's actions were also politically motivated), they were jointly called the Eastern and Western Emperors. This shows that "Di" was merely a hegemon among the vassal lords. After unifying China, Qin Shi Huang, as the ruler of a unified empire, called himself "Shi Huang" (始皇) instead of "Shi Di" (始帝), which is related to this. Therefore, in my personal opinion, "Huang"...

The recent updates have become increasingly lackluster, the plot drags on, and it feels tedious and boring to read, lacking the excitement of before (honestly, it's uncomfortable). The anticipated plot points are missing, replaced by too much filler. For example, during the destruction of (Yuan, Ghost God), the protagonist's fighting scenes were minimal; he was simply wiped out, which felt unrealistic. After all, he was the leader of the Ghost Clan, and he died so easily. The protagonist is undeniably powerful, but as a reader, it's uncomfortable to watch. Also, the chapter divisions are problematic. We're currently on Chapter 3, and each chapter is too long, the plot is dragging, there's too much narration, and too much description of a character's expressions and mannerisms. It feels like they're just padding the word count. Novels are for readers, to make readers...

This is a waste of money. I'll be blunt and not give the author any face. 2000 Words per chapter, often a whole chapter is just filler. Emoticons and banter are fun, but an entire chapter is just two people arguing, and the characters behave in ways that don't fit their established characters. It's like you just write whatever you want! Readers' money isn't money; at least treat your work with some seriousness. I read the novel after reading the comic, and I was dumbfounded. What is this?! Typos, filler chapters, confusing character names, inconsistent character development, elementary school writing style, and no updates. Author, what are you doing? I came with high hopes and left completely disappointed. ...

I was completely baffled by the ending of Volume 2, where the protagonist recruits Meiluo. The first few chapters made me think the protagonist was a free spirit with principles. When I read the part about killing his senior brother, I even thought he had a strong sense of national righteousness. But then, at the end of Volume 2, he recruits Meiluo! I just laughed. Where are your principles? Where is your sense of righteousness? Does having a female character render your personality meaningless? I'm reading a harem novel, not a mindless harem novel. I don't want a novel where your character's personality completely collapses the moment you see a woman. A novel where you only think with your lower body.

This was my gateway into the SF genre. Having never read anything with an invincible protagonist before, I thought this one was pretty good, until the part where Ayaka was almost raped by several women. The story kept emphasizing how powerful Ayaka was, but whenever someone he knew tried to have sex with him, he seemed unwilling yet unable to resist despite his efforts. Especially in this part I'm reading now, his senior and junior sisters are drugged and try to have sex with him, and Ayaka is completely bewildered. If he were truly powerful, would this have happened? So this part feels like forced sexual content. And there was even a whole chapter of it. Furthermore, the author seems to completely disregard the main plot's structure...