RobynHood

This definitely had one of the most interesting cultivation paths I've seen. The mystery behind how it all worked really drove the story forward. I do think everything after the original universe (and to some extent before that) suffered a lot from the crazy amount of power Cui Heng gained. He just completely outstripped everyone else and had no meaningful interactions with anyone. And, as for an overall flaw to the story, Cui Heng never faced anyone remotely close to his level of power. There was not a single time when he had to struggle. Heck, I don't think he ever even pulled out the Grotto Heaven, which was his absolute safe space even if someone was stronger than him. This led to all the fights being lacking in any real intensity.

My issue is that this is just such incompetent propaganda. It really acts if the entire audience is completely brainless, which is just insulting when much of the humor of this novel comes from the dramatic irony of us knowing how Pei Qian's stabbing himself in the foot before the actual consequences occur. That is, it requires a brain to "get" this novel, but it requires no brain to fall for this chapter.

Well, I guess one could say I got it right last chapter. I must admit I had not anticipated this level of shamelessness about China, though. Why does this have to happen in these novels? Authors can do so well for so long, and then all of a sudden, they've got to drop a huge chapter of propaganda to ruin it all. The worst part is that this stuff is patently false and not at all as much of a glowing praise as these authors think. Most Western countries acknowledge and try to atone for the colonialism and imperialism that defined their foreign policy for the past few centuries. Whether they succeed is a different matter. It's also not as if this is simply a Western thing. Exerting power through conquest is very much something that's happened universally in human history (if we look at certain countries' current actions, this becomes fairly obvious). Arguably, the very fact that we have come to see such actions as evil is a sign of progress. Finally, it's easy to spare someone of no threat. The true test of one's character is sparing someone of great threat. The former is the logical albeit callous choice. The latter, however, is necessary if we wish to not repeat the same mistakes as our ancestors. Going the "Chinese way" would have us destroying most aliens we come across if we ever become a space-faring species. We'll continue the carnage that has defined our existence. I must admit I find that highly concerning and would hope that our descendants know better.

That's definitely an interesting end to this Ender's Game-like movie. Unlike Ender, Qin Yi is an adult commander. Ender was so lonely, naive, and isolated that he came to love the Formics. Qin Yi wouldn't feel the same sympathy towards them that would make him help them. The rebirth as a Zerg does work really well as sequel bait. I'd imagine a sequel would involve him learning to appreciate the Zergs as their king. Making the enemy a sympathetic species could give the game some very interesting context. It'd be less of a real-time strategy game and more of a role-playing game where players decide the fates of both species based on which ones they feel deserve survival. At the very least, I feel very interested in the game now.

Qin Yi ultimately still betrayed the Zergs just because there's a chance they could be dangerous. We really are a species that cannot survive without stepping on everything around us. Heck, the speech about our Blue Planet was great and all, but we're the ones who've caused the most damage to it.

The difference is that Seeking the Flying Sword Path ended when the protagonist had reached the peak of his world, and the laws meant that he wouldn't go further to continue protecting it forever. There was no reason for him to become a Heavenly Dao Realm expert. It all ended because Qin Yun's story had ended. Meng Chuan will probably become an Eternal expert after this novel, and it sucks that we couldn't watch his journey right when things got interesting again.

It's even worse because this assumes so much knowledge on MOBAs, but it's using a fictional MOBA, so everything is just made-up BS. It takes absolutely no thought to make the Tengda team stronger since it's so arbitrary. A good esports novel like the King's Avatar is so thorough that even someone with no esports knowledge can follow it, and the incredible skills of the protagonists make absolute sense. This isn't that, and I've been bored ever since these chapters started.

Eighth Tribulation Eminences have some truly cool powers. The moment you think about them, they can sense you, and if you're too weak, you might just immediately die. I really wish we could see Meng Chuan's adventures as such a being.

Pei Qian keeps advertising the projects that don't earn money. It's like he wants them to start getting enough traction to make money.

Old Ma may be a slacker and a naive dullard, but he still gets better overall grades than Boss Pei.