It's a refreshing novel, however it sadly falls in the same categories as most trash xian xia novels, in some ways at least. Though I still like it. So why did I give it such a mediocre rating? As probably all readers here, I have read my fair share of CN, JP and KR novels. Sadly due to that you can see where some of the ideas have been taken from. MC and Valera almost the same as Overlords Momonga/Ainz and Albedo. Valera and Albedo even have the same intention, being a heavy armored defensive type. Though Valera has her Berserk. The sheer amount of Popcolture copies is staggering. Boku no Hero Academia, DC and Marvel and most obviously Cyberpunk to the point that almost the entire teminology is the exact same, including the things they represent. E.g. nomads are nomads, netrunners are netrunners and so many other things, even down to the dates. But most obnoxious is the MC character vs MC character when fighting on his own. He is always careful, planning ahead and if possible doesn't give his enemies any chance for counterplay. But when fighting it all goes out the window. But then again this happens when you copy trash xian xia tropes like needlessly long battles just to pad word count. This goes against the MC and is unimmersive. If MC is the cautious type, he would never take a slow approach and probe an enemy he wants to kill in that same fight. Going all out is the best way, as you don't give the enemy time to probe your strength etc. If he wanted to gain information and such and not kill, then yes otherwise no. Tldr I feel like I am reading a Cyberpunk fan fiction. Couple with all those "borrowed" ideas, I always feel it's borderline illegal. Don't get me wrong I will read it. It's refreshing and I like the mash up. But what if it get's a copy right strike? Then I will never know the ending and it is frustrating thinking about it.