Long review, because it's that good. Divided it up for your convenience.
SUMMARY:
Yun Yang is Supreme Cloud: the youngest of a group called the Nine Supremes chosen to inherit a particular cultivation method. They use the abilities of earth, fire, water, wind, gold, wood, cloud, thunder and blood to protect their country and its people. However, they are ambushed and slaughtered- Yun Yang is the only survivor thanks to a mystical seed he has carried for years.
After a year of healing, he begins to regain his lost abilities and uses them to seek revenge for his fallen brothers- a journey that will bring you both joy and tears as you follow his growth to the pinnacle.
REASONS TO READ:
-MC is awesome and when I say awesome I mean the guy is a brilliant, fast-tongued schemer who sometimes trips himself up because he is also clueless when it comes to some things. He isn't perfect, never claims to be, and I like him even more for that.
- this will emotionally wreck you in the best ways possible. And yet, it isn't "touchy-feely". Striking that balance is well deserving of praise.
-none of the characters are flat: even the popinjays have character growth!
-romance is slow and well-written as far as I've gotten. His focus is on revenge, not googly-eyes, which is frustrating as hell for the girls who like him, but amusing for readers.
-the cultivation system is a nice twist on the usual, especially since it features more than one system for the MC. The cheat system is also novel and doesn't take over the whole story.
-ASSASSIN KITTENS
REASONS TO AVOID:
- If you detest an MC who wipes out the entire family of his enemies. He doesn't do it every time, but yeah. He has been guilty of eradicating an entire household to get to the one man he wants to kill a time or two. At the same time, he has also knowingly and deliberately spared the offspring and families of others, so.
- If you detest LONG military chapters when you just want to get back to the MC and his story. They're interesting, I guess, if you're into military actions, but I tended to skim and skip most of the military chapters until the MC showed up. Thankfully in the 572 chapters I've read, I've only had to deal with about... what, 10 chapters of this type of content? So don't let that stop you if you're interested. As I said, skim and skip.
