Review Detail of SilentMan in The Deceitful One

I liked the story and concept and that is why I'm giving 5 stars(I'm also a fan of Lotm). But the first chapter was so off putting and unnecessary. Even without it, everything would've been fine, No, much better. The reason? 1)First of all, what is the point of building up a story to a point where people already know the ending? It spoils everything especially when you are experimenting in the Lovecraftian genre. Lovers of this genre like mysteries, foreshadowing, etc... not just straight up-Look Mc's gonna become an OP god and crush these people of this region. You get the gist right? 2)The first chap gave me a polished chinese cultivation trash vibes. Gods not acting like Gods but instead shout like children... How can these people be like: "Oh my gawd, How did he do that?" "What? So powerful? "Kyaaa!!!!" Yeah... If MC can be powerful and OP then so should the characters at a similar level be but they feel too weak. Most of my complaints are regarding the first chapter, apart from that I feel everything is great. Just remove the first chap if possible, after all, I don't think it provides anything to the story except spoilers lmao. Love you for writing this :)