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rynnix
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First of all, the translator is doing an amazing job with this novel, even as the author twiddles his thumbs and churns out filler after filler. The updates are consistent, but even the rapid releases aren't able to distract you from this story's failures. Let's descend in order of ratings. The character design is well done- for the main character, that is. It's really endearing to see him grow and steadily exercise more power, considering his *****, pitiful origins. However, his arrogance- or perhaps chuunibyo- is used to awe and inspire those around him, but it most frequently turns into a joke, a poor attempt at comedic relief. Speaking of chuunibyo, there's a heavy Japanese influence in this novel. There's nothing wrong with that, but directly plagiarizing characters from other anime, such as Saber, One-Punch Man and Hellscythe is a sad substitution for actual character development, and really demonstrates the author's lack of originality, which is further exacerbated by his terrible pacing, the overarching flaw that neuters this story's potential for growth. I mentioned that I would descend in order of ratings, but I merely gave character design 2 stars. Why is that? That's because the story doesn't consist of only the main character. The main character has a few potential love interests, and anyone caught up on translated releases will be very familiar with them. Unfortunately, the fatal flaw strikes again. I ask you, readers, after the tower arc, how many of you are still conscious of the supporting characters that were introduced in the first "half" of the novel? Perhaps if you binge read, you might have some semblance of their personalities, but the tower arc, as a means of isolating the elites from the rest of the world, has utterly disconnected the reader from the rest of the world. We're not talking a quick arc either- we're speaking about hundreds of chapters, with maybe 50% of it filler and the author simply bloviating about whatever he wants to extend the word count. Is it strange to consider character interactions as part of the character design category? Honestly, the interactions are consistent, but of course they would be- the author has simply stole premade characters and dropped them into his story. The characters he designed himself are your typical wuxia cultivators. He hasn't just stolen characters either. There's an implicit ridiculousness to this story- if you really think about it, you might become dizzy. For example, don't let it bother you that the main character wields Shu's ability from Guilty Crown, as well as something akin to the eyes of death from Tsukihime, as well as Excalibur from Fate, with another recent addition being the Hulk's physical power up. That our mutated chimera of a character is driven by a ***** personality of straightforward foolhardiness of nigh idiocy is no comfort- his transfer to this world might have neglected parts of his brain. There's not much to say about development- there is practically none after he enters the tower, and what was established before will quickly be forgotten. The author provides random tidbits of history to pad his word count, but instead of explaining the rest of the world besides China, he'll focus on something inconsequential to churn out another filler. Oh? Did I not mention the origin of the title? Don't worry, you won't see much of the "absolute choice" system anyway- it simply acted as a method to introduce comedic relief, but its output was cringe and a prelude to the author's questionable state of mind- honestly, we should've recognized his insensitivity before reading this far. The author alludes to the fact that he recognizes his pacing is messed up, personifying himself into his characters and speaking dialogue that's essentially throwing shade at our "impatience". He has deluded both the readers and himself into believing that his chapters of full of substance and vibrant with content, a false sentiment borne of his arrogance. If you read the comments, you'll get the information you need in 1-3 sentences, as opposed to the author's long winded rambling. Don't have any high hopes for this story- the 4 and 5 star ratings are from an era long past. How can a story reform when the author won't? It is pure idiocy to expect anything from this fool. For the brothers stuck in a limbo of anticipation and then deflation upon seeing a chapter of nonsense, I feel you, and I beseech the newer readers, on the fence- don't read this story.

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NeilsBohr
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Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. What work isn't derivative? Did Tolkein come up with pointy eared elves, dwarves, and dragons himself? And all those others who have elves, dwarves, and dragons in their novels? Does the author have a level up system that works like all other xianxia stories? The main character has been stuck at level 1 for most of the story and he's defeating people at much higher levels. If you are sick of the repetitive level up system of other novels, read this novel. The criticism of the author's absolute choice system is particularly without basis. There is no other xianxia xuanhuan story or frankly many other stories with these repeated repeats that the main character goes through when he fails a mission. These repeats are a wonderful wrinkle in the story. Now lets talk about characters. The main love interests has several chapters dedicated to her complex feelings towards the protagonist. Maybe the reviewer thinks that's filler. But in reality, that is actual character development you don't find in other stories. Another love interest is a time traveling world renowned crossdressing hero doomed to be separated by from the protagonist by thousands of years in the time stream and who the protagonist and her took turns in mutually protecting each other. They make a technique together across the vicissitudes of time. There's a vocally dumb super-mage bard, a I-will-protect-you-ferociously sword genius, a near invisible best friend with hidden knowledge and a complex back story. Among the very minor character, there's even a mini terrorist girl in charge of a large organization and a renowned old hero who pretends to be righteous but really just practices favoritism. Our main character's exaggerated personality is an act - a persona - and there are many chapters dedicated to see who he is on the inside. This is better than many many many novels. Excalibur isn't exactly excalibur, one punch man doesn't defeat everyone with one punch, eye powers are everywhere in manga and here the main character has complex eye powers, and his new green power-up ability has multiple stages and characteristics unlike the Hulk. This review is bull****; it is merely the expression of the reviewer's frustration with the author's slow speed at writing new chapters.

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TyrantGod
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You actually made all this effort to review AC! If only the author.....

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Abrupt
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Saying that his review was ridiculous is absolutely ridiculous. You're only putting certain exceptions to what he put, and there aren't many of them despite the story being 500 chapters long. Although the characters he took might not be exactly the same, their appearance and personalities are similar enough to where he was simply able to skip character development on these characters. That isn't derivative, that's just plagiarism. Simply changing the leveling system doesn't do much, and fighting above your level is a common trope in cultivation system. Im not gonna get into the absolute choice, which took all the ******* out of the story for me, by essentially telling me how an arc would end because the mc would always choose the highest rank reward. You're giving titles to the characters, which I find as very apt descriptors because thats all we know them as. Wasting hundreds of chapters in the tower arc at most contributed to the character development of dawn and, if that conclusion is counted, speechless. The rest of the side characters remain irrelevant and untouched upon, which goes to show how useless that arc was. Every aspect of character development within the story is mentioned within your review, which goes to show how limited it is. Maybe he's not frustrated with the slow rate of release, or the author. Maybe he just doesn't like the story.

NeilsBohr:Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. What work isn't derivative? Did Tolkein come up with pointy eared elves, dwarves, and dragons himself? And all those others who have elves, dwarves, and dragons in their novels? Does the author have a level up system that works like all other xianxia stories? The main character has been stuck at level 1 for most of the story and he's defeating people at much higher levels. If you are sick of the repetitive level up system of other novels, read this novel. The criticism of the author's absolute choice system is particularly without basis. There is no other xianxia xuanhuan story or frankly many other stories with these repeated repeats that the main character goes through when he fails a mission. These repeats are a wonderful wrinkle in the story. Now lets talk about characters. The main love interests has several chapters dedicated to her complex feelings towards the protagonist. Maybe the reviewer thinks that's filler. But in reality, that is actual character development you don't find in other stories. Another love interest is a time traveling world renowned crossdressing hero doomed to be separated by from the protagonist by thousands of years in the time stream and who the protagonist and her took turns in mutually protecting each other. They make a technique together across the vicissitudes of time. There's a vocally dumb super-mage bard, a I-will-protect-you-ferociously sword genius, a near invisible best friend with hidden knowledge and a complex back story. Among the very minor character, there's even a mini terrorist girl in charge of a large organization and a renowned old hero who pretends to be righteous but really just practices favoritism. Our main character's exaggerated personality is an act - a persona - and there are many chapters dedicated to see who he is on the inside. This is better than many many many novels. Excalibur isn't exactly excalibur, one punch man doesn't defeat everyone with one punch, eye powers are everywhere in manga and here the main character has complex eye powers, and his new green power-up ability has multiple stages and characteristics unlike the Hulk. This review is bull****; it is merely the expression of the reviewer's frustration with the author's slow speed at writing new chapters.
ilsunny
ilsunnyLv6ilsunny

I think the absolute system is a fresh idea. But the only problem i think concern all of us is the lack of direction or maybe planning. Thats why the novel is full of filler arcs and unnecessary plotholes. Even the author seems stuck in a dead end. So having a hiatus maybe a good thing if the author can reorganize and realign to the main storyline.

Jinso
JinsoLv2Jinso

Character building is not filler. I get the feeling people are just using the word "filler" to describe anything they don't like without any regard whether it applies to the story itself.

ilsunny:I think the absolute system is a fresh idea. But the only problem i think concern all of us is the lack of direction or maybe planning. Thats why the novel is full of filler arcs and unnecessary plotholes. Even the author seems stuck in a dead end. So having a hiatus maybe a good thing if the author can reorganize and realign to the main storyline.